Board of Education 5.18.26 Meeting Recap

The May 18, 2026 Board of Education Meeting Staff Recap: 

• The Board of Education had general discussion regarding the below items: 
  • Compensation Study for Non-Represented Staff 
  • Review of Strategic Planning Goals and Initiatives 
  • Board Committee Reports 
  • Board Intern Program Final Report 
• The Administrative Appointment portion of the meeting included: 
  • The Board of Education appointed Krista Laliberte as the Associate Principal of Bloomfield Hills High School with an effective date of July 1, 2026. 
• The Special Recognition portion of the meeting included: 
  • The Board of Education Intern Program: Saaj Aujla, Valeria Embarcadero Perez, Carissa Hurnevich, Zeena Jandali, Evelyn Keough, Kobin Kothari, Krish Patel, Audrey Ng, Rishiv Ramesh, Addy Sherman, Katie Tadesse, Sophia Tomina and  Brady Winston 
  • Boys Varsity Swim Team MHSAA State Championship for 200 Free Relay: Charlie Antone, Will Antone, Francis Baker, Jack Conroy, Steven Dronzkowski, Seif Elbaradey, Victor Mailinski, Miles Marx 
  • Michigan Powerlifting Association State Championship Runner-Up: Nolan Metts 
  • BHHS Figure Skating Team State Championship Finals Runner-Up: Lily Hansen, Amelia Waineo and Liliana Waineo 
  • Scholastic Regional Awards: CJ Finnerty, Ella Marie Gordhamer, Josette Nelson, Addison Montgomery, Jared She, Ashley Shulkin, Brooke Shulkin and Dheeyanksha Vishnu Sundherram 
  • National Merit Scholar: Mayas Smith 
  • BIFF Radio Michigan Association of Broadcasters Awards: Yara Alahmadi, Avery Curcuru, Zeke Furry, Griffin Gleich, Honor Hutchison, Hannah Rosenstock, Bayla Kaluzny, Evelyn Keough, Magdalena Leonard, Aiden Lindblom, William Merchant, Sophie Razzaque, Emmy Vanderpool and Maya Zendel 
  • BHHS DECA Team International Career Development Conference Finalists: Matthew Ben, Ellie BenEzra, Olivia Carlson, Saachi Dhillon, Naisha Doshi, Zachary Fogel, Goldie Fox, Angel Garza, Kadin Gibson, Leah Goldstein, Evelyn Grosshans, Hana Hatab, Abigail Herskovic, Ronald Hong, Kathryn Ho, Julia Li, Shaun Linden, Will Merchant, Harper Nagaj, Erik Norsted, Darsh Patel, Krish Patel, Ava Pierre, Hasan Ramadan, Ayush Sajja, Shrika Sajja, Nandini Salecha, Benson Schabel, Jack Schmid, Charis Smyly, Mayas Smith, Sophia Snyder, Lee Toby, Kinsley Kurns, Will Xintaris, and Sonal Zachariah 
  • BHHS Forensics Novice State Championship and MIFA State Championship Top Honors: Summer Alhimiri, Gianna Ammori, Valeria Embacadero-Perez, Nayla Gorelkin, Honor Hutchison, Stephen LaBond, Rynah Mehta, Carter Phillips and Addie Sherman 
• The following reports were provided: 
  • Superintendent Rick West provided a Superintendent's Report. 
  • Board of Education President Tareq Falah provided a Board President’s Report. 
• The Board of Education approved all Consent Agenda items. 

• The board business portion of the meeting included: 
  • The Board of Education approved the award of AV and conferencing technology upgrades to the Booth Center and Doyle Center for Professional Development to Keycode Media in the amount of $581,995.40, to be funded by the District's Sinking Fund, as presented. 
  • The Board of Education approved the purchase of a 2026 Ford F 650 maintenance box truck from Gorno Ford in the amount of $113,430 through the MiDEAL cooperative program, to be funded by the Sinking Fund. 
  • The Board of Education approved the purchase of three 65-passenger buses and two 53-passenger buses from Hoekstra Transportation in the amount of $799,834, to be funded by the Sinking Fund.
  • The Board of Education approved the changes to Board Policy recommended by legal counsel, as presented. 
  • The Board of Education approved the District's Strategic Plan Goals and Initiatives, as presented. 
  • The Board of Education approved the salary schedules for non-represented staff, as presented. 
  • The Board of Education declared the first Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and to adopt the resolution, as presented.
• The Board of Education moved a General Discussion item from the beginning of the meeting to the end of the meeting: June Board of Education Agenda Discussion. 
• Closed Session: The Board of Education convened a closed session in accordance with MCL 15.268 Section 8(1)(a) to discuss the evaluation of the Superintendent 

The meeting can be viewed on BHS TV.