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HOLLAND, MI – The Holland Board of Education has selected Shanie Keelean to serve as the district’s next superintendent. Keelean is currently associate superintendent of school leadership and development at Waukegan Community Unit School District #60 in Illinois. The school board voted 6-1 to enter into contract negotiations with Keelean during a June 3 special board meeting. Six board members voted in favor of selecting Keelean, and trustee Liz Colburn abstained from the vote. More on MLive:Holland superintendent retiring this summer after pandemic year of many changesSeven candidates to interview for Holland Public Schools superintendentHolland Public Schools narrows superintendent search to 2 finalists

HOLLAND, MI – Holland Public Schools has narrowed its superintendent search down to two final candidates and will hold a town hall event for the public to meet the finalists. The new superintendent will officially take over on July 1, after Holland Superintendent Brian Davis retires at the end of this school year. The district urged all community members to participate in the meeting, regardless of their connection to Holland Public Schools. Keelean has previously served as a principal, assistant principal and teacher in districts in Chicago and New York, according to LinkedIn. More on MLive:Zeeland Public Schools taps curriculum administrator as first female superintendentJenison High School principal selected as district’s next superintendentKentwood Public Schools taps nearby district leader Kevin Polston, of Godfrey-Lee, to be next superintendent

He will leave Holland Public Schools as the third longest-serving superintendent in the district’s 164-year history after having served the district for 21 years. These are the candidates scheduled interview times for Monday, May 24:5-5:50 p.m.: Carlos de la Barrera, principal at Grand Rapids Public Schools . Reeves has been superintendent at Shelby for three years, and previously was a principal at Hamilton Community Schools for two years and Kelloggsville Public Schools for 10 years, according to superintendent of Shelby Public Schools. Before that, she was superintendent of Kalkaska Public Schools for four years and superintendent of Boyne Falls Public Schools for four years, according to her resume. These are the candidates scheduled for interviews Thursday, May 27:4:30-5:20 p.m.: Michael Pascoe, assistant superintendent of instruction at Portage Public Schools.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland Public Schools will be able to make improvements across the district, including major renovations to its elementary schools, thanks to a $74 million bond proposal approved by voters Tuesday, May 4. That will be raised to 2.26 mills in 2027, and 3.50 in 2035, based on the issuance of the bond series. The district’s three elementary schools – Holland Heights, Jefferson and West – will be the primary focus of the bond. Around $9 million will be spent renovating the high school and $8 million will be spent on the middle school. Zeeland Public Schools passed a $75 million bond proposal that will help the growing school district keep up with rising student enrollment and upgrade its aging facilities.

It would be raised to 2.26 mills in 2027, and 3.50 in 2035, based on the issuance of the bond series. Although the proposed bond millage would increase over the years, the district’s overall debt millage rate is expected to decline through 2044 as previous bonds expire. Those include:Grand Haven Area Public Schools is proposing to renew the operating millage required to receive revenue per pupil. Ravenna Public Schools has two bonding measures on the ballot for some Ottawa County voters. Zeeland Public Schools has a $75 million bond proposal on the ballot that would help the growing school district keep up with rising student enrollment and upgrade its aging facilities.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland High School will switch to remote learning for two weeks following recommendations from local and state health officials to pause in-person high school classes amid an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in Michigan. The Ottawa County Department of Public Health joined the state health department in its recommendations to pause high school in-person learning and all youth sports through April 23. Holland High School switched to remote learning three days prior to spring break following an increase in COVID-19 cases among students. Standardized testing schedules will have to be modified for Holland High School because of the switch to remote learning next week. High school COVID-19 testing is scheduled for Monday, April 12, from 7:30-11 a.m.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland High School switched to virtual learning Wednesday, March 31, following an increase in COVID-19 cases among students. The high school will be remote on Wednesday and Thursday, Superintendent Brian Davis announced Tuesday, March 30. Holland High School had nine new COVID-19 cases in the past week, school officials said Wednesday. “Unfortunately, this impact in now impacting Holland High School.”Holland’s elementary and middle school students will continue learning in-person this week, Davis said. Holland spokesperson Jason Craner said school officials believe most school-related COVID-19 cases have not transmitted in the classroom, but rather through community spread.

“We are asking Holland Public Schools, as a majority minority school system, to be aware of and respond to this research.”The letter is signed by around 100 Holland parents, former teachers and community members. Like many public schools in Michigan and across the county, Holland and other West Michigan schools have had police officers and sheriff’s deputies roaming their campuses for years. State data shows Holland’s suspension and expulsion rates are higher than those of neighboring schools, schools with similar student characteristics, and the Michigan average. Ours don’t do that.”The school district has two full-time school resource officers – one at Holland Middle School and one at the Holland High. Davis said he thinks the calls from the community group have opened up an opportunity to inform the public about the positive role that officers play at Holland Public Schools.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland school leaders are telling parents to be prepared for potential school or bus route cancellations after March 17, when many employees are expected to receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Administrators are concerned that many teachers and school staff could call in sick because the second shot can have stronger side effects such as fever, fatigue, headache and soreness at the injection site in the days following the vaccine, according to a districtwide message sent Friday, March 5. He told parents to start planning now for any childcare or transportation needs if school is closed or any bus routes are canceled. A large number of Holland teachers, bus drivers and school staff received their first round of vaccinations that day, Davis said. That’s why so many Holland employees are scheduled to receive their second round of vaccinations on March 17.

