June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM - C.O.O.R. ISD Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to order & Roll Call

2. Opening Ceremonies
- Pledge of Allegiance 
- Mission Statement: The mission of C.O.O.R. ISD is to deliver expert services, impactful programs, and responsive leadership to our schools and communities.

3. Adopt the Agenda

4. Public Budget Hearing on Proposed Budget for 2025-26
Notice was given in four local newspapers.

4.A. Present the 2025-26 General Fund Budget
Including tax revenue at the following rates:
0.2900 General Operating Mills
0.7254 Special Education Mills

4.B. Public Participation for Budget Hearing
Anyone in attendance may comment on the proposed 2025-26 General Fund Budget.

4.C. Action Item: Set tax rate for 2025: 
To collect summer property taxes levied upon properties located within the boundaries of Crawford AuSable School District and Mio AuSable School District and to collect winter property taxes levied upon properties located within the boundaries of all other COOR ISD school districts. (The L4029 form shows both summer and winter. There are two forms to fit all nine counties). 

Approve 2025 L-4029 forms showing the following local taxes at the following rates: 
   0.2446 Allocated 
   0.0454  Voted in 2020
 0.2900 Total general operating mills

 0.6122  voted in 1968
 0.1132  voted in 2020
0.7254 Total special education mills
 

4.D. Action item: Accept Proposed 2025-26 General Fund Budget as presented by Kurt Loll, Finance Director

5. Department Updates
-Career & Technical Education Department 
-Early Childhood Department 
-Instructional Services Department 
-Special Education Department 
-R.O.O.C., Inc. 
-K12 ETA (Educational Technology Association)

6. Group photo for the yearbook
- please pose for Sabrina Willks for the yearbook committee :)

7. Consent Agenda
(A single member's request shall cause an item on the Consent Agenda to be relocated as an Action Item, eligible for discussion and vote that evening.)

7.A. Approve minutes of previous meeting on May 28, 2025

7.B. Approval of Bills for May 2025 totaling $2,231,653.15

7.C. Approve Revenue & Expenditure Reports for May 2025

7.D. Renew contracts with Vision Consulting, LLC (Rebecca Wright) and NW Michigan
Orientation and Mobility Services, LLC (Jennifer Fritton) for the 2025-26 school year.

7.E. Renew a two-year lease for Early On and Special Education staff offices from  Roscommon Area Public Schools (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027)

7.F. Approve an amendment to Kerri Smitz's contract for 2025-26

7.G. Approve renewals of ROOC, Inc. personnel contracts: 
- Stacey Barnes
- Lori Bowler
- Christina Maske
- Melinda Nagy

7.H. Approve an administrator salary scale and contracts for the 2025-26 school year as presented

• Melisa Akers
• Michael Evans
• Katie Harris
• Katie Keith
• Kurt Loll
• Somer Quinlan
• Jared Socia

7.I. Approve contract renewals for non-union Special Education staff: 
- Michele Cochrane
- Thalma Hibbard
- Kerri Smitz
 

7.J. Approve contracts for Instructional Services Personnel: 

• Crystal Davis
• Michelle Culton- Ekstrom
• Michelle Ewald
• Christina Pudvan
• Stacy Shafto
• Heather Sharpe

7.K. Approve contracts for COOR Advanced Technical Innovation Center personnel: 

• Stephanie Bates
• Charles Bissell
• Richard Burns
• Angela Griffis
• Benjamin Lowe
• Mary Jo Rondo
• Joshua Meyer
• Michelle Patterson
• Sarah Kay Rondo
• Kayla Sturgeon
• Alexandrea Warren

7.L. Renew contract with Rebekah Seelow, Early Childhood Specialist

7.M. Renew contract with Kimberly Murphy for Food Service Director duties

7.N. Renew contracts with School Psychological Services PLLC (Jim Huisken) for the 2025-26 school year

7.O. Approve amended 2025-26 calendar for ROOC

8. Action Items

8.A. Accept Preliminary 2025-26 Budgets as presented
- Special Education
- Career & Technical Education 

8.B. Approve Superintendent Evaluation as follows: 
Agenda Item: Approve the Superintendent’s Performance Evaluation for 2025 as follows:
"The Board reviewed the legal requirements associated with the Superintendent's Performance Evaluation Instrument and gave the Superintendent the following rating:
Regarding Section A: Governance & Board Relations - score: 2.91
Regarding Section B: Stakeholder Relations - score: 3
Regarding Section C: Employee Relations - score: 2.85
Regarding Section D: Operations & Finance - score: 3
Regarding Section E: Educational Leadership - score: 2.85
Professional Practice Rating - score: 2.916 (97%)
Student Growth - score: 3
Progress toward District-Wide Goals - score:  3
Summative Evaluation Score - score:  2.945 (98%)
Evaluation Rating: Effective"

8.C. Ratify new hires: 
- Melissa Keesler, part-time Facilities and Grounds Support 
- Quinten Goschke, part-time Welding Paraprofessional (CATIC)

8.D. Approve Board Goals for 2025-26
(Discussion to determine board goals)

8.E. Approve Superintendent Goals for 25-26 and contract for 2025-2028
(goals to be discussed)

9. Public Participation
- Any person attending the meeting may raise his/her hand during this session of the meeting. Individuals may speak for a maximum of 5 minutes. Groups may speak for a maximum of 15 minutes.

10. Information Items

• May Social Media Report- Reach of 33,610!
• Lyle Spalding Award recipient, Tanya Wolcott
• MASB Summer Institute in Lansing: Friday, Aug 15th - Saturday, Aug 16th
• COOR Graduation photos - June 6th (see link)
• CEC construction project progress photos (link emailed)
• Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County
  • 2024-25 Evaluation
  • June 9, 2025 Agenda
  • 25/26 Meeting Schedule
  • 24/25 Final Budget
  • 24/25 Final Food Service Budget
  • 25/26 Proposed Budget
  • 25/26 Proposed Food Service Budget

11. Superintendent's Report
- Goals
- Set date for Building & Grounds Committee walkthrough:
Friday, July 11
Friday, Aug 1 
Friday, Aug 8 or
Friday, Aug 15

12. Communications

13. Adjournment