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Superintendent: construction projects progressing; district to continue free meals despite state budget uncertainty
Summary
Superintendent Greathead reported on open houses, ongoing construction projects and uncertainty from Michigan's missing school aid budget, and said the district will continue to offer free breakfasts and lunches to more than 3,000 students for now.
Superintendent Greathead told the Woodhaven-Brownstown Board of Education on Tuesday that construction projects at multiple schools are progressing and that the district will start the school year continuing free school breakfasts and lunches despite uncertainty over a state school aid budget.
Greathead listed upcoming open houses — Brownstown Middle School on Aug. 26 (4:30–6 p.m.), Woodhaven Upper Elementary on Aug. 26 (5–6:30 p.m.), Woodhaven High School on Aug. 27 (4:30–6 p.m.) and all elementary schools on Aug. 27 (5–6:30 p.m.). He said construction is active at Bates and Goodeth Elementary Schools, Woodhaven Upper Elementary School, Brownstown Middle School and Woodhaven High School. The Van Horn sidewalk project was staked out two weeks earlier and concrete pouring was slated to begin this week; the high-school parking-lot expansion was expected to be completed in the first or second week of school. Greathead said tennis-court resurfacing is complete except for new lights, which he expected to be installed "by August." He also noted that dental-lab equipment for the high school arrived and was being installed.
Regarding funding, Greathead said the state school aid budget — which is expected annually by July 1 — had not been enacted and that districts statewide face uncertainty about funding for the 2025–26 school year. He said federal funding uncertainty adds to that concern. Greathead assured the board and the public that "the Woodhaven-Brownstown School District will start this school year with the same exceptional and free school breakfasts and lunches that more than 3,000 students have come to enjoy on a daily basis." He added that if the state budget is not in place by Oct. 1 or if a passed budget does not include meals, the district will address that prospect if and when it arises.
Greathead and others mentioned that district staff and outside consultants, including Rob Kacoski of Plante Moran, make daily visits to construction sites to monitor progress. Board members requested a review of athletic-discipline policy enforcement (marijuana, cigarettes and vaping) at a future board report.
The superintendent closed noting the next board meeting is Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the LGI Room.
