Tagged: Kalamazoo School Board

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice received a glowing evaluation from his school board Thursday, which said he "continues to make exceptional progress in leading our district."

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice says that Michigan needs to spend "substantially" more on K-12 education and other services that support low-income children and other youngsters with special needs. "I'm calling for a substantially larger investment in children," Rice said in a presentation to his board Thursday on educational funding.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael Rice has a compensation package worth $280,468, the third largest in the state among Michigan K-12 superintendents, according to a online database posted Wednesday by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The state's highest-paid superintendency is Utica Community Schools, where the superintendent's package is worth a total of $300,789.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- The Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education voted 7-0 Thursday to put a $62 million bond request on the May 7 ballot. The trustees passed the motion with little discussion, saying it was discussed at length at the Jan. 24 board meeting.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- A citizens committee is recommending that Kalamazoo Public Schools put a $62 million bond request on the May ballot, according to a presentation to the KPS board Thursday. The bond request would fund the replacement of the older wing of Milwood Elementary School, an auxiliary gym at Kalamazoo Central High School, new technology and buses, and basic upkeep on other schools.