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July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

Detroit Financial Review Commission

SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING

Monday, July 28, 2025

Following the City’s Regular Meeting

(Begins no earlier than 1:05 p.m.)

Using Microsoft Teams

Minutes

  1. Call to Order
    1. Chairman, Kevin A. Smith called the meeting to order at 1:23 p.m.
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Proposed Minutes of the June 30, 2025, Meeting
    1. Motion made by Commissioner Berry and supported by Commissioner Rose to approve the draft minutes of the commission’s June 30, 2025, School District meeting.The commission approved the minutes as presented
  4. Executive Director’s Report
    1. Patrick Dostine, Executive Director, informed the meeting that the Detroit Public Schools and the Community District remain in good standing with the financial review commission. After reviewing the financial report for the month ending May 2025, both remain in compliance with all FRC resolutions and statutes relative to their waivers.
    2. At the DPSCD finance meeting last week, the district updated the status of federal funding for schools.
    3. Title I and IDEA funds have been distributed to Michigan Dept of Education. Funds remain flat. The state provided Title I allocations of $117M. The Michigan Dept of Education has not yet provided a timeline for the district to submit the application.
    4. Title II, III, and IV, the US Dept of Education informed states that the funding is paused and will not be distributed. The district receives approximately $18M across the three grants. Meanwhile, the District’s plan funds continued staff employment and student programming and the costs absorbed by current revenue, or through reductions and in specified areas, or through fund balance.
  5. Old Business
    1. None
  6. New Business
    1. None
  7. DPS/DPSCD Financial Reports for May 31, 2025 – FYI Only
    1. CFO, Jeremy Vidito gave an overview of above-mentioned financial reports and addressed questions from the commissioners.
  8. Public Comment
    1. Michelle George
    2. William Davis
  9. Next Meeting Date
    1. School District Regular Meeting: Monday, August 25, 2025, following the City Meeting, beginning no earlier than 1:05 pm, remotely using Microsoft Teams.
  10. Adjournment
    1. Motion made to adjourn. Motion moved and supported; the Commission approved the motion to adjourn.
    2. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Roll Call

Members Present -6

  • Hakim Berry
  • David Blaskiewicz
  • Ron Rose
  • Kevin Smith
  • Tanya Stoudemire
  • John Walsh

Members Absent -5

  • Dr. J. Barnwell
  • Jen Flood
  • Mary Sheffield (non-voting)
  • Bishop Dr. Vaughn
  • Dr. Vitti