Board passes personnel, procurement and routine consent items, approves boiler purchase and field trip

At its meeting the Grosse Ile Township Schools Board of Education approved a slate of action items by voice vote, including routine consent items, personnel changes, a facilities purchase and multiple procurement motions.

Consent: The board approved the consent grouping that included payment of bills for Feb. 1–Feb. 29, 2024 totaling $1,771,484.80, and approved meeting minutes from Feb. 27 and March 7.

Personnel: The board approved a personnel update that included hires — Brooke Fick as high school counselor and Michelle Holt as a level‑3 food service worker — and accepted resignations from Linda Ellison, Zachary Deters, Ashley Jones and Alexandria Davis.

Overnight field trip: The board approved the overnight field trip to the Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children in Grand Rapids (April 17–20) for the students presented by Anne Gray; presenters said the conference will be covered for students by the conference organizer.

Boiler purchase: The board approved the purchase and installation of two middle-school boilers from Detroit Boiler Company for $201,085.68, funded from sinking funds. Staff said the Airco-brand boilers match existing district equipment and are expected to last roughly 15–20 years.

Technology and procurement: The board approved the technology RFP awards recommended by staff: InnoComp for network electronics ($395,236), Nerds Express for structured cabling ($67,529.48) and Nerds Express for structured fiber cabling ($23,899.40). Staff noted E‑rate funding reduces the district share and that the overall package was under budget by $54,009.61 when accounting for E‑rate discounts.

Each motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. The transcript records voice approval for each item; roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public segment of the meeting.