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Harper Woods board approves consent agenda; records travel approvals, multiple hires and resignations
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda 7-0, including expenditure reports, multiple overnight travel authorizations for staff to national conferences, several resignations among coaches and paraprofessionals, and multiple new hires and recalls; the superintendent also reported scholarships and student achievements.
The Harper Woods Board of Education approved the consent agenda at its Dec. 16 meeting by a 7-0 vote. The consent agenda included minutes of prior meetings, expenditure reports for Nov. 1–30, 2025, and personnel matters.
Personnel approvals recorded in the minutes included overnight travel authorizations: Superintendent Steven McGhee and board member Diana Nimmons were listed for the National School Boards Association conference in San Antonio, Texas, April 10–12, 2026. Multiple staff members were listed to attend the 2026 Annual Childhood Conference, March 5–7, 2026 (including Sharon Hampton, Tabitha Proctor, Amari Lee, Victoria Quinn, Cherie Taliaferro, Jaiden Welch, Genora Cobb, and Danielle Whitson). The minutes do not state funding sources or estimated costs for these trips.
The minutes also list several resignations among coaching and paraprofessional staff (Glenn Washington, Anjanette Atkins‑Young, Ashawntae White, Michael Prey, Christopher Felty, Vania Moore, Rochelle Woods, Alphonso Parker) and new hires/recalls (Michelle Williamson, Maureen Steinhoff, Sheryl Randolph, Todd Bloch, Latasha Rogers, Quakira Bland, John Golden, Calvin Gray, Dakarai Roberson, and Michelle Brown Parizon). Titles in the minutes indicate assignments such as substitute teacher, mentors (ATS), lunch aide, security guard, coach, and ELA teacher.
Under the superintendent’s report, Steven McGhee noted that six Harper Woods High School band members were offered full scholarships to Central State University, announced a Meta 24 showcase the following day, a Parent University event on Dec. 20, 2025 with a holiday giveaway, and congratulated the robotics team for placing 11th out of 32 teams in its division.
The meeting minutes do not include public comment on these consent‑agenda items and provide limited detail on funding or next steps for staffing replacements.
