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Superintendent highlights peer‑to‑peer student program, bond projects and strong year‑end finances
Summary
Superintendent Chuck Hughes presented a detailed update covering student peer‑to‑peer presentations, bond and sinking‑fund projects, curricular and safety work, and projected a 29% year‑end fund balance while noting staffing challenges for bus drivers and paraprofessionals.
Superintendent Chuck Hughes used the May 12 Hartland Board meeting to highlight the district's recently completed strategic planning session, academic growth measures and capital projects, and he invited Creekside students to describe the district's peer‑to‑peer inclusion program.
Creekside students spoke directly to trustees about the program's benefits. "Peer to peer is about making connections," one student said, describing how the program builds communication, leadership and friendship and helps students support peers with differing communication needs. Board members praised the student reports and thanked school staff for the program.
Hughes reviewed facilities and bond work: Building 51 will get HVAC, carpet, window and domestic well replacements starting May 27; exterior brick and underground waste lines for a team room are complete, roofing trusses were scheduled, and selective door replacements and other sinking‑fund projects are planned for the summer. Administration reported the district is about 90% complete on 2020 bond construction projects.
On academics and intervention, Hughes emphasized growth over proficiency, noting that all elementary schools met the state growth index last year and outlining targeted intervention efforts supported by a 23g intervention grant. He also briefed trustees on safety work and environmental monitoring: EGLE has the final village monitoring wells report and the district expects to complete closure work once EGLE schedules crews; district radon testing during winter break found no high levels.
Hughes highlighted operations metrics: tech department work‑order completion at about 98%, maintenance ticket completion at 97.7% (4,619 tickets), and a current bus fleet of 56 vehicles serving 36 routes, down from 59 pre‑COVID. He also flagged staffing challenges for paraprofessionals and bus drivers and described ongoing efforts to use bond and sinking‑fund dollars to address facilities and equipment needs.
Hughes said the district implemented a new time‑sheet process to improve payroll efficiency and that staff and parent surveys show high satisfaction with interventions and administrative communications. He closed by thanking volunteers and staff who participated in the strategic planning session and noted administrators will return in June with a year‑one strategic plan presentation.
