Good evening. Welcome to the Board Workshop on Monday, July 14th. If we can all please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance Of the United States of America and to the Republic for which stands by nation under God, indivisible, liberty, justice. And we'll have a moment of silence, please. Thank you. Moving on to recommended actions. Um, 2.01, approval of the proposed agenda. We'll take a motion, I'll make a motion, Support any changes or questions.
Okay. Ms. McDougal Ret. Yes. Yellen? Yes. Youngs? Yes. Anderson? Yes. Ello? Yes. Lang? Yes. Kish? Yes. Moving on to 2.02, the board meeting minutes from June 23rd. Madam Secretary, Madam President, I've reviewed the minutes from the June 23rd meeting. Make a motion we approve as presented support. Any questions on the meeting? Minutes? Okay, Ms. McDougle Ret. Yes. Yellen? Yes. Youngs? Yes. Anderson? Yes. Han Yes. Lang? Yes. K. Yes. Moving on to 3.01, consent agreement.
This is taking a motion to approve The sanctioning request is presented. I'll make that motion Support A motion for the sanctioning request. Are there any questions? No. I just wanted to clarify real quick on the question that arose regarding the Raffles. Um, unless there's any discussion regarding the raffles for multiple dates, we wanted to use, just to interpret Michelle's question of football, basketball that may have raffles at each game. One license will cover all of their raffles
and that will be considered one fundraiser versus each game or each event. Raffle being a separate fundraiser, if that makes sense. Yep. So, Ryan, the, um, the second hockey there was the hockey and then the boosters. The, the, the co-op hockey is because there's the girls team. Is that for the girls team? Um, The, the co-op we agreed to for the girls team is that, I didn't see that In that second sanctioning paperwork. 'cause we have a co-op for the boys Too. Oh, do we? For the, it's probably that then. Okay. 'cause I, uh, we don't normally have a bunch of,
or two two per sport typically, but that's why we have the two for that is Okay. Yeah. Thank you. Because it's Lapeer and Holly and Grand Blanc. Yeah. Great. And I just wanna point out, we know starting this school year, we are looking at the 20%, making sure that people are balances end with not more than 20% of the expenditures from the previous year. And then if they are higher than that, then we ask for a spend down plan. Yes. So I met with my staff and Linda and Ms.
McDougal and I will meet with the ladies in my office to discuss further. And we've already started kicking back because of the last board meeting. We just weren't sure when to start implementing 'cause of the summer schedule. Right. Um, but since this is sanctioning for next school year, as those come in and we see that they haven't provided a spend down plan, we'll make sure it's included for you. So our eyes as well as Ms. McDougal's eyes are both on it when they come through. And then from a board member perspective, um, Linda's updated the sanctioning spreadsheet that we have, the Google sheet. And in there she's got a column
that says if they are over the 20% yes or no, and then a link to the spend down plan that was received. So we should have all that information before we get to these meetings if there's any questions. Yep. Okay. Any other questions or comments about the sanctioning requests? Okay. Ms. McDougall Rechart. Yes. Yellen? Yes. Youngs? Yes. Anderson? Yes. Yes. Lang? Yes. Cash? Yes. New business. 4.01 City Banner East Middle School? Uh, yes. So we had a request, um, from East Middle School Track Coach John Banker to, um,
put up a banner in response to the outstanding performance of our East Middle School track team this year. Um, I forwarded that onto the city manager and considering that was a staff request, and you remember previously in the past we've had some community member requests of city council with robotics and some other things that, um, the city council and the city manager wanna make sure that the board and central office is aware of these requests. So they've asked that. We just kind of put that as a formality on the agenda to approve Mr. Banner request for East Middle School's tracking.
And the banner is going up. It would go up for a week or two over the Arches. Arches. Yeah. On Saginaw Street. On Saginaw Street. So we're recommending that we approve that. Okay. Let's take a motion and a second. First. I'll make a motion. I'll make a motion. Oh. Oh, I'll second. Okay. There we go. Okay. Any questions or discussion from the board? Good. Ms. McDougal? Riker? Yes. Yellen? Yes. Youngs? Yes. Anderson? Yes. Cash? Yes. Lane? Yes. K? Yes. Moving on to 4.02. Tentative agreement for the GBEA contract? Yes. I'll, um, I'm happy to report
that we've reached a tentative agreement with, um, our teachers association. Um, the teachers ratified the agreement last Friday. So I'll turn it over to Mr. Turnbow to kind of give the board an overview of the terms of the agreement. Um, and we will, we'll ask the board for a resolution to approve it. I'm just going to share a few highlights here. It is a two year contract. Um, year one, there will be a double step for all people on the salary schedule. Um, the bottom step will drop off. Um, so our new starting SAL salary schedule will start on step three, um,
making us very competitive, um, in the, in Genesee County. Um, along with the 5% base salary increase in year one. In year two, we will have a 2% base salary increase as well. Our Schedule B for coaches and club sponsors. Um, we'll get a 5% increase in year one and a 2% increase in year two. And, um, I haven't coached since 2010, but this is, um, the first time that they have had a salary increase in our coaching schedule since that time.
