Board approves budget amendments, contracts, personnel, facilities purchases and tax levy

The Woodhaven‑Brownstown Board of Education on June 17 approved a slate of fiscal, personnel and facilities measures, including the 2024–25 final budget amendment, the 2025–26 projected budget, multiple contract renewals and purchases, and the district’s summer tax levy resolution.

Nut graf: In a series of motions the board adopted the final amendment to the 2024–25 budget, opened and closed the public hearing on the 2025–26 projected budget and then approved the projected budget for 2025–26. The board also approved curriculum contracts (Panorama student success platform and K–6 math professional development), renewed the Sodexo food service contract, approved equipment and construction‑related contracts (ovens, asbestos abatement, access control, interactive displays, pool/band/choir sound systems), adopted required tax and loan resolutions, approved personnel hires (professional and support staff, schedule B coaches) and authorized a set of overnight/out‑of‑state student trips.

Key votes at a glance (each motion carried unless noted):

- 2024–25 final budget amendment — Motion by Board member Berry, supported by Board member Chopeck. Outcome: approved. (Presenter: Josh Smith, Director of Finance.)

- Opened and closed public hearing on the 2025–26 projected budget; 2025–26 projected budget and associated resolutions adopted — Motion by Board member Berry, supported by Board member…