Southfield Public Schools Board Meeting 10/13/26 7PM

The Southfield Public Schools Board of Education meeting on October 13, 2026, included facilities and capital-project updates and several spending actions. The board approved a security equipment and monitoring project with Guardian for $84,106 in one-time costs, funded through the 2020 non-voted bond. The board clarified that monitoring totals $3,000 per month, including a $300 monthly increase. It also unanimously approved moving about $118,000 from a previously reserved $400,000 into contingencies for two project overages, including additional tile work at Birney; remaining funds stay in the overall bond contingency. Construction updates noted punch-list work at Levey, Birney, and Thompson, and demolition underway at University. The board also unanimously approved an iMac upgrade for the Birney K-8 music lab; no cost was stated.

Other discussion included staffing vacancies, student transportation concerns, and planned tutoring programs. The district reported applying for a state 23G grant to support after-school tutoring and described plans for high-impact tutoring, but no grant award or amount was reported. A proposed state social-emotional-learning grant remained for board consideration, with no vote taken. The superintendent also reported the planned rollout of Kindly software for Head Start in-kind tracking; no purchase amount or procurement action was identified for that system.