Wayne-Westland Community School District board meeting, Aug 17, 2026
58 min · 3 public speakers
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- Melandie HinesBoard President
What happened
What happened at this meeting
Wayne-Westland board approves purchases, tables board participation procedure 26:21
- A district staff member presented evidence on implementation of the elementary ELA and math curriculum and said all indications were that the K-5 resources and implementation were working. 0:54
- The board approved the purchase of the Playworks Learning Through Play program at Taft Elementary School for $80,000. 25:23
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and roll call 0:00
- Elementary ELA and math curriculum 0:54
- A district staff member said the presentation examined whether recent curriculum purchases were doing their job and that full ELA implementation would be considered this year. 1:05
- The staff member said 100% of classroom teachers were implementing iReady math curriculum and that NWEA results were trending in the right direction. 2:36
- The staff member said the district would do a similar review of high school math after another year. 8:46
- Agenda comments and consent agenda 9:51
- Committee reports 11:44
- Shannon Rochon reported that the Student Achievement Committee heard the K-5 curriculum update and would hear from the presenter again after M-STEP data is available. 11:52
- Andrew Ambrus reported that the Finance and Facility Committee reviewed several purchases and that the district spent just over $4.8 million across all funds for July. 13:58
- Frederick Weaver, Th.D. reported that a draft travel procedure would give each board member an amount not to exceed $3,000 per annum and that the budget regulation would set the fund balance at 10 to 15%. 16:50
- Capturing Kids' Hearts training 22:56
- A district staff member requested approval of additional Capturing Kids' Hearts professional development at a cost not to exceed $51,000, paid from Title II and 31AA grant funds. 23:17
- A speaker asked whether the request was for additional training or additional staff members to be trained. 23:56
- The staff member said it was not different training but 2 more sessions, because sessions are capped at 50 and more staff such as building subs and cafeteria workers would be included. 24:05
- Playworks program at Taft Elementary 25:17
- A district staff member recommended the purchase of the Playworks Learning Through Play program at Taft Elementary School for $80,000, funded through Title I funds. 25:23
- Technology purchases 26:23
- A district staff member recommended the purchase of 30 staff laptops for the EIS program for $44,790, funded through Act 18 funds, and 30 MSI gaming computers for $88,745, funded through the sinking fund. 26:30
- Frederick Weaver, Th.D. asked what was meant by gaming. 28:29
- A staff member said game design and animation require computers with more memory and speed. 28:50
- Motions to approve the laptops and the gaming computers each passed on roll call votes. 27:32
- Board travel and training procedure 30:38
- A district staff member requested approval of the update to board operating procedure 3.6 on board travel and training opportunities, as agreed at the August policy committee meeting. 30:51
- Budget planning and adoption regulation 31:36
- A district staff member said the update to Administrative Regulation 5001 would align it with policy requiring the fund balance be maintained at 10 to 15% of the general fund. 31:44
- Trustee participation procedure 33:10
- A staff member said information came in late before the meeting and recommended tabling board operating procedure 1.4 and taking it back to policy. 33:17
- One board member said the vote was kind of like a blind vote. 34:09
- One board member said the idea was to let the board do business with 3 or 4 members present, which is against state law. 34:32
- The motion to table passed on a roll call vote. 34:17
- Stevenson Middle School assistant principal 35:07
- A district staff member recommended a current Stevenson Middle School teacher as the next assistant principal at Stevenson Middle School. 35:15
- Public comment on non-agenda items 37:03
- A speaker at public comment asked whether educators and parents would get information on the district cell phone policy before school starts next week. 39:41
- Frederick Weaver, Th.D. said students may look at phones during passing time and lunchtime only. 40:48
- A staff member said the policy is set and the guidelines for implementation are forthcoming, with staff to receive them before parents. 41:21
- Superintendent report 42:34
- The superintendent said buying buses from the sinking fund would allow more of the general fund to go to classroom supplies, needs and curriculum. 42:43
- MASB delegates and alternates 43:48
- Item 46:08
- Kimberly R. May said they attended an MASB event in Kalamazoo. 46:16
- David Cox said the 18th District Court would hold its Constitution Day celebration Tuesday, September 15th at Adams Middle School between 9 and 11. 50:55
- Frederick Weaver, Th.D. asked the Policy Committee to take up holding meetings at 5 o'clock and eventually bring it to board discussion. 53:28
- The meeting adjourned at 5:57. 57:26
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