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Haslett Public Schools board meeting, Jun 22, 2026

55 min

Safety, weapons and police ▶ 37:38

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Haslett board approves shared safety director agreement with Okemos Public Schools 37:56

  • Representatives of Kingscott Architects presented the process and timeline for the district's facilities study and answered a question about whether the team looks at building maintenance requests. 9:53
  • The board approved a consent agenda that included the '25-'26 final budget resolution and the '26-'27 proposed budget resolution. 34:34
  • The board also approved the safety director and cooperative agreement and the laptop purchase. 41:54
  • On a social emotional learning curriculum purchase, Travis Stoliker noted the agenda listed $32,000 while the contract listed $44,000, and the chair said the item would be put back on the agenda for the July 20th meeting. 44:06
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening of the meeting 3:10
    • The meeting was called to order and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 3:10
  2. Superintendent's report 3:49
    • The superintendent reported on an annual retreat of principals and central office staff, brought forward personnel recommendations and announced 3 resignations effective June 30th. 3:55
    • The superintendent said the district had concluded that partnering with Okemos on a shared safety director makes the most sense, at a modestly higher price that buys year-round access, supported by the state Section 31AA Mental Health and Safety Grant. 6:38
    • The superintendent also described a high school cross-country trip to Lake Michigan Camp and Retreat Center in Pentwater and said school will start on Wednesday, August 26th. 8:20
  3. Facilities study process and timeline 9:26
    • A Kingscott presenter said the timeline builds on the district's strategic plan and that condition assessment and vision alignment work will continue into the fall. 9:53
    • A second presenter said teams had visited all of the district's buildings multiple times over the past 2 weeks to assess building conditions and learning spaces. 17:32
    • An unidentified speaker asked whether engineers review building maintenance requests, and a presenter said the director of facilities had provided that information. 19:49
  4. Budget hearing 26:32
    • A district staff member said the food services fund was projected to come in at a surplus of about $5,000 and the special revenue fund at a surplus of about $4,000. 27:10
    • The staff member cited uncertainty in state budget allocations, ongoing collective bargaining and a fluctuating pupil count for the '26-'27 budget. 28:32
    • The staff member said the food services and special revenue funds were predicted to break even next year. 29:45
  5. Correspondence and public comment 31:00
    • Korine Wawrzynski said the board had received no correspondence. 31:07
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about student behavior at school and said an email sent to the board on February 24th, 2025, had not received a reply. 32:36
  6. Consent agenda 34:34
    • The consent agenda included minutes, personnel recommendations, the '25-'26 final and '26-'27 proposed budget resolutions, a state aid note, a preliminary school bond loan fund application and the cross-country field trip request. 34:34
    • The chair said the consent agenda passed. 36:25
  7. Custodial services agreement 36:25
    • A motion was made to authorize the superintendent to sign the custodial services agreement with Grand Rapids Building Services Incorporated. 37:10
    • The chair said the motion passed. 37:38
  8. Shared safety director agreement 37:38
    • A motion was made to authorize the superintendent to sign cooperative agreements with Okemos Public Schools and with Secure Environments Consulting. 37:56
    • A district staff member said the part-time position would be split 40/60 between the districts, essentially 2 days every week for an entire year. 39:05
    • An unidentified speaker asked that it be made clear how the shared director will be evaluated. 39:46
    • The chair said the motion passed. 41:54
  9. Laptop purchase 41:54
    • Molly Polverento moved to approve the purchase of 75 Lenovo laptop devices as presented. 42:28
    • The chair said the board approved the laptop purchase. 42:52
  10. Social emotional learning curriculum purchase 42:52
    • The chair said a selection group had chosen Character Strong as the curriculum for young 5s through 8 at a cost of $32,000 using 31AA grant funds. 42:52
    • Travis Stoliker said the agenda listed $32,000 while the contract listed $44,000, and a district staff member said the added cost covers professional development and Tier 2 and Tier 3 support. 44:06
  11. Announcements and closed session 53:52
    • The chair announced the next regular meeting for July 20th, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Hazlett Administration Building. 53:52

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