D7 board approves multiple curriculum and assessment renewals totaling about $182,922

The Dearborn Heights School District #7 Board of Education voted to approve several one‑year renewals for instructional and assessment services at its July 8 meeting.

Board action included the following approvals and funding sources listed in the superintendent’s recommendations:

- McGraw Hill ELA curriculum renewal for K–5: $31,001.97, to be derived from the general fund. - CommonLit ELA curriculum renewal for grades 6–8: $6,008.50, to be derived from the general fund. - Curriculum Associates i‑Ready benchmark assessment and professional learning services: $51,058.50, to be derived from Title II and the benchmark assessment grant (non‑general fund/grant dollars). - i‑Ready ELA personalized instruction platform renewal K–8: $57,771.75, to be derived from the general fund. - i‑Ready math curriculum renewal for grades 6–8: $28,082.20, to be derived from the general fund.

A staff member clarified that several of the line items the board approved are renewals and that money for those renewals is already budgeted in the general fund the board previously approved: "These that you're approving, they're... money already in the general fund of the budget that you guys approved," the staff member said.

Roll‑call votes were taken for each item and recorded as carried. The board’s finance staff said the district will finalize the budget line allocations after fall enrollment counts are confirmed and will present detailed budget placement for these renewals at the next meeting.

What this means: Most renewals are one‑year contracts; one assessment renewal (i‑Ready benchmark and professional learning) will be paid from grant funds rather than general fund dollars. The board and staff emphasized that additional budget clarity — especially the fall student count and categorical restrictions for state aid — will determine exact fund flows.