Redford Union board approves consent agenda; district highlights student wins and Lawrence Tech partnership

The Redford Union Schools District No. 1 Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and the consent agenda by voice vote during its March 10 regular meeting and received multiple district updates from administrators and the student representative.

The board adopted the meeting agenda after a motion from Miss Rosowski and a second from Miss Johnson; the chair called for a voice vote and said the motion carried. Later the board approved the consent agenda on a motion by Miss Martin, supported by Miss Dean; the chair again put the matter to a voice vote and declared the motion carried. The meeting ended at about 6:11 p.m. after a motion to adjourn by Mister Osowski and a second by Miss Martin, which the chair said passed by voice vote.

The meeting’s substantive updates began with the student representative, Miss Cheswick, who reported that the girls basketball team won the district championship for the first time since 2017 and will play the regional game at Detroit Edison that evening. She also said 10th- and 11th-grade students have begun an SAT-prep series tied to a Cedar Point incentive for full attendance at the sessions.

District administrators presented routine operational and programmatic items. Miss Crenshaw, executive director of curriculum and technology, said winter NWEA testing has concluded and the district is moving into the spring testing window. At Hilbert Elementary, the board heard that February attendance was 89.9 percent. The board packet included a calendar of upcoming events and the superintendent’s “brag book,” with items such as first-grade field trips to the Detroit Institute of Arts and volunteer recognition at Beach Elementary.

Administrators also highlighted classroom-level achievements and awards. Miss Chartier’s sixth-grade class at Hilbert was noted as a state-level winner in the Read Bowl competition for highest reading minutes in its category. Shana Swinson, a first-year teacher, was named a recipient of the 2024–25 Grand Valley State University Michigan Literacy Project classroom library award and selected books in Grand Rapids as part of that award.

Redford Union High School staff announced a new partnership with Lawrence Technological University beginning in fall 2025. The district said the collaboration will provide college- and career-readiness programming for students, including opportunities to earn dual-enrollment credits. The announcement came as part of the superintendent’s updates and was presented to the full board without a vote.

Board members discussed upcoming governance and onboarding items, including a suggestion to schedule Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) training and a separate onboarding workshop for new members. Mister Bailey noted a MASB session this weekend that requires a minimum number of registrants to run. The board also discussed a requested budget workshop focusing on line-item budget detail rather than high-level totals.

Other logistical items covered during the meeting included future meeting dates (a board workshop on March 25 and regular meeting April 14, with another workshop April 29) and event details for the MASB awards dinner. The board heard several calendar questions from members about parent-teacher conferences, PBIS celebrations, the family university spring fling, and senior honors programming. Graduation timing was mentioned in discussion but the date was not clearly specified in the record.

No public speakers addressed the board about agenda items or nonagenda items at this meeting. The board did not remove any items from the consent agenda and recorded no separate roll-call tallies in the minutes for the motions taken; the chair announced outcomes by voice vote.

Votes at a glance: Adopt agenda — moved by Miss Rosowski, second by Miss Johnson; outcome: carried (voice vote). Approve consent agenda — moved by Miss Martin, support by Miss Dean; outcome: carried (voice vote). Adjourn meeting — moved by Mister Osowski, second by Miss Martin; outcome: carried (voice vote).