On behalf of the Board of Education we are pleased to provide these quick summaries of our meetings for review. Full minutes will continue to be posted on the PPPS site once approved by the Board. PPPS Board of Education - Board Meeting Summary April 14, 2025 Regular Business Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm Adjournment at 8:47 pm Board Members Present: Imus McNitt Mitchell Pease Sons Clark arrive at 7:40pm Board Members Absent: Martin Public Participation: L Smith Board Approvals Regular Meeting Minutes 3/10/25 Special Meeting Minutes 3/25/25 Financial Reports and Monthly Bills Second Reading Spring NEOLA Vol 39, No 2 LOA - Teacher Evaluation Tri-Annual Schedule EE Transition from Library Elective to Art Elective Bond Change Order - Replace Middle School Digital Sign $56,014.00 Bond Change Order - Update ECC Playground Landscape $104,967.00 Bond Change Order - Update HS Art Room Unit Ventilators & Electric $113,185.00 SME PRIME Award for the HS Adult Ed Success Coach (Section 107A) Personnel Arrivals Susanne Carpenter - Director of Curriculum & Instruction Departures Jacob Crow - MS ELA Intervention Teacher Jessica Orlaske - K-8 Multilingual Learner Intervention Teacher (Section 41 Grant) Presentations High School Mural - S Bentley, HS Art Teacher Bond Update - A Barker-King, Barton Group Winter Sports Review - A Farnquist, Athletic Director Board Discussion 10 Minute Team Builder Topic - Principles of Communication Pride & Progress Citizens of the Month: March 2025 Jace Douglas - 6th Grade Brooke Tapper - 7th Grade David Schrom - 8th Grade Next Regular Meeting May 12, 2025, 7 pm, Cedar Street Campus A pre-meeting Meet & Greet with refreshments will begin at 6:30pm and all are invited. "The Secret of change is to focus all your energy, not fighting the old, but on building the new."  - Socrates

Splinters from the Board-April

Paw Paw Public Schools

April 22, 2025

On behalf of the Board of Education we are pleased to provide these quick summaries of our meetings for review. Full minutes will continue to be posted on the PPPS site once approved by the Board.

PPPS Board of Education - Board Meeting Summary April 14, 2025

Regular Business

  • Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm

  • Adjournment at 8:47 pm

  • Board Members Present:

    • Imus

    • McNitt

    • Mitchell

    • Pease

    • Sons

    • Clark arrive at 7:40pm

  • Board Members Absent:

    • Martin

  • Public Participation:

    • L Smith

Board Approvals

  • Regular Meeting Minutes 3/10/25

  • Special Meeting Minutes 3/25/25

  • Financial Reports and Monthly Bills

  • Second Reading Spring NEOLA Vol 39, No 2

  • LOA - Teacher Evaluation Tri-Annual Schedule

  • EE Transition from Library Elective to Art Elective

  • Bond Change Order - Replace Middle School Digital Sign $56,014.00

  • Bond Change Order - Update ECC Playground Landscape $104,967.00

  • Bond Change Order - Update HS Art Room Unit Ventilators & Electric

    $113,185.00

  • SME PRIME Award for the HS

  • Adult Ed Success Coach (Section 107A)

Personnel

  • Arrivals

    • Susanne Carpenter - Director of Curriculum & Instruction

  • Departures

    • Jacob Crow - MS ELA Intervention Teacher

    • Jessica Orlaske - K-8 Multilingual Learner Intervention Teacher (Section 41 Grant)

Presentations

  • High School Mural - S Bentley, HS Art Teacher

  • Bond Update - A Barker-King, Barton Group

  • Winter Sports Review - A Farnquist, Athletic Director

Board Discussion

  • 10 Minute Team Builder Topic - Principles of Communication

Pride & Progress

  • Citizens of the Month: March 2025

    • Jace Douglas - 6th Grade

    • Brooke Tapper - 7th Grade

    • David Schrom - 8th Grade

Next Regular Meeting

  • May 12, 2025, 7 pm, Cedar Street Campus

    • A pre-meeting Meet & Greet with refreshments will begin at 6:30pm and all are invited.

"The Secret of change is to focus all your energy, not fighting the old, but on building the new."  - Socrates