The meeting opened with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

OPENING OF The Copper Country Intermediate School District Board of MEETING Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 21, 11/21/17 2017, at the Intermediate Service Center, 809 Hecla Street, Hancock, Michigan, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The meeting opened with the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Robert C. Tuomi, presiding; Nels S. Christopherson; Robert L. Roy; Karen M. Johnson; and Robert E. Loukus. MEMBERS ABSENT: Gale W. Eilola and Lisa A. Tarvainen. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Katrina Carlson, Shawn Oppliger, Kristina Penfold, Mike Richardson, Christine Salo and George Stockero. OTHER STAFF PRESENT: Jason Auel, Business Manager. GUESTS PRESENT: Debbie Bradford, Rukkila, Negro and Associates, P.C.; and Graham Jaehnig, Reporter, Daily Mining Gazette. AGENDA & ADDENDUM It was recommended by Superintendent George Stockero that the submitted agenda, with addendum, be adopted as presented. It was moved by Mrs. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Loukus to adopt the agenda as presented. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE It was recommended by Superintendent George Stockero that the MINUTES submitted minutes of the regular meeting of October 17, 2017, be 10/17/17 approved as presented. It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. Loukus to approve the minutes of the regular monthly meeting of October 17, 2017, as presented. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS APPROVAL OF CHECKS WRITTEN It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the financial statements be accepted as presented. It was moved by Mr. Roy and seconded by Mr. Loukus to accept the financial statements as presented. All yeas; motion carried. It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the checks written for the month of October 2017, be approved as presented. Mr. Roy moved and Mr. Loukus seconded to approve the checks written for the month of October, 2017, as presented. General Education Fund $100,395.70 Special Education Fund 155,127.25 Career & Technical Education Fund 8,077.24 REMC Fund 14,105.81 Total $277,706.00 1

All yeas; motion carried. APPROVAL OF It was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence PAYMENT OF by Board Treasurer Robert Roy, that the bills as of November 21, 2017, BILLS as presented, be paid from the General Education Fund, the Special Education Fund, the Career and Technical Education Fund and the REMC Fund. Mr. Roy moved and Mr. Loukus seconded to pay the bills as presented as of November 21, 2017. General Education Fund $241,467.23 Special Education Fund 101,568.94 Career & Technical Education Fund 7,835.94 REMC Fund 126,862.43 Total $477,734.54 All yeas; motion carried. APPROVAL OF It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Johnson to CONFERENCE approve Conference Calendar dates for November and December 2017, CALENDAR as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. Date Location Conference Staff 11/12-14 Grand Rapids, START (Autism) Kristen MI Fall Conference* Roggemann *Paid for by UPAN Autism Network. 12/5-7 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Math Shawn Oppliger & Science Center Network Meeting All yeas; motion carried. COMMUNICA- TION Minutes from the Copper Country Superintendents Round Table meeting on October 20, 2017, were read and discussed. Minutes from the Copper Country Association of School Boards meeting on October 25, 2017, were read and discussed. ACCEPT Debbie Bradford from the firm of Rukkila, Negro and Associates, PC, 2016-17 AUDIT was present to discuss the audit report and answer any questions. It REPORT was recommended by Business Manager Jason Auel, with concurrence by Board Treasurer Robert Roy and Superintendent George Stockero, to accept the Audit Report as presented. It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to accept the 2016-17 Audit Report as presented, and place it on file. All yeas; motion carried. 2

ADOPT ANNUAL RESOLUTION SUMMER PROPERTY TAX LEVY ANNUAL SUMMER TAX RESOLUTION COPPER COUNTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT A regular meeting of the Board of Education (the Board ) of the Copper Country Intermediate School District was held in Conference Room A of the Copper Country Intermediate School District on the 21 st day of November, 2017, at 5:30 o clock p.m. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 o clock, p.m. by President Robert C. Tuomi. Present: Robert C. Tuomi, Nels S. Christopherson, Robert L. Roy, Karen M. Johnson, and Robert E, Loukus. Absent: Gale W. Eilola and Lisa A. Tarvainen. The following preamble and resolution were offered by Member Karen M. Johnson and supported by Member Robert E. Loukus: WHEREAS: 1. This Board of Education by resolution of November 13, 1989, determined to impose a summer property tax levy to collect all of school property taxes, including debt services, upon property located within the Copper Country Intermediate School District, beginning with 1990 and continuing from year to year until specifically revoked by this Board of Education; and 2. The Revised School Code, as amended, requires formal action of the Board of Education prior to January 1 every year to continue the summer tax levy. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. This Board of Education, pursuant to 1976 PA 451, as amended (the Revised School Code ), hereby invokes for 2018 its previously adopted ongoing resolution imposing a summer property tax levy of all of school property taxes, including debt service, upon property located within the Copper Country Intermediate School District, beginning with 1990 and continuing from year to year until specifically revoked by this Board of Education and requests each city and/or township in which this district is located (and in which a local school district or city is concurrently imposing a summer property tax levy) to collect those summer taxes. 2. The Superintendent, Business Manager, or his/her designee is authorized and directed to forward to the governing body of each city and/or township in which this district is located (and in which a local school district or city is concurrently imposing a summer property tax levy) a copy of this Board's resolution imposing a summer property tax levy on an ongoing basis, and a copy of this resolution requesting that each such city and/or township agree to collect the summer tax levy for 2018 in the amount specified in this resolution. Said 3

