May 11, 2021
GWINN Brandon Bruce, principal at downstate Hart High School, accepted and signed a contract to be the next superintendent of Gwinn Area Community Schools May 3 at the GACS board meeting.
Bruce, who formerly was principal at downstate Union City Middle School and athletic director in Newberry, will succeed Sandy Petrovich, who is retiring.
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GWINN Calling him “a good fit” and “willing to listen,” the Gwinn Area Community Schools Board of Education unanimously decided on Tuesday to enter into negotiations with Brandon Bruce, current principal at downstate Hart High School, to be the next GACS superintendent.
Current Superintendent Sandy Petrovich plans to retire effective July 1. She took over the superintendent role from Tom Jayne late in 2017. Petrovich had a daunting task in front of her, with the district facing a budget deficit of over $400,000 at one point. Now, the district is financially stable.
Voters also approved a sinking fund millage for the school district in March 2020 after the request previously failed twice.
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GWINN The Gwinn Area Community Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a new phone system with 911 compliance for the district, marking the first project that uses sinking millage funds.
The board approved the new district system for an amount not to exceed the state of Michigan bid threshold of $25,288.
Voters in March passed a sinking fund millage request for GACS. The district asked for 1.5 mills, or $1.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation, for four years from 2020 to 2023.
The millage creates a sinking fund for things such as construction or repair of school buildings, school security improvements, the acquisition or upgrading of technology, and the purchase of real estate for sites for school buildings.