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Hazel Park Board approves budget, facility repairs, staffing and program updates in April 20 meeting
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The Hazel Park Board approved a slate of routine items April 20, including a teacher-appreciation resolution with $5,000 allocation, multiple facility repairs and upgrades, staffing approvals, training renewals and the Oakland ISD budget resolution. Most motions passed by roll call with either unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The Hazel Park Board of Education approved a package of routine budget, staffing and facilities items at its April 20 meeting.
Key approvals included a resolution proclaiming May 2026 as Teacher Appreciation Week and a $5,000 allocation for staff appreciation items; authorization to move several conference requests; non‑certified staffing appointments for the 2026–27 school year; and an ASD program addition at Edison. The board also approved multiple facilities expenditures, including gym floor refinishing not to exceed $7,073, alarm-system updates up to $28,423.35 (with the board planning to apply a $20,000 ISD communications grant), and a high‑school walk‑in refrigerator rebuild not to exceed $23,599.32.
Other approved items included a reserve pump for the Hoover boiler ($5,024.55), a hot-water storage tank repair for junior high (not to exceed $18,025), a temporary Webb Elementary roof repair (not to exceed $6,562), UKRU train‑the‑trainer recertification (up to $3,450), the Oakland Intermediate School District FY27 budget resolution, MASB Board Book renewal (up to $3,000), district safety training (up to $8,500), school calendars for 2026–27, and a $15,000 cap for policy and handbook work by Miller Johnson. The board also awarded a contract for high‑school cross‑corridor doors to Spartan Construction Group for $193,000.
Most motions carried on roll call without recorded opposition. A single abstention was recorded when a board member (Becker) abstained on a conference request because of a familial conflict. The board also approved a settlement item added to the agenda as item W and ratified student‑discipline recommendations as presented.
Board members and administrators used the meeting to highlight student-of-the-month recognitions, teacher awards and student presentations from student council, NHS and the drama program. The board closed with administrative updates, event reminders and a note that the district will reschedule its strategic-planning session following the passing of a former board member.
Votes at a glance (selected items): • Teacher Appreciation Resolution — $5,000 allocation — Approved (roll call) • Conference requests (moved from consent) — Approved (roll call; one abstention recorded on a separate conference item) • Non‑certified staffing, 2026–27 — Approved (roll call) • ASD program addition (Edison) — Approved (roll call) • Gym floor refinishing — Not to exceed $7,073 — Approved (roll call) • Alarm system updates — Not to exceed $28,423.35 (ISD grant discussion) — Approved (roll call) • Walk‑in refrigerator rebuild — Not to exceed $23,599.32 — Approved (roll call) • Hoover boiler reserve pump — Not to exceed $5,024.55 — Approved (roll call) • Junior High hot‑water repair — Not to exceed $18,025 — Approved (roll call) • Webb roof temporary repair — Not to exceed $6,562 — Approved (roll call) • UKRU Train‑the‑Trainer recertification — Not to exceed $3,450 — Approved (roll call) • Oakland ISD FY27 budget resolution — Approved (roll call) • MASB Board Book renewal — Not to exceed $3,000 — Approved (roll call) • Safety training — Not to exceed $8,500 — Approved (roll call) • 2026–27 calendars — Approved (roll call) • Policy/book update contract (Miller Johnson) — Not to exceed $15,000 — Approved (roll call) • Cross‑corridor doors contract (Spartan Construction Group) — $193,000 — Approved (roll call) • Settlement agreement (item W) — Approved (roll call)
The board scheduled follow-up on a few items (verification of grant appropriation for the alarm project; additional reporting on the Cedar Point TRIO trip), and noted administrative events and community fundraisers.
