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Mason Public Schools (Ingham) board meeting, Aug 13, 2026

30 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

Mason Board of Education fills vacated trustee seat, approves 2026 winter tax levies 10:50

  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠27 food services agreement for Heartwood, Sale, and North Star. 10:26
  • The board approved revisions to the high school student parent handbook. 18:33
  • The board appointed a trustee to fill a vacated seat after board members stated their first and second choices among applicants, with the term amended to end December 31st of '28. 21:18

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order at 7:30, and no one came forward during the first public comment period. 0:00
    • The motion to approve the agenda carried. 0:21
  2. PLC at Work conference report 0:45
    • A speaker said the district took 16 administrators, teachers and coaches to the PLC at Work conference in Grand Rapids for 2 and a half days of professional development. 0:48
    • The speaker said mostly elementary teachers attended this year and the hope is to send a team of secondary teachers next year. 0:48
    • Asked about the attendees' experience, the speaker said the average was probably somewhere between 5 and 7 years of service. ~3:07
  3. Communications update 4:01
    • A staff member said the district had been purposefully quiet over the summer months and would begin communicating on its regular cadence once its first edition goes out next week. 4:18
    • A speaker said a new busing app has been released and parents can enter student numbers to get busing information. 4:59
  4. Consent agenda 5:23
    • Amy Lark moved to approve the consent agenda, including general fund bills in the amount of $3,105,917.72 and capital project fund bills in the amount of $686,295. 5:27
    • The motion carried. ~6:16
  5. Finance and Property committee report 6:16
    • The report said the district may have to give some interest money back to the IRS and that student meal prices will not change because of a positive fund balance. 6:26
    • The committee report said the first project with the new bond dollars will be a new bus garage, expected to be completed in the '28-'29 school year if it continues to go well. 6:51
    • The report said change orders mostly involved the additional cooling project at Mason High School. 9:12
  6. Food services agreement 10:26
    • The motion was to approve the 2026⁠-⁠27 food services agreement for Heartwood, Sale and North Star as presented. 10:26
    • The motion carried. ~10:46
  7. 2026 winter tax levies 10:50
    • The board took separate motions to approve the 2026 winter tax levy for jurisdictions including the City of Lansing, Delhi Township and the City of Mason. 10:50
    • The final motion was for the 2026 winter tax levy for Vive Township. 13:14
    • The committee's next meeting was announced for September 3rd, 5:15 PM. 13:39
    • The final winter tax levy motion, for Vive Township, carried. 13:14
  8. Staff recognitions 13:50
    • Steve Duane said the Curriculum and Staff committee did not meet in July and that board members had job notes recognizing staff to share. 13:55
    • Amy Lark read a note recognizing the Steele PTO for the 2026 carnival. 14:36
  9. Student and parent handbook revisions 17:02
    • Amy Lark moved to approve revisions to the elementary student and parent handbook and the Mason Middle School student parent handbook. 17:19
    • Steve Duane said board members received communication from a community member about the parking fee and that the board has elected to leave the fee in place. 18:05
    • Amy Lark asked whether the fee would be the $20 it was originally, and a speaker replied $20. 18:29
    • Each of the handbook revision motions carried. 17:34
  10. State school boards association delegate selection 18:44
    • The board took motions to appoint two board members as the first and second delegates to the Michigan Association of School Boards. 18:44
    • Steve Duane said the meeting is in Lansing this year. 20:05
    • Both delegate motions carried. 19:42
  11. Trustee appointment to vacated seat 20:16
    • A staff member thanked the 4 community members who applied and encouraged the others to stay engaged. 20:32
    • Board members three board members each stated a first and second choice among the applicants. 21:36
    • A staff member said the term will end December 31st of '28, and the motion was amended to 2028. 23:17
    • The motion to appoint a trustee to fill the vacated seat carried. 25:02
  12. Superintendent report 25:15
    • A staff member said the audit will take place next week, new staff start on the 19th, full staff report on the 24th and students report on the 26th for a half day. 25:17
    • The staff member said one teaching position remains to be filled, an elementary counselor position. 26:32
    • The staff member said the high school cooling project, parking lot projects at Aladdin and North Aurelius and the high school media center flooring project are complete. 26:51
  13. Public comment and adjournment 27:41
    • Matt Hall said they were looking forward to serving and thanked the district for the soccer field windscreens and lighting and the FFA program. 28:06
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:59. 29:12

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