The demands on Michigan school superintendents have been enormous during the coronavirus pandemic and multiple retirements have been announced this school year. During his tenure, which began as a community education program specialist in 1995, Graden has filled a variety of roles, including director of community education in 2000. Martin said he was grateful to the community, school board, and the exceptional staff for their support and dedication through the years. West Ottawa Public Schools superintendent announces plans to retire in Jan. 1Grand Blanc Public SchoolsCounty: GeneseeEnrollment: 7,968Grand Blanc Community Schools Superintendent Clarence Garner announced on Dec. 15 that he will retire July 1. Jenison Superintendent Tom TenBrink is retiring after 34 years with the school districtKent Intermediate School DistrictCounty: KentEnrollment: 120,000Kent Intermediate School District Superintendent Ron Caniff retired on Dec. 31, after 36 years in education.

The superintendent of Holland Public Schools saw the pandemic expose fundamental inequities in Michigan’s public school system, including gaps in resources like food, internet, childcare and mental health support among students. After serving 21 years in Holland Public Schools, the superintendent announced at a recent school board meeting he will retire after this school year, on June 30, 2021. Davis will leave Holland Public Schools as the third-longest-serving superintendent in the district’s 164-year history. But his favorite memories have been those where he engaged directly with Holland students in their activities. From there, Davis went on to become assistant superintendent for Holland Public Schools, taking another step in his quest to impact the K-12 system.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland Public Schools will consider changing its team name and mascot as “The Dutch” in an effort to be more inclusive to all students and families in the district. A growing number of students and families in Holland Public Schools no longer identify as Dutch, Holland Superintendent Brian Davis wrote on the district website. “HPS is among very few districts in the state whose mascot represents an ethnic group,” he said. The superintendent will form an advisory committee this week, appointing community members over the next few weeks to discuss the team name’s impact on district students. “We recognize the sensitive nature of this conversation; some may be offended by the consideration of dropping the Dutch mascot and wonder why a change is needed,” Davis wrote in a prepared statement.

HOLLAND, MI – Holland High School is expected to reopen Tuesday for in-person learning after being closed Monday for several coronavirus cases. Holland High School was closed for contact tracing Oct. 12 after four students tested positive for coronavirus and 14 staff members either tested positive or came in close contact with a positive case. The high school, at 600 Van Raalte Ave., will reopen Tuesday for regular in-person learning, Holland Public Schools Superintendent Brian Davis announced in a message to parents Monday morning. The Holland Virtual Tech and Holland Early College programs also switched to online learning Monday for contact tracing. The district announced Sunday, Oct. 11, that the high school would be closed the following day in “an abundance of caution” for contact tracing.

ROMULUS, Mich. Two people have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Brian Eugene Davis, 40, of Romulus. Davis was shot and killed on May 19 at 8:35 p.m. in Romulus. Police officers were called to a gas station in the 27400 block of Eureka Road near Inkster Road. When officers arrived they saw the Romulus Fire Department rescue and Taylor rescue teams on scene. Officials said Davis approached the defendants vehicle and McMillon, who was a passenger, pulled out a weapon and shot Davis.

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has been ordered by a Massachusetts judge to turn over material to the states attorney general about thousands of apps that the social media company suspected may have misused customer data. FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the Facebook logo on an iPad in this photo illustration taken June 3, 2018. We are disappointed that the Massachusetts Attorney General and the court didnt fully consider our arguments on well-established law, including the work product doctrine, it said. We are pleased that the court ordered Facebook to tell our office which other app developers may have engaged in conduct like Cambridge Analytica.The judge gave Facebook 90 days to turn over the material Healey sought. Last July, Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine to resolve a U.S. Federal Trade Commission probe into its privacy practices.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday urged a judge not to force it to turn over records to Massachusetts attorney general disclosing thousands of apps the social media giant suspects misused users data, as part of a probe into its privacy practices. FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. Assistant Attorney General Sara Cable told Judge Brian Davis the records were needed to determine the extent that Facebook turned a blind eye to the misuse of users data by app developers despite policies aimed at protecting their information. According to court papers, Facebooks internal investigation led it to suspend 69,000 apps, mostly because their developers did not cooperate with the investigation. In July, Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion to resolve a Federal Trade Commission probe into its privacy practices.