Um, so, um, that was much needed. So we're excited about that. We have expanded long the longevity schedule. Um, added language for class size overload payments. Um, a new $500 stipend for licensed ancillary staff to be used for credentialing requirements. Um, the ancillary staff, counselors, social workers, speech pathologists, um, they don't get all of the requirements through our professional development that we offer to our teachers. So we wanted to put something in this contract
to support them. Um, the GBA brought that forward and we, uh, were happy to support that, that, um, addition, um, all of the previously prohibited bargaining subject were addressed over 18 months of language bargaining. And, um, as well, our first contract language addressing our virtual programs is included in this agreement. So those are the highlights of the GBEA contract that we're bringing forward to you. Okay. Let's take a motion and then we can address any questions or comments. I'll make a motion to approve the contract Support. Any questions or comments?
I did have a question about the, um, um, Sorry, I'm looking for the right word here. Um, The advisory period time. So at the middle school, I am aware, I, I've understood now that it's, we are going from an advisory time from five days a week down to two. Um, and then there's no change to the high school. So does that mean that there's still gonna do the Bob Cat Time once every once in a while?
Yeah. I think the Bobcat time schedule can still be considered. Okay. Um, I know that that's something that, and the terms of the negotiation process is something we can't really disclose publicly. But, um, I know that that's something that we've discussed as a collective body here, that how we believe that advisory is beneficial for kids. So, um, do, it doesn't need to be an everyday type of thing. We don't believe that's necessary. I think that's why we're showing some flexibility at the middle school and we'll continue to discuss that future initiative with the, with the association. Okay. Through, as a, as a former high school teacher, I, I do
understand the importance of the time we have to teach our material, but I also really value the advisory periods as well. I've seen what it has been able to do with my kids at the middle school level, and it would be nice to keep that as an, you know, something that the high school could potentially do. We've got a big school, it's an opportunity for our teachers and an adult in the building to connect closely with a group of students. There's a lot of positive, um, and I'd love to see that still be considered sometime, um,
as we move forward potentially. Thank you. Any other questions? I just wanna thank, um, everyone from the teacher's union and, and Scott and everyone from central office and working together and, and making this possible. Um, it's good to see that our staff is being recognized. Um, they do an amazing job and I'm glad we can come to the table and and bring this together. Okay. Anything else before we take a roll call? Okay. Linda Riker. I abstain Yellen. I abstain. Youngs, yes. Anderson? Yes.
Cash? Yes. Lang Yes. Cash. I abs seen. Okay. Thank you very much everyone. Um, before we move on to the next item, I know that, um, Mr. Smith wanted to talk to the board briefly. Okay. And I wanted to as the union president, um, I know it's been a long process here, but I wanted to give him the floor. We've always appreciated the collaborative, you know, relationship we have with our teachers unit and, uh, vice President Kenny's here and one of the executive board members, Gina Pierce. So we appreciate them being here tonight to support the, the ratification of the contract. Thank you. Mm-hmm.
Uh, first I wanna thank the board for approving the tentative agreement. Uh, for the next two years, we'll have a contract in place that, uh, has as you know, all the good things that Mr. Turnbow went through. And people will say, well, that's good for the members, but it's also good for the district because one of the things that we really set out to do in this contract was create a situation where the district could attract and retain good teachers. You know, it's been seen like the last five, 10 years. People are kind of like, they're here for a year
and then they move on, they find something else and they move on. We want to keep the talent here. So I'm thankful that, uh, we were able to do that in this contract. I want to thank my negotiations team. We have our two, uh, co-vice presidents, uh, Nate, who couldn't be here, Nate Reich, who was also the lead negotiator, and of course, Ms. Kenny. And then we had, from the middle school, we had Anna, OT and, and Kim Locker from the middle, from the middle school we had, or from middle school, from the elementary, we had, uh,
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Callahan. And then we had two other officers that served, which would be the immediate past president, which was Matt Hugo. And then we also have our treasurer, uh, Chad Carney. Um, so I want to thank my team. Uh, it's a lot of hours. Um, I wanna thank Mrs. Maya for her help, Mr. Turnbow, it's been a long and treacherous road. We started a year and a half ago talking about, uh, the evaluation tool and it's taken till now to finally get it done.
