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Plymouth-Canton superintendent cites AP gains, food-service awards and bond project progress; warns school meals funded only through Sept. 30
Summary
Superintendent reported district AP pass rates rose to 91% for 2025, praised food and nutrition awards, and summarized bond construction; she told the board federal/state school-meal funding is guaranteed only through Sept. 30, 2025.
Superintendent Monica Mayer told the Plymouth‑Canton Community Schools Board the district’s Advanced Placement results and food-service recognitions illustrate “the magic of the start of the school year,” but she warned the district currently has a funding guarantee for school meals only through Sept. 30, 2025.
Mayer, speaking during the superintendent’s report, said final College Board results showed 91% of PCCS students who took AP exams earned scores of 3 or higher, a rise from earlier-reported figures. “A score above 3 usually earns students college course credits,” she said, and added the district’s rate is more than 20 percentage points above the national average cited by the College Board. Mayer credited teachers and staff for the improvement.
The superintendent also announced the district received five Healthy Meal Incentives awards for its food and nutrition services. “We’ve always in the district talked about a well fed student is a student that is ready to learn,” Mayer said, praising director of food and nutrition services Kayla McDaniel and her staff for menu changes, scratch cooking and partnerships with local agricultural providers.
Mayer told the board the district currently has assurances that school meals will be covered for all students only through Sept. 30, 2025, and urged continued advocacy to state legislators so meal programs and staffing can be maintained beyond that date. “Right now, we only have a guarantee that school meals will be covered for all through 09/30/2025,” she said.
On capital projects funded by the 2020 bond, Mayer said work this summer includes near-complete tennis courts, final touches on the PCEP Stadium (phase 3), repaving at Canton High School, renovations beginning at Salem High School, an addition and renovations at Farrin Elementary, and continued work on the PCEP innovation hub and band room addition. She said the district expects to provide a more detailed update in September.
Mayer also noted that all three PCEP high schools — Plymouth, Salem and Canton — were ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s top 5% of more than 24,000 U.S. public high schools and among Michigan’s top 36 public high schools.
The superintendent opened and closed her report by thanking staff and volunteers for a successful back‑to‑school event and urging the community to remain engaged while the district watches state budget developments.
Ending: The board did not take action on any of the superintendent’s informational items during the report; Mayer said staff would continue updates and notify families of any changes to meal funding and construction timelines.
