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Coopersville, Grand Haven, Holland, Spring Lake, & West Ottawa—Public School Board Meetings Tonight

CPS is meeting on taxes and budgets; GHAPS will be looking at assessment scores, taxes, and the  budget; and HPS, SLPS, and WOPS are meeting on their budget.

Below are highlights of a few June school board meetings happening tonight in Ottawa County. Whether it be to support, question, or request change, community members are invited to engage and stay informed of what is happening in their school district.

Hudsonville Public Schools’ June school board meeting was last Thursday, June 12. They voted to approve Thrun policies. Click here for minutes from the meeting.

Coopersville Public Schools

At 7:00pm, the CPS Board of Education will conduct the Truth-In-Taxation meeting. The Regular Meeting will follow with the board voting on items such as the MHSAA Annual Membership, approval of the 2024–25 Budget, the General Fund & Service Fund Budgets for 2025–26, Neola policy updates, an Operating Millage Rate of 17.83, and a Debt Millage Rate of 8.99.

Click here for the full agenda.

Grand Haven Area Public Schools

The GHAPS meeting begins at 7:00pm. A few of the agenda items include the Benchmark Assessment Scores and Goals, 2025 Tax Levy, and Final Budget Amendment. The Superintendent’s report will include the Strategic Plan presentation and a first reading of twenty Thrun board policies.

Click here for the full agenda.

Holland Public Schools  

The HPS school board will meet at 5:00pm for a Budget Hearing. Following, at 5:30pm, will be the Regular Meeting during which there will be committee and study session reports and/or recommendations on: Teacher for Learning, Finance and Property, Executive, and Study Session.  

Click here for the full agenda.

Spring Lake Public Schools

The SLPS Board of Education will meet for a Budget Hearing at 5:45pm, with the Regular Meeting immediately following. During the Regular Meeting, the board will be voting on the 2025–26 Budget Resolution, 2025–26 Tax Levy, and 7th–8th grade science curriculum.

Click here for the full agenda.

West Ottawa Public Schools

The WOPS Board of Education will meet for a Budget Hearing at 6:00pm. The Regular Meeting will follow, but it is unclear whether it will be immediately following the hearing or at the standard time of 7:00pm.

The WOPS website provides a generic agenda for the Regular Meetings but does not appear to offer a meeting-specific agenda prior to the meeting.

Click here for the generic agenda and the meeting schedule for committees.

About the author:

Krista Yetzke is a native of Ottawa County. A jeep-driving, guitar-playing wife, mom, and everyday adventurer, Krista was raised on the love of Jesus, the great outdoors, the arts, the value of frugality, and the beauty of food as medicine.

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