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Farmington Board conditionally opts in to Section 31aa grant funding, reserves right to rescind
Summary
The Board voted 5-0 to opt in to receive Section 31aa funds, authorize the superintendent to execute required MDE documents, limit any waiver to post-funding mass-casualty events for 2025–26, and reserve the right to rescind the opt-in before Dec. 30, 2025.
After discussion, the Farmington Board of Education voted 5-0 on Dec. 2, 2025, to declare its intent to opt in to receive Section 31aa funds and to authorize Superintendent Dr. Kelly Coffin to execute applicable Michigan Department of Education documents required for the district to receive those funds. Trustee Claudia T. Heinrich moved the resolution; Vice President Donald Walker supported it. The motion included a condition that any waiver or consent required to opt in would be limited to a mass casualty event that occurs after the district receives Section 31aa funds and would apply only through the end of the 2025–26 fiscal year. The Board also reserved the right to rescind the opt-in decision prior to 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2025.
The minutes record additional discussion after the motion was read before the roll call vote. President Terri Weems reiterated the conditional nature of the resolution and the Board’s procedural steps, and the Board recorded a roll call vote with five Ayes and no Nays. The action authorizes district staff to execute required paperwork with the MDE but preserves Board oversight and a rescission window through Dec. 30, 2025.
