CALL TO ORDER President Clark called the September 17, 2018 regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

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1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF SOUTH LYON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT # COUNTIES OF OAKLAND, LIVINGSTON AND WASHTENAW HELD AT SOUTH LYON CITY & SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING September 17, 2018 CALL TO ORDER President Clark called the September 17, 2018 regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Anthony Abbate, Randy Clark, Margaret Fallow, Carrie Hanshaw, Kathleen Harmon, Laura Hewitt, Eric Kennedy None Administration Present: Administration Absent: Melissa Baker, Supt, Lisa Kudwa, Asst. Supt., Amy Dagenhardt, Asst. Supt., Ben Kirby, Asst. Supt. None PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Board, administration and the audience joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Clark offered an opportunity for public comments. There were no comments. APPROVAL OF AGENDA President Clark asked the Board to approve the agenda as presented, unless they had any additions or deletions. Moved by Ms. Fallow, supported by Ms. Harmon to approve the agenda as presented. Ayes 7, Nays 0. Motion carries. APPROVAL OF MINUTES President Clark acknowledged the minutes of the August 20 regular meeting, August 20 special meeting and the September 10 special meeting and asked the Board for a motion to approve the minutes. Moved by Ms. Hanshaw, supported by Ms. Hewitt to approve the following minutes as presented: August 20, 2018 Regular Meeting August 20, 2018 Special Meeting September 10, 2018 Special Meeting Ayes 7, Nays 0.

2 September 17, 2018 Page 2 APPROVAL OF BILLS Moved by Ms. Fallow, supported by Mr. Kennedy to approve the following bills: August 2018 Prepaids September 2018 AP Bill Run September 2018 Bond Bills August 2018 Wires & ACH Transactions President Clark asked Ms. Dagenhardt to forward a copy to the board members of the Lusk & Albertson bill on page 17 of the 8/1-8/19/18 check register. He also asked for details on Cookson Clubmakers LLC on page 3 of the 8/21-8/31/18 check register. Roll Call: Mr. Kennedy-yes, Ms. Harmon-yes, Mr. Abbate-yes, Ms. Hewitt-yes, Ms. Hanshaw-yes, Ms. Fallow-yes, Mr. Clark-yes. Motion carries 7 0. HIRING OF INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Mr. Kirby stated that resignations, retirements and the addition of our Junior Kindergarten program (formerly known as Developmental Kindergarten) has required the hiring of the following instructional staff for the school year. Connie Asher Kent Lake/SLHS (Social Worker) 9/4/18 Amanda Barone Pearson (Kindergarten) 8/21/18 Brandon Boyd Dolsen (1 st grade) 8/27/18 Robyn Carmer SLEHS (Resource Room) 8/29/18 Stacy Glowacki SLHS (Counselor) 8/29/18 Karl Hamm SLEHS (Math) 8/29/18 Shelby Klick (Winner) Brummer (Resource Room) 8/27/18 Mark Mimnaugh SLHS (Resource Room) 8/27/18 Shelby Mroz MMS (Resource Room) 8/21/18 Andre Neumann Dolsen/SLEHS (Physical Education) 8/27/18 Jeremy Nowka SLEHS/District (Resource Rm) 8/24/18 Darvin Powell MMS/SLHS (Technology) 8/27/18 Kalianne Reynolds Bartlett (5 th grade) 8/24/18 Christin Smith Hardy (Kindergarten) 8/24/18 Elizabeth Soper Sayre (Kindergarten) 8/21/18 Justin Wagoner SLEHS (Resource Room) 8/21/18 Mr. Kirby explained that he had invited all of the teachers to attend the meeting this evening to meet the Board. A majority of the new hires were in attendance and introduced to the Board. Mr. Kirby shared background information on all of the candidates being considered for employment in the district. He noted that Connie Asher, Brandon Boyd, Darvin Powell and Elizabeth Soper were not able to attend the meeting. Mr. Kirby added that since she was hired, Shelby Klick has resigned. He asked the Board to approve the hiring of these educators listed above effective on the designated date for each individual.

