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What happened at this meeting

Richmond board fills vacant trustee seat, with appointee starting November 2nd 1:36:13

  • A staff member introduced the high school, middle school and elementary principals to present student achievement data from last year. 3:19
  • The board authorized board members to cast its votes at the 2026 MASD Delegate Assembly. 1:08:45
  • The Richmond Community Schools Board of Education voted on a motion to fill a vacant trustee seat effective November 2nd, 2026, and the vote tied, so the motion did not pass. 1:11:54
  • A third motion to fill the seat carried, and Deborah Michon said the appointee would start on November 2nd. 1:36:37

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:21
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and Candess Cunningham read the district's mission and vision statements. 0:21
    • A quorum was announced after roll call. 1:33
    • The motion to approve the agenda carried. 1:56
  2. Consent agenda 1:56
    • A speaker asked whether a $159,000 sum under claims and accounts was for insurance for the year. 2:10
    • A speaker answered that it is a monthly bill. 2:29
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 2:47
  3. Proposed overnight baseball trip 2:47
    • A staff member described an optional baseball trip to St. Pete's Beach, Florida, where players practice and scrimmage other Michigan teams. 4:17
    • The staff member said there is zero cost to the school district and no missed school days, with a nonprofit paying for field usage. 4:42
    • No board members had questions. ~7:06
  4. Student achievement data presentation 7:29
    • The elementary presenter reported 52.4% proficiency in ELA, up 3% from last year, compared with 38.2 for the state and 34.9 for the county, and 63.7 in math compared with 42.9 for the state and 40.5 for the county. 11:06
    • The middle school presenter said students outperformed the state and county, except in 5th and 8th grade math, and Margaret Teltow asked for an example of the math interventions in those grades. 14:25
    • The high school presenter reported a 54-point increase in the SAT mean score over four years, to 982, and said the school's social studies results were number 1 in the county. 27:42
  5. Student board reports 50:46
    • A speaker said preschool students would participate in a fire prevention assembly on October 19th. 51:02
    • A student representative said 350 students attended the homecoming dance and that a FAFSA night would be held Wednesday at 5 PM. 52:40
  6. Board member recognitions 53:51
    • Margaret Teltow recognized the band's show after the homecoming game and thanked those who helped with an Education Foundation event. 54:00
    • Candess Cunningham thanked parents, staff and float committees for their work during recent community and homecoming events. 54:45
  7. Superintendent update 59:09
    • A staff member said the official count day was Wednesday, October 7th, with about 1,580, 1,581 students counted, and a final count expected by mid-November. 59:45
    • The staff member said the cell phone policy the board adopted this year is going well, according to building administrators. 1:03:50
    • The staff member said parent-teacher conferences would be October 14th and 15th and that the closed session would address Section 31AA funds. 1:04:42
  8. Board items of interest 1:05:22
    • Candess Cunningham asked about plans for the trunk or treat and the scarecrow, and a speaker said both would go forward. 1:05:40
  9. Public comment 1:06:53
    • A speaker said the board received an email about elementary parking lot safety, which was forwarded to the superintendent, who met with administrators and responded. 1:06:53
    • No members of the public spoke. ~1:06:53
    • Margaret Teltow asked whether the email was anonymous, and a staff member said it was. 1:07:46
  10. Delegate assembly voting authorization 1:08:33
    • Margaret Teltow moved to authorize board members to cast the board's votes at the 2026 MASD Delegate Assembly in support of resolutions recommended by the MASB 2025⁠-⁠2026 Resolutions and Bylaws Committee. 1:08:45
    • Margaret Teltow asked whether the resolutions labeled 25⁠-⁠26 were for the following year. 1:09:29
    • The motion carried. ~1:10:10
  11. Item 1:10:10
    • Deborah Michon called for nominations for secretary of the Board of Education and asked whether there were any other nominations. 1:10:10
    • The board voted on a board member's appointment as secretary for a term running from October 12, 2026 through December 31st, 2026. 1:11:06
    • The motion carried, and Deborah Michon said the new secretary would serve until December. 1:11:37
  12. Appointment to vacant trustee seat 1:11:37
    • Deborah Michon said the district attorney recommended not bringing on the appointee until November and that the appointee would not be at the evening's closed session. 1:12:45
    • A motion set an effective date of October 26, 2026, and Raymond Stier later asked to amend the date to October 13th. 1:19:31
    • One board member said they did not agree with relaying closed session discussions to the appointee, calling it hearsay. 1:22:38
    • Deborah Michon said one motion tied and did not pass; a later motion carried, and they said the appointee would start November 2nd. 1:17:16
  13. Closed session 1:36:53
    • Margaret Teltow moved that the board go into closed session to consider material exempt from disclosure by state or federal statutes. 1:37:12
    • Deborah Michon said the board would adjourn upon returning to open session. 1:37:37
    • The motion carried. ~1:37:35

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