Wayland Union Board of Education

The Wayland Union Board of Education met on Monday, February 9th at the Administration Office for their regular meeting.

Meeting Presentation

All consent agenda items were approved.

Pine Street Elementary's Presentation

• Fifth graders performed two songs from their upcoming show, which will be performed on February 24th at the Fine Arts Center.
• Principal Robyn Robinson thanked her staff members who were able to attend the meeting.
• Pine Street Elementary's theme for the year is "Reaching for the Stars," which focuses on recognizing staff and students for going above and beyond.
• 60% of students met their typical growth in winter NWEA which is up over 10% since last year, with all classes experiencing at least 50% growth.
• Math PLC teams have been focusing on creating consistent instruction, shared language, and adjusting lessons to meet students where they are at. This resulted in 86% of students meeting their typical growth on the NWEA math assessment during the 2024-2025 school year. This year, 65% of students have already met their goal, meaning students are on track to exceed their 80% growth goal.
• PBIS is encouraging positive behaviors through class circles, school-wide incentives, and behavior intervention groups. This is in correlation with Capturing Kids Hearts and Tier I and II behavioral interventions. Pine Street is proud to report that 89% of their students have had 1 or less behavioral incidents.
• Pine Street's current attendance rate is 95%, with the percentage of students being chronically absent cut in half from this time last year.
• Pine Street Students have enrichment opportunities through after school clubs and intramural activities.
• Robyn Robinson then thanked the Guiding Collation team and her daughter for putting their video presentation together.

Committee Meeting Report - Safety & Security

• Jeff Koon shared that meeting topics included the updated emergency operations plan, a recap of a recent safety training held at Steeby Elementary, the exciting news that the district received a grant to revamp our video security system, cybersecurity concerns with AI, a mental health resource update, and a discussion on the next SRO contract.

Committee Meeting Report - Finance/Personnel/Joint Committee

• Theresa Dobry shared that they went over union negotiations, reviewed a comprehensive report created by the administrators, and reviewed the current bond project timeline.

Student Board Members Report

• Teagan Robinson and Macy Schwartz shared that exam season is approaching fast. Student Council completed their annual Coaches vs Cancer fundraiser and raised $21,000 for the American Cancer Society. NHS recently wrote teacher appreciation notes for high school staff. The forensics team is practicing for their competition in March. LOC Club had a successful Snowcoming Dance and recently won an award from SET SEG. SADD is handing out rally towels at different events. Girls Wrestling ended this season with two girls on the podium. Varsity Cheer is ending this Wednesday. Dance ended their competitive season but is still performing at home basketball games. Boys Hockey wrapped up regular season and is preparing for regionals later in February.

Governance Team Good News

• Tim Reeves shared that Teagan Robinson was recently awarded the DAR Citizenship Award, and three BOE members recently earned five certifications from MASB. Theresa Dobry shared that her daughter welcomed her first child last month. Jeff Koon shared his excitement for the upcoming warm weather and sun shine. Becky Hohnke shared that her work partnered with a hockey team to host a compression event in honor of February being American Heart Month.

No public comment.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

• Leslie Wagner shared the year to date revenue versus expenditures. Food service served about 40,000 meals throughout January, and they are continuing to conduct their on-site reviews. Our district safety officer has updated and logged all the AEDs across the district. The transportation department is looking for more route bus drivers. The facilities department started doing walkthroughs with the Elementary buildings to determine what their wishes are with bond dollars. Facilities team is busy with snow and ice removal and ensuring pipes don't freeze during the extra cold days. The business office is working through budget amendments, employer HSA contributions, and W2s and 1099s.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services

• Teresa Fulk shared that the district is preparing to propose two new courses to the board curriculum committee for next school year. NWEA testing recently wrapped up with all buildings exceeding the last 5 years of average growth. Planning and preparation has begun for the next professional development day in March, which will include the opportunity for staff members to tour the Anne Frank Exhibit. The district has started looking into revising our current strategic plan and will be adding a new goal around increasing enrollment. Additionally, the district will be welcoming a new nurse in the next few weeks.

Superintendent

• Tim Reeves shared that it has been a challenging winter to keep up with the snow and ice removal around the district, and he acknowledged that the district is looking into areas that need improvements. This past weekend, the Gun Lake Tribe used the high school for their annual round dance and it was well attended. The high school choir also performed at solo and ensemble this past weekend and did very well. Lastly, the high school had about 30 students participate in a student organized walkout on Monday, February 9th. The high school principal did send out a letter out to parents to keep them all informed. The district received feedback from a concerned parent and is looking into addressing the concerns in case of future student organized walkouts.

MASB Board of Directors - Region 6

• Jeff Koon shared that there are three candidates for the board to review. The board will then vote next month.

Revised Board Operating Procedures

• Jeff Koon shared that the revised board operating procedures was shared with proposed changes highlighted in green. There was then a discussion amongst several board members debating on the verbiage and intention behind a procedure that ensures board members act harmoniously regarding finalized business, regardless of the members personal opinion. Erin Stepek thanked Dawn Stein for her work on finessing all the changes the board requested.

• Leslie Wagner provided the board with the updated budget and proposed budget amendment for the General Fund budget.

2026-2027 School Bus Purchase

• Approved

Series II Bond Contracts

• Approved

Board Member Comments

• Pete Zondervan thanked the parents, staff, and students for coming out to represent Pine Street. The data is reflective of all the hard work going on at Pine Street.
• Norm Taylor commended the staff on their hard work. He also congratulated Teagan Robinson on her DAR Citizenship Award, and our Varsity Wrestlers for their three-peat conference title.
• Erin Stepek encourages the community to support the fine arts program by attending one of the concerts happening this week.
• Stephen Tromp congratulated Teagan Robinson and Macy Schwartz for all their hard work within Student Council.
• Jeff Koon was able to attend Inclusion Night and Dancing with the Star Staff last week. Both were well attended, and encouraged people to participate in both activities in the future.

The meeting adjourned at 7:15pm.

*Please note: This is a summary of the meeting. Official board minutes will be approved at the next regular board meeting being held on March 9th at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Administration Office.