da VInci Schools
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Middle School/High School Virtual Center
The Board Meeting is a meeting of the members of the board to discuss and make decisions on financial matters, governance and goals. As a Public Board Meeting, the public is welcome, and attendees have the right to speak at the public comment portion of the meeting. Public comment can be restricted to three minutes, and can be limited based on the number of people requesting to speak.
VISION:
Students Empowered for Personal Success
MISSION:
Fostering a community that will empower every student to realize their potential.
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | ||||
| C. | Approve Minutes | Approve Minutes | 1 m | ||
| II. | Public Comment | ||||
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This is an opportunity for any citizen present to address the Board. |
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| III. | Business | 5:32 PM | |||
| A. | Sick day rollover clarification | Discuss | Susanne Masters | 10 m | |
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The motion from last winter states, "Motion for staff to be able to roll over up to 20 total days of sick time at the end of each school year. Staff that attended the meeting believed that what the board had approved was 20 days plus the 10 days allotted this school year. The district has also provided Short Term Disability this year at no cost to employees. |
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| B. | Marco Schimizzi King Media campaign final numbers | Discuss | Marco Schimizzi | 10 m | |
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Marco will review the campaign report with the board. |
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| C. | Retention Pond Quotes | Vote | Susanne Masters | 10 m | |
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Brothers is the only company whose bid included clearing off the brush in order to install the fence. Their specific bid for fence installation was in the middle in terms of cost. Justice Fence is the lowest bid, but we would have to find someone to clear out the brush first.
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| D. | Snow Removal Quotes | Vote | Susanne Masters | 10 m | |
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Wolverine is the cheapest by far, they have a good reputation as well. You have to look in the details at the cost per plow to see the significant cost savings. |
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| E. | Steps and incentives for Transportation (Bus Drivers) | Vote | Susanne Masters | 10 m | |
| F. | Facilities Assessment | FYI | Susanne Masters | 5 m | |
| IV. | Committee Reports | ||||
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Finance Committee: Christa Lavan, Chair Board Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xVv8Pc_EBP6qUsmWansw1VYPcbvQFsgp/view?usp=drive_link
Academic Committee: Kim Haynes, Chair 2026_2027 Academic Rolling Minutes.docx
Governance Committee: Mike Jones, Chair
Facilities Committee: Cayla Upham, Chair
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| V. | Administrator Reports | 6:27 PM | |||
| A. | Enrollment, Attendance, Staffing, and Upcoming Events | FYI | Susanne Masters | 2 m | |
| VI. | CMU Report: Fred Borowski, School Lead, CMU Center for Charters | ||||
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Events can be found at: https://www.thecenterforcharters.org/view-all-upcoming-events/ |
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| VII. | New Business | 6:29 PM | |||
| A. | Approval of Board Retreat Meeting Minutes | Approve Minutes | |||
| Approve minutes for Board Retreat on September 22, 2026 | |||||
| B. | Approval of Board Goals | Vote | 5 m | ||
| VIII. | Board Calendar | ||||
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JCSBA Meetings September 29, 2026 Career Center October 3, 2026 Napoleon
Next DaVinci Board Meeting: October 22, 2026 |
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| IX. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | |||