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Waterford board provisionally opts into 31aa safety funding and approves a slate of routine actions
Summary
The Waterford School District Board provisionally opted into 31aa safety funds by a deadline while preserving the right to rescind if litigation requires a privilege waiver, and unanimously approved several superintendent recommendations including labor tentative agreements, student travel, and a wireless infrastructure contract.
The Waterford School District Board of Education voted unanimously to provisionally opt the district into 31aa safety and security funding while preserving the option to rescind the action if ongoing litigation results in a continued privilege-waiver requirement. Treasurer Andrew Donahue presented the superintendent's recommendation to opt in by the 12/04/2025 deadline and to automatically rescind the opt-in if courts uphold the privilege condition; the motion carried 7-0.
Member MacGregor urged clarity for viewers, saying the move preserves eligibility amid unresolved state and federal litigation. Donahue summarized the board's intent: the provisional opt-in preserves access to the safety funding without waiving district privileges until legal questions are resolved.
The board also approved multiple other superintendent recommendations during the meeting. Actions approved included a school-of-choice resolution for the 2026-27 year (6-1), approval of an international student trip to Turkey for Waterford Kettering's Destination Imagination team (Feb. 28'Mar. 9, 2026; unanimous), mediated tentative agreements with employee groups MESPA 1 and MESPA 3 (both unanimous), and a wireless infrastructure replacement contract awarded to Moss in the amount of $208,776.83 (unanimous).
Votes at a glance - Resolution 31aa funding opt-in (subject to rescission): moved by the superintendent recommendation; passed 7-0. - School of choice resolution (2026'27): passed 6-1. - Student travel: Kettering Destination Imagination trip to Turkey (2/28/26'3/9/26): passed 7-0. - MESPA 1 mediated tentative agreement: passed 7-0. - MESPA 3 mediated tentative agreement: passed 7-0. - Wireless infrastructure award to Moss, $208,776.83 (E-rate/2020 bond funds): passed 7-0. - Superintendent Adam Martin's 2025 evaluation: approved 7-0. - Two Oakland County School Boards Association resolutions (including support for nonpartisan school board elections): passed 7-0.
The board's provisional opt-in to 31aa is intended to preserve the district's eligibility for safety and security funding while a legal challenge plays out. According to the motion language read into the record, if courts determine a privilege waiver remains required for funding and the waiver is not acceptable to the district, the district's opt-in will be rescinded and the superintendent must notify the Michigan Department of Education by the stipulated 12/30/2025 deadline.
