Novi State of the District address includes plans, aspirations and millage
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
During the annual State of the District address Feb. 25, Novi Community School District Superintendent Ben Mainka spoke of the district’s aspirations and the possibilities attached to the potential approval of a no-tax-increase millage later this year.
Aspirational plan
Mainka said that the district started to create an aspirational plan last year. According to Mainka, the district was looking to figure out where it was headed as a school community and figure out what investments it desired and what things it wanted to go after.
“I think that every successful organization has to have that
‘Harry Potter’ found magic of theater in Novi
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Broadway actress Erin Chupinsky now flies high in theaters around the world as an aerialist in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” currently being performed in Los Angeles. However, she took her first flight as Peter Pan on the stage of Novi High School more than 20 years ago.
Even today, when she looks back at her career, she says her favorite theatrical memory is of her participation in Peter Pan, as “That’s where I learned to fly.”
And fly high she has, with roles in national tours of not only Harry Pot-
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Members of the Novi High School band perform the school fight song outside the door of the auditorium to call guests for the State of the District address Feb. 25.
Practitioner helps patients go Beyond Low Vision
For those sufering the efects of macular degeneration, eye disease, glaucoma, stroke, or other conditions afecting the retina, the days of living with poor eyesight are over.
The technology now exists to take patients “Beyond Low Vision,” and Dr. John Jacobi, OD, FCOVD, FIALVS, is the
to function at work or in their everyday lives due to the damage done to their eyes.
“Most of these patients will be told by their medical
already using hand-held magnifcation equipment with much frustration,” Jacobi said.
“Usually, they are elderly and can’t steady the magnifer, so the print goes in and out of focus. These handhelds are cumbersome and block patients from writing or engaging in hobbies, such as painting.”
The specialized devices
John P. Jacobi, OD, FCOVD, FIALVS
practitioner doing just that every day by matching clients with a specialized optical product that mounts on their glasses.
“The mission of my new practice is to make sure that low vision care becomes widely available to those in need,” Jacobi said. “Far too long, patients have not been directed to the proper services.”
Jacobi said it’s one thing to medically treat a condition. However, he said most of the patients are still left unable
practitioners that, ‘Nothing more can be done.’ How does the treatment stop here? The patient asks, ‘Is there anything else you can do?’ What they are asking is, ‘How do I get along in life?’ But what the medical doctor hears is,
‘Do you have a miracle for me?’”
Jacobi’s low-vision treatments involve the use of specialized hands-free, eyeglass mounted vision devices that eliminate the stress of hand-held magnifcation equipment.
“Most of the patients are
potentializing each patient’s remaining eyesight at Beyond Low Vision is based on prescribing with confdence and achieving positive results that improve quality of life.
“Everyone leaves better than when they came in,” Jacobi said. “Devices are put in place and ongoing training visits happen. We ofer hope and consolation along with pragmatic care.”
prescribed at Beyond Low Vision allow patients to read, write, work on computers, see faces and even drive. But the benefts go even further than that.
“I ofer them independence and confdence which thwarts isolation and therefore
progressive depression,” Jacobi said.
Low-power magnifcation glasses, high-power reading glasses and eyeglass mounted telescopes are among the options available.
Jacobi’s approach to
He added, “I have been practicing for 37 years. I have always incorporated low vision into my practice. As practitioners retired and the interest in practicing low vision waned, I felt that the community needed this necessary service. I also believed patients required a warm, personal, non-institutionalized touch during their most difcult times.”
Beyond Low Vision is located at 26850 Providence Parkway, Suite 150, in Novi. To schedule a consultation or for more information, call (248) 731-9393. 0389-2506
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English teacher named Novi Community School District’s Educator of the Year
BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Peggy Bassett, who has taught English in the Novi Community School District since 1992, was named the Novi Community School District Educator of the Year while her students were attending a senior-themed presentation by Awkward
Pause…, a Novi High School improvisational theater group, on Feb. 26.
Bassett was shocked when Novi High School Principal Nicole Carter interrupted the show and called her to the stage. That’s when she realized that the swarm of media crews that had filed into the classroom were there for her and not the theatrical performance.
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ABOVE: English teacher Peggy Bassett is shocked as Sue Collins-Schroeder, executive director of the Novi Education Foundation, announces Feb. 26 that Bassett is the Novi Community School District Educator of the Year and the recipient of a two-year lease of a brand-new SUV.
Governor approves bills for sick time, minimum wage
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills into law that headed off automatic changes to the state’s paid sick time and minimum wage on Feb. 21.
“Michigan workers deserve fair wages and benefits so they can pay the bills and take care of their family, and small businesses (need) our support to keep creating good jobs in Michigan,” Whitmer said in a press release. “I’m proud to sign these two bipartisan bills into law that will raise wages, ensure workers can take time off to care for themselves or their loved ones, and continue growing our economy. This commonsense compromise was made possible by the