HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. MATT KOLESZAR
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
9:00 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Education was called to order by Chair Koleszar.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Stone, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards,
Wegela, Greene, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representatives Shannon, Paquette and Wendzel joined the committee remotely.
Representative Glanville moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 3, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid a presentation from small and rural school superintendents before the
committee.
Matt Schueller, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators, was joined by Stephanie Long, from Leland Public Schools, Greg Nyen,
EdD, from Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency, Katy Xenakis-Makowski,
from Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools, and Dr. Katherine Bertolini, from Maple Valley
Schools. All gave a presentation on small and rural school districts. Questions and discussion
followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Koleszar adjourned the meeting
at 10:13 AM.
Representative Matt Koleszar, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov