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Board told Avance contract for bond communications will come to study session; final vote planned later
Summary
District staff told trustees a proposed contract with Avance to provide communications services focused on the bond program will be finalized and presented at the study session after Memorial Day, with the board expected to consider it at the May 27 meeting.
District staff told the Southfield Board of Education that a proposed contract with Avance (a communications vendor) to support bond-related outreach and community engagement will be brought to the board following Memorial Day for consideration.
Administrators said the contract would focus Avance’s work on bond‑related communications — town halls, outreach explaining bond spending and timelines, and community feedback — while district communications staff would continue to handle routine district messaging such as enrollment fairs and the state of the district. The administration said Avance would help ensure transparency around how bond funds are used and how construction projects will proceed.
The board was informed the contract language is under redlining and that the administration expects an updated contract to be available before the study session that follows Memorial Day. A district presenter said, “the contract will come to everyone, at the study session right after Memorial Day,” and that the contract was expected to return for board consideration at the May 27 meeting.
At the time of the meeting the item was informational; no formal contract award or vote occurred. Staff indicated they would present the final redlined contract at the next study session and requested trustees be prepared to consider the item at the subsequent board meeting.
