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Novi board unanimously rates Superintendent Ben Mainka 'Highly Effective' in evaluation
Summary
After a closed‑session review, the Novi Community School District Board of Education voted 7‑0 to rate Superintendent Ben Mainka "Highly Effective" on the Professional Practice portion of his 2025–2026 evaluation.
The Novi Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Dec. 18, 2025, to rate Superintendent Ben Mainka "Highly Effective" for the Professional Practice portion of his 2025–2026 superintendent evaluation. Trustee Mena moved the motion after the board met in closed session for the evaluation under the Open Meetings Act.
The motion recorded a 7‑0 vote in favor. The board entered the closed session on a motion by Vice‑President Cook that cited OMA section 8(1)(a), and then returned to public session to record the evaluation outcome. No additional performance details or numeric scoring were disclosed in the public text. The board scheduled its next organizational meeting for Jan. 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Educational Services Building.
