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Carpet award: the board accepted a low bid from Trist Creek Flooring to remove and replace the carpeting on the first floor of the Beck Building. District staff reported three vendors attended a mandatory walkthrough and two firms submitted bids. The winning bid was slightly more than $80,000; trustees voted to award the contract by voice vote, 7–0.

Principal hire: after a multi-stage screening and interview process involving 47 applicants, the board approved the hiring of Bradley R. Edwards as Maltby grade-level principal. Administration described a multi-round process that screened 14 candidates in person, invited six (five accepted) to a second round with staff, and held a final interview with the building principal and cabinet before selecting Edwards. Staff described Edwards as having 13 years as a Stockbridge principal and roughly 10 years of elementary-level experience; the board approved the hire by voice vote, 7–0.

Fuel tanks RFP: the board authorized publication of a request for proposals to remove two aging fuel tanks and install new tanks at the district’s transportation building. Administration said the RFP would be published immediately, with bids opened the week before the next board meeting; the district will bring the selected bidder back to the board for contract approval next month.

What this means: the carpet replacement is scheduled to proceed under the awarded contract. The principal appointee will be invited to a future meeting after board approval. The fuel-tank procurement is still in the RFP stage and requires a subsequent board vote to award a contract after bids are evaluated.

Votes: each of the formal votes reported in the meeting packet was unanimous (7–0) for the carpet contract and the principal appointment. The fuel-tank work will return to the board with a recommended bidder for formal approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BAS Board Meeting 5-12-25","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees awarded a contract to replace first-floor carpet at the Beck Building, approved Bradley R. Edwards as Maltby grade-level principal, and directed staff to publish an RFP for fuel-tank removal and installation at the transportation facility.","taxTitle","Brighton Area Schools, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",38442,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6049403,"Board accepts Spencer PTO playground donation after vote requiring district-funded accessible surfacing",0,5176000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3511484-8879a558a918b7ca8c8f4056b65bbcdf&start=5176&end=5176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3511484-8879a558a918b7ca8c8f4056b65bbcdf/thumbnail_5176000.jpg","/articles/6049403/Michigan/Board-accepts-Spencer-PTO-playground-donation-after-vote-requiring-district-funded-accessible-surfacing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049403-4ec8ed08c75707e83b5c997081465a82/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985552&Signature=H51cKn09xNwhL~3OFWHlbQz1LQepUmwOGCuKbINvJNes7A1E~FBQBcSdfCJcfRcO9sGc0oy3nlfszFf1c1H32~~MAaVsIeTg93jVSbuiwnfhkFyVxNGwBpcTj9dP-MIDWcjBky-5afDuCZOWwfto7C8wr8enBllZ~mi0ciOj5SC9MUyKDybIs7orCUXgnSoM4iHZdK5IRHQwYEsFvkFKHGchlnfiRYEGyWuU~GILi2lhvu5b06fhRI0A-2ETtYgfty0Ie2ulwsptLNwASVqmaiyF5VqO4bkGgpDb0QlWhyYx~2OvTqaI-RGx2zMywcP0TQ9~Ah7MHiSXh~bjt-9bhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton Area Schools trustees voted to accept a donation of playground equipment from the Spencer Parent-Teacher Organization, contingent on the district’s payment to install an accessible rubber safety surface for the new equipment.

The donation—equipment valued at just over $60,000—was presented by district staff. During discussion board members and parents debated whether to accept the equipment now with a plan to add an accessible rubber surface later, or to delay installation until all three planned phases of playground work could be completed together to avoid extra demolition and expense.

Board member Dr. Krebs urged the district to commit to accessibility, saying the board should “support the accommodations that need to be added.” A district facilities explanation clarified that the rubber surfacing requires a concrete perimeter and is typically installed after major construction to avoid cutting into the surface later. Estimates discussed in the meeting placed the concrete and rubber surfacing cost in the range of about $100,000, depending on scope.

At the meeting board members agreed on a path that accepted the PTO’s donation while conditioning the acceptance on district support for accessibility surfacing. Dr. Krebs made the amendment requiring district-funded installation of an accessible surface; the amendment was seconded and initially passed on a 6–1 vote. After procedural steps to confirm the final motion, the board approved the donation with the accessibility condition in a subsequent vote, 7–0.

District finances and logistics: trustees debated whether to pay immediately for surfacing or to add it later when adjacent phases are complete. Several board members and administrators noted the district’s capital projects fund contains unspent funds available for one-off projects; administration said the capital projects fund balance is approximately $9 million for the current year and that $750,000 was already identified for playground improvements districtwide. Facilities staff warned that installing rubber surfacing before surrounding phases are complete can require cutting and rework that adds cost.

Public comment and equity: some speakers urged the board to require fully accessible playground equipment so that students who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices can play on school grounds. Others emphasized the PTO volunteers’ efforts in raising funds and asked the board not to delay construction that students were excited to see completed.

