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Board adopts proclamations, accepts donations and honors retiring staff
Summary
The Royal Oak Schools Board adopted multiple proclamations (including Pride Month and National Gun Violence Awareness Month), accepted donations from Chartwells and the Oakland PTA, and presented retirement resolutions honoring long‑serving staff including Superintendent Mary Beth Fitzpatrick and Paula Sutterfield.
The Royal Oak Schools Board of Education adopted a set of proclamations, accepted donations, and honored several long‑serving staff members during its meeting.
Board members adopted a Pride Month proclamation declaring June 2025 as Pride Month for the district; Trustee Alexander presented the resolution and trustees approved it by voice vote. The board also adopted a National Gun Violence Awareness Month proclamation presented by Trustee Jasinski. The gun‑violence proclamation referenced national statistics presented during the resolution and said the district will continue to share information on safe firearm storage and provide gun locks free of charge “in accordance with house bills 5450 and 5451,” as read at the meeting.
The board accepted donations through a motion that listed a $2,000 scholarship from Chartwells and a $5,500 donation from the Oakland PTA designated for a playground basketball hoop at Oakland Elementary; trustees moved and seconded the donation acceptance and approved it by voice vote.
The board presented proclamations honoring retirements. The board adopted a proclamation honoring Paula Sutterfield for 16 years of service as executive assistant to the superintendent and board, and a separate resolution formally recognizing Superintendent Mary Beth Fitzpatrick’s eight years of service and commending her leadership. Trustees offered personal remarks during both proclamations; each resolution was approved by voice vote on the record.
Separately, the board recognized student athletes, Northwood Elementary’s 100‑year milestone and county awards given to staff, but those recognitions were presented as non‑action items or ceremonial acknowledgements and were accepted by the board without further formal action recorded.
