Section 18 (2) of the Public Act 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, has been amended, which requires each school district and intermediate school district to post certain information on its website within 15 days after a board adopts it annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget. The Annual Budget & Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.

• Section 1 - Board Approved Budget

  • Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025

    • 2024 - 2025 Projected Budget

  • Fiscal Year 2023 - 2024

    • 2023 - 2024 Projected Budget

    • 2023 - 2024 February Amended Budget

    • 2023 - 2024 Final Amended Budget

• Section 2 - Expenditures

  • A - Personnel Expenditures

  • B - Operating Expenditures

• Section 3a - Collective Bargaining Agreements

  • 2024 - 2027 Teacher Collective Bargaining Agreement (LEA)

  • 2021 - 2024 Teacher Agreement (LEA)

  • 2024 - 2027 Support Staff, Clerks, and Food Service Agreement (LESPA)

  • 2021 - 2024 Support Staff, Clerks, and Food Service Agreement (LESPA)

• Section 3b - Health Care Benefits Plan

  • Medical Plans

    • MESSA Choice Plan II ($500 / $1,000 Deductible)

    • MESSA ABC 1 Plan (HSA with $1,600 / $3,200 Deductible)

    • MESSA ABC 1 Plan with 10% Co-Insurance (HSA with $1,600 / $3,200 Deductible)

    • MESSA Essentials with 20% Co-Insurance ($375 / $750 Deductible)

  • Dental Plan

  • Vision Plan

  • Prescription Plans

    • Choices 3-Tier Plan (effective Jan. 1, 2024)

    • ABC 3-Tier Plan (effective Jan. 1, 2024)

    • Essentials Rx Plan

  • Life & Long Term Disability Plan

• Section 3c - Audited Financial Statements

• Section 3d - Medical Benefit Plan Bids

  • Van Buren County Health Consortium Bids (July 2022)

• Section 3e - Procurement Policy

• Section 3f - Reimbursable Expenses Policy

• Section 3g - Reimbursed Expenses

• Section 4 - Employee Compensation Information

• Section 5 - District Paid Association Dues

• Section 6 - District Paid Lobbying Costs

  • The district did not pay any lobbying costs for year ended June 30, 2023.

• Section 7 - Deficit Elimination Plan

  • Lawton Community Schools does not have a deficit and is therefore not required to file an elimination plan.

• Section 8 - District Credit Card Information

• Section 9 - District-Paid Out-of-state Travel Information

• Section 10 - Educator Evaluation Systems Postings and Assurances

  • Teacher Evaluation Information

  • Administrator Evaluation Information

• Section 11 - Extended COVID-19 Learning Plan

  • Training of Delivery, Use, and Training of Online Content

  • Extended Learning Plan Report

• Section 12 - 23G MI Kids Back on Track Plan

• Section 13 - Literacy Curriculum and Benchmark Assessments