Traverse City School Board Faces Financial Challenges Amid Declining Enrollment and Funding Issues

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  • Meeting Type:
    School Board
  • Meeting Date:
    01/09/2025
  • Recording Published:
    01/09/2025
  • Duration:
    122 Minutes
  • Towns:
    Acme Township, Almira Township, Bear Lake Township (Kalkaska), Bingham Township (Leelanau), Blair Township, Bloomfield Township (Missaukee), Boardman Township, Buckley Village, Centerville Township, Clearwater Township, Cleon Township, Cleveland Township, Colfax Township (Benzie), East Bay Township, Elk Rapids Township, Elmwood, Fife Lake Township, Fife Lake Village, Garfield, Garfield Township (Kalkaska), Grant Township (Grand Traverse), Green Lake Township, Greenwood Township (Wexford), Hanover Township (Wexford), Homestead Township, Inland Township, Kalkaska Township, Kasson Township, Kingsley Village, Lake Ann Village, Liberty Township (Wexford), Long Lake Township, Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse), Oliver Township (Kalkaska), Orange Township (Kalkaska), Paradise Township, Peninsula Township, Platte Township, Pleasanton Township, Solon Township (Leelanau), Springdale Township, Springfield Township, Thompsonville Village, Traverse, Union Township (Grand Traverse), Weldon Township, Wexford Township, Whitewater Township
  • County:
    Grand Traverse County
  • State:
    Michigan
  • Meeting Overview:

Overview: Overview: Overview: Overview: Goal setting, and the district’s achievements despite funding challenges, the Brighton 27J School Board appointed Tracy Alvarado to fill the Director District 6 vacancy. Alvarado, who has been involved in the district as a parent and volunteer, impressed the board with her insights on community partnership and her strategic focus for the district’s future.

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Government Officials
Superintendent:
John VanWagoner
School Board Officials:
Scott Newman-Bale, Erica L. Moon Mohr, V. Flournoy Humphreys, Holly T. Bird, Andrew R. Raymond, Beth Pack, Josey Ballenger
  • Meeting Type:
    School Board
  • Committee:
  • Meeting Date:
    01/09/2025
  • Recording Published:
    01/09/2025
  • Duration:
    122 Minutes
  • Notability Score:
    Routine

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  • State:
    Michigan
  • County:
    Grand Traverse County
  • Towns:
    Acme Township, Almira Township, Bear Lake Township (Kalkaska), Bingham Township (Leelanau), Blair Township, Bloomfield Township (Missaukee), Boardman Township, Buckley Village, Centerville Township, Clearwater Township, Cleon Township, Cleveland Township, Colfax Township (Benzie), East Bay Township, Elk Rapids Township, Elmwood, Fife Lake Township, Fife Lake Village, Garfield, Garfield Township (Kalkaska), Grant Township (Grand Traverse), Green Lake Township, Greenwood Township (Wexford), Hanover Township (Wexford), Homestead Township, Inland Township, Kalkaska Township, Kasson Township, Kingsley Village, Lake Ann Village, Liberty Township (Wexford), Long Lake Township, Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse), Oliver Township (Kalkaska), Orange Township (Kalkaska), Paradise Township, Peninsula Township, Platte Township, Pleasanton Township, Solon Township (Leelanau), Springdale Township, Springfield Township, Thompsonville Village, Traverse, Union Township (Grand Traverse), Weldon Township, Wexford Township, Whitewater Township

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