Anchor Bay board approves contracts, field trips and two policy updates; volunteer appeal granted

The Anchor Bay School District Board of Education on Feb. 26 approved a bundle of routine and business items including field trips, two vendor contracts funded by bond and general funds, and two policy updates. The board also granted a parent’s volunteer appeal after review.

The board’s consent agenda — minutes, personnel report, financial reports and bills payable — passed by roll call. Administrators brought several field-trip requests that the board approved, including drama and competitive teams traveling to Mackinac Island, Grand Rapids and Detroit in spring 2025. The board awarded an asbestos abatement contract to Building Decommissioned Services for $143,100 (bond funds) and approved a network upgrade contract to People Driven Technology of Wixom for $390,594.71. Two policy updates — a change to graduation-credit requirements tied to the district’s move to trimesters and a revision to the Athletic Code of Conduct addressing inappropriate internet/social media use — were adopted after discussion and roll-call votes. The board also selected a nominee for the MASB Region 8 director election and approved one parent’s volunteer appeal.

Why it matters: the contract awards and policy changes affect the district’s capital work and student-eligibility/discipline rules. The asbestos abatement and network upgrade contracts move…