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State of Michigan Not Interested In Taking Over Muskegon Heights Public Schools; More Deficit Cuts Still Needed

Multiple board members and Dr. Bryant acknowledged a greater need for the need for the public to stay in the know. Approximately 15 members of the public attended Monday’s special meeting. The board wished for more, both to spread the work and hear suggestions. “We need to educate our public,” said board president Avery Burrel, “And we need to have more forums where our parents come together and let them know what’s going on in our district.”

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Heights School Board Questions Validity of State Takeover Comments, Gives Deficit Answer Timeline

Comments from Education Achievement System chancellor John Covington come as the board, district superintendent Dr. Dana Bryant, the district’s auditors and representatives of other arms of the district will head to Lansing Wednesday to submit their deficit elimination plan for the coming school year.

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Four Full Days After Count Day, Muskegon Heights School Board & Public in the Dark About Enrollment Numbers, Chain Of Command

A chain-of-command issue surrounding a fundraiser drew much attention to deeper concerns from the board concerning a lack of transparency: over four days after school districts in Muskegon County took official counts of their students, Muskegon Heights Public Schools has not reported its numbers to the public or, as Board Vice President Ronald Jenkins noted, to the district’s school board.

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Coalition for Community Development Announces Harvest Meal, Library Volunteer Program

To celebrate the first year of the summer program at Martin Luther King Elementary, the Coalition announced their plans for a Harvest Meal featuring vegetables grown by students on Tuesday, October 11. Group representative Spencer Norman also discussed the Coalition’s newest initiative: collecting and training volunteers to staff the Heights school district’s libraries as the district makes cuts.

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School Board Votes to End Muskegon Heights Uniform Dress Code

Starting several meetings ago, a push from board vice president Ronald Jenkins to re-evaluate the policy included questions about how uniforms affected enrollment at the district. Board trustee Nate Johnson, the lone dissenting vote on the issue, said the board should not have pushed the issue in the few remaining weeks leading up to the new school year.

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Keeping High-Quality Teachers a Topic of Discussion at Muskegon Heights School Board Meeting

Board vice president Ronald Jenkins believes the district’s policies concerning teacher leave for continuing education are generous, but feels the district’s investment can be lost if those educators use their new certifications to leave the district.

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Muskegon Heights School Board Maintains Current Membership and Re-elects Officers for 2011-2012 School Year

With the board fully seated again, Superintendent Dr. Dana Bryant opened elections among the board for the offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary on the seven-member board. Immediately, Morris motioned to keep all board offices exactly the same in one vote, keeping Rev. Avery Burrell as president, Jenkins as vice president, Franklin Brewer as Secretary and himself as Treasurer.

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