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Board votes: millage renewal set for May 6, school-of-choice opt-outs, policy reversion and consent grouping approved
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Forest Hills Board of Education approved a consent grouping, adopted resolutions to opt out under Section 105 and related statutes, set a May 6, 2025 special election to renew the district operating millage, and adopted policy changes reverting to earlier Title IX rules per recent court guidance.
The Forest Hills Board of Education approved several formal items by roll-call votes during the Feb. 10 regular meeting.
Key votes and outcomes
- Consent grouping (items 5A1 through 5C1): The board approved the consent grouping by voice and roll-call; members recorded "yes" votes when polled.
- School-of-choice opt-out under Section 105: The board voted to "exercise the option permitted by section 105 of the State School Aid Act of 1979... to not accept section 105 applications of non-resident students from outside our district for purposes of operating an intermediate school district-wide school of choice program for the 2025–26 school year." The motion passed on a roll-call vote with members indicating "Yes." (See action record below for names recorded in the roll call.)
- Contiguous intermediate school district applications: The board voted to not accept applications for enrollment from residents of contiguous intermediate school districts under the State School Aid Act (Public Act references noted in the motion). The motion passed on a roll-call vote.
- Operating millage resolution and election: The board adopted a resolution to set a May 6, 2025 special election date to place before voters a six-year renewal of the district's operating millage (language in the packet described renewing the existing levy and adding 0.5 mills to protect against rollbacks; the board's motion set the election date and ballot wording). The resolution passed on a roll-call vote; board members recorded "Yes." Superintendent and finance staff had explained the millage funds roughly one-fifth of the district's total budget and account for local portions of the foundation allowance.
- Board policies: The board voted to adopt and/or delete board policies presented in the packet to revert policies consistent with current court direction on Title IX implementation (the motion returned the district to prior 2020 regulations pending further legal developments). The motion passed on roll-call.
Votes at the meeting were recorded by roll call. Individual board members who were recorded responding in the roll calls included transcribed names such as "Doctor Michelle," "Miss Camode" (also transcribed as Camard/Kamode), "Mister Collie," "Missus Trahan/Tryon/Traum," "Doctor Faust/Dawson/Collison/Bossett" (variants appear in the transcript), and "Missus Neimeyer/Naimmeier." No negative votes or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for these motions.
Notes on finance and capital items discussed: During the finance report, staff detailed recommended capital purchases and contracts for 2023 capital-projects funds and 2025 capital funds, including interactive flat panels (BenQ) for classrooms, roofing projects at multiple buildings, playground equipment procurement (quoted at $5,223,076), classroom furniture upgrades (not to exceed $2,303,911), and the purchase of four buses (approximately $646,464). The transcript shows those recommendations discussed in detail; where the transcript recorded formal approval it was within the consent grouping vote.
Ending: The board completed roll-call votes on the packet items, set the millage election date, and moved on to board policies, superintendent's report and public comment.
