Dearborn Heights School District #7 board meeting, Oct 21, 2026
1 h 21 min · 1 public speaker
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School board approves Cedar Point trip for physics, anatomy and psychology students 6:09
- The board approved a trip for Annapolis physics, anatomy and psychology students to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. 6:09
- A district staff member presented an edited dress code that drew on input from students and staff, and other speakers said the rules need to be enforced and asked whether the code would be sent to every parent. 9:01
- Board member Leslie Windless reported on conference classes covering the Open Meetings Act, public comment rules, school finance and capital planning. 37:26
Item by item (13)
- Opening and agenda approval 0:00
- Pool projects and programs update 1:48
- A district staff member said installation of new air handling louvers at the pool was completed and the new pool pump was installed and working. 2:04
- The staff member said the next open swim is November 20th from 6 to 8 at a cost of $6 per person. 3:33
- The staff member said youth and adult swim lessons through Metro Parks currently have no cost but are full, and asked interested people to still register. 3:54
- First reading of board policy 5:08
- Cedar Point field trip 6:09
- The resolution asked the board to approve physics, anatomy and psychology students traveling to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 24th, 2027. 6:09
- A district staff member said the trip includes lessons and activities and needs board approval because it is out of state. 6:42
- A speaker asked about the number of chaperones and student check-ins, and a staff member said each chaperone would be responsible for a group of students with set check-in times. 7:15
- The motion to approve the trip carried. 8:45
- Dress code revisions 8:45
- A district staff member presented an edited dress code that mirrors middle school handbook language and said students asked that the word excessive be added to the rule on baggy pants. 9:01
- A speaker said the rules need to be enforced, and a staff member said the dress code would be distributed to staff and parents and placed in the student handbook. 14:10
- The staff member said a statement was added that dress code rules apply at all school activities, and a speaker was told this includes proms and homecomings. 15:27
- District points of pride 19:14
- A district staff member said the food service director's last day was the following day and a replacement had already started. 19:21
- The staff member said seniors applied to over 100 colleges in October, with a first scholarship of $33,312 and total scholarships of approximately $71,000. 22:19
- Another staff member recognized the Bedford Elementary special education team for its work in the new cross-categorical classroom. 27:33
- Finance update 28:41
- A district staff member said the annual audit was being finalized, with a draft report expected at the end of the week. 28:51
- A speaker said the audit must be uploaded to the state by November 1st or 2nd and would tentatively be presented to the board at the 2nd meeting in November. 29:01
- A staff member said the October state aid information showed significantly more at-risk money than in the adopted budget, and that a budget amendment was being prepared. 30:12
- Meals provided before board meetings 32:49
- A speaker said dropping the food service meals provided before board meetings would bring no money back to the district. 32:49
- Another speaker said the meals create a perception problem for people watching and that board members could eat before or after meetings. 34:00
- A speaker said the board would find out what happens to leftover food, and said there were 4 and the meals would be kept. 36:28
- Conference report 37:12
- Leslie Windless reported on classes covering the Open Meetings Act, including that the board cannot require public commenters to state their address or affiliation. 37:26
- Leslie Windless also reported on budget, capital planning and paperless meeting classes, including a statement that going electronic could save almost $200,000. 46:57
- A speaker said future conference attendance should be fully used for classes, and another speaker said the earlier vote against conferences was because the board had said it would hold off on them. 1:07:58
- Committee updates and upcoming meetings 1:12:15
- Public comment 1:13:23
- Kudos 1:18:23
- Wendy Anderson read a kudos note thanking the Annapolis counselor for scheduling, college presentations and testing preparation. 1:18:43
- Adjournment 1:20:02
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