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South Lyon board approves hires, curriculum and union contracts as superintendent warns of state budget uncertainty
Summary
The South Lyon Community Schools Board of Education approved multiple routine items — including staff hires, course guides, Eureka Math resources and three ratified collective-bargaining agreements — while Superintendent Archbald warned that delays in the state school-aid budget leave districts without necessary funding certainty.
The Board of Education of South Lyon Community Schools approved instructional hires, several course guides and curriculum units, a $147,185.17 purchase of Eureka Math Squared materials for pre-K through fifth grade, final and proposed budget resolutions and three ratified collective-bargaining agreements at its meeting.
Superintendent Archbald told the board the legislature had 14 days remaining to enact a state budget that includes the school-aid fund and warned that continued delays make it difficult for districts to plan staffing and operations. Archbald said it was "inexcusable and unconscionable" that districts must prepare for a fiscal year without timely direction from Lansing and urged legislators to "get it done" so districts do not need to delay hiring or implement freezes.
The board approved the hiring of Adrienne Carl (teacher at Millennium Middle School), Emily Cornish (teacher at CMS and MMS) and Allison Maloney (teacher at Southline East High School) after Mr. Bate presented the recommended appointments. The district approved course guides for Centennial Middle School, Millennium Middle School, Southline East High School and Southline High School for the 2026–27 school year; each guide had been presented previously at the June 1 meeting with no recommended changes.
The board also approved updated units of study: sixth-grade physical education, seventh-grade art expressions and a Capstone ELA course. Administration recommended purchasing Eureka Math Squared resources (online and print) for junior kindergarten through fifth grade from the publisher Great Minds for $147,185.17; the board voted to approve that purchase.
Mrs. Gray presented the 2025–26 final budget-revision resolutions and the 2026–27 proposed budget, both of which the board approved. Trustee Lake provided emailed comments read into the record asking the district to continue pursuing grant opportunities, to consider reinstating a middle-school assistant-principal internship, and, if the regional enhancement millage on the August 4 ballot is approved, to prioritize staffing and strengthening the general fund to offset projected deficits.
On labor agreements, administration reported tentative contracts ratified by membership in each bargaining unit. The board approved the collective-bargaining agreements with the Southline Education Association (SLEA), the Southline Administrators Association (SLAA) and the Michigan Educational Support Personnel Association (MESPA).
Closing remarks from trustees recognized Pride Month, praised administration and bargaining teams for reaching agreement, congratulated graduates and highlighted an "apprentice wall" at Southline East for promoting trade opportunities. The meeting adjourned after the board took the listed actions.
What happens next: the board approved the proposed 2026–27 budget and routine contracts; Superintendent Archbald said the district will continue to monitor Lansing developments and encouraged community members to engage with legislators about timely passage of the state budget.
