Board previews amendment to FY2025–26 operating budget; vote scheduled later June 11

The Westwood Community School District Board of Education reviewed a resolution to amend the district’s FY2025–2026 operating budget during a budget hearing called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Equilla Bradford Administrative Center in Dearborn Heights. The record states the amendment was presented for information only and that the Board would consider a motion to adopt the amended budget at the Combined Work Study Session and Regular Board Meeting later that evening.

The hearing record lists the agenda item exactly as: “Resolution to amend the school operating budget for FY 2025-2026 (for information only; vote at the June 11, 2026, Combined Work Study Session and Regular Board Meeting).” There was no public comment recorded on the budget amendment during the hearing. Attendance recorded at roll call included President Cheryl Bell, Vice President Timothy Emery, Secretary Sarah Ward, and Trustees Angela Hopkins and Narabia Little; one treasurer and another trustee were listed as absent.

The agenda’s "Others Present" line lists staff roles (Superintendent; Recording Secretary; Director of Finance and Operations; Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Accountability) and then enumerates several staff names. The transcript makes the mapping of each name to a specific role unclear; staff names appearing in the record include Roderick Means, Donald Willis, Dr. Stiles Simmons, Trudy E. Murry, Jennie Li Jiang and Melanie Depray Learst. The minutes indicate the matter was informational at this hearing and that formal action would be taken at the combined meeting specified in the agenda.

The hearing adjourned at 6:47 p.m. The Board’s next procedural step on this matter was the scheduled vote at the Combined Work Study Session and Regular Board Meeting on June 11, 2026.