Wayland Union Board of Education

The Wayland Union School Board met on Monday, July 8th, at the Administration Office for their regular meeting.

All consent agenda items were approved.

Governance Team Good News

• Norman Taylor shared that he had a lovely trip to Europe and recently celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary.

No public comments.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

• Leslie Wagner shared the revenue versus expenditure report. She also mentioned that our facilities team has been busy working on painting the MS cafeteria serving area, cleaning up the tennis courts, and monitoring the progress of the roofs at Pine Street and Baker.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructions

• Teresa Fulk shared comparison data from our district's M-STEP and SAT scores, comparing our scores with similar districts in Michigan and AAESA, highlighting new peer grouping features of the Munetrix program. Mrs. Fulk also shared end-of-the-year NWEA scores from 2014-2024. She also mentioned that our summer learning program is getting ready to kick off tomorrow (July 9th).

Superintendent

• Tim Reeves stated that the district just completed the page turn meeting for the pool design phase. The district is hoping to install a water system this fall underneath the parking lot where the pool will be built. The plan is to go to bid on the pool construction this fall and then start construction in spring 2025. He also shared that WUS will be attending the revenue sharing event at Gun Lake Casino next week

Middle School Course Proposal

• Teresa Fulk shared that this theatre course has previously been offered as a Pride time elective, but the teacher would like it to be a course offering.

A motion to reference the school district's legal status and proposed organization of the Board of Education

• Approved

Designation of Depositories for School Funds (Bylaw 0154A)

• Approved United Bank

Designation of Signature Authorizations (Bylaw 0154B)

• Approved

Adoption of schedule of Regular Board Meeting Dates/Times/Places for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Bylaw 0154C)

• Approved

Designation of Person to Assume Specified Responsibilities of the Treasure (Bylaw 0154F)

• Approved Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

Designation of Person to be Electronic Transfer Officer (ETO) (Bylaw 0154G)

• Approved Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations, and the Accountant Specialist

Designation of Person for Posting Public Notice of Meetings

• Approved Superintendent's Executive Assistant

Approval of Annual Retainer Agreements

• Approved

Designation of Person to Approve Free/Reduced Lunch Forms

• Approved Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations or a designated individual

Memberships

• Approved

Student Handbooks for the 2024-2025 School Year

• Approved

Steeby Boiler Replacement

• Approved

Janel Hott thanked Teresa Fulk and all the summer school staff for all their hard work within the program.

Pete Zondervan thanked Leslie Wagner for allowing teachers access to their credit cards early to purchase supplies for their classrooms.

The meeting adjourned at 6:45pm.

*Please note: This is a summary of the meeting. Official board minutes will be approved at the next regular board meeting in August. The meeting will be held at the Administration Office.