Nuts & Bolts

Wednesday evening, the Lapeer Community Schools Board of Education was presented with preliminary timeline information for the projects funded by the LCS Bond Proposal passed by voters in November 2022.  Lapeer Community Schools Superintendent Matt Wandrie spoke to the board at its regular meeting about the overlapping nature of the projects, and the strategies the…

This letter to the editor from Matt Wandrie, LCS Superintendent, appeared in the November 13 edition of the Lapeer County Press. Last Wednesday, people across Lapeer Community Schools woke up to the news of the passing of our 2022 School Improvement Bond. Some woke up earlier than others, and a few never made it to…

On Tuesday, November 8, nearly 12,000 residents came out in support of the 2022 LCS School Improvement Bond, by far the largest turnout in district history. We are overwhelmed by the generous support of our community and we look forward to tackling the bond project list in the near future.  A special thanks is owed…

In Sunday’s edition of the County Press, Wes Smith endorsed the LCS School Improvement Bond citing the positive impact these types of bonds can have on the overall health of the community, specifically local businesses. For the editorial, he reached out to several local business owners to get their take on the bond. Ben Warren,…

Recently, our friends at the Lapeer County Press published an article on the district-wide safety and security measures that would be funded by the passage of the 2022 School Improvement Bond on Nov. 8.  The District has earmarked approximately $2 million for safety and security upgrades, which includes strategies to secure classrooms (door locks, barricades)…

Recently, our friends at the Lapeer County Press published an article on the numerous projects at the bus garage that would be funded by the passage of the 2022 School Improvement Bond on Nov. 8. In addition to long-overdue upgrades to the structure of the garage, the school improvement bond calls for an additional 10…

As you may have heard, one of the super important facets of the 2022 LCS School Improvement Bond is funding to close open classrooms at Schickler Elementary. This has been a goal of the District for many years, and this bond presents a great opportunity to complete this critical project. What’s an open classroom? Take…

On October 7, we published a four-page insert in the Lapeer Area View with School Improvement Bond information. This is another attempt to get information to members of our community who are not necessarily connected to our schools.  If you missed it, you can download it here. Please share this information with friends and family…

If you find yourself in conversations with friends and family about our 2022 Zero-Tax-Increase Bond Proposal, it might be helpful to have something to offer them. If you would like some bond information flyers, please stop by the Administration & Services Center, 250 Second St., in Lapeer during normal business hours (8 a.m. – 4:30…

Transportation is a huge deal in the District, mainly because the District itself is, well, HUGE. One of the main reasons why our transportation system is leveraged to the max is because the District spans over 200 square miles — that’s a ton of real estate for a single school district. That’s larger than our…

If you plan on voting in the November 8 general election, now is the time to have a plan. Will you vote in person or absentee? If you plan to vote absentee, make sure you get your ballot application completed. Absentee voting is available to any registered voter. You can vote (via absentee ballot) at…

On Wednesday evening, the Lapeer Community Schools (LCS) Board of Education convened for a special meeting to discuss next steps related to the most recent school improvement bond proposal. After discussion, the Board voted unanimously to re-submit the proposal to appear before district voters on November 8, 2022. The specifics of the proposal, which failed…

We have gone to great lengths to point out the fact that school improvement bonds, like the one we are proposing on November 8, are vital to our ability to maintain the facilities we have in the District. This is true for school districts across the state. It is how major projects get done, because…

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Click the video above to view an in-depth discussion of the 2022 Zero-Tax-Increase School Improvement Bond. Several members of our staff discuss the various aspects of the proposal including security, transportation, HVAC, infrastructure, grade configuration and more! Thank you to Summer Putnam, Matt Wandrie, Doug Lindsay, Wyatt Stevens, Michelle Bradford, Shad Spilski, Linda Thompson, Kim…

If you are a registered voter residing in the District, please take a moment to participate in the following survey. The results are anonymous and will be utilized to assess areas of need prior to the November 8 bond election. Thank you for participating!

One important change proposed in the Zero-Tax-Increase School Improvement Bond, is buried deep in the bond project list. As a consequence of moving ninth graders back to the high school, the District configuration of grades would change slightly: Proposed Grade Configuration High School: 9-12 Zemmer: 7-8 Rolland-Warner: 5-6 Elementary Schools: E5K-4 The change at the…

Last Sunday, the Lapeer County Press did a story on the LCS Zero-Tax-Increase School Improvement Bond with a focus on what passage of the proposal would mean for the security of our schools. Read the full article, here. In short, critical safety and security needs in our schools can be addressed with funds from this…

I was asked an important question about the 2022 Zero-Tax-Increase School Bond Proposal recently: What will happen to the millage rate if the bond fails? This is a great question and, fortunately, it’s a simple answer: For taxpayers within the boundaries of Lapeer Community Schools, taxes will go down regardless of the outcome of the vote…

One of the few new construction items in the bond projects list for our “Nuts and Bolts” School Improvement Bond Proposal is found at Lapeer High School. As part of the zero-tax-increase bond, we have proposed the construction of a multi-purpose athletic space that would be utilized for a whole host of student activities including…

“Hey, you’re pretty and I’m cute. Together we’d be pretty cute.” No, it’s not that kind of pick-up line; it is, however, just as cringeworthy. I’m speaking of the infamous Turrill Elementary parent pick-up line which, on school-day afternoons, snakes through the lot toward the west and then south down Oak Street and east on…

The first time I drove the road to Skinner Lake, the home of the District’s outdoor education campus, I was relieved that it was fall (and not spring) and that I was driving a Jeep. When I found out that we were sending buses up that road, I was flabbergasted. How on earth? The gravel…

If you’ve ever parked at Lapeer High School for an event, or visited the Lapeer Optimist Fields for soccer, you’ve undoubtedly noticed something strange in the south lot. Why the heck is there a grassy knoll in the middle of the parking lot? Back in the 1970s, when the building was constructed, there were main…

Over the last couple weeks, we have looked at each school facility in the District and focused on the facility needs that would be addressed with the 2022 Zero-Tax-Increase School Improvement Bond, what we call our “Nuts and Bolts” Plan. Next up is the Center for Innovation (CFI), a.k.a. the old West High School campus.…