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Votes at a glance: board approves negotiations on two property sales, elevator repairs and other routine measures
Summary
The Tecumseh Public Schools Board unanimously approved authorizations for the superintendent to negotiate the sale of Heric Park and a 6‑acre high-school parcel, approved an urgent $97,400 elevator repair, accepted a donation, and adopted a final budget amendment. The board also appointed a hearing officer and approved a student expulsion after closed session.
The Tecumseh Public Schools Board of Education took a series of votes at its meeting, approving motions that included authorization for sale negotiations, an immediate infrastructure repair, routine budget actions and a student-discipline resolution.
The board voted unanimously to authorize Superintendent Mr. Hilton to negotiate terms and conditions on behalf of the district for the sale of the Heric Park property. Mr. Hilton told trustees there is a signed offer from an entity called 600 Heric Park LLC for $50,000; the proposed sale would be “as is” with a closing date of no later than July 31, 2026. Trustees were clear that tonight’s motion authorized negotiation only; any final purchase agreement will return to the board for approval.
The board also authorized the superintendent to negotiate a separate purchase agreement for roughly six acres at the southern end of Tecumseh High School. The buyer agreed to pay for a state survey and the sale is contingent on a land-division approval from the city; the offer price presented to trustees was $32,000 and the offer was said to expire June 23, 2026.
Citing an urgent need to have the middle-school elevator operating before school resumes, trustees suspended the board’s usual waiting period and approved the vendor quote for repairs. District staff said the work will require drilling and installing a sleeve for the elevator jack because crews discovered the existing jack had been set directly into packed clay rather than into a casing; the best available quote in the board packet was $97,400 with a five-to-six-week lead time.
Other roll-call votes taken and approved by the board included acceptance of a middle-school special-education donation and adoption of the 2025-26 final budget amendment.
In personnel and discipline actions, trustees appointed Aaron Walls as the district’s hearing officer (to act on the board’s behalf in closed-session matters) and later returned from closed session to approve a resolution directing the permanent expulsion of a student, citing a violation that occurred on April 17, 2026. The expulsion resolution references the Revised School Code factors and bars the student from school grounds and district events during the expulsion unless prior written approval is granted.
All motions recorded at the meeting passed on roll-call votes unless otherwise noted. The board closed the meeting after member comments and adjourned.
