Bloomfield Hills Schools New and Comments – February 12

1. A reasonable plan – Brandon Kaufman
2. BHS approves switch to full-day kindergarten – Chris Jacket – C&G
3. Bloomfield Hills district tries again to merge high schools – Bill Laitner – DFP
4. Lahser to become Cultural Arts Center? – Chris Fellin
5. Last Town Hall meeting – Lots of questions remain unanswered – Jenny Greenwell
6. Michigan’s students not keeping pace with rest of U.S. on test – Lori Higgins – DFP
7. Taking a look at tax rates – Chris Jackett – C&G
8. Town hall – Now is the time to speak up about HS plan – O&E
9. Town Hall is a farce – Jenny Greenwell
10. Vote in May – Kareen Donegan
11. Vote in November – Pradeep Mehra

BHSD Board Meeting February 16

1. agenda_120216

District heading toward bankruptcy?

1. BHSD to be bankrupt shortly after new high school opens – Chris Fellin
2. Lahser to become Cultural Arts Center? – Chris Fellin
3. Deficit Summary - BHSD
4. Deficit Planning Task Force Meeting Summary - BHSD

High School Town Hall Meetings – Last Chance Coming Soon

Town Hall Schedule:

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 7-9, Lone Pine El.

Wed, Feb. 8, 10A, Bowers Farm House

Wed, Feb. 8, 7-9, BH Middle School

Wed, Feb. 15, 7-9, Eastover El.

1. Town Hall Meeting Material
2. Summary of High School Plan Town Hall Material – Chris Fellin
3. FNI’s Latest Schematic (Warning – This is a huge file)

Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Comments – February 6

Board Meeting Public Comment:

1. Public Comment 1 – Cannot put New HS bond proposal on May 8 election
2. Public Comment – 2 – Board is doing a great job
3. Public Comment – 3 – OBU on Unification

Board Documents:

1. Enrollment Projections

News and Comments:

1. Aging buildings focus of Bloomfield Hills district’s town hall meetings – Mark Kapel – Oakland Press
2. BHSD Approves All-Day Kindergarten and Revises Mid-Year Budget Upon Finding Revenue – Art Aisner – Patch
3. Bloomfield and Birmingham should be merged – Byron Kennedy
4. Board – Wake up and smell the coffee – Eric Winkelman
5. Education Not Buildings – Suretta Must
6. New state cut scores raise bar for what is considered proficient – BH scores drop by up to 33 percent - Chris Jackett – C&G
7. Recall Long Shot – Cara McAlister
8. Say “NO/NO” in May – Chris Fellin
9. School board recall effort abandon – Editor
10. State mandates November school board elections – Mark Kapel – Oakland Press
11. What are the financial implications of the all day kindergarten decision – John Roach

Bloomfield Hills School News and Comments – January 29

1. A May election is a phantom election – Pete Mehra
2. BHSD Town Hall Meeting Schedule and Survey – Mark Kapel
3. Build a bridge – Eric Winkelman
4. District has plenty of money – Chris Fellin
5. Four-year terms – John Roach
6. Four years, not six – Margie Stoller
7. Jan 19th BHS Board Meeting – Mark Kapel
8. Join the meeting – O&E
9. Town hall topic Input sought for new high school plans – Greg Kowalski – O&E
10. Town hall meetings layout options for BHS – Chris Jackett – C&G
11. Town Hall meetings – Nice concept, but it isn’t working – Chris Fellin
12. Votes count – Isabella Tucci

Bloomfield Hills School District – News and Comments

1. 5 Things to Know: High School Consolidation to Start – Art Aisner – Patch
2. Enough – Recall failure shows support for board – Greg Kowalski – Eccentric
3. Informed voters – Brandon Kaufman
4. No means no – Suretta Must
5. Recall flops, but battle goes on – Greg Kowalski – Eccentric
6. Say no again – Chris Fellin
7. School view – Isaac Barr

