Board approves curriculum purchase, facilities contracts, donation, hires and other actions

Grand Haven Area Public Schools' Board of Education approved a series of motions at its April 24 workshop, including curriculum adoption, multiple facilities contracts, a large donation agreement, and employment offers for new administrators.

Votes at a glance: 17-835 approved adoption and purchase of Magnetic Literacy as the 6th-grade reading resource for one year at $17,835.12 (motion by Trustee Heather Herrygers, seconded by Trustee Marc Eickholt) carried 6-0. 17-836 approved Fence Consultants of West Michigan for fencing work at Duneside Discovery Center for $58,550 (motion by Trustee Marc Eickholt, seconded by Trustee Kristal Boyd) carried 6-0. 17-837 approved a districtwide grounds contract with Dykstra Landscape Management, Inc. for $203,624 for the 2026 season (motion by Trustee Heather Herrygers, seconded by Trustee Marc Eickholt) carried 6-0. 17-838 approved a contract with Muskegon Quality Builders totaling $1,031,274 for White Pines electrical and Rosy Mound boiler work to be paid from the Sinking Fund (motion by Trustee Kristal Boyd, seconded by Trustee Seth Holt) carried 6-0. 17-839 approved the Outdoor Discovery Center donation agreement for site and playscape improvements valued at $950,000 once language was clarified to show the district is accepting the work rather than the expense (motion by Trustee Heather Herrygers, seconded by Trustee Kristal Boyd), as amended, carried 6-0.

Personnel and governance: Motion 17-840 authorized offering employment contracts to named administrative candidates for the 2026-27 school year with placement on the salary schedule as presented (motion by Trustee Marc Eickholt, seconded by Trustee Heather Herrygers) carried 6-0. Motion 17-841 moved the board into closed session under 8(1)(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act in connection with 13(1)(g) of the Freedom of Information Act to consider attorney-client privileged materials (motion by Trustee Heather Herrygers, seconded by Trustee Seth Holt) carried 6-0; the board entered closed session at 2:10 PM and returned to open session at 3:29 PM.

Board financial notes in the consent agenda included March accounts payable of $2,727,651.62 and payroll of $4,227,955.77; other single-line items included Edustaff contracted staff costs of $177,957.03 and PNC/Commerce credit card credit of $38,836.79. The minutes record no public comments.

The motions recorded at the workshop were approved by recorded voice votes reflected in the minutes; the board took no failed votes on business reported in these minutes.