December 2025 Board Minutes

Washtenaw Technical Middle College
Meeting Minutes – WMTC Board of Directors
December 3, 2025

1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Muthig at 8:39 a.m.
2. Roll Call: Chairman Muthig, Director Miller, Director Richards-Schuster, Director Tawakkul, Director Williamson, Director Gensheimer was viewing on Zoom, Director Jackson arrived after the Roll Call was taken, and WCC Board Liaison Eileen Peck was in attendance.
3. Public or Staff Communications: There were none at this meeting.
4. Updates and Announcements: There were none at this meeting.
5. Consent Agenda: The Meeting Agenda, the October 1, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes, the September 2025 Financials, and the Final Year Math, and Math Reasoning Courses were all approved. Director Tawakkul moved, and Director Miller seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
6. Dean's Reports: Dean Covert attended, and presented at the November WCC Board of Directors meeting. Eileen Peck was in attendance, Dean Covert’s report was very well received. We have sustained a 97% retention rate level, and are currently at 840 students. Dean Covert shared with the group that the WTMC Career Pathway Panels event took place on Tuesday, November 25th. This yearly event shows the students over 100 potential programs of study at WCC. This school year has brought us a larger increase in ESL students. We are in the process of hiring an ESL teacher. We have a great candidate who will bring 14 years of ESL experience to our school. We are waiting for his acceptance. We have made great strides in chronic absenteeism. Our continued intervention with families is greatly helping. We have implemented new curriculum for our low readers, which is going well, and has been well received by the staff, and our families.
7. Committee Reports: Finance Committee - Director Miller and Dean Covert had a good meeting with the WISD staff In November. Governance Committee – Director Jackson shared with the group that the recruitment roster for potential /future board members was outdated. There was then conversation regarding names on the list. Policy Committee - Director Tawakkul; the committee met in November and will be scheduling regular monthly meetings. Ad-Hoc Board Gathering – Director Miller and Director Richrds-Schuster; the event was wonderful; discussion was had around next steps. Ad-Hoc Software Committee, Director Gensheimer is meeting with Christine weekly via Zoom. They both continue adding documents into OnBoard from past meetings.
8. Strategic Planning: No updates at this meeting.
9. Board Topic for Discussion - Succession Planning: There was discussion around plans for the future, and the process we would use for such planning.
10. Adjourn: Chairman Muthig adjourned the meeting at 10:18 a.m.