Bloomfield Hills Community Meetings Scheduled

1. Community Meetings – Bloomfield.org
2. Superintendent schedules town hall meetings on unification route – Chris Jackett – C&G
3. Bloomfield Hills board estimates new school would cost $65M – Mark Kapel

Recall Effort Ends

1. Bloomfield Hills school board recall effort fails – Shawn Lewis – Detroit News
2. Bloomfield Hills School Board Recall Effort is Over – Art Aisner – Patch
3. Recall attempt fails: Chris Jackett – C&G

New High School – December 18

News and Comments:

1. Parent, Student and Teacher Alert – Bond Passes versus Fails Comparison with notes from Chris Fellin
2. Bloomfield Hills board estimates new high school would cost $65 million – Mark Kapel – Oakland Press

Consolidated HS information from District:

1. Bond Pass Fail Description
2. Background on Unified HS Decision
3. Unified HS Overview
4. Community Meeting Schedule
5. 121211 Community Partnership Summary
6. 121211 Community Partnership Meeting Summary

Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Comments December 18

1. Missed Chance – Pat Morgan
2. Tell good news – Richard Rosenbaum
3. Charter Schools Are Forcing Us to Compete, Michigan Superintendent [Glass] Whines – Katherine Mangu-Ward
4. Is it fair? Partnership raises thorny tax question – Eccentric
5. Glass: Charter School Bill Could Forever Change the Landscape of Education in Michigan – Art Aisner – Patch
6. Library, schools look at forming partnership – Greg Kowalski – Eccentric
7. Protestors take over U-M board meeting – David Jones – DFP

Bloomfield Hills Schools Board of Eduction Meeting December 15

Public Comment:

1. Study Session Public Comment – Roach
2. Study Session Public Comment – Wink
3. Public Comment – Chris Fellin – Board Agenda Shuts out Informed Public Comment
4. Public Comment – Roach II
5. Public Comment – Kapel
6. Public Comment – OBU Leader

Administration Consolidation to Doyle

1. Renovation to Cost $1.2M for Administration Move to Doyle – Brian Goby – BHSD
2. Central Office Consolidation Business Case
3. Draft Lease versus Buy analysis

 

 

Pine Lake School Case “Alive and Kicking”

1. Residents battle district to reopen Pine Lake – Chris Jackett – C & G
2. Pine Lake: The tale of a broken promise
3. Summary of Judge Warren’s Aug-28 Opinion and Order
4. Full Opinion
5. The Deed

Bloomfield Hills Schools Meeting Schedule – Week of December 12 ——- Also a few comments

1. 12-12-11 Partnership Meeting Agenda-1 – Monday, December 12 6:30 at the Doyle – Public welcome
2. 2012 BHS Partnering Subcommittee Schedule 12011
3. Community Partnership Summary-1
4. 12-13-11 Bloomfield Hills School Board / Bloomfield Township Library Board Joint Meeting – Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 at the BHT Library – Public Welcome
5. 12-15-11 School Board Agenda – Study Session @ 5:00, Regular Meeting @ 7:00 – Public welcome to both meetings

News and Comments:

1. Berndt best – Amy Cardin
2. Trust in Hills School Board Plummets – Pat Morgan

High School Plan B: 9th Graders at Lahser; 10-12 at Andover

Attached you will find documents from the High School configuration committee.  Currently they intend to propose to the Board of Education the following scenarios:

1. Plan A: If the new high school bond passes, then during construction 9th graders will be housed at Hickory Grove and at Pine Lake and/or Trailers; 10-12th graders at Lahser.  No information on Model.  No change for IA. (update 12/15)
2. Plan B: If the new high school bond fails, then 9th graders will be housed at Lahser or  in trailers at Andover and 10-12 will be housed at Andover.  No information on Model.  No change for IA. (update 12/15)
3. High School Configuration Committee Minutes
4. High School Configuration Committee Trip Report

The next meeting is scheduled for December 12, 6:30 at the Doyle Center.  All are welcome.

Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Comments – December 4

1. Consider Qualifications – Linda Ulrey
2. Shorter Terms – John Roach

Will HS plan drive parking, traffic, safety chaos?

1. Parking / Traffic Analysis – Chris Fellin
2. FNI says Parking is biggest concern
3. Presentation_bhs_traffic
4. Presentation_bhs_traffic_update

Bloomfield Hills Schools News and Comments November 27

1. Best choice – Board should have selected Roach – Eccentric
2. Joan Berndt is named to Bloomfield Hills School Board – Eccentric
3. Ms. Berndt, Do the right thing – An update – Chris Fellin
4. Berndt wants All New High School
5. Neglecting students – Jenny Greenwell
6. News & Analysis From The Center for Michigan – And the winners are
7. Opposition ignores data – Steven Pecic
8. School board secretary seat is no longer vacant – DFP
9. Send board a message – Eleanor Williams
10. Small schools dominate championships
11. Teacher – not buildings – JoAnne Wheaton

Joan Berndt Appointed to BHSD Board of Eductation to Replace Kate Pettersen

1. BHSD Board of Education Trustee Applicants
2. Ford
3. CVO
4. Bank
5. Herner
6. El-Sayed
7. Day
8. Motion to Appoint Berndt

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Court of Appeals may give Pine Lake School back to the kids

1. District may be forced to give Pine Lake School back to the kids – Terry Hall
2. Attorney General’s Brief
3. Plaintiffs’ Appeal
4. Defendant’s reply to appeal
5. Plaintiffs’ reply do Defendants

Bloomfield School Board Meeting – November 3

Video Clips from Board Meeting

1. Plan B Field Trips
2. Plan A
3. Plan B
4. Plan Timelines
5. Plan B2 Trailer Park Plan
6. Plan B2 One Site needs to be goal
7. Off Agenda Public Comment on Libraries

News and Opini0ns:

1. Andover Football Team Update – Chris Fellin
2. Bashing Bloomfield 20/20 and Jenny Greenwell continues – Michael Banerian
3. BHSD Board is walking in the dark – Rich Andrews
4. Plan B Field Trip Team – Chris Fellin
5. Recall Update – Jenny Greenwell
6. The Upcoming School Board Election and Union Endorsements–How Close is Too Close? – Ahmed Ismail
7. Trustee Herner elected secretary at Bloomfield Hills School Board meeting – Mark Kapel – The Oakland Press
8. GPEA Union Endorsing Board Candidates

Bloomfield Schools News and Comments – October 30

1. A costly plan – Richard Rosenbaum
2. BHS board opposes state bill package – Chris Jackett – C&G
3. Board recall petition circulation to continue – Chris Jackett – C&G
4. District unveils unified high school design – Chris Jackett – C&G
5. Do your homework – Eric Winkelman
6. FUND EQUITY DEALS BREAK TEACHER CONTRACT LOGJAMS – Nancy Nall Derringer – Bridge Magazine
7. Livonia school board studies $190 million construction bond proposal – Ken Abramczyk – Observer
8. Parent and Resident Alert – Keep asking questions – Chris Fellin
9. Plan for new facility is foolish when we are at 100% overcapacity – Jenny Greenwell

BHSD Board Meeting – October 20

1. Agenda
2. Deficit Prevention Committee Report
3. Financial Communication Committee Report
4. financial_communication_summary-111010
5. Relationship Outreach Committee Report
6. Lighthouse Curriculum Committee Report
7. High School Report – Not Available
8. Central Office Consolidation at Doyle – Not Available

Public Comment:

1. Comment 1
2. Comment 2
3. Comment 3
4. Comment 4

Bloomfield Schools News and Comments – October 23

1. Bloomfield Schools Recall Petitions Will Continue to Circulate – Art Aisner – Patch
2. Unified Bloomfield Hills High School Proposal Draws Positive Reviews
3. Proposed merged school in Bloomfield Hills unveiled
4. Radical flip at Macomb County school getting results – Lori Higgins – DFP
5. New High School Cost Estimate
6. A+ high school plan merits support – Eccentric
7. Big money helps teacher unions stack elections – Mike Reno – Detroit News
8. Dear Press – Please tell the whole story – Chris Fellin
9. Eccentric distortions speak volumes regarding credibility to this community – Rich Andrews
10. FNI Proposal is wrong – Jenny Greenwell
11. Kate Pettersen resigns from Bloomfield Hills school board
12. One High school plan outlined – Greg Kowalski – Eccentric

