Dearborn Heights School District #7 board meeting, Oct 7, 2026
1 h 06 min · 2 public speakers
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Board approves state aid borrowing and revised student policies 6:47
- During the superintendent's report, a staff member said the unofficial student count was 2,220. 0:00
- The board approved state aid borrowing of $4,900,000 from Huntington Public Capital Corporation to pay operating expenses for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. 6:47
- The board also approved a second reading and adoption of revised board policies on topics including attendance, student conduct, anti-harassment and bullying. 12:24
- A staff member opened discussion of sample dress code language presented at the last board meeting, and Leslie Windless asked about student feedback and said more would follow after hearing back from students. 15:35
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Item by item (11)
- Opening and enrollment report 0:00
- No one spoke at the first public comment period on agenda items. 0:00
- A staff member said the unofficial student count was 2,220, special education full-time equivalents rose from 26 in the budget to 33, and the GSRP program had 48 students. 0:26
- A speaker asked why students are not re-enrolled when moving to middle school or high school, and a staff member said that would be quite a process and had not been done in districts where the staff member worked. 2:51
- Staff resignation and appointment 5:01
- State aid borrowing 6:47
- The resolution called for state aid borrowing of $4,900,000 from Huntington Public Capital Corporation for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. 6:47
- A staff member said the amount was significantly lower than estimated and that it would work for the district. 7:17
- A staff member said House and Senate fiscal reports estimated approximately $366,000 above what is in the budget. 7:51
- The motion carried. ~9:52
- Theater student field trips 9:52
- The board considered a trip for theater students to the Michigan Thespian Festival at the Lansing Center from December 10th, 2026 to December 12th, 2026. 9:52
- A second trip would have theater students perform for seniors at the Berwyn Senior Recreation Center on October 21st, 2026. 10:41
- A speaker asked whether the center was safe after reports it was closing because of mold, and a staff member said the district would inquire and would not let students go if it was not safe. 11:00
- Both motions carried. ~10:28
- Revised board policies second reading 12:24
- The policies included wireless communications devices, attendance, late arrival and early dismissal, student conduct, anti-harassment, bullying, and emergency removal, suspensions and expulsions. 12:24
- A staff member said a new format for the district's Neola policies is live on the district website. 13:18
- A speaker noted a wording error in Policy 5610 on page 42, and a staff member said the change would be made. 13:46
- The motion carried. ~14:51
- Dress code language discussion 14:51
- A staff member said sample dress code language was handed out at the last meeting and opened it for discussion. 15:35
- Leslie Windless asked about student feedback, and a staff member said the language had not yet gone to students and focus meetings would be held once it was finalized. 16:10
- One board member said most tops sold now are cropped, and another board member said there should be some restrictions on how much skin is bared, female or male. 19:19
- Points of pride and department reports 28:37
- A staff member reported 48 GSRP students, 30 in childcare and 75 latchkey students, and said a new pool pump and heat exchange were installed. 30:09
- A special education staff member said the cross categorical room at Bedford Elementary has 7 students in grades 1 through 5 and that the consolidated application was approved. 36:59
- A staff member said auditors would likely present the audit in mid-November, and another announced an immunization clinic Friday from 3 to 5 at Madison. 40:09
- MASB delegate assembly resolutions 41:07
- A staff member walked the board through the MASB Delegate Assembly Handbook using a worksheet to guide the district's representatives. 41:32
- The staff member said 28 continuing resolutions would carry forward without changes, 5 resolutions had amendments and 4 were new or substitute resolutions. 43:40
- The staff member said there were no proposed bylaw changes. 46:17
- Board committee updates 47:02
- A speaker said the policy committee finished the 5,000 student policies and would begin finance policies at its next meeting on October 21st at 5:30. 47:08
- A staff member said the state aid document is sent out on the 20th and budget revisions would take 2 to 3 weeks. 48:10
- A staff member said a finance meeting could include the audit presentation and at least a framework of the '26-'27 budget. 49:37
- Public comment 50:05
- A speaker at public comment asked whether the board could help set up a district-wide policy that parents could look at, rather than leaving decisions to each principal case by case. 50:32
- A speaker said there are no interventions at the middle school and that 49% of students in some 6th grade math sections tested 2 or more years below grade level. 56:53
- Speakers also raised classroom cleaning, whether parents and staff would be asked for dress code input, and putting enrollment information online. 56:53
- Kudos and adjournment 1:02:14
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