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Superintendent: Harper Woods Turkey Drive to serve 300 families; Excellence Institute construction advancing
Summary
Superintendent Steven McGhee told the Harper Woods Board that the district’s 7th annual Turkey Drive will serve 300 families and that the Excellence Institute project has moved to drywalling, with electricity and IT installed and a pending DTE electrical test before heating can be enabled.
Superintendent Steven McGhee told the board Nov. 18 that the district’s 7th annual Turkey Drive will serve 300 families on a first‑come, first‑served basis, and he provided a detailed progress update on the district’s Excellence Institute construction project.
"We will serve 300 families first come first served," McGhee said, adding that the turkeys this year will be larger and the distribution will include pasta in addition to canned goods. McGhee thanked the district and partner organizations Chartwells, Sound Mind Sound Body and ATS Alternative Teaching Services for their support of the drive.
On facilities, McGhee reported that drywalling is under way at the Excellence Institute, electricity and IT for Wi‑Fi have been installed, and glass for windows and doors has arrived; framing for doors and windows will begin and caulking and drywall mudding are in progress. He said a gas test has passed clearance and that the district is awaiting an electrical test with DTE before enabling heating; during Thanksgiving break the plan is to place five containers on site to support construction staging.
The board recorded the superintendent’s report as part of the regular meeting minutes; no formal action was required for the items McGhee described.