3 September 17, 2018 Page 3 Moved by Ms. Fallow, supported by Mr. Abbate to approve the hiring of the teachers listed above effective on the designated date for each individual as presented. The Board welcomed the new teachers. Roll Call: Mr. Abbate-yes, Ms. Hewitt-yes, Ms. Hanshaw-yes, Ms. Fallow-yes, Ms. Harmon-yes, Mr. Kennedy-yes, Mr. Clark-yes. Motion carries 7 0. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS Mr. Kirby explained to the Board that Millennium Middle School received the following monetary donations to be used by the Robotics Team for materials, supplies, travel, etc. AMCOR Rigid Plastics USA $500 Dry Lane Construction Co. $400 Fairway Independent $100 Magnum Consulting $1,000 Megan Stowers, DDS $100 Marna M. Winslow $100 Bartlett, Kent Lake, Hardy and Sayre Elementary Schools received a donation of 80 T-shirts for the Junior Kindergarten Program valued at $400 from Dr. Ashley Reynolds, Crescent Orthodontics. Mr. Kirby asked the Board to accept the gifts as presented in accordance with Policy Moved by Mr. Kennedy, supported by Ms. Hanshaw to accept the gifts with thanks in accordance with Policy 9350 as presented. Ayes 7, Nays 0. With support from the Board, President Clark chose to skip the recess. LEGISLATION Mrs. Baker stated that there was no new legislation as the legislators are not in session. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS Mr. Clark acknowledged the following board committee reports: Legislative Mr. Clark reported that he has been updating the Board in s and that he will be attending a workshop in Lansing going behind the scenes at the Capitol. Policy They met today and addressed policies on public concerns, outside agencies, graduation requirements, NEOLA and a procedural change in the student disciplinary process. Finance A meeting is scheduled on September 21.

4 September 17, 2018 Page 4 Facilities & Grounds They met today and discussed money that is left in the Bond. Summer construction projects are done except for a few technology tweaks to the controls on the HVAC system. Curriculum & Communications A meeting is scheduled on October 11. OTHER Mrs. Baker thanked everyone for a great start of the school year. She offered her congratulations to Chester Cox for renewing his Chief Technology Officer certification through the MSBO. REPORTS South Lyon Educational Foundation - Ms. Hanshaw reported that a fundraiser is scheduled on October 13 from 2 4 p.m. at Pinz Bowling Center. A flyer will be coming out soon. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mr. Clark offered a second opportunity for public comments. There were no further comments. CORRESPONDENCE Mr. Clark acknowledged the resignations of Charlotte Mack and Shelby Klick. MEETING DATES Mr. Clark noted the following meeting dates for the rest of this school year. September 19, 2018, SLEHS Academic Awards Night, 6:00 p.m. September 26, 2018, SLHS Academic Awards Night, 7:00 p.m. October 1, 2018, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. October 15, 2018, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. November 5, 2018, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. November 19, 2018, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. December 3, 2018, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. January 22, 2019, (Tuesday) Organizational/Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. February 4, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. March 4, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. March 18, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. April 15, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. May 6, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. May 20, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. June 3, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m. June 17, 2019, Regular Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

5 September 17, 2018 Page 5 BOARD COMMENTS Mr. Kennedy congratulated both Chester Cox and Jeff Russell for their renewed and new Chief Technology Officer certifications. Mr. Abbate welcomed all the new teachers, and thanked Mr. Kirby for starting a new tradition of bringing new faces to meet the Board. Ms. Hanshaw congratulated Mrs. Toth for winning the Greg Gwisdalla award from the special education administration. It is the top special education administrator award. Mrs. Baker noted that they will honor her at the October 1 board meeting. SLHS football team, Pom team, Cheer team and Band all participated in the 5 th Annual Victory Day at SLHS on Saturday. It is a day when special education students in the district get a day of the football experience. Ms. Fallow thanked the new teachers for attending the board meeting. She noted that it is nice to put names and faces together. She added that she appreciates all of their hard work. Ms. Hewitt welcomed the new teachers to the district noting that South Lyon is a great place to live and to work. She shared that she also was able to attend Mrs.Toth s award ceremony as well. She offered her congratulations to all the sports teams. The Red Out football game at SLHS is scheduled this week, and she added that it is phenomenal to see the entire community wearing red. Lastly, she stated that the social media presentation was really important. Ms. Harmon welcomed the new teachers and thanked them for being here. Mr. Clark thanked the Board for an excellent goal setting meeting noting that they work well as a team. He also thanked all the teachers for attending the meeting. ADJOURN Moved by Mr. Kennedy, supported by Ms. Hewitt to adjourn the meeting at 7:24 p.m. Ayes 7, Nays - 0. Motion carries. Respectfully submitted, Carrie L. Hanshaw, Secretary