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Detroit school board appoints Reverend Dr. Steve Bland Jr., approves volunteer policy second reading
Summary
At a July 28 special meeting, the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education appointed Reverend Dr. Steve Bland Jr. to a vacant seat and approved Policy 3.120.09 (volunteer support) as a second reading; the board also described its sealed, scored-selection process and offered applicants access to ranking records.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District Board of Education on July 28 appointed Reverend Dr. Steve Bland Jr. to fill the board vacancy left by Angelique Peterson Mayberry and approved Policy 3.120.09 (volunteer support) on a second reading.
Board leaders opened a special meeting at 5:37 p.m., certified that notice of the meeting had been delivered on July 7, 2025, and confirmed a quorum. Vania Moore, the board secretary, read meeting norms and the board moved immediately to business. A motion to amend the agenda to add the volunteer policy as a second read passed by voice vote, and a subsequent motion to adopt Policy 3.120.09 as a second reading also carried after Doctor Iris Taylor seconded the motion.
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