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Livonia Public Schools board meeting, Aug 31, 2026

54 min · 1 public speaker

AI in schools ▶ 47:32

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What happened at this meeting

Livonia board approves incoming superintendent contract effective January 1st, 2027 41:47

  • The board approved a $27,973 change order for the Marshall Raising Project and a cooperative agreement for a veterans park. 28:01
  • The Livonia Public Schools Board of Education approved an employment contract for the incoming superintendent, effective January 1st, 2027. 41:47
  • The board heard a first reading of a technology policy that adds language on artificial intelligence, with a vote planned for the next voting meeting. 47:53

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and roll call 3:00
    • Colleen Burton opened the regular meeting and said a quorum was present. 3:00
    • Madeline Acosta said during roll call that one board member was absent. 3:15
    • Crystal Frank led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3:31
  2. District update presentation 3:47
    • A district staff member shared photos from the first days of school, staff professional development, fall sports and community events. 6:26
    • A district staff member said the district welcomed about 75 staff members new to the district. 6:26
    • A district staff member said police purchased and filled 750 backpacks for students and that Ford Motor Company will soon donate another 250 backpacks. 16:17
  3. Public comment 20:13
    • A speaker at public comment asked the district to send teachers to a chemistry teacher conference at Eastern Michigan University. 23:23
    • In response to a question, the speaker said the conference runs July 11th through the 15th. 25:03
  4. Consent agenda 25:40
    • The consent agenda included minutes, the purchase of bulk salt and a lease for Bentley Field. 26:02
    • The motion passed. ~27:09
  5. Marshall project change order 27:09
    • Mark Johnson moved to approve a change order for the Marshall Raising Project in the amount of $27,973, increasing the total project cost from $386,507 to $414,480. 28:01
    • A district staff member said a plastic barrier was discovered during demolition and the project exceeded its not-to-exceed price. 28:40
    • The staff member said the temporary fence was left up longer for seeding because of concerns about foot traffic. 29:51
    • The motion passed. ~31:41
  6. Veterans park cooperative agreement 31:41
    • Dave MacFarland moved to approve the cooperative agreement with the City of Livonia for use of a veterans park. 31:55
    • A district staff member said the agreement is a 1-year lease with no automatic trigger for an extension and expires August 31st, 2027. 32:13
    • The motion passed. ~33:31
  7. New teacher hires 33:35
    • Madeline Acosta moved to offer employment for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year to the teachers listed in the attached document. 33:46
    • One board member said it was nice to see a combination of new and veteran teachers coming into the district. 34:45
    • The motion passed. ~35:41
  8. Teacher tenure 35:41
    • Mark Johnson moved to acknowledge that tenure status has been granted to the listed teachers. 35:54
    • A district staff member said teachers who come to the district already tenured have a probationary period of only 2 years. 37:53
    • The motion passed. ~37:50
  9. Leave of absence 38:56
    • Crystal Frank moved to approve a leave of absence request. 39:05
    • A district staff member said the request is for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year and is in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement. 39:27
    • The motion passed. ~40:04
  10. Retirement resolution 40:04
    • Karen M. Bradford moved to adopt a resolution of appreciation for a retiring staff member. 40:19
    • A district staff member said the retiree has 30.5 years of experience. 40:53
    • The motion passed. ~41:47
  11. Incoming superintendent employment contract 41:47
    • Colleen Burton said the board went through a detailed process and selected the district's director of operations as the incoming superintendent. 43:11
    • Colleen Burton said the incoming superintendent will train with the current superintendent through December 31st and take over January 1st. 44:35
    • The motion passed. ~46:30
  12. Technology policy first reading 47:32
    • A district staff member said the main change to policy IFA is the addition of language about artificial intelligence and other large language models. 47:53
    • Madeline Acosta asked about a character in a reference, which the staff member said was a formatting error that would be fixed. 49:00
    • The staff member said a usage guideline will be rolled out to administrators on the September 28th professional development day. 49:39
  13. Board member comments and adjournment 51:33
    • Colleen Burton invited board member comments and adjourned the meeting at 7:22 PM. 51:33

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Video: posted by the district as “Livonia Public Schools Regular Meeting August 31, 2026”