Wayland Union Board of Education

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

All consent agenda items were approved.

Governance Team Good News

• Norman Taylor attended the AAESA board election as a representative on behalf of Wayland. Larry Collier was re-elected to the AAESA board. Tim Reeves shared that the district wrapped up the school year last week. Erin Stepek is excited to enter summer break. Jeff Koon was able to attend the end of year celebration and he enjoyed how excited the buildings were when recognizing their coworkers for years of service and retirement.

No public comments.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

• Leslie Wagner shared the year to date revenue versus expenditure report. Expenditures are finalized for this year's budget but will continue to be monitored. This summer, Steeby's parking lot, the New Admin building, the new pool, and Pine Street's Roof are on the construction list. The transportation department recently auctioned off an old school bus and 3 old work trucks. The business office is wrapping up the fiscal year and is currently going through their interim audit.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services

• Teresa Fulk shared that she met with Kasey Peters about different CTE offerings and they have decided to place a digital board that rotates different opportunities available to students in the high school. The MDE released their approved list last week for elementary reading curriculum eligible for grant funds, and unfortunately neither of the district preferred programs were on the list. Mrs. Fulk met with the committee last Thursday and they want to move forward with the SuperKids and Bookworms curriculum. Mrs. Fulk is negotiating with publishers and pursuing other grant offerings to make these two programs possible for our students without impacting the General Fund.

Superintendent

• Tim Reeves shared that MDE Special Education Department allowed regions to enter into an audit and Allegan County signed up for one. Our county received a good report but more specifically, our district's special education teams were praised. He also shared that the district is finishing up the negotiations for contracts for the 2025-2026 school year. Lastly, Mr. Reeves shared that the end of year celebration highlighted the Outstanding People for Education recipients, which was new this year, and celebrated Cierra Onken on being the recipient of the Brenner award.

Annual Tax Levy - L-4029 Certification

• Leslie Wagner shared that this is routine. The board must approve the tax levy before it can be placed into effect for the county.

2024-2025 Food Service Final Budget

• Leslie Wagner shared the final budget revenue versus expenditure report. The district has created goals to help get the fund balance spent down as we are only allowed to keep 3 months worth of operating expenses in the fund balance.

2025-2026 Food Service Budget Discussion

• Leslie Wagner shared the budget plan.

2024-2025 General Fund Final Budget

• Leslie Wagner shared the final revenue versus expenditure report. There is a deficit within the budget.

2025-2026 General Fund Budget Discussion

• Leslie Wagner shared the budget plan, we are putting plans in place to address the deficit in order to achieve a balanced budget.

2024-2025 Student Activities Fund Final Budget

• Leslie Wagner shared that this is truly an update, the districts liability is approximately $304,000.

2025-2026 Student Activities Fund Budget Discussion

• Leslie Wagner shared that the final balances have been moved into those individual student activities accounts for the upcoming year. Groups that have a deficit have been informed that these need to be addressed.

Student Handbooks for 2025-2026 School Year

• Tim Reeves shared that the district has 3 handbooks. The biggest change in the secondary handbook is the movement for the high school to transition to a no cell phone policy, which the middle school piloted this past year. Another policy being updated is regarding attendance. AAESA has been working to create a county wide attendance policy. Wayland will be one of the district's piloting this next year.

Filter First RFP

• Leslie Wagner shared that this is a new mandate from the state. Our district was awarded grant funds for approximately $160,000 to cover the cost of this mandate. The legacy cost will not be covered by grants at this point.

Merle Boes Contract Renewal

• Leslie Wagner shared that this is a 1 year renewal of our transportation fuel contract.

Secretary Wage Scale

• Leslie Wagner shared they are proposing a 1% wage increase for the 2025-2026 school year.

Non-Affiliated Wage Scale

• Leslie Wagner shared they are proposing a 1% wage increase for the 2025-2026 school year.

Preschool Wage Scale

• Leslie Wagner shared that tuition and GSRP was pulled out of the non-affiliated group because they have unique requirements. GSRP is also moving from hourly to salary for the 2025-2026 school year.

Administration Contracts

• Leslie Wagner shared they are proposing a 0.5% wage increase for the 2025-2026 school year.

Superintendent Contract

• Tim Reeves shared that he sent the board an email with attachments for them to review.

NEOLA Policy Updates

• Approved with a grammar correction.

Annual Tax Levy - L-4029 Certification

• Approved.

• Approved.

MS Field Trip Request for Washington D.C. in March, 2026

• Approved.

Food Service Contract Renewals for 2025-2026 School Year

• Approved.

Contract Approval - WUEA

• Approved.

Fiber for new Administration Building

• Approved.

Pete Zondervan shared that he heard staff members appreciated the end of year ceremony. He would like the district to look into honoring the retirees in a different manner.

Becky Hohnke and Theresa Dobry were absent from the meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 7:53pm.

*Please note: This is a summary of the meeting. Official board minutes will be approved at the next regular board meeting being held on July 14th, 2025 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Administration Office.