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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 November 11, 2024  Regular Business      Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm    Adjournment at 8:28 pm    Board Members Present:      Clark    Martin      McNitt    Mitchell    Pease    Thomas      Board Members Absent:      Vick    Public Participation:      None    Finance/Personnel Committee Update  Board Approvals      Regular Meeting Minutes 10/14/24    Financial Reports and Monthly Bills    2023-24 Financial Audit    Schools of Choice - 2nd Trimester    Karen Bitzer Interim LE Principal Contract & Leadership Mentoring Contract    LOA - Schedule B Drama Coordinator Position    LOA - Schedule C Boys & Girls Intramural BB Coaching    Purchase Performing Arts Center Stage Curtains (Bond Series ll)    METS Transp Staffing Service Contract 2024-25    Personnel      Arrivals      Erin Hemenway - EE Special Ed Teacher    August Gallagher - HS Musical Dir Assistant    Jim Tuls - HS Varsity Assistant Girls BB Coach (split position)    Carolyn Murray - LE Principal      Departures      Corey Harbaugh - Dir of Curriculum/Instruction & State/Federal Programs    Kristine Koehne - MS Science Teacher    Keaton Ruppert - Varsity Boys Golf Coach    Mike Geffre - MS Tennis Coach    Kaleb Nuesse - HS Musical Dir Assistant    Presentations      Financial Audit Update by K Corniel, Director of Business Services  Board Discussion      10 Minute Team Builder Topic - Takeaways from Nov 6th Workshop    MASB Conference Update from attendees  Pride & Progress      Citizens of the Month: October 2024      Maddison Schmidt - 6th Grade    Haley Brown - 7th Grade    Madilyn (MJ) Baker - 8th Grade  Next Regular Meeting      Dec 9, 2024, 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
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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 October 14, 2024  Regular Business      Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm    Adjournment at 8:45 pm    Board Members Present:      Clark      McNitt    Mitchell    Pease    Thomas    Vick      Board Members Absent:      Martin    Public Participation:      M. Loftus    Donations      Travel AED machine for the Girls Golf Team from D. Pease with an estimated value of $3521.00   Board Approvals      Regular Meeting Minutes 9/9/24    Special Meeting Minutes 9/13/24, 9/19/24, 9/27/24 and 10/7/24    Financial Reports and Monthly Bills    Second Reading NEOLA policies 2264, 2266, 4210, and 6320    Personnel      Arrivals      Brandon Baddley & Larry Gilbert - 6th Grade Boys BB Coach (shared position)      Kortez Rudolph - 7th Grade Girls BB Coach    Andrea Taylor - 7th Grade Boys BB Coach    Maggie Sims - MS Science Olym Assist Coach      Departures      Mike Geffre - 6th Grade Boys BB Coach    Hannah Lull - HS Varsity Assistant Softball    Jodie Forker - EE Special Education Teacher    Presentations      Bond Update - David Innes, OAK    Community Survey Data - Corey Harbaugh, Curriculum Director  Board Discussion      10 Minute Team Builder Topic - Trust Building    MASB Delegate Assembly Mtg Oct 24, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lansing Center  Pride & Progress      Citizens of the Month: September 2024      Kaya Bergeson - 6th Grade    Salma Youssef - 7th Grade    Erin Tapper - 8th Grade  Next Regular Meeting      Nov 11, 2024, 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
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At the end of each regular Board of Education Meeting, board members take a moment to share some of the great things they see in the district while serving on the Board. Here are this month's points of Pride & Progress:   “The first day of school is always exciting! After visiting the elementary campus in the morning, I made it to the high school. It’s always fun to see the energy of the students on the first day! I also had the opportunity to walk the halls at the later elementary with Mr. Davison. It’s such a positive building experience, and it was great to see the teachers so excited to welcome students. After attending the Open Houses, one thing that stood out to me was seeing our incredible office staff in action in all the buildings. Their ability to multi-task as they greeted families, directed traffic, answered phones, as well as