So he's probably like glad that he doesn't have to see me that much, but of course, I went up to him before the meeting and said, Hey, I need, need two minutes. So, so it's like, I'm like, I thought I was gonna get out of this, but I'm not. And then finally, I'd like to think, Dr. Alward, it's his guidance and his leadership that has really made Grand Blanc a better place. So I Thank you, sir. Thank you. And I thank you board for helping get this done. Thank you. Thank You, Gary. Okay, ready? 4.03. Mm-hmm. Okay. Tentative agreement for the clerical contract. Yeah. So we're two, two for, well, two for three.
We still have one out there we're working on. Um, but, um, Mr. Turbo's, bating 600, 6 70, whatever that is. So that's pretty good in baseball terms. Um, unfortunately the president is clerical association. Nancy Feeder. Erline couldn't be here tonight, but I know Scott's worked closely with her and their unit. Um, and he has the, the tentative agreement that's been ratified by the clerical Association to present to the board this evening as well. We've shared the full contract with you also. You could see that, um, I think the big things coming out of this is a new competitive pay scale,
a full new pay structure for, um, this group. Um, another big item was a move from, uh, three tiers to two tiers. So before we had secretary one, secretary two and media techs. And the media techs are now falling into the secretary two position with all of the work that they're doing with Chromebooks in the library today. Um, we just felt that that made sense to put them on that, uh, tier two, the secretary, two tier. Um, and then another big change was an adjustment
to vacation days for people in their first few years, especially those in their first year with Grand Blanc. Um, so those are the highlights of this contract. And, and like Dr. Ward shared, Nancy and the group was, um, great to work with and we're excited that we can, um, move, move forward into this, this new school year. Okay. We'll take a motion in a second and then any questions, I'll make a motion to approve this presented. I second Any questions about the clerical contract?
Okay, Ms. McDougall Reihart. Yes. Yellen? Yes. Youngs? Yes. Anderson? Yes. Han yes. Lang? Yes. Yes, yes. Again, Scott, thank you very much and on the work on the clerical side as well. Okay. Information reports 5.01. Yes, I'll be brief this evening. I first wanna congratulate Mr. Turnbow on the hard work that he's put in, um, in the bargaining process. I know, um, you know, I've, I've been in that role and I know how tedious and, um, long that can feel at times. And I know our, my previous, uh, mentor, that's
where my nickname Sparky came from, is because I wanted to get things done. And that's not always how that process goes. So it takes a lot of patience. It's never personal. And we always appreci the appreciate the collaboration with our employees because, you know, we've always said that when times are good, we'll share, you know, we'll share the wealth and times are bad, we'll share the pain. So that's kind of the way we go all across our, our district. But, um, we're happy that we could get these agreements done and it's hard to believe. And I, I know that we have teachers in the audience, but, um, we're a couple weeks out till our cabinet level
retreat, three weeks out from our administrative retreat retreat. And I think we're only five weeks from opening day and six weeks from students. So, um, some people don't wanna hear that. It's coming, it's coming really quick. Um, we still have some time left, but, uh, August is gonna be here before we know it. And we're, we're hot and heavy into planning for the return of everyone. I know Jeff's the one that's sweating bullets the most because he's got all these projects and construction that needs to get done in the next several weeks. But, um, we're on target to do that as well, regardless
of all the rain that we've had. So I think my team for, for getting things in order for the opening of school and, and we're well on our way. So that'll conclude my report. Okay. Um, board member reports. Ethan, you wanna start? Sure. Uh, I don't really have much of anything. It's summer. I hope everyone's enjoying it, enjoying the heat. Uh, hopefully not being too warm outside. Um, we've got the duck race coming up here in three weeks, so, uh, that's something to look forward to. And, uh, yeah, if you haven't,
I don't know if you can buy tickets all still, but already it's, if you haven't buy them, I know I'm going to tonight, so, uh, yeah, I look forward to seeing everyone at the duck race. Thank you, Kelly. I also don't have much to say, just that I was hoping Ethan wasn't going to say how many days left the summer break we had, but it Looks like Dr. Did. So, And that's it, Ryan. Um, just wanted to, um, echo what Dr. Edward said. Thank you for negotiating the, the contracts.
I know it's a tough, tough time. Obviously we want to give everybody the world and we just can't, but coming to an agreement before the school year is a great thing. So thank you for all your work. And Scott, thank you for all yours. Um, just wanted to throw a quick shout out to, uh, to Mr. Cushman. Uh, I know he doesn't get much of time off during the summer, so I was in West today and saw the walls going up and all that. I wasn't doing much, I just visited my room. Um, but all that work, so I know it's a lot on you, but the, the campus looks great.
