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District staff briefed the board on contract renewals and capital projects including a proposed renewal with First Student for transportation, a Chartwells food-service renewal required by state guidance, a bleacher replacement awarded under budget and a Cisco phone-system upgrade.
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A seventh-grade Oak Park resident, speaking at public comment, said he was removed from the districts summer discovery program because his IEP requires placement at a school outside the district; he called the exclusion discriminatory.
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The Oak Park Board of Education adopted the districts 2025-26 budget after Executive Director of Business and Finance Charice Foster presented revenue and fund-balance projections and warned that state proposals could change per-pupil funding midyear.
Michigan / School Boards / Oak Park School District
The board approved a broad personnel package and separate administrator contracts for 2025-26, and Superintendent Abdul Haad introduced several promoted and newly hired leaders including an assistant superintendent of teaching and learning.
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The Oak Park Board of Education voted to adopt Sadlier Progress in Mathematics as the district’s K–5 core math curriculum and authorized up to $157,000 for materials and training following a winter–spring pilot and teacher recommendation.
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Square 1 Strategy Group presented a tailored board-development proposal to Oak Park trustees, emphasizing customized workshops, assessments (DISC), and quarterly follow-up; trustees asked about cost, membership alternatives and whether the district has budgeted funds for fiscal 2025–26
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Oak Park Youth Assistance told the Oak Park Board of Education on May 12 that the program provides short-term, family-focused casework, limited emergency funds, skill-building activities and referrals to longer-term treatment, and asked the community to help expand volunteer roles and fundraising.
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The Oak Park Board of Education on May 12 approved several same-day and overnight out-of-state student field trips, certified the 2025 tax levy L-4029 submission and adopted a new budget planning policy (5002). The board also passed a resolution supporting the intermediate school district general fund budget.
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Trustees debated proposed clarifications to visitor and volunteer background-check policies on May 12. The board reviewed attorney edits to policies 6012 and 7009, debated whether to have counsel appear to answer questions, and voted on a motion to summon the attorney; the motion failed.
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Director of Culture and Climate Derek Faulk and security contractor John Allen summarized 10 years of discipline trends showing declines, described training and staffing, and outlined new security technology including Evolve AI scanners, Milestone video management and the 0 Eyes gun‑detection system.