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Hamtramck school board approves $87,600 data subscription, payroll hire and fall coaches 1:19:28

  • A district staff member presented a financial report showing a positive variance of more than $5 million against the final amended budget and a projected fund balance of $10.5 million, and said current figures should be considered preliminary. 35:36
  • The board adopted a behavior policy and approved an employment resolution for an MTSS specialist, each by 6 ayes with 1 absent. 1:18:11
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 6:06
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:01 PM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a roll call that established a quorum. 6:06
    • The agenda was modified to add a retirement acknowledgement and remove resolution number 6, an employment approval for which no one had accepted the position. 7:11
    • A speaker suggested tabling a resolution on the student code of conduct because it was received at 3:30 the day before, and a staff member said that item had been taken off. 8:08
  2. Recognitions 8:53
    • A teacher introduced students who competed in the Optimist Oratorical Competition on the topic The Moment I Realized I Belonged: My Definition of Community, and said one student placed 3rd at the second level and qualified for the state level in Lansing. 12:51
    • A student delivered the competition speech for the board. 13:35
  3. Youth Advisory Council report 19:26
    • Student council representatives said they presented to teachers at PD sessions and a teachers' breakfast and planned to gather student concerns to bring to the next board meeting. 21:27
    • A student said the council would reach students through Link Crew lessons expected to start in October. 22:34
    • Students said the council meets weekly, currently on Sundays, and was working with the superintendent on a dropdown menu on the district website for minutes and meeting dates. 23:46
  4. Recognition of students exiting language testing 25:10
    • A speaker said the district recognizes kindergarten students who exited out of WIDA, with one student last year and 4 throughout the district this year, plus 2 students with special needs who exited their test. 26:55
  5. Board member handouts on scores and spending 31:27
    • Linda Wolyniec said the board received an analysis comparing the district's PSAT, SAT and grades 3 through 8 results with nearby and similar districts. 31:32
    • Linda Wolyniec also handed out a breakdown of basic instruction spending showing which costs are paid with general education money and which with grants. 31:32
  6. Board policy reading 33:41
    • A speaker read a policy delegating to the superintendent authority to issue long-term suspensions not to exceed 30 days, with the board retaining authority over longer suspensions and all expulsions. 33:59
  7. Financial report and investments 35:13
    • A district staff member said the district received $8.6 million in an infrastructure grant but had spent $4 million, so revenue would be reduced and the rest deferred to the next year. 37:50
    • The staff member said a possible surplus of between $2 million and $1.5 million under 22B funding could make the district break-even, against an estimated $1.9 million expenditure over revenues next year. 57:50
    • The staff member said the audit must be done by November 1st and reported investments with a par value of $4 million in Treasury bills and notes. 1:11:15
  8. Check register and behavior policy 1:17:28
    • The board considered the check register for August 13th, 2026 through September 9th, 2026 and adoption of Behavior Policy 2006. 1:17:28
  9. Data management subscription purchase 1:18:11
    • A speaker said the purchase had been approved at a previous meeting and the amount went up, and a staff member said the price rose as quotes came in since May. 1:19:04
    • The resolution covered the Elevation ML data management subscription at a total cost of $87,600, funded through Section 22B. 1:19:28
  10. Employment approvals 1:19:55
    • The board considered hiring an MTSS specialist at an annual salary of $100,264, effective September 10th, 2026. 1:19:55
    • A staff member said the payroll coordinator candidate had worked in the district for 25 years, and the resolution set an annual salary of $79,083, effective September 14th, 2026. 1:20:48
  11. Fall coaching appointments 1:21:54
    • A speaker asked how many coaches were internal versus external, and speakers said 7 were internal for the fall. 1:22:02
    • A speaker said coaching hires had not previously come to the board and that all such hiring should come to the board going forward. 1:22:28
  12. Consent agenda 1:23:45
    • A speaker said the consent agenda included a lot of hiring, termination and resignation items. 1:24:30
    • The consent agenda passed 6 ayes, 1 absent. 1:24:50
  13. Public comment 1:24:50
    • Speakers at public comment raised a records request for contracts that had not been fulfilled, custodial work at district buildings, the number of football coaches and a letter not read as board correspondence. 1:25:32
    • A principal addressed a survey discussed at the last meeting and asked the board not to let one survey define administrators, and the high school principal thanked the board for new windows, restrooms, a power grid and heating and cooling work. 1:29:53
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board not to cut special education paraprofessionals. 1:38:37
  14. Board calendar 1:39:04
    • A speaker listed the next meetings as October 7th, November 11th and December 9th, and a speaker proposed moving the November 11th meeting to November 18th. 1:39:04
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM. 1:39:55

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