All the projects look great and, uh, we're in a good spot. So looking forward to opening day in five weeks. If I can add on to that. This is just a reminder that our August workshop we're planning on having at West Campus to review some of those projects Mr. Gallen referenced. So if you can plan on being at high school West in the Flex Lab, we'll take a tour for August workshop. Yep. Um, yes, duck Race is August 3rd, 4:00 PM Thread Creek. I do have duck tickets here for anyone in the audience or at the meeting. Um, if you're interested. And, um, let's see. Oops.
With the Grambling Educational Foundation, I just wanted to bring the board members opportunity to look at this. Um, it's a thank you memory book, um, for Mrs. Haney, who was the widow of Dean Haney, who, um, who was the teacher who, former middle school social studies teacher who passed away, uh, in his obituary. They asked for in lieu of flowers, the money to be, um, sent to the Grambling Educational Foundation for middle school, um, support. And what we decided to do with it is to offer a scholarship, um, for these eighth graders
to attend the Washington DC trip that may not have been able to attend without the money. So they apply, they, they wrote an essay and they had to apply and, uh, the main winners got half the trip covered. But then anyone who applied still got some money toward the trip. But what we did was we compiled their, their essays as well as we had the kids write a thank you, um, who got the scholarship, um, and how it impacted them. And then we put pictures. Andrea Calvert did this for us, and then we sent it to her and she, um, his widow sent a thank you.
Um, so I have that here if you wanna see it. But she was also a teacher at the high school's, uh, home ec I think. Um, and, um, and I, my husband recently said Mr. Haney was his favorite teacher. So the fact that, um, sorry, the Grand Blank Educational Foundation, um, was able to do this for, for that, it was like full circle, I think. And, um, yeah, so good teachers are never forgotten and, uh, they really have a lasting impact. So there's this, if you wanna look at it emotional lately. Um, I wanted to let everyone know that we
probably got an email from Brad Bonk about Back to school Legal workshop. Um, just going over, uh, like, um, just federal and state issues affecting districts, uh, student speech and first amendment lesson, uh, artificial intelligence in schools, navigating conflicts of interest just to some general topics. But that is Thursday, August 7th from eight 30 to 12 noon and it's a virtual workshop, so if you're interested, look in your email from, uh, from Brad Bonacic,
and then you can register for that. Um, it's just a few hours there on Thursday, August 7th. And then Jeff, another to add to your compliments, um, that Ryan started here. Uh, I was talking to people who were out on a walk around the buildings and they were complimenting about how everything was neat and picked up and trash and the, uh, was, there were no trash and the flowers and the flower pots and everything looked beautiful. And, uh, so convey that to your team that it doesn't go unnoticed their hard work.
That's it. Thank you. Uh, I don't have a lot, so I did have Mr. Haney in sixth grade and I, uh, my memory from the class is having to learn all the capitals and that has stuck with me forever, so that's great. Um, a couple other things. Um, mostly the only thing I think I have on here is if you have a chance to listen to the MASB podcast, there is a wonderful recent edition, or Mrs. Young's interviews, MASB President downward UBA about public education and, uh, kind of picks his brains on things. That's an excellent interview to listen to.
Very informational. Um, I actually learned a lot about Don from it. Um, even though we like get to hear him speak every year at the conference, uh, you get a lot of insight into him with the, with the very good questions. So that's all I have, and I do wanna thank the, um, negotiating team as well. I know it's a lot of hard work. Um, I know you spent a lot of time, energy, stress, pouring your heart and soul into making sure that we can make Grambling the best we can, um, and reward our teachers for the hard work they do while still trying to not break the break. So, appreciate everybody's hard work.
It's a, it's a long process and we thank you for it. It, And I would also like to thank the negotiating team. I know it's a, it is a lot of work and, but we had great results and uh, so thank you for all the time that you put in, um, on behalf of the district negotiating all of that. And thank you for all the work that you're doing on the grounds. I mean, boy, there's lots getting done this summer, so thank you very much. Um, and just enjoy your summer. I hope everybody's having a great July. So
Thank you. Um, one thing Kelly and I were talking about the leadership conference coming up in October. Do you know when they're gonna have a list of CBA classes that they're gonna offer? We were on the website today and couldn't find it. No, but we have a meeting on, um, this Thursday and Friday, so I will ask that question. Okay. So we can, I know Kelly and or uh, Ethan if you're through all your 100 levels. Yeah, so they always have lots of 100 classes at the conference, don't they? Yes. So, okay. That is all I had.
Um, for reports, we don't have anything from the county level. Right. Um, The, the executive team met and, um, started talking about next year and some of the ideas and plans for, for presentations and workshops. Um, nothing set in stone yet, but we should have that soon. So, yeah. Perfect. Okay. Um, public comments. Um, we have one Tanya. Okay. No public comments tonight. So, future business is upcoming board workshop as Trevor said on August 11th in the West west campus Flex
Lab at six 30. And with that, the meeting is adjourned.