juggled their other duties was incredible to see. As a team, they’re moving in different directions, but they all support each other. Shout out to all our administrative assistants for all they do! Brent McNitt  “The positive changes brought about by the cafeteria addition at Paw Paw High School (PPHS) have been remarkable not only in terms of facility improvements but also by allowing better scheduling and more consistency. Thanks to the entire Paw Paw Public Schools (PPPS) Food Services staff for working hard to keep our students fed and thank you to the community for approving the bond that made it possible! A new initiative at PPPS “Disconnect to Reconnect” has been a resounding success! Kids and parents are getting on board. At the high school, students are allowed to have their phones at lunch, but in my observation today there were not many phones in sight. Kudos to the PPPS administrators on the implementation of this program.” Ray Martin “At Paw Paw Middle School (PPMS), I was able to attend their Open House. It was fantastic! In other news at the middle school, Star testing has begun, and enrollment is up so far this year. I was also happy to hear that with the new “Disconnect to Reconnect” cell phone policy, there has only been one violation at PPMS. Lastly, almost 70 sixth-grade students attended the Disney movie “Safety” at the Strand Theater, and they had a fun time!” Lindsay Clark “I’d like to give a shout-out to Elementary Teacher Melissa Shugg for her work with classroom contracts, which sets the students up for success. The open houses were also very successful. It was nice to see all the vendors and department representatives who showed up for this event.” Nate Mitchell  “I would like to recognize the PPPS Maintenance and Facilities staff for all their hard work.”  Jon Vick  “I was able to spend time with Beckah Chartier working the Cedar Street Campus table at Wine and Harvest Festival, which was fantastic! I want to thank Beckah for all she does for the students. I noticed current and former students were seeking Beckah out, which shows she is clearly invested in their success, and I love that! One thing we talked about was reaching out to the families of Aspire and Thrive Online students to see if they could benefit from Adult Education. Kudos to Beckah for reaching out to so many people in our community who might benefit from these educational opportunities! Lastly, I also want to thank Corey Harbaugh for all the work he is doing with the Van Buren Youth Initiative.” Sarah Thomas
Build Together Paw Paw Public Schools. PPPS Board of Education Announcemnet
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 September 9, 2024  Regular Business  Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm  Adjournment at 8:09 pm  Board Members Present:  Clark  Martin  McNitt  Mitchell  Thomas  Vick  Board Members Absent:  Pease  Public Participation:  K. Smith  Donations  $925.00 from Newell Agency for the Football Program Golf Outing  $1,000.00 from CSM Group for the Clay Target Team  Board Approvals  Regular Meeting Minutes 8/12/24  Policy Committee Minutes 8/21/24  Financial Reports and Monthly Bills  2024-25 Schedule B Positions  First Reading Neola Policies 2264, 2266, 4210 and 6320  Title Ix Resolution  St. Mary’s Shared Time Service Agreement  Board Discussion  Insulin Lawsuit Litigation  Board Retreat - Friday, September 13, 2024 at the Admin Building 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Personnel  Arrivals  Brenda Murillo - GSRP Lead Teacher  Kelly Vance - MS Science Teacher  Victor Gonzalez - 5th Grade Teacher  Bill Welling - JV Boys Tennis Coach  Jacob Zent - 8th Grade Ass’t Football Coach  Departures  Shane Criger - JV Baseball Coach  David Wassink - 8th Boys BB Coach  Daryl McLeese - MS Tech & Design Teacher  Brittany Phillips - JV Boys Tennis Coach  Katie Curtis - St. Mary’s Shared Teacher  Caitlin Van Duinen - St. Mary’s Shared Teacher  Presentations  Summer School 2024 by J Davison, LE Principal  Next Regular Meeting  Oct 14, 2024, 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
“I’d like to recognize the facilities and technology staff for all the work they are doing behind the scenes to get the classrooms and schools ready. Thank you for being the glue that holds it all together!” Nate Mitchell
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