resolutions and the request to collect the summer tax levy shall be forwarded so that they are received by the appropriate governing bodies before January 1, 2018. 3. Pursuant to and in accordance with Section 1613(1) of the Revised School Code, the Superintendent, Business Manager, or his/her designee is authorized and directed to negotiate on behalf of this District with the governing body of each city and/or township in which the District is located for the reasonable expenses for collection of the District's summer property tax levy that the city and/or township may bill under MCLA 380.1611 or MCLA 380.1612. Any such proposed agreement shall be brought before this Board for its approval or disapproval. 4. All resolutions and parts of resolutions insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this resolution are hereby rescinded. Ayes: Members Tuomi, Christopherson, Roy, Johnson and Loukus. Nays: None. Resolution declared adopted. The undersigned, duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Education of the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Michigan, hereby certifies that the foregoing constitutes a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted by said Board of Education at a regular meeting held on November 21, 2017, the original of which is part of the Board minutes. The undersigned further certifies that notice of the meeting was given to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act (1976 PA 267, as amended). APPROVE It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to approve a REVISED 2017-18 revised school calendar for the Copper Country ISD for the 2017-18 SCH. CALENDAR school year, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. HIRE TEMP. It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Johnson to hire AIDE L. WHITE Lori White as a temporary, part-time Instructional/Bus Aide, as recommended by Special Education Supervisor Katrina Carlson and Special Education Director Christine Salo, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. Ms. White will be assigned to the Community Transition Program in Houghton for the remainder of the 4

2017-18 school year, and will also continue on with her original position of part-time custodian. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE LTR. OF UNDRSTDG. -SICK BANK It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to approve a a letter of understanding with the Copper Country Intermediate Education Association (teacher s bargaining unit) replacing Article 10, Section 5, with new language concerning procedures for the sick bank, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. ACCEPT CARPET It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Johnson to award a BIDS bid to Dollar Bay Linoleum and Tile, of Dollar Bay, Michigan, in the amount of $22,658 to replace carpeting in the conference rooms, Learning Center and Administrative offices, and main hallway at the 809 Hecla Street facility, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. Mr. Tuomi abstained; all yeas; motion carried. APPROVE FINANCE STUDY RESOLUTION RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT: SCHOOL FINANCE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE COPPER COUNTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT A regular meeting of the Board of Education (the Board ) of the Copper Country Intermediate School District was held in Conference Room A of the Copper Country Intermediate School District on the 21 st day of November, 2017, at 5:30 o clock p.m. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 o clock, p.m. by President Robert C. Tuomi. Present: Robert C. Tuomi, Nels S. Christopherson, Robert L. Roy, Karen M. Johnson, and Robert E, Loukus. Absent: Gale W. Eilola and Lisa A. Tarvainen. The following preamble and resolution were offered by Member Karen M. Johnson and supported by Member Robert E. Loukus: WHEREAS, the Michigan Constitution states that The legislature shall maintain and support a system of free public elementary and secondary schools as defined by law, and WHEREAS, Michigan ranks 32nd in student achievement nationwide, according to recent research; and WHEREAS, the Governors 21 st Century Education Commission states that the urgency could not be greater regarding the falling K-12 performance, further stating that Michiganders underperform their peers, ranking 41st on fourth-grade reading performance nationally, that is simply not true that these unacceptable statewide outcomes are a result of changing 5

