October 2025 Board Minutes

Washtenaw Technical Middle College
Meeting Minutes – WMTC Board of Directors
October 1, 2025

1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Muthig at 10:39 a.m.
2. Roll Call: Chairman Muthig, Director Gensheimer, Director Miller, and Director Williamson. WCC Board Liaison Eileen Peck was also in attendance.
3. Public or Staff Communications: There were none at this meeting.
4. Annual Audit Report: Amber Sutter and Mike Santicchia from UHY LLC presented the annual audit. WTMC was given the highest opinion again this year. There were no disagreements. Everything went very smoothly during the audit. The WISD and WTMC staff were very helpful. Director Miller moved to accept the audit, Director Williamson seconded, a roll call was taken. Chairman Muthig – yea, Director Miller – yea, Director Gensheimer – yea, and Director Williamson – yea. The motion carried unanimously.
5. Updates and Announcements: There were none at this meeting.
6. Consent Agenda: The Meeting Agenda, the August 20, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes, the July and August 2025 Financials, The Spring 2025 Board Policies Update from the National Charter Schools Institute were all approved. Director Miller moved and Director Gensheimer seconded, the motion carried unanimously.
7. Dean's Reports: We have sustained a population of over 825 students this Fall. Today is Count Day in the State of Michigan. WTMC students had a 96% completion rate after the Spring semester. Our increase in administrative staff has gone very well. Our newly launched special ed driven resource room is having a positive effect on students. We have more ESL learners than every before. We are looking for ESL help from WCC. We are currently using WTMC staff and online translation tools. We have over 30 students needing ESL support. Our absenteeism efforts are making a big difference. We are calling families after 3 or 4 absences to get the student and parents in to meet with administration.
8. Committee Reports: Finance Committee - Director Miller; the audit work is complete. Governance Committee – Chairman Muthig; the committee will be meeting the second Friday of each month. Policy Committee - Director Gensheimer; the committee met and discussed the Spring 2025 Board Policy updated from the National Charter Schools Institute. Ad-Hoc Board Gathering – Director Miller went over the agenda for this afternoons event. Ad-Hoc Software Committee, Director Gensheimer will meet with everyone, one on one.
9. Adjourn: Chairman Muthig adjourned the meeting at 12:07 p.m.