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12.16.24 Board of Education Meeting Recap

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12.16.24 Board of Education Meeting Recap
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  • The Special Recognition portion of the meeting included: 
    • Celebrating Success, Perfect ACT Score: BHHS Senior, Giselle Haddad, achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT Exam, joining only 0.18% or approximately 3,700 students nationwide.
    • Celebrating Success, AP Scholar with Distinction: Students who are named AP Scholar with Distinction are those who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. BHHS students include Mark Asmar, Rohit Bhattiprolu, Antonio Borrello, Preston Cao, John Cobb, Parus Dhillon, Malik Elewa, Arthur Gaillard, Sarah Gaines, Ben Guettler, Jinglu Jiang, Nithya Kadakol, Nicholas Kravetz, Krishna Mavani, Elisa Mina, Shivangi Modgil, Brooke Panozzo, Naveen Pullukat, Reese Rabinowitz, Narsay Razoky, Addison Redding, Stefano Risi, Jeremy Salomon, Nikolas Simon, Andrew Siu, Aidan Sun, Arthur Tang, and Gabriela Yi.
    • Outgoing Board of Education Members: The Board of Education and Superintendent West honored Trustees Siva Kumar and John VanGemert for four years of committed and dedicated service to the betterment of Bloomfield Hills Schools.

 

  • Under the Board Intern and Student Advisory Committee Report, our student interns highlighted points of pride across the district. As a highlight of the report, students from Conant Elementary gave a short presentation about their No Place for Hate work. 

 

  • The general discussion portion of the meeting included one presentation: 
    • FY25 General Fund Budget Amendment One Presentation (slides)

 

  • The board business portion of the meeting included: 
    • The Board of Education approved the FY25 General Fund Budget Amendment One.
    • The Board of Education approved Bid Package 11 - 2025 Elementary Renovations in the amount of $9,006,079.50, inclusive of 10% contingency, to be paid for from the 2020 Bond Fund, as presented - with the exception of technology classroom upgrades at Wing Lake Developmental Center, which will be Center Program funded.
    • The Board of Education approved Bid Package 13 - Bloomin' West / Robotics Renovations in the amount of $3,339,435.76, inclusive of 10% contingency, to be paid for from the 2020 Bond Fund, as presented.
    • The Board of Education awarded RFP #1049 - Asbestos Abatement at Bloomin' West / Robotics and International Academy to Total Environmental Services for a not to exceed total of $61,340, inclusive of contingency, to be paid for by the 2020 Bond Fund, as presented. 
    • The Board of Education approved the purchase of additional district radios from Mobile Communications America, as part of a consortium bid, in an amount not to exceed $42,000, to be paid from the General Fund utilizing Section 31aa grant funds, as presented.
    • The Board of Education approved the changes to Board Policy as recommended by legal counsel, as presented.
    • The Board of Education amended the 2024-25 Board of Education calendar, as presented and as follows:
      • The Organizational and Regular Meeting of January 27, 2025 to start at 6 p.m. vs 7:30 p.m.
      • The June meeting date to change from June 23, 2025 to June 16, 2025.