Lapeer Community Schools board meeting, Oct 7, 2026

58 min · 3 public speakers

AI in schools ▶ 27:54 Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 50:39 Reading and test scores ▶ 21:36

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School board awards $90,650 bus garage and chiller fencing contract 45:55

A district staff member presented the 2026⁠-⁠27 board goals, saying the four goals did not change and describing revisions tied to the dyslexia law, career development and AI supports. 21:23
The board took roll call votes on motions to award bid pack 7.2 for the high school south parking lot, bid pack 9 for a generator, and a bus garage and chiller fencing contract. 43:39
The fencing motion carried, and the meeting later adjourned. 46:18

Item by item (10)

Call to order and pledge 0:22
- The meeting was called to order, and Casey Carpenter led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:22
Public comment 0:49
- The presiding officer said 30 minutes was set aside for public comment and the board would direct the superintendent to follow up with presenters. 1:15
Committee reports 13:31
- April LaBar reported that committees met September 18th and discussed 2027⁠-⁠2028 transition planning, including administrative staffing, contractual issues, teacher schedules and shared services. 13:40
- Lisa Novak reported that the Policy Committee discussed updating the fixed asset capitalization threshold in Board Policy 7455 from $5,000 to $10,000, for a first reading on the agenda. 16:00
- A district staff member said the majority of the parking lot would be milled and the whole parent drop-off would be redone with a concrete curb separating traffic. 19:45
Board goals presentation 21:15
- A district staff member said the dyslexia law prompted revisions and the district chose NWEA as a K-3 screener, and said teachers have had 4 out of 6 days of AI training. 21:36
- Lisa Novak asked whether the district-developed virtual curriculum was safeguarded against AI and ChatGPT. 27:54
- A speaker asked whether AI guidance could be emailed to parents, and a district staff member said another communication was coming. 40:08
Consent agenda 42:58
- A motion was made to waive reading of the minutes and approve the consent agenda as presented, followed by a roll call. 43:09
High school south parking lot bid 43:39
- A motion was made to award bid pack 7.2 to Delco Services, LLC for site work not to exceed $566,950 and to Pyramid Paving for asphalt not to exceed $596,750. 43:39
Generator bid 44:41
- A motion was made to award bid pack 9, generator, to EL Electrical Contracting Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $230,300. 44:48
- A district staff member said generators have over a 20-week lead time and the work would hopefully be done by spring. 45:12
Bus garage and chiller fencing 45:49
- A motion was made to award the bus garage and high school chiller fencing to Midland Fence Company Incorporated for an amount not to exceed $90,650. 45:55
- The motion carried. ~46:18
Board member topics and updates 46:18
- April LaBar recognized the Omni Council, saying nearly 25 students volunteered to load vehicles with food, and thanked the Leader Fund for a fall programs book. 46:35
- A district staff member said work for '27-'28 has begun in earnest and that a lot of it has to be wrapped up by January, February. 50:39
- The staff member said the district is identifying additional cuts that will have to be made this year and into next year. 53:49
Adjournment 57:32
- A motion to adjourn was made and supported, followed by a roll call. 57:32
- The motion carried. ~57:54

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Video: posted by the district as “October 7, 2026: LCS Board of Education Regular Meeting”