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Gaylord board approves strategic plan and school safety funding resolution 41:11

  • Building leaders gave updates focused on attendance and behavior, including 95.6% attendance at the intermediate school and 93% at the high school. 14:24
  • District staff presented a proposed strategic plan that included a vision, mission, values and four goals, developed with surveys and stakeholder meetings that included students. 24:17
  • The board approved the strategic plan as presented. 41:11
  • The board also approved a Section 31AA funds resolution that would allow the district to receive school safety and mental health funding by agreeing to a limited waiver of the district's attorney-client privilege. 41:42
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:13
    • The meeting opened with roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:13
    • No items were added or changed on the agenda. ~0:27
  2. Correspondence and recognitions 1:06
    • The board received a thank-you letter from the First Congregational Church for a donation of school supplies to the district's after-school child care program. 1:06
    • The board recognized Administration Appreciation Month, and a speaker thanked administrators and directors for their work. 1:06
  3. Salmon in the Classroom presentation 3:56
    • A staff member said Salmon in the Classroom is put on by the Michigan DNR and lets 3rd through 12th graders raise young Chinook salmon. 4:17
    • The staff member said the eggs would be picked up on November 16th and that 3rd graders would release the fish at the AuSable River at the end of the year. 7:06
    • The staff member said the PTO sponsored $750, Phillips 66 covered the rest, and a sporting goods store would donate fishing poles and nets. 7:33
  4. Personnel 8:40
    • The board heard a list of new hires, including a business services support specialist, a food service helper and a school bus driver, and resignations including middle school basketball coaches, a bus driver and a food service worker. 8:40
  5. Update on high school safety incident 9:12
    • A speaker said the district received an OK2Say report about a September 27th safety incident involving Gaylord High School at approximately 2:25 PM and administrators were at the school by 3:15. 9:12
    • The speaker said law enforcement determined by evening that there was not an immediate danger to students or staff, and asked the community to avoid spreading unverified information on social media. 9:12
  6. Building and department updates 11:45
    • Speakers reported attendance of 94% at South Maple, 95.6% at the intermediate school and 93% at the high school. 12:50
    • A speaker said attendance at the middle school was around 94⁠-⁠95%. 15:29
    • A food service speaker said the district served about 77,814 meals over the summer, compared with 2,661 meals the previous summer. 20:29
  7. Public input and consent agenda 22:26
    • There was no public input. ~22:26
    • The consent agenda included meeting minutes and a treasurer's report with general fund and athletic bills of $3 million, cafeteria fund bills of $93,000 and sinking fund bills of $142,000. 22:26
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 23:08
  8. Strategic plan presentation 23:30
    • A presenter said the plan began in the spring with surveys of the community and staff, student data and stakeholder meetings, followed by summer planning sessions that included students. 24:17
    • The recommended vision states that each and every student will reach their highest potential. 29:44
    • A staff member said the committee settled on 6 values and four goals, including literacy and mathematics. 33:46
  9. Board committee update 40:41
    • Kari Visser-Robel said the committee met a few times in the last month and had items on the agenda for a vote. 40:54
  10. Strategic plan approval 41:11
    • The board considered a recommendation to approve the Gaylord Community Schools strategic plan as presented. 41:11
    • The motion to approve the strategic plan carried. 41:41
  11. Section 31AA funds resolution 41:42
    • The resolution would allow the district to receive Section 31AA school safety and mental health funding by agreeing to a limited waiver of attorney-client privilege as required by Michigan law. 41:42
    • A speaker noted the waiver applies only in a mass casualty situation, and another speaker confirmed it. 42:20
    • The motion to approve the resolution carried. 42:08
  12. Adjournment 45:35
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 45:40

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Video: posted by the district as “GCS Board Meeting 10-12-2026”