MEMBERS:
SEN. LANA THEIS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JOHN BIZON, M.D.
SEN. DOUGLAS WOZNIAK
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 15, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.,
in the 1300 room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Office of the Auditor General, Performance Audit Report, Office of Educator Excellence, Michigan
Department of Education, March 2021, #313-0140-18.
2. Office of the Auditor General, Performance Audit Report, Virtual Learning in Cyber Schools,
Michigan Department of Education, September 2021, #313-0225-18.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Theis, Bizon, Wozniak, Irwin and Chang, a quorum
was present.
The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Theis to adopt the meeting minutes from February 8, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals from the Office of the Auditor General to give the committee a
presentation regarding the Performance Audit Report, Office of Educator Excellence, Michigan Department of
Education, March 2021, #313-0140-18:
Yvonne Benn, Audit Division Administrator
Leah Decker, Audit Manager, Via Zoom
Member questions and discussion followed.
The Chair invited the following individuals from the Michigan Department of Education to give the committee
a presentation regarding the OAG Performance Audit Report, Office of Educator Excellence, Michigan
Department of Education, March 2021, #313-0140-18:
Kyle Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Operations
Dr Delsa Chapman, Deputy Superintendent, Division of Educator, Student and School Supports
Leah Breen, Director, Office of Educator Excellence
Member questions and discussion followed.
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The Chair invited the following individuals from the Office of the Auditor General to give the committee a
presentation regarding the Performance Audit Report, Virtual Learning in Cyber Schools, Michigan Department
of Education, September 2021, #313-0225-18.
Bryan Weiler, Audit Division Administrator
Angela Shinaver, Senior Audit Supervisor
Member questions and discussion followed. Additional information was requested by the committee.
The Chair invited the following individuals from the Michigan Department of Education to give the committee
a presentation regarding the OAG Performance Audit Report, Virtual Learning in Cyber Schools, Michigan
Department of Education, September 2021, #313-0225-18.
Kyle Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent for Finance and Operations
Dr Delsa Chapman, Deputy Superintendent, Division of Educator, Student and School Supports
Brian Ciloski, State Aid and School Finance
Tammy Hatfield, Public School Academies Unit
Member questions and discussion followed. Additional information was requested by the committee.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding the OAG Performance
Audit Report, Virtual Learning in Cyber Schools, Michigan Department of Education, September 2021, #313-
0225-18:
Daniela Garcia, Pearson
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding the OAG Performance Audit Report,
Virtual Learning in Cyber Schools, Michigan Department of Education, September 2021, #313-0225-18:
Chris Loiselle, Success Virtual Learning
Kendall Schroeder, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy
Member questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair McBroom entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to
adjourn the committee at 4:03 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date Adopted by the Committee: February 22, 2022
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