BOE Meeting 10-14-2026

At the October 14, 2026 Belleville Public Schools Board of Education meeting, an independent forensic accounting firm, PKF O’Connor Davies Advisory LLC, reported on its review of collective bargaining agreements covering 2019–2028. The review found that the district had absorbed costs associated with a provision requiring association members to cover 50% of the union president’s salary and benefits. The firm cited $29,147.54 for the prior contract period and estimated $270,579.67 for the current contract period, for a combined amount of $299,723.21; some current-period figures include projections. The superintendent said the district would continue reviewing the findings and seek an amicable resolution. No procurement award or spending vote was identified in the transcript.

The business administrator said budget development would begin, with health-care costs preliminarily projected to rise by more than 30% next year. The superintendent reported advocating to preserve the federal E-Rate program, which provided the district $569,000 in additional support from 2021 to 2025. A resolution numbered 10.36 was withdrawn from the agenda for documentation cleanup and deferred to November. Public comments also addressed staff stipends and the potential effect of sixth-period teaching assignments on career and technical education programs, which receive about $50,000–$55,000 annually in Perkins funding; no related funding or staffing decision was recorded.