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District reports enrollment shifts, new Oakland County navigator and Metro special-education expansion
Summary
Administrators reported more than 1,000 students enrolled but 927 marked present, announced a free Oakland 80 career navigator at Madison High School, and said grants will help restart the Metro program and fund mental health services including hiring a counselor and social worker.
During the administration report the superintendent updated the board on enrollment, partnerships and special programs and requested permission for grant-funded purchases.
Administrators reported the district has more than 1,000 students enrolled while daily attendance records show 927 students present; staff explained that some students are counted as 'no-shows' while others are in partial-count programs (center-based or early intervention) and that schools are contacting families to confirm status.
The superintendent announced a new partnership with Oakland 80 (Oakland County) that will place a career and educator navigator at Madison High School at no cost to the district for one year (with potential extension to two years). Board members asked about the navigator's qualifications; the superintendent said Oakland 80 completed vetting and that the individual recently graduated from Michigan State University but the degree was not provided to the board.
Administrators also described the Metro program at Wilkinson Middle School (Moving Exceptional Students Toward Real-life Opportunities). The district received an Oakland Schools grant to cover roughly 50% of start-up costs (reported as about $186,000 in the meeting) and said the program will allow the district to bring some students back from placements outside the district, reducing transportation and placement costs. The superintendent said the district also received a $250,000 grant from MDE to support mental-health services; funds will be used to hire a mental-health counselor and a social worker.
Finally, staff asked the board to approve purchase of 55 additional Chromebooks and licenses to accommodate increased enrollment; the board approved that purchase in the same meeting.
Next steps: staff will continue outreach to families listed as no-shows, proceed with partner onboarding for the career navigator, and begin hiring for grant-funded mental-health positions.
