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Hazel Park, Mich. — The Hazel Park School District Board of Education approved Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal year 2025-26 on Oct. 30 following a presentation on state-aid changes, grant carryovers and interfund transfers.
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Auditors told the Hazel Park School District Board on Oct. 30 they issued a modified opinion on the districts financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, and identified a material weakness tied to untimely bank reconciliations and books and records. The board approved the audit and heard that a related single-audit report remains to be
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After hours of public comment about coaching hires and the district’s hiring process, the Hazel Park Board of Education voted to retain Miller Johnson for policy services and authorized district leaders to consult the firm about next steps in a high-profile coaching dispute.
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District business staff told the Hazel Park Board of Education that a rollover 2025–26 budget projects a $1.3 million operating deficit for 2024–25 and a multimillion-dollar shortfall for 2025–26. Administrators outlined staffing consolidations, anticipated state-aid changes and a Treasury reimbursement request as steps to narrow the gap.
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A motion to have the investigator’s written findings emailed to board members by 10 a.m. on May 28 failed 4-3 after board counsel and the report author recommended discussing the report in closed session because it contains potentially privileged material and witness names.
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The Hazel Park Board approved an overnight track trip to Hamilton, Michigan, and amended the motion to add mileage reimbursement for coaches at the IRS rate, estimating a roughly 80-mile round trip per coach.
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The Hazel Park School District board voted 4-3 to return Dr. Kroupi to work on May 28, with the interim superintendent to remain for a 14-day transition. The decision followed debate over whether a disciplinary hearing or a written plan must be completed before reinstatement.
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The Hazel Park Board of Education voted May 15, 2025, to return Dr. Amy Kroupi to the superintendent position on or before June 30, 2025, to issue disciplinary action related to financial matters and to keep paid administrative leave in effect until her return; the board said an investigation is complete and a report is being finalized.
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The Hazel Park School District board voted to go into a closed session to review a report from the Allen Law Group after members debated whether the report constituted a legal opinion subject to attorney-client privilege and whether the board had authority to meet behind closed doors without its retained board attorney present.
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The Hazel Park School District Board of Education voted March 20 to hire Allen Law Group at $250 per hour with a $7,500 cap to investigate alleged board policy violations and to recess into closed session for attorney-client updates; board members and an employee raised concerns about prior legal invoices and possible retaliation.