Outcome and next steps: the board accepted the Spencer PTO donation with the amendment that the district support installation of an accessible rubber mat for the playground equipment. Administration will work with the PTO and facilities staff to finalize the surfacing timeline and costs and return to the board as needed for procurement and scheduling decisions.","Brighton Area Schools trustees accepted a $60,000 playground donation from the Spencer PTO but amended the acceptance to require the district to fund installation of an accessible rubber safety surface for the equipment; the board approved the amendment after extended discussion about equity, cost and timing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6049408,"Brighton board advances bond planning after parents, teachers urge major performing-arts investment",2576,1194000,3770000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3511484-8879a558a918b7ca8c8f4056b65bbcdf&start=1194&end=3770","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3511484-8879a558a918b7ca8c8f4056b65bbcdf/thumbnail_1194000.jpg","/articles/6049408/Michigan/Brighton-board-advances-bond-planning-after-parents-teachers-urge-major-performing-arts-investment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049408-11957dce8804f3e28a204e7ab88e6cc6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770985552&Signature=KINn56bgVStDQhAkFpD~S~ITRudG-YYEyfNg1ECE7iqK9E0uEDiR9t5UiHApBwx95CSi8igrZ5aV3KFlZxX~94xD5~Ci4LqOHS3-dIWILJ-3x1Vegu9omLgozRLRYIzP1OLBbDZy1eD6QiPhzz7WcI0lfK~hcfJDK8rRgp8NyL2bcQ7ZZ7yoBOKG5KNeWyBuKtKeb4mMcl7-POcvIYIuPeciX9rcN~m-uhs4tHhHP4DDSYAXAFWdjpGeqrRNbK1CFpcomMIvo-LIqTWNKU73kvA88PKrD8Ula87XuBiVVnsVNKQMf6cPW-6hE326Le1z5ojHTH10gDJv6bEKG~Fuaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton Area Schools trustees directed district staff to continue planning a potential bond measure and to begin lining up design and construction advisers after dozens of parents, students and teachers urged the board to fund expanded music and performing-arts facilities.

Speakers at the board’s public-comment period asked the board to include a dedicated band room, orchestra room with climate-controlled storage for instruments, a choir room and a 250–300-seat black-box theater adjacent to the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA). They said existing classrooms are overcrowded, lack adequate storage and produce poor acoustics, which limits student participation and causes instrument damage.

The requests came from parents and program leaders across Brighton Area Schools. Sid Atkin, choir booster president, told the board, “Our music students deserve more than adequacy, they deserve excellence.” Jennifer Evans, Scranton Middle School band and orchestra director, said the district’s secondary music teachers are “stretched thin” and called for updated facilities, instrument storage and additional staffing. Catherine Atkin, a Brighton High School parent, asked the board to hire a full-time music teacher for Scranton Middle School so BHS choir teacher Phil Johnson can teach full time at the high school.

Why it matters: speakers said a comprehensive facility would serve large numbers of students and community users, reduce wear and tear on school-owned instruments, and free the BCPA for revenue-generating rentals and larger events. Parents and booster leaders suggested that smaller on-campus performance spaces could displace some events now scheduled at the BCPA and help its fiscal picture.

District and board planning details: the board discussed two technical routes for a bond. A “state-qualified” bond application requires more-accelerated deadlines and review, while the district could also sell bonds directly without state qualification and use a longer timetable. District staff said, without a final route chosen, key calendar dates include a decision on the application language and election timing by Aug. 11 for a November ballot and that a state-qualified application would effectively need most materials ready “basically the first week in July” to meet required windows.

Board direction: trustees asked each member to send the superintendent a prioritized list of projects the member would support, would consider, or would oppose, so administration can focus cost estimates and feasibility work. The board discussed creating an ad hoc committee or using standing committees to run interviews and select an architect and a construction manager to develop detailed cost estimates and the application language. Members also signaled they may call a special meeting in June for finalist interviews and to approve procurement if the board decides to pursue a November election.

Support and staffing concerns: several speakers and teachers emphasized staffing as well as space. Michelle Holowicki, a social-studies teacher and founding member of Brighton Musical Theatre, warned that if the district did not add staff, “If we lose Phil, we would lose the beating heart of this program.” Multiple commenters said AP Music Theory and other courses are offered inconsistently because teacher time is split between buildings.

Costs and next steps: the board agreed administration should obtain cost estimates for lead items and clarify which projects are bond-eligible versus those that should be funded from the district’s capital projects fund. Trustees referenced past bond consultant relationships (architectural and construction managers used on earlier bond efforts) as precedents and asked staff to begin interviews and planning so the district can meet whichever calendar the board ultimately chooses.

What’s next: trustees asked for member priorities to be returned to the superintendent within a week and said they will schedule further committee work and potentially a special meeting in June to approve procurement of a construction manager and architect if the board wishes to pursue a November vote.","Brighton Area Schools trustees instructed staff to continue developing a possible November bond application after more than two hours of public comment urging a dedicated performing-arts campus, and after board members outlined deadlines and next steps for hiring design and construction advisers.","actionData","errors"]

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