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Bloomfield Hills board swears in trustees, elects officers and appoints curriculum director
Summary
At its Jan. 27 organizational meeting the Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education swore in three trustees, elected Megan Hill president and approved the appointment of Dr. Robert Phelps as director of curriculum; several committee, schedule and operational motions also passed unanimously.
Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Education members convened Jan. 27 and completed routine organizational business, swearing in three trustees, electing board officers for 2025 and confirming an administrative appointment.
Martin Brook, Bloomfield Township clerk, administered the oath of office to Jason Abel, Lindsay Baker and Michelle Southward, welcoming the newly sworn trustees and urging collaboration in service to the district. After procedural discussion about whether an absent trustee could accept a nomination, trustees moved to elect officers. Trustee Tarek (transcript: “Tarek Flaa”) nominated Megan Hill for board president; the roll call vote approved Hill as president through Dec. 31, 2025, by a 6–0 vote. The board consolidated the remaining officer appointments—vice president, treasurer and secretary—into a single motion naming the proposed officers; that motion also passed 6–0.
During the meeting the board approved the superintendent’s recommendation to appoint Dr. Robert Phelps as director of curriculum, effective Jan. 27, 2025. In presenting Phelps, district leadership listed his experience as principal and his doctorate in educational leadership. The board voted 6–0 to confirm the appointment.
Board members also addressed internal organization for the year. Trustees agreed to separate committee appointments from liaison and representative assignments and to postpone liaison appointments to a February study session so the board could discuss format and expectations. The board approved committee memberships and the proposed 2025–26 meeting calendar in separate unanimous votes.
The meeting closed its organizational business with standard onboarding and professional‑development notes: new trustees will meet with district divisions in February and some trustees will attend upcoming MASB and NSBA events.
The board conducted all organizational votes by roll call; each recorded motion in the organizational section passed with a 6–0 tally.
