Talk About Town: Do You Support Highland's Displeasure with Huron Valley Schools?
Last week the Highland Township Board passed a resolution expressing the town's disappointment with the Huron Valley School District over school closings.
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The Milford Times is reporting that the Huron Valley School District has received a resolution from the Highland Township Board of Trustees that states the township's disappoint with the way the district is handling it's building utilization plan.
Currently, the school district is trying to decide what it should do with the district's vacant buildings, two of which reside in Highland.
According to the article, the resolution states, "Despite the school district being comprised of five communities, when budget problems led to consolidation HVS officials 'made decisions that repeatedly caused (Highland Township) to suffer the greatest inconvenience of all.'"
In addition, the resolution voices support for paring back the number of school board seats from seven to five, with each seat representing one of the five communities that encompasses the district, the Milford Times reports.
So White Lake Patch wants to know:
Do you support Highland's displeasure with the Huron Valley School District and the resolution sent to the school board? What would you like to see happen to the school districts vacant buildings?
Scott Rolando
9:18 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
I believe that the number of school board seats is set by the state and they don't have any control over that. Unless there is something I don't know...... Feel free to tell me I am wrong here.
Brooke Tajer
9:23 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
That's a great question and I wish I had an answer for you. Anyone know the answer?
Mike Smith
10:41 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 451 of 1976 under Section 380.11a General powers school district. explains the School Board Seat Allocation. The Board has Bylaws that dictate how many board members there will be on their respective boards. A ballot question for changing the number of board members may be placed on the ballot by action of the board or by petition submitted by school electors as provided under chapter XIV of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.301 to 168.316.
Brooke Tajer
10:42 am on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thank you Mike! That's great to know.
Anne Seebaldt
3:19 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
As a Highland resident and Milford High graduate (I also went to Highland Elementary and Muir Middle School), I have to say that I was disappointed by the board's choice. Frankly, after the renovations done to Highland Middle School, I felt it was possibly in better shape than White Lake Middle School. Also should say that my mother taught at Highland Middle for 17 years and was put on the Wall of Fame. No idea where that's been put now.
Jay P
5:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I suggest the programs at Apollo Elementary and Duck Lake (Harbor High) Elementary be consolidated at Highland Middle School. This keeps the campus alive with Highland Ele still there. Plus it's most central. Tear down or sell Harbor and Apollo and finally realize the savings they promised. They will never need that land, get it off the books and use the savings to teach our children.