Wayland Union Board of Education

The Wayland Union Board of Education met on Monday, April 14th, at Wayland Union High School for their regular meeting.

All consent agenda items were approved.

• Seventy individuals were recognized for receiving a nomination.

Report from March 24, 2025 Athletics and Extracurricular Activities Committee Meeting

• Norman Taylor shared that two parents joined the meeting to discuss mats for the cheer team. Cheri Ritz gave the presentation for both the middle school and the high school programs. Adam Valk was absent from the meeting due to accepting an award for being named the West Michigan Officials Association Athletic Director of the Year. Mrs. Fulk shared information on recent Fine Arts program, including the Murder Mystery Dinner.

Governance Team Good News

• Erin Stepek shared that she completed 3 MASB classes during her spring break.

Student Board Members Report

• Matthew Chubb and Teagan Robinson shared that the student body is getting back into the swing of things after spring break. Upperclassmen are looking forward to Prom and the start of Senior Assassin. ECO club wrapped up their final bake sale of the year. PALs in running their Cinderella Dress Shop and Prince Charming Tie Shop for students to look their best at Prom. Student Council is preparing for their Color Run at the end of the month. NHS is wrapping up their service hours and group projects for the year. Theater is hard at work for their upcoming musical, "Rock of Ages: Teen Edition". Spring sports are fully underway with practices and games.

No public comments.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

• Leslie Wagner shared our year to date revenue versus expenditures report. Our maintenance department completed over 100 work orders this month while making sure our outdoor sporting facilities were ready to go, and hired a new HVAC worker to join their team. Dorr Elementary was excited to have the smoothie bike as part of their lunches prior to spring break. The transportation department hired a new driver and the Transportation Director was able to attend both early childhood nights. Lastly, the business office just scheduled their audit for end of May/beginning of June.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services

• Teresa Fulk shared that the board would be voting on two curriculum items tonight, including the new elementary ELA curriculum and the new course offerings at the middle school. Spring assessments are picking up. Finally, during spring break, our technology department was busy updating security cameras around campus.

Superintendent

• Tim Reeves shared that the district had a community forum on March 31st. Prior to the meeting tonight, the district also held a pool groundbreaking ceremony. Tim Reeves also shared that the high school is hosting a job fair for our 10th - 12th graders on April 30th. He would like to remind our community that the Board of Education holds public meetings twice a month. He encourages the community to attend the meetings to learn about the district and to give public comments.

• Theresa Dobry shared that they will be voting on a representative and an alternate to attend this election during their next regular meeting.

Field Trip Request for High School Orchestra to Nashville in March, 2026

• Tim Reeves shared that this is a new trip that allows orchestra students to perform and record in a studio. Weston Hosler shared that in the strings world, Nashville is a cultural hub.

Middle School Choir Field Trip

• Approved.

Crosswalk Equipment Purchase

• Approved.

2024-2025 General Fund Budget Revisions

• Approved.

2024-2025 Student Activities Fund Budget Revisions

• Approved.

Middle School Exploratory Course Proposals

• Approved.

K-5 ELA Curriculum Proposal

• Approved.

Pete Zondervan would like to start the conversation on parking plans for graduation. He would also like to propose using school buses to help shuttle people to and from the alternative parking locations.

Becky Hohnke congratulated all of our nominees who received the Outstanding People for Education recognition. She said it was a great day to be a Wildcat between the recognitions and the groundbreaking ceremony.

Jeff Koon shared that he was excited to participate in the groundbreaking and the nomination process. He is also excited about the job fair being offered to our high school students.

The meeting adjourned at 6:56pm.

*Please note: This is a summary of the meeting. Official board minutes will be approved at the next regular board meeting being held on May 12th, 2025 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Administration Office.