11/12/2026

At its regular meeting on November 12, 2026, the Novi Community School District Board of Education approved the Novi High School Performing Arts Center Phase One bid package for a guaranteed maximum price of $13,497,248, funded through 2025 bond proceeds. The project will renovate the center, including seating, flooring, rigging, the orchestra pit, and technology; construction is expected to begin in January 2027, with the space anticipated to reopen around January or February 2028. The board approved the package unanimously, 6–0. It also accepted Novi Educational Foundation grants totaling $21,883.09 for teacher projects, and approved the consent agenda, which included September bills and purchase-card reports.

The monthly financial report noted an unmodified audit opinion, an audited general-fund balance of about $11.1 million, and a projected current-year shortfall of approximately $1.5 million to $2.5 million. District leaders described a budget-alignment process involving staff, students, and other stakeholders. The board also discussed a Universal FAFSA Challenge Grant opportunity that could provide one-time funds; participation would require updating graduation requirements to include FAFSA completion or an exemption, but no board action was taken on the opportunity at this meeting. Two proposed student trips were presented for information and discussion and are expected to return for board action in December.