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Board approves personnel moves, new courses and NEOLA policy adoptions; sets MASB ballot and NSBA travel
Summary
The board accepted staff resignations, approved a non‑certified hire, approved several new courses (including AP U.S. History with about $5,000 of associated costs), adopted NEOLA volunteer and equity policies, cast a MASB board ballot and approved NSBA travel for a board member.
At its Feb. 19 meeting, the Dearborn Heights School District #7 Board of Education approved a slate of routine but consequential items: a non‑certified appointment, certified staff resignations, new course offerings, policy adoptions and association business.
Personnel: By roll call the board approved the appointment of Teresa Chapman as a GSRP before/after‑school child‑care assistant effective Feb. 12, 2025. The board also accepted the certified resignations of Dominic Martin (Spanish teacher, Annapolis High School) effective Feb. 18, 2025, and Miss Lee Mean (Annapolis High School) with a retirement effective Feb. 21, 2025. Trustees discussed continuity for an already approved trip and indicated staff are arranging cover so students' activities continue.
Curriculum and costs: The board approved an Advanced Placement United States History course open to sophomores, juniors and seniors; administrators estimated associated instructor professional development and textbook costs at approximately $5,000 to be paid from the general fund. The board also approved a Michigan history and geography course for grades 9–12 and a semester course on pop culture in American society (no additional costs were indicated for those courses as they will use existing resources).
Policies and association business: The board approved second reading and adoption of revised NEOLA board policies (including volunteer policies and equity language). The board resolved to place its MASB board of directors ballot for Rodri Means and to cast that ballot before the March 5 deadline. The board approved travel for board member Mary Beth Belowski to attend the National School Boards Association annual conference in Atlanta, April 4–6, 2025, at a district cost not to exceed $2,500.
All motions in this package passed by roll call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