demographics as Michigan s higher-income and white students are also among the worst performing in the country and that Michigan is one of only three states that has seen a decline in fourth-grade reading achievement since 2003; and WHEREAS, the Commission further stated that Michigan needs to efficiently distribute resources, and efficient distribution requires a transparent calculation of what it costs to meet performance standards, that students with greater educational needs should be provided with additional resources where needed to have an equal chance of meeting the performance standards; and WHEREAS, in 2016 the State of Michigan conducted a comprehensive statewide cost study (Adequacy Study) to determine the sufficient resources per pupil to provide a public education that enables a pupil to demonstrate successful completion, in terms of proficiency, of all of the credit requirements of the Michigan merit standard and to determine whether public resources being committed to public education are distributed in such a way that all children have an equal opportunity to succeed in school; and Whereas, the State funded Adequacy Study produced and provided valuable information but used only one methodology and did not fully examine special education costs due to data availability issues, did not examine preschool, charter schools, career and technical education, the impact of high concentrations of special needs students and the cost challenges faced by geographically isolated schools and or very small school districts; and WHEREAS, the way we fund Michigan s public schools is fundamentally broken; and that Michigan needs to develop funding formulas that efficiently and effectively distribute these resources to the proper entities to support student success. WHEREAS, we must reexamine our approach so ALL students, regardless of their circumstances, can achieve and succeed; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative is a broad-based, diverse and bipartisan group of business leaders and education experts, from Metro Detroit to the U.P., who agree it s time to determine the cost of student achievement for all students Pk-12 and then change how our schools are funded; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative has brought together top industry experts to reexamine our approach to how we fund Michigan s schools to fully prepare ALL students for jobs and success; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative is supporting Michigan s first comprehensive school adequacy study using multiple methodologies to determine the cost of educating a student; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative has hired the nation s top two school finance research firms which have a proven ability to combine the data generated from multiple research approaches to examine cost issues associated with key factors, including 6

preschool, poverty, special education, Career and Technical Education, English Language Learners, at-risk students, and schools that are geographically isolated; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative study will be the only statewide study ever performed to include a statewide panel to examine all the costs faced by charter schools; and WHEREAS, the research team will work with 20 educator panels involving more than 240 Michigan educators including teachers, teacher leaders, principals, superintendents, school business officials, special education directors and other specialists; and WHEREAS, adequacy studies have been performed in more than 30 other states over the past 15 years, with over 90% of these studies using multiple methodologies, as Step One in considering any comprehensive school reform; and WHEREAS, many states have conducted multiple adequacy studies to make sure lawmakers have the very best, most reliable and valid information on what it costs to educate a student; and WHEREAS, the School Finance Research Collaborative adequacy study is expected to be completed in early 2018, and will provide lawmakers and the public with the best, most accurate and most reliable information on what it truly costs to educate ALL Michigan students. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Copper Country Intermediate School District supports the School Finance Research Collaborative and its efforts to determine the true cost of educating ALL Michigan public school students (pk-12). Ayes: Members Tuomi, Christopherson, Roy, Johnson and Loukus. Nays: None. Resolution declared adopted. The undersigned, duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Education of the Copper Country Intermediate School District, Michigan, hereby certifies that the foregoing constitutes a true and complete copy of a resolution adopted by said Board of Education at a regular meeting held on November 21, 2017, the original of which is part of the Board minutes. The undersigned further certifies that notice of the meeting was given to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act (1976 PA 267, as amended). 7

APPROVE It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to approve a FINANCE STUDY donation to the Oakland Schools Education Foundation-School DONATION Finance Research Project to be used toward the School Finance Research Collaborative study, based on $0.40 per student membership in the ISD s three county service area, as recommended by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. APPROVE AMENDED EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RESOLUTION COPPER COUNTRY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT A regular meeting of the Board of Education (the Board ) of the Copper Country Intermediate School District was held in Conference Room A of the Copper Country Intermediate School District on the 21 st day of November, 2017, at 5:30 o clock p.m. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 o clock, p.m. by President Robert C. Tuomi. Present: Robert C. Tuomi, Nels S. Christopherson, Robert L. Roy, Karen M. Johnson, and Robert E, Loukus. Absent: Gale W. Eilola and Lisa A. Tarvainen. The following preamble and resolution were offered by Member Karen M. Johnson and supported by Member Robert E. Loukus: WHEREAS, The Copper Country ISD (the ISD ), is a public body corporate created under part 7 of The Revised School Code, 1976 PA 451, as amended MCL 380.601 to 380.705. The Michigan Department of Education (the Department ) is a principal department of Michigan state government created by section 300 of the Executive Organization Act of 1965, MCL 16.400. Under section 28 of article 7 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, and the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, as amended, MCL 124.501 to 124.512 ( Act 7 ), a public agency may exercise jointly with any other public agency any power, privilege or authority that the public agencies share in common and that each might exercise separately. The Department and the ISD are each a public agency as that term is defined in Act 7. The ISD has the power, privilege, and authority to perform various activities relating to early childhood development and education and wants to jointly exercise the power, privilege, and authority jointly with the Department and other participating intermediate school districts as a 8

