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Board of Education members agreed to seek voter approval for the continuation of the District's site sinking fund that has been in place since 1996 and is set to expire this fall.

On May 6, voters will be asked to approve maintaining the existing 2025 millage rate of 1.3575 mills for the next 10 years. Over the past 30 years, the site sinking fund has been used to maintain and improve district facilities. Due to recent changes in state law, the District would now be able to utilize site sinking fund monies for school security improvements and the acquisition or upgrading of technology in addition to maintaining facilities. Security improvements remain a priority and since DCS went 1:1 in technology during COVID, students continue to receive a district-issued Chromebook, getting new devices in first grade and again in seventh grade.

Director of Business Services Josh Evans explained that since the district would now be able to use site sinking fund money for security and technology, Michigan Election Law requires that the ballot language set forth before taxpayers be considered as a new proposal.

"It’s important to emphasize this is not a tax increase nor will it become one over the next 10 years," said Evans. "But because there are new uses allowed under the law, the moment you change any of the (ballot) language it becomes a brand new proposal and the old law is thrown away. This is a continuation; the rate will never go up."

Davison Community Schools will once again accept participation in Schools of Choice and accept applications for enrollment from non-residents in Genesee County and contiguous intermediate school districts. Acceptance will be based on limited availability and elementary students will be placed in school buildings according to equalized space available in all classrooms.

The application period is normally held during a limited 15-day time period in May. Those dates have not yet been selected. More information will be available on the district's website once the application period timeline has been set.

Students who have been suspended, expelled or withdrawn in lieu of expulsion within the last two years may be denied enrollment in the district under the 105 and 105c Schools of Choice guidelines.

Parents of Schools of Choice students are responsible for transporting their children to and from school.

Veteran teacher and current Instructional Coach Christy Turner has been selected to replace Dena Downey as the district’s English Language Arts and Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator. Dena, who first began with DCS as a teacher in 1993, is retiring at the end of this month. While Christy will officially begin her role in the Coordinator’s office on July 1, 2025, she will be learning the ropes in her new position while continuing to fulfill her duties as an Instructional Coach at Hahn Intermediate.

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