Fruitport Board of Education
Regular Monthly Meeting
November 15, 2021 7:00 p.m.
Board Room
I. The Regular meeting of the Board of Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Board President, Dave Hazekamp.
II. The PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was recited.
III. ROLL CALL: Present – Tim Burgess, Kris Cole, Susan Franklin, Dave Hazekamp, and JB Meeuwenberg.
Absent – Elroy Buckner and Steve Kelly.
IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Item 21-181. MOTION by Franklin, SECOND by Cole to approve the agenda with the addition of XII-4 Tentative Agreement with Fruitport Maintenance Association.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
V. PRESENTATIONS
None.
VI. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
VII. REMARKS FROM THE PUBLIC
Community member, Susan Halter thanked the Board of Education for not masking students. She shared her thoughts on the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard. She also suggested the district consider educating parents on vaccines.
VIII. SUPERINTENDENT/ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Superintendent, Jason Kennedy reviewed a Q&A COVID-19 communication from Thrun Law Firm. He gave a Fruitport Community Schools’ COVID-19 update sharing that the district has been reaching the minimum 75% membership threshold each day, however, sub shortages are a problem in the district. Jason spoke about the Fall 2021 Student Full Time Equivalency Count stating that the district’s enrollment is up 92 FTE compared to last year’s count.
Director of Business Services, Mark Mesbergen gave a presentation on ESSER III. He explained how much the district received in the various ESSER categories, when the funds had to be spent, where the district spent the funding and how much is left to spend. Mark also spoke about a recent Stakeholder Engagement Survey.
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
Item 21-182. MOTION by Cole, SECOND by Burgess to approve the Consent Agenda as listed below:
- Approval of Special Meeting Minutes of October 26, 2021
- Acceptance of Bills, Monthly Financial Report, and ACH Transactions
- Acceptance of Student Activity Summary Report
- Acceptance of Credit Card and Utilities Report
- Approval of Capital Projects Progress Report
- Approval of 2021 Bond Report
- Approval of the Personnel Report
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
X. GENERAL BOARD BUSINESS
- 2021-2022 Calendar Date Change.
Item 21-183. MOTION by Cole, SECOND by Meeuwenberg to approve a change to the 202122 school calendar making December 13, 2021 a professional development day instead of a pupil day of instruction as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
XI. BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS
- Report of a committee meeting held November 8, 2021.
Kris Cole reported on a Business and Finance Committee meeting held in the superintendent’s office on November 8, 2021. Dave Hazekamp, Kris Cole, Elroy Buckner, Jason Kennedy, Jessica Wiseman, and Mark Mesbergen were present. The committee received a collective bargaining update, discussed a possible calendar change, received a COVID-19 update, and heard an update on the requirements of ESSER III.
XII. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS
- Report of a committee meeting held November 8, 2021.
JB Meeuwenberg reported on a Personnel Committee meeting held in the
Superintendent’s Office on November 8, 2021. Dave Hazekamp, JB Meeuwenberg, and Jason Kennedy were present. The committee received a collective bargaining update, discussed a possible calendar change, received a COVID-19 update, and heard updates from the other committee agendas. - TA with the Fruitport Transportation and Food Service Association.
Item 21-184. MOTION by Meeuwenberg, SECOND by Cole to approve the Tentative Agreement for a three-year contract with the Fruitport Transportation-Food Service Association as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0. - TA with the Fruitport Education Association for a three-year contract. Item 21-185. MOTION by Meeuwenberg, SECOND by Burgess to approve the Tentative Agreement for a three-year contract with the Fruitport Education Association as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0. - TA with the Fruitport Maintenance Association for a three-year contract.
Item 21-186. MOTION by Meeuwenberg, SECOND by Franklin to approve the Tentative Agreement for a three-year contract with the Fruitport Maintenance Association as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0.
XIII. STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS
- Report of a committee meeting held November 10, 2021.
Susan Franklin reported on a Student Affairs Committee meeting held in the board room on November 10, 2021. Dave Hazekamp, Susan Franklin, Tim Burgess, Allison Camp, and Jason Kennedy were present. The committee received an overview of the District’s Continuous Improvement Process, discussed modifying the 2021-22 school calendar, reviewed the NCJA audit, and received a COVID-19 update. - Professional Development Advisory Committee.
Item 21-187. MOTION by Franklin, SECOND by Burgess to approve the District’s Instructional Council as the Professional Development Advisor Committee for the District pursuant to recommendation of professional development that will count toward pupil instructional time as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0 - Overnight Trip Request.
Item 21-188. MOTION by Franklin, SECOND by Cole to approve the Boys Varsity Basketball, DECA, BPA and Track Team trip requests as presented.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
XIV. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS
Kris Cole spoke about the Middle School Robotics competition held on Saturday, November 13th at the high school. “It was great to see “in-person” competition and the excitement on the faces of the students,” he said. Kris stated that the day was a huge success and thanked everyone for their support. It was a district-wide effort. Kris also read an email from a competing school that stated, “Fruitport Community Schools is an example of a successful Robotics program.”
XV. AGENDA ITEMS for FUTURE MEETINGS & SCHEDULING OF ANY SPECIAL MEETINGS
- Business and Finance Committee will meet December 6, 2021 at 11:30 a.m.
- Personnel Committee will meet December 6, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
- Student Affairs Committee will meet December 8, 2021 at noon.
- The Regular December 13, 2021 Board Meeting will be relocated to Fruitport High School located at 357 N. Sixth Street at 7:00 p.m.
XVI. REMARKS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
XVII. CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS
Item 21-189. MOTION by Burgess, SECOND by Meeuwenberg to enter Closed Session to
discuss negotiations. Roll call: Burgess, Yes; Cole, Yes; Franklin, Yes; Hazekamp, Yes;
Meeuwenberg, Yes.
Absent: Buckner and Kelly.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
The Board of Education entered Closed Session at 7:53 p.m.
Item 21-190. MOTION by Franklin, SECOND by Cole to move back into Open Session. MOTION CARRIED 5-0
The Board of Education came out of Closed Session at 8:01 p.m.
XVIII. ADJOURNMENT
Item 21-191. MOTION by Burgess, SECOND by Meeuwenberg to adjourn.
MOTION CARRIED 5-0
The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Franklin
Acting Board Secretary
Maribeth Clarke
Recording Secretary