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Key approved actions included new professional and support staff hires, schedule B assignments, and the adoption of multiple instructional programs:

- Personnel: The board approved professional staff hires effective May 14 for the 2025–26 school year, including Brandon Crane (Woodhaven High School resource‑room teacher), Monica DeSaino (TOE teacher), Miss Jadis (Woodhaven High School graphic arts and printing technology teacher), Peyton Miller (Woodhaven High School math teacher), Trina Orloff (Goodeth Elementary art teacher), and Kylie Skidmore (Brownstown Middle School math teacher). The board also approved support staff employment for April Miller as Woodhaven High School security monitor and schedule B appointments including Colleen Camion (special education department head) and Matthew Valerius (unified sports bowling assistant coach).

- Curriculum adoptions: The board approved new elementary English language arts materials (Collaborative Classroom for young fives–1 and HMH Into Reading for grades 2–5). The three‑year cost cited was $242,590 for Collaborative Classroom and $609,088.48 for HMH Into Reading; funding was identified from a 23gs grant ($515,000) and the curriculum general fund ($336,678.48). The board also approved K–5 science materials (TCI Science Alive) with a curriculum general fund cost of $335,538; an English‑learners course and materials at Brownstown Middle School ($2,459.60); eighth‑grade American history text (TCI History Alive) at $18,376.50; and a one‑page reproductive/contraceptive reproducible for Woodhaven High School in the health and personal living skills course at no added cost.

- Facilities and contracts: The board approved an addendum to expand custodial and maintenance services with EduStaff effective Aug. 1, 2025; district materials projected approximately $100,000 in annual savings through reductions in cost and service fee. Bulletin No. 29 for renovations to the Woodhaven High School dental lab, science room and teachers lounge was approved at a total cost of $981,680.04 funded by the 2021 bond fund. The board authorized the superintendent to purchase parcel number 70‑010‑99‑0006‑000, approximately 4.5 acres adjacent to Goodeth Elementary School, for $90,000 using sinking fund dollars, subject to legal, environmental and title reviews.

- Finance and technology: The board ratified the award of sale for Series 3 school building and site bonds (original authorization up to $36,000,000) with a reported purchase price of $35,996,746.75. The board approved a Syntegix safety platform contract with a year‑one cost of $136,800 and a recurring annual cost of $75,600 to be funded by the 31a mental health and school safety grant. The board also approved a pilot purchase of a Lou interactive playground system at Woodhaven Upper Elementary ($44,886.86) funded by the technology bond.

- Wayne County intermediate budget: The board approved the preliminary Wayne RESA general fund operating budget for 2025–26 and submitted a supporting resolution. The board adopted the resolution by roll call vote: Chopeck Aye; Dobek Aye; Harris No; Lowery Aye; Sanders Aye; Thorning Aye; Berry Aye (6–1).

- Student discipline: After a closed‑session hearing on student discipline case number 2024‑25/25‑009, and consideration of the required factors, the board voted to modify the disciplinary consequence and allow the student to return to Woodhaven High School on Monday, May 19, on a modified schedule and within the district’s alternative education setting; the roll call vote was unanimous in support.

Most motions were presented as recommended by administration and carried by voice vote; where recorded roll calls were taken, the minutes show the detailed tallies. The board did not adopt any new districtwide policies during the meeting.

Below is a structured list of formal actions recorded at the meeting for reference.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOARD OF EDUCATION - REGULAR MEETING – May 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Woodhaven‑Brownstown School District Board of Education approved a series of personnel hires, curriculum adoptions, contract awards, a property purchase authorization, a bond sale ratification and a student discipline modification at its May 13 meeting.","taxTitle","Woodhaven-Brownstown School District, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",38364,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6557531,"Board hears multi-level summer learning plan with city parks partnership, scholarships and site consolidations",985,2097000,3082000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290973-aeaed56560068ca101058486c8db75f4&start=2097&end=3082","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290973-aeaed56560068ca101058486c8db75f4/thumbnail_2097000.jpg","/articles/6557531/Michigan/Board-hears-multi-level-summer-learning-plan-with-city-parks-partnership-scholarships-and-site-consolidations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557531-e9ae807c58e78a24d1ecac6ef101c630/orig.mp4?Expires=1770619084&Signature=UpfUV3BV~C1NIYmOcdMhddsE--UFOVL9qKZsljMrYByVJxs6gNErRnaR0kbd2oQiNbsHbpcbxTuVXtfBNCFgZqcRVS2BGlxEs~nM8Z3OeRN-TznOzEfzk1Eq0PrkKbcn81axbluzfuF5OnCIRjDCH86GJPmeBymnXqkb3x0Sl7seC17GJTUEVFRKffWXhjNJUASYInXfNJggX4Aeor45XVmRnirDV7p2pmWXjjbqOLM5RMk-UHLgBRO0yH2zW9o2nwDI3oCHKvVF-0WJSfbaOEoXTEa9g~PB6iG83VTUEEAmvcpbzk-YgWg~pTWOtxrRcjemEP9AHwg-LI~wz9PA5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its May 13 meeting the Woodhaven‑Brownstown School District presented a consolidated summer learning plan that links K–12 academic intervention, social‑emotional support and enrichment with a multi‑year partnership with the City of Woodhaven parks and recreation department.

Assistant Superintendent Josh Satterfield said the program is aligned with the district strategic plan and aims to “sustain intervention to stop and remediate learning loss and also provide some enrichment.” He described a K–5 model with five summer check‑in events, a Kinder Lit Lab eight‑week readiness program (15 seats per elementary), scholarships to the City of Woodhaven parks and recreation programs, and celebration capstones in the fall.