participant under and party to the first amended and restated interlocal agreement between the Department and participating intermediate school districts creating the Michigan Early Childhood Development Corporation (the Corporation ). The intermediate school board of the ISD therefore resolves as follows: that the first and amended and restated interlocal agreement between the Department and participating intermediate school districts creating the Corporation (the Interlocal Agreement ) is hereby approved; and that the superintendent of the ISD is hereby authorized transmit a copy of this resolution to the Corporation and to sign and file the Interlocal Agreement on behalf of the ISD. Ayes: Members Tuomi, Christopherson, Roy, Johnson and Loukus. Nays: None. Resolution declared adopted. Dated: Certification I, Karen M. Johnson, secretary of the intermediate school board (the ISD Board ) of the Copper Country ISD (the ISD ), hereby certify all of the following: (1) that this first amended and restated agreement was approved and the signing of the first amended and restated agreement by the superintendent of the ISD was authorized on behalf of the ISD by the ISD Board by a resolution adopted at a meeting of the ISD Board held on November 21, 2017; (2) that the resolution remains in effect; (3) that the meeting was held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, MCL 15.261 to 15.275; and (4) that the minutes of the meeting were kept and have been or will be made available as required by the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Dated: NEOLA Proposed new and revised policies in NEOLA Volume 32, Number 1, POLICIES September 2017 Update; and Special Technology Collection Phase III DISCUSSION were presented and discussed. FIRST ADOPTION It was moved by Dr. Christopherson and seconded by Mr. Roy to NEOLA POLICIES approve the first adoption of the following new and revised policies in 9

NEOLA Volume 32, Number 1, September 2017 Update; and Special Technology Collection Phase III, as recommended by NEOLA, Inc., as also recommended by Superintendent George Stockero: Regular Update: New Policy 1421 Administration Criminal History Record Check New Policy 1439 Administration Administrator Discipline New Policy 2410 Program Prohibition of Referral or Assistance Revised Policy 2414 Program Reproductive Health and Family Planning Revised Policy 3121 Professional Staff Criminal History Record Check Revised Policy 3139 Professional Staff Staff Discipline Revised Policy 4121 Support Staff Criminal History Record Check Revised Policy 4139 Support Staff Staff Discipline Revised Policy 8142 Operations Criminal History Record Check Revised Policy 8321 Operations Criminal Justice Information Security Technology Update: Revised Policy 7540.03 Property Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety Revised Policy 7540.04 Property Staff Technology Acceptable Use and Safety Revised Policy 7540.05 Property District-Issued Staff E-mail Account New Policy 7540.06 Property District Issued Student E-mail Account All yeas; motion carried. HIRE HELPDESK TECHNICIAN -A. HASAN HIRE SPEECH/ LANG. PATH. -G. GILFOY ADMIN. REPORTS SUPT S. UPDATE It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to hire Alec Hasan as a Helpdesk Technician for REMC 1, as recommended by REMC Director Mike Richardson, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mrs. Johnson to hire Gabriella Gilfoy as a Speech and Language Pathologist, as recommended by Special Education Director Christine Salo, with concurrence by Superintendent George Stockero. All yeas; motion carried. The Board reviewed reports submitted by the Administrative Staff. Superintendent George Stockero updated the group on the status of various pieces of proposed legislation. He also provided an update concerning Career and Technical Education. 10

PUBLIC COMMENTS...None. The CCISD held another successful Women in Automotive Career Day. Seventeen community and business representatives attended the first advisory meeting for Welding and Construction. Houghton County Medical Care will help pay ($25,000) to create a new classroom and lab for the Certified Nurse Aide class, and this will be part of the Portage Health Foundation grant. ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Mr. Loukus and seconded by Mr. Roy to adjourn the meeting at 6:47 p.m. All yeas; motion carried. Karen M. Johnson, Secretary Copper Country ISD Board of Education Robert C. Tuomi, President Copper Country ISD Board of Education 11