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March 15, 2021 By Tom Tolen / news@whmi.com
The Brighton Board of Education recently approved contracts on several million dollars worth of construction and technology-related work resulting from the $59.4 (m) million bond issue passed by the voters in November of 2019.
The projects in phase II of the bond issue pertain to the new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) building to be constructed as an addition to the high school, mechanical and technology improvements.
The STEAM Center will be located on the South side of the high school complex next to the tennis courts and will be directly connected to the high school. Plans are to start construction in the near future, most likely during spring break, with completion by late November - provided there are no weather-related or other delays. There will also be STEAM center additions for each of the four elementary schools, plus STEAM upgrades at Maltby Intermediate School
February 13, 2021 By Tom Tolen / news@whmi.com
The overall budget for the Brighton Area Schools is looking much brighter these days, with the revised figures presented to the Board of Education earlier this week.
Assistant Superintendent for Business & Finance Mike Engelter told the board that despite the COVID-19 pandemic and all the problems it has caused, he is expecting the fund balance to increase to a healthy $7.9 million. Engelter told WHMI that, in his words, âOur beginning fund balance was $7.6 million, so as currently projected, we are hoping to increase fund balance by about $250,000.â Engelter attributed the improved financial outlook to a number of factors, but largely to the extra federal assistance.