School board prepares to appoint new superintendent
Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Gary Niehaus announced his retirement during a Sept. 14 board meeting held in a virtual format.
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GROSSE POINTES The Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education is on its way to naming a new superintendent.
The school board plans to appoint the district’s new top administrator May 12 after conducting final interviews May 11-12.
On April 28, the school board had narrowed the field of candidates down to two: Jon Dean, deputy superintendent for GPPSS, and Stephen Bigelow, Bay City Public Schools superintendent. School officials provided background information on both candidates on the district’s website at www.gpschools.org.
Trombly pre-K tuition program to return next year
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GROSSE POINTES The Trombly pre-K tuition program will return for the 2021-22 school year.
At the March 22 Grosse Pointe Public School System Board of Education meeting held at Brownell Middle School, the school board voted 5-1 for the program.
Trombly is located in Grosse Pointe Park. The school closed as an elementary school at the end of the 2019-20 school year. The Trombly Early Childhood Center opened in September 2020 and was intended to be a one-year pilot program.
President Joseph Herd, Treasurer Colleen Worden, Secretary Christopher Lee and trustees David Brumbaugh and Lisa Papas voted in favor of the measure. Board Vice President Margaret Weertz voted against the measure. Ahmed Ismail was absent.