New Consolidated High School to Cost $70 – $86 Million

Tonight FNI, SWH and Barton Mallow presented the “85% Schematic”.  The current proposal cost is $70 – $86 Million.  Students must be relocated to Lahser and an other building TBD during construction beginning at the end June of 2013 with move in Fall of 2015.  The cost estimate shows construction running into 2016, so timing is not entirely clear from the documents.

1. Cost Estimate
2. Schematic_estimates_details-111019
3. Summary Letter from District

Q&A and Public Comments:

1. Entire Meeting
2. FNI Biggest Concern is Parking for 627 Vehicles
   1. Comment 1
   2. Football Booster President
   3. John Roach
   4. Comment 4
   5. Comment 5

Bloomfield Schools News and Comments – October 16

1. Andover Homecoming Football Game Could Be Schools Last – Art Aisner – Patch
2. Graduates needing remedial help proves that board members have not focused on their most important task – the quality of education inside the buildings – JoAnne Wheaton
3. Jamie Vollmer cannot answer three basic recall questions – Isaac Barr
4. Listen – Neena Crimmins
5. Recall status – Chris Fellin
6. Bloomfield 2020 Forfeits Signatures Obtained Prior To August 12th to Get an Extension till Nov 12th On Recall Campaign – Martin Kapel
7. Seek the best – Virginia Farris
8. Trust is gone – Pamela Liggett

Phase 1 $65-$70 Million New High School to be presented Tuesday October 18 7:00 at Doyle

1. Agenda
2. BHS High School Transitions Project Planner
3. High School Future – Draft Timeline
4. Our High School Future 2013 and Beyond
5. What is in the Phase 1 $65-$70 million plan and what is not? – Chris Fellin

Bloomfield Schools News and Comments – October 13

1. Birmingham numbers up, Bloomfield Hills numbers down by minimal amounts – Chris Jackett – Eagle
2. MME results show demographic achievement gap – Chris Jackett – Eagle
3. Day-of-decision-in-recall-campaign-approaches-but-its-business-as-usual-for-school-board – Mark Kapel – Patch
4. BHSD Opposes New Legislation; Discusses Building Improvements -Art Aisner – Patch
5. Big money helps teacher unions stack elections – Mike Reno – Detroit News
6. Bloomfield 20/20 near deadline for recall effort – Mark Kapel – Oakland Press
7. Bloomfield Hills Schools Audit Goes Smoothly – Art Aisner – Patch
8. Critical elements – David Kessel
9. Issue is too divisive – Ed and Carol Lechtain
10. No More ‘Factory Worker’ Model for Teacher Pay in Suttons Bay – Tom Ganert
11. Recall disturbing – Jennifer Lord

$65 – $70 million for hybrid consolidated Bloomfield Hills high school Phase I

BHSD Board of Education Meeting – October 6

1. Public Comment
2. $65 – $70M for hybrid high school phase I  – Rob Glass
3. High school plan details to be posted -Rob Glass
4. Andover football team at risk for next year – Rob Glass
5. Andover football program in jeopardy of early exit – Chris Jackett – Eagle

Bloomfield 20/20 accused of being a “hate” group

1. Checking facts – Steven D Pecic Jr – Accuses B20/20 of being a hate group
2. Dear Greg Kowalski – Shame on you for publishing divisive letter – Jenny Greenwell
3. Group takes exception to letter – Jay Grossman – Eccentric
4. Not a ‘hate group’ – Richard Rosenbaum
5. Not part of a hate group – Cara McAlister
6. Strong label – Suretta Must