Wayland Union Board of Education

The Wayland Union Board of Education met on Monday, May 12th, at the Administration Office for their regular meeting.

All consent agenda items were approved.

Report from Policy Committee Meeting

• Norman Taylor shared that the committee had the first reading of the newly proposed policies.

Student Board Members Report

• Matthew Chubb shared that AP testing is wrapping up and the seniors are approaching their last day of school this Friday. NHS just had their end of year breakfast to celebrate their seniors and announce the board for next year. ECO club is currently holding elections for next school year. PALs just held their senior social. Theater just wrapped up with their musical "Rock of Ages: Teen Edition." Girls softball has been having a good season so far. Track just wrapped up their conference meets. The girls tennis team had an outstanding season, finishing in their conference last week.

Governance Team Good News

• Becky Hohnke shared that she is heading to Chicago to cheer on her daughter running in the half marathon this weekend. Pete Zondervan shared that his wife is looking forward to finishing off the school year, but she is enjoying the end of year events at Dorr Elementary. He also shared that his daughter just wrapped up her dance season and his son is kicking off his soccer season.

No public comments.

Matthew Chubb, graduating Student Board Member

• Theresa Dobry gave Matthew Chubb a card and shared that he will be called up onto the stage during graduation to receive a plaque. Board members also gave thanks and well wishes on his future endeavors.

Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations

• Leslie Wagner shared the year to date revenue versus expenditures report. Facilities celebrated Joe LaVigne's retirement, and have been focusing on spring clean-up around our district. Food Service celebrated their staff on lunch hero day, and Deb Wagner received an Outstanding People for Education Recognition. Transportation is working on the rollover process for next year's bus routes. The business office is busy working through end of year and new year budgets, as well as working with grant money. The state of Michigan also opened the ESSER funds up so we were able to draw our funds that were previously in question.

Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services

• Teresa Fulk shared that a lot of planning is occurring for 2025-2026 curriculum, and for summer learning programs for both our staff and students. The district is busy with spring testing, with students finishing up M-STEP and heading into NWEA.

Superintendent

• Tim Reeves shared that the high school had a very successful career fair a few weeks ago. He enjoyed witnessing the conversations students were having with the local business and heard lots of positive feedback. Last week the district celebrated Staff Appreciation week. This Thursday is the CCA Awards Ceremony and next Thursday is Graduation for the Class of 2025. The Saturday of Memorial weekend, we are hosting a women's professional football team at our high school stadium and we encourage our Wildcats to attend the game. Lastly, Tim Reeves reminded the BOE members to RSVP to Dawn if they are attending the OPE Dinner.

Resolution regarding First Ballot Candidate Choice for the June 2, 2025 ISD Biennial Election

• Only 1 candidate is running for the election.

NEOLA Policy Updates

• Tim Reeves shared that this is the semi-annual spring revisions.

AAESA 2025-2026 Budget

• Leslie Wagner shared the budget projections (which includes general education, special education, and technical education) for AAESA.

Series II Bond Issuance

• Leslie Wagner shared that we are a little ahead of schedule due to the increased timeline of the Administration Building. We are looking to work with Huntington, PFM, and Thrun for series II.

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

• Bill Byers, a middle school social studies teacher, shared that the big difference is that the kids will be flying instead of driving, which makes the trip 1 day shorter. The trip is also being hosted by a different tour company than the one we've used in the past.

Food Service Contract Renewals for 2025-2026 School Year

• Leslie Wagner shared that this is just a yearly check-in that has to be signed off on by MDE.

Contract Approval - WUEA

• Tim Reeves shared that the district tentatively agreed to a 1 year contract with leadership, which then went to membership. Now the contract is awaiting official approval from the Board next month.

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

• Approved.

Pete Zondervan asked when the next committee meeting will be occurring for Athletics. He is hoping to strengthen and have a better process for hiring/maintaining our coaching staff.

Norman Taylor shared that he attended the second meeting for MSAB's rules and bylaws committee. He shared that there is only three minor revisions being brought to the table at the next delegate assembly.

Jeff Koon thanked Matthew Chubb for being a member of the board for the last two years.

Becky Hohnke thanked Tim Reeves and Theresa Dobry for delivering donuts to the staff on behalf of the board. She also loves the month of May because it's filled with concerts, plays, and celebrations.

The meeting adjourned at 7:30pm.

*Please note: This is a summary of the meeting. Official board minutes will be approved at the next regular board meeting being held on June 9th, 2025 at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the Administration Office.