Satterfield said the district has leveraged ESSER funding in the past and is now planning to use a combination of a 23gs expanded learning time grant and “31a,” the year‑to‑year at‑risk categorical funding from the State of Michigan, to support much of the summer work. He said food service and transportation are coordinated with district operations to reduce barriers to participation.

Mike Schmidhu, representing the City of Woodhaven parks and recreation department, described daily programming, field trips and an end‑of‑summer Olympics event at the Woodhaven High School Sports Complex. Schmidhu said rotations include gym, outdoor activities, arts and crafts and small‑group academic activities. He described the program as a community legacy that returns many participants as staff and noted that many former participants now serve locally as teachers, coaches, police officers and firefighters.

Satterfield and Schmidhu provided enrollment figures and site logistics: the program reported 920 participants last year (about 800 Woodhaven/Brownstown residents and about 120 out‑of‑district participants). This year’s plan projected about 725 local students and roughly 75 out‑of‑district attendees; the reduction reflects that only three elementary schools will be open for summer programming because of construction. Satterfield said Bates and Goodeth elementary programs will be consolidated for the summer—Bates students at Irving and Goodeth students at Yake—while Wagenca will run its own program; middle‑ and high‑school programs will be held at the high school because Brownstown Middle School will be unavailable during construction.

High‑school offerings include credit recovery and a second year of the GM Student Corps, a GM‑sponsored eight‑week program focused on community service, life skills and college readiness; students also earn modest income for summer work. Satterfield invited board and community members to a K–5 summer check‑in event scheduled for June 18 at Hall Road Park.

Satterfield also noted staffing and scale: “We have 60 plus WBSD staff that make this happen,” he said, thanking administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals and counselors for summer commitments.

No board action was required on the presentation itself; the board will receive further program updates during the summer as events occur.","Assistant Superintendent Josh Satterfield and Woodhaven Parks & Recreation's Mike Schmidhu presented a multi-year summer learning program that uses state categorical grants and a city partnership to deliver K–12 enrichment, Kinder Lit Lab seats, field trips and scholarships; construction will consolidate some summer sites.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6557534,"Woodhaven High showcases United Sound program that pairs peer mentors with students with special needs",590,158000,748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3290973-aeaed56560068ca101058486c8db75f4&start=158&end=748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3290973-aeaed56560068ca101058486c8db75f4/thumbnail_158000.jpg","/articles/6557534/Michigan/Woodhaven-High-showcases-United-Sound-program-that-pairs-peer-mentors-with-students-with-special-needs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6557534-bed4c6ce5cc26289ec8237f3490076c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770619084&Signature=gWJkmbc5p4OnFaSCozELL6u~oeJhP7aHkHs4vYcSbx6kppoLdbff4WjtZT1VURhsNpz0r5~Hpv9yENDeC1LkAdSX1snrMBHAXyiHilyVJrDQczCaqiRe4P7mDy65KGCrpm8L-VEPPiKGNZZN2VqBL-NOxUffrVlT7~XF9JRt4Up0ksHZeDrlAubdZVrRT9Y0R9iFYQjSjGrQX~hwqOy-xSJbqr1DI8fiF18-rhrMPCnUuGVWD8ioICrzga-UVAscaVveDvYbh2SRwaR-MZeEnHLcpmOaocXX7hP9Qp~dLHeykcI2M2T8N-PN~3q2zQieNcFZsX0DckmWxs57JvGzlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Woodhaven-Brownstown School District music teacher Brad Fernyars told the Board of Education on May 13 that United Sound pairs students with special needs with trained high‑school peer mentors so the new musicians can learn adapted parts and perform with the concert band.

United Sound is “a national organization that seeks to ‘remove barriers and foster social change through music,’” Fernyars said. At Woodhaven High School, new musicians choose an instrument and are placed in peer‑mentor groups of two to three current band students. Mentors are trained to teach basics, write adapted parts tailored to each student’s abilities and support a culminating public performance.

Fernyars said the program meets one to two times per week, and that the social ties formed between mentors and new musicians often extend beyond rehearsals. “Many of the groups form friendships that extend beyond the band room,” he said, and the peer mentors gain leadership and teaching experience while the new musicians join an ensemble that historically has been difficult to access.

The program’s instrument donations were highlighted as essential to expanding access. Fernyars said Detroit Harmony, a program affiliated with the Detroit Symphony, provided instruments so students could own, rather than borrow, their instruments. “Each student was given an instrument that now belongs to them rather than borrowing a school‑owned instrument,” Fernyars said. He listed donated items including five bell kits, several clarinets, trumpets, a baritone and “a ton of saxophones,” and asked the community to continue donating instruments or funds for supplies.

Fernyars showed classroom adaptations such as color‑coded sticky notes on a xylophone and short videos of students working through parts. He invited the public to the next concert on May 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Woodhaven High School Auditorium, where United Sound students will join the band to play “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”

The presentation preceded the board’s recognition of retirees and tenured teachers and did not include formal action items tied specifically to the United Sound presentation.

For more details, the district posted the program description and examples of adapted parts and donated instrument lists during the public presentation.","At its May 13 meeting the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District heard a presentation on United Sound, a peer-mentoring music program that adapts instruments and parts so students with special needs can perform with school bands; Detroit Harmony donated 13 instruments for participating students.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves hires, curriculum adoptions, contracts, bond ratification and property purchase; modifies one student discipline outcome

Board hears multi-level summer learning plan with city parks partnership, scholarships and site consolidations

Woodhaven High showcases United Sound program that pairs peer mentors with students with special needs