Board of Education Regular Meeting Agenda • January 17 2023
Agenda by Michelle Munyon, Executive Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, Buchanan Community Schools

All completed Board of Education Meeting Minutes are available to read on the Buchanan Community Schools website HERE.
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- Regular Meeting
- 01/17/2023 6:00 PM
- Buchanan High School Auditorium
- 401 W. Chicago Street
- Buchanan, MI 49107
Regular Meeting of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education • Tuesday, January 17, 2023 – 6pm
- Meeting Highlights:
- President Dr. Burnett opened the meeting at 6:00pm
- POINTS OF PRIDE
- Retirement – Wendy Murphy, Ottawa Literacy Coach, 32 years of service.
- School Resource Officer Grant Approval
- School Board Recognition Month – Mrs. Robinson thanked the school board for their dedication and hard work.
- PRESENTATIONS
- School Highlight – Mrs. Stacey Denison, Ottawa Elementary Principal presented to the board.
- Meeting adjourned at 7:49pm.
- Read the full minutes HERE.
All completed Board of Education Meeting Minutes are available to read on the Buchanan Community Schools website HERE.

Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education
Mission: Educating students for life-long success in their civic, academic, physical and social/emotional lives.
Vision: To develop responsible, resilient, creative citizens capable of succeeding in a global society.
Beliefs: We Believe in providing a safe, supportive, respectful environment, opportunities for all students (options), student growth and achievement, and cooperative relationships among students, families, stakeholders and community members.
“We welcome you to a meeting of the Buchanan Community Schools Board of Education.
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.
There is a time for regular public participation during the meeting as indicated in agenda item H. If you wish to make a presentation to the Board, please fill out the Speaker Card and pass it to the Board President before item H on the agenda.
Thank you for your support of Buchanan Community Schools!”
Members of the public may contact members of the school board to provide input or ask questions on any business that will come before the board. These items will also be shared with the Superintendent.
- Dr. Harvey Burnett, President – hburnett@buchananschools.com
- Ruth Writer, Vice-President – rwriter@buchananschools.com
- Kelly Laesch, Secretary – klaesch@buchananschools.com
- Chris Lee, Treasurer – clee@buchananschools.com
- Katie Berry, Trustee – kberry@buchananschools.com
- Chris Carlson, Trustee – ccarlson@buchananschools.com
- Dr. Scott Carlin, Trustee – scarlin@buchananschools.com
Official minutes of school board meetings are stored and available for inspection in the Superintendent’s Office. Meeting minutes are also posted on our district website under the Board of Education. www.buchananschools.com
Upon request to Michelle Munyon, the District shall make reasonable accommodations for a person with disabilities to be able to participate in the meeting.