Ovid-Elsie board to pick construction manager, architect Aug. 19 in Elsie
The agenda recommends hiring The Christman Company and Kingscott, with one board member set to abstain over a family tie.
The Ovid-Elsie Area Schools Board of Education is scheduled to act on two facilities contracts at its regular meeting Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Ovid-Elsie High School student lounge, 8989 E. Colony Road, Elsie, according to the posted agenda.
Under new business, the agenda carries a recommended action for the board to approve the selection of The Christman Company for construction management services and to authorize the superintendent to negotiate a contract for those services, subject to final board approval.
The agenda includes a disclosure tied to that item. It states that before the board considers the recommendation, a board member will disclose a familial relationship with an employee of The Christman Company and will abstain from discussion and voting on the matter in accordance with legal counsel.
A second recommended action asks the board to approve the selection of Kingscott for architecture and engineering services, again authorizing the superintendent to negotiate a contract subject to final board approval. The Ovid-Elsie facilities committee interviewed two architects at an Aug. 11 meeting in Elsie.
The board is also set to consider two lease agreements for the preschool and daycare providers that rent rooms from the district. Separate recommended actions cover a lease with Ovid-Elsie Little Learners and a lease with Kids Early Education Zone. The agenda says both documents were uploaded in LiveBinder.
The consent agenda includes minutes from the July 20 regular meeting, the July 30 policy committee meeting, facilities committee meetings on Aug. 3, Aug. 10 and Aug. 11, and an Aug. 5 work session. It also includes payment of June 2026 bills, the June 2026 monthly financial report, the June 2026 cash and investment summary, and a personnel action report. The consent agenda requires a roll call vote.
The superintendent's report lists building open houses, sixth-grade orientation, the new school year, the hiring of Olyvia Darling to teach second grade at Leonard, new school safety response protocol terminology, and a board workshop in the near future with PFM. Old business lists board operating procedure.
What happens next
The board meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Ovid-Elsie High School student lounge in Elsie. The agenda provides for public participation at the start of the meeting on agenda items and again at the conclusion of new business, with each statement limited to three minutes and directed to the board chair. Any construction management or architectural contract negotiated by the superintendent would return to the board for final approval.
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