St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency

This strategic document outlines the goals and foundational principles for St. Clair County RESA Regional Educational Service Agency. Its primary objectives include ensuring career and college readiness for all students, expanding collaborative partnerships, providing leadership in educational initiatives, maintaining fiscal stability, and fostering talent recruitment and retention. Guided by a mission to educate, inform, inspire, and serve communities, and a vision of educational excellence for all, the plan emphasizes core principles of excellence, collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, and stewardship to prepare students for life, leadership, and community engagement.

The board addressed several financial matters, including approving bill payments, accepting donations, and amending the budget for continuation grants. They accepted the LEAD-K Grant and the IDEA Funded Initiative Grant, and approved members of the Early On Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC). The board accepted donations, including a Ford Explorer and tools and PPE supplies. Purchases were approved for fiber optic cable, a visualization host server node, and a visualization host storage shelf. The Superintendent shared a video, and the Personnel Report was approved. The board accepted the 27K Student Loan Repayment Program Grant and approved payment for bond infrastructure general conditions/liability insurance. The Superintendent provided a budget update, and the board approved and entered into a contract with the Superintendent.

The RESA Board of Education meeting included several key action items such as honoring Marshall Campbell for his years of service, approving bill payments, final budget amendments for various funds, and adopting the General Appropriations Act Resolution for the fiscal year 2025/2026. The board also approved the School Lunch and Student/School Activity fund budgets for 2025/2026, authorized the purchase of a new van, accepted donations for TEC programs, and approved the annual computer purchase. Additional approvals were granted for a hub switch purchase, acceptance of additional funds for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Student Grant, reauthorization of the Blue Water Middle College Academy contract, and acceptance of additional Tri-Share funding. The board authorized a contract for TEC storm water main repairs, approved the amended June Personnel Report, authorized the superintendent to enter into retainer agreements with law firms, approved a special reorganizational meeting, and authorized continued participation in the K-12 Alliance of Michigan.

The board convened a public hearing regarding the proposed 2025-26 budget, during which no public comments were heard. The board then moved to approve the 2024-25 Final Amended Budget, the organizational meeting date, the proposed 2025-26 meeting dates, and the 2025-2026 BWMCA School Calendar. Additionally, the board addressed action items including approval of bills.

The agenda includes convening a budget hearing for the approval of the 2025-26 proposed new year budget, additions/deletions to the agenda, action items such as approval of minutes from May 21, 2025, approval of bills and EFTs from May 2025, approval of the 2024-25 final amended budget, setting a date for the organizational meeting, approval of proposed 2025-26 meeting dates, approval of the 2025-26 BWMCA school calendar, approval of the personnel report, and election of a new Secretary/Treasurer. Information items include an administrative update and other business. The meeting will conclude with announcements/comments and adjournment.