Romulus board approves parking‑lot work, two buses, classroom flooring and senior trip; first reading of policy updates moves forward

At its April 27 meeting the Romulus Community Schools board approved a package of operational and student‑activity items presented by the director of operations and district administrators.

Key approvals

- Parking-lot improvements: The board awarded Bid Package A (Best Asphalt) and Bid Package B (Nile Paving) to address pavement deterioration and safety concerns, with each award including a 10% contingency; projects are funded from the district sinking fund. Director Jason Perkins said two contractors were used after permitting requirements led to separate bid packages.

- Bus purchases: The board authorized the purchase of two school buses from Midwest Transit (estimated $320,439) as part of a planned replacement cycle to maintain safe and reliable transportation; funding will come from the sinking fund.

- Classroom flooring: The board approved $50,390 (plus 10% contingency) to replace flooring in eight middle‑school classrooms with Flooring Services Inc., also funded from the sinking fund. The agenda was corrected to reflect the vendor name for transparency.

- Romulus High senior trip: The board approved the senior-class trip to Cedar Point on May 13, 2026; trustees debated whether future trip participation should be tied to attendance, grades or behavior criteria and asked administration to consider clearer eligibility standards in future planning.

- Policy updates: The board approved the first reading of the March 2026 policy manual updates prepared by Miller Johnson; the motion carried and the updates will return for additional action in a future meeting if required.

Votes at a glance

The motions noted above passed on roll calls recorded during the meeting. Individual roll-call lines in the transcript show unanimous affirmative votes from trustees present for the consent agenda and the listed action items.

Board members said these investments are intended to maintain safe facilities and operations while they continue to review enrollment, staffing and longer‑term budget priorities.