The Woodhaven-Brownstown School District Board of Education approved a package of personnel, facilities, curriculum and technology items at the Dec. meeting.

Personnel: The board approved three Schedule B athletic employments, effective Dec. 10, 2025: Steve Johnson (middle school girls soccer assistant coach), Kim Maher (seventh grade softball assistant coach) and McKenna Mahoney (varsity girls soccer head coach). Board member Barry moved the motion, supported by Chopek; the motion carried by voice vote.

Section 31a resolution: The board approved a resolution authorizing the district’s conditional application for Section 31a school safety funding. Administration told the board the Legislature has tied that funding to a waiver of attorney-client privilege the district believes may be unconstitutional and that a legal challenge is pending. The resolution authorizes submitting the opt-in by the Dec. 4 deadline while preserving the right to rescind by Dec. 30 if the waiver is upheld.

Facilities and contingency: Administration recommended a partial award for Bid Pack 11—work at Irving, Wagenka and Yake elementary schools—with a partial award totaling $13,061,088 funded entirely through the district’s 2021 bond program. The board approved the partial award. Separately, the board approved transferring $209,714 in unused contingency funds from bid packs 6 and 10 to support remaining work in Bid Pack 8 (Bates and Goodeth elementary schools) because the current contingency ($136,573) was not expected to be adequate to cover pending and anticipated change orders.

Curriculum and technology: The board approved a one‑semester introductory course, Graphics Unleashed: Design Made Simple, at Woodhaven High School; administrators said the course requires no new materials or staff and aligns to career-technical and visual-arts standards. The board also approved purchase of a Rolland Soundcom PA system for $144,845 (funded through the 2021 bond’s technology allocation) to add speakers and announcement strobes identified in school safety reviews; installations will begin over winter break to avoid classroom disruption.

Votes and procedure: Most approvals were voice votes with 'Aye' recorded and motions carried after motion by Berry and support from various board members. For the closed-session recess under the Michigan Open Meetings Act Section 8(a), the board recorded roll-call 'Yes' votes from Chopek, Lowry, Sanders, Thorney and Berry. The meeting adjourned at 6:27 p.m.; the next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Board Office.