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Haslett Public Schools board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Haslett school board hears M-STEP and Advanced Placement presentations 20:42

  • The superintendent presented a proposal for public relations services at $5,000 a month and said it would be on the agenda for the December 8th meeting. 14:56
  • The associate superintendent presented M-STEP data showing a downward trend over time and described factors including increases in socioeconomically disadvantaged students and chronic absenteeism. 20:42
  • High school staff reported that AP enrollment rose 62% after the district offered a weighted GPA, with 83% of students tested scoring a 3 or above. 55:05
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and superintendent's report 1:38
    • The superintendent said a student safety survey sent to families and staff would remain open for another 2 and a half weeks. 3:36
    • A student on the superintendent's student advisory board described work to compile information on clubs and sports for the high school and athletics websites. 4:19
    • The student also described ideas for student advocacy, including a Google Classroom hub with email templates and a student panel at a professional development day. 5:21
  2. Bucket-filling presentation from Wilshire 7:04
    • The school counselor at Wilshire described the school's bucket-filling philosophy of kind words and kind actions. 8:14
    • Students recited school rules and sang a bucket-filling song. ~9:16
  3. Public relations communications proposal 14:38
    • The superintendent said the proposal costs $5,000 a month for a 6-month engagement, then month to month, and would return on December 8th. 14:56
    • A speaker asked whether the roughly $60,000 a year could cost more, and the superintendent said creative products such as a magazine or video were outside the scope of work. 17:55
    • Asked whether other proposals were submitted, the superintendent said multiple proposals were not collected because the firm came at a recommendation. 18:34
  4. M-STEP data update 20:42
    • The associate superintendent said the district remains in a top category but has a downward trend that in some ways outpaces the state and county. 27:38
    • The associate superintendent cited a 38% increase in socioeconomically disadvantaged students and chronic absenteeism rising from about 8% to about 19%. 27:38
    • The associate superintendent said students with 504 plans rose from 55 to 218 and students with IEPs rose 24%, and described continuous improvement teams that meet 4 times a year. 35:07
  5. Advanced Placement participation and scores 54:37
    • A presenter said AP enrollment rose 62% after the district offered a weighted GPA for AP classes. 55:35
    • A presenter said test participation went from 78 to 91% and the number of students scoring a 3 or above rose from 159 to 338. 1:00:29
    • A presenter said the district had 446 AP enrollments last year and about 434 this year. 1:05:56
  6. Committee reports 1:15:33
    • The Policy and Personnel Committee met November 11th and discussed the Section 31AA resolution, the middle school principal position, the communications proposal and M-STEP data. 1:15:42
    • The Finance and Facilities Committee met November 13th and discussed M-STEP data, the communications proposal, Section 27L funding and the 31AA resolution. 1:16:51
  7. Board member items 1:17:39
    • A speaker reported attending an MASB training on running organizational meetings. 1:17:46
    • Speakers recognized the football team's season and announced the high school musical this weekend. 1:18:16
  8. Correspondence 1:20:30
    • The board secretary reported one message following up on a previous public comment, which the board president answered. 1:20:30
  9. Public comment 1:20:50
    • Speakers at public comment questioned spending $5,000 a month on public relations and suggested the money go toward classroom support. 1:23:27
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether continuous improvement meetings pull staff out of classrooms. 1:24:28
    • A speaker at public comment raised M-STEP results and asked the administration to explain its choices on new state sex education standards. 1:25:26
  10. Consent agenda and announcements 1:38:07
    • The consent agenda included minutes of recent meetings and an out-of-state field trip request to Stratford, Ontario. 1:38:07
    • The next regularly scheduled meeting was announced for December 8th, 2025 at 7 PM. 1:39:03

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Video: posted by the district as “HPS Board Meeting - November 17, 2025”