Flex High School of Michigan
Minutes
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location
In person: 4945 Clio Road, Flint, MI 48504
Virtual via Microsoft Teams: https://llac.io/FHSMI
Meeting ID: 222 782 891 591
Passcode: L3Df6BZ2
Mission Statement: Flex High School of Michigan recovers students who have dropped out or are in danger of dropping out of high school. We enroll students into a resource center, mentor, teach, and prepare them for graduation and college and career readiness.
Directors Present
D. Lepine, M. Bruzewski, M. Clark
Directors Absent
T. Hughes, W. Brown
Guests Present
A. Gibson (remote), A. Holmes, A. Izzo, A. Miller (remote), C. Merante, D. Petropulos, Grace Bautista, H. Ruiz (remote), K. Welsh (remote), S. Nakon, T. Cherry, V. Chase (remote)
I. Opening Items
A.
Call the Meeting to Order
B.
Record Board Member Attendance
C.
Introduction of Attendees
II. Approval of Agenda
A.
Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
A.
Prior Meeting Minutes
It was recommended that the Board of Directors adopt, as presented, and approve the minutes of February 10, 2026, Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Flex High School of Michigan.
The following action was taken to approve the Minutes as written.
IV. Reports
A.
Finance
B.
School Leader
Ms. Izzo shared a CMU facilities safety visit with all issues being taken of. She also shared on CMU special education review response submitted with a plan in place.
Ms. Izzo shared on attendance and enrollment trends with a dip in Dec/Jan. The enrollment is currently at 263 in February. Student Appreciation activities are next week with plans to repeat in March/April.
Ms. Izzo shared staffing by hiring a social studies teacher at Burton. She also shared on Professional Development with a compliance check-in, audit prep, time management, and Special Education mini training with upcoming Professional Development for April state testing.
Ms. Izzo shared Students of the Month, student Takari was accepted to Alabama State University and shared the spring graduation date of June 11 at 6:00p.
C.
Education Service Provider (ESP)
Mr. Nakon shared on the team canvassing and attending community events, Communities First breakfast in Flint, and attended the local farmers market “What’s Up Downtown” Project meeting.
Ms. Chase shared coordinated efforts with CMU Charter School Office - Corey Northrup, MAPSA -Dan Quisenberry, and the new state superintendent, with at meeting on Apr 1. Meeting will include lobbyist Sandy Jones regarding communication with state board and MDE.
Legal shared ongoing lawsuits with MDE.
D.
Committee Updates, as needed
Academic: Ms. Lepine shared that the committee discussed CTE business pathway amendment approved and culinary amendment resubmitted.
Finance: Mr. Clark shared that no unusual expenses and clawback implications were discussed.
Governance: Ms. Bruzewski shared that the committee wants Developing a calendar for retreats and planning. She would like to define roles/responsibilities and mentioned Ms. Brown provided templates.
E.
Authorizer Updates
Mr. Merante shared the CMU Annual Conference scheduled for August 19th. "Experience Central" visits are planned for March 18th and April 21st from 4:00-6:00 pm. Charter Day at the Capitol is on April 22nd with a reception in Lansing on April 21st from 4:00-6:00p.
V. New Business
A.
Board OnTrack Invoice
B.
Transparency Reporting Certification
C.
Approval of Expenditures
VI. Closing Items
A.
Next Board Meeting Date/Time and Location
April 14, 2026, at 6:00p (ET) Flex High North Flint, 4945 Clio Road, Flint, MI 48504
Mr. Cherry shared on the financials dashboard as of January 31, 2026, including the dashboard and detailed balance sheet. He also mentioned that the 2024-25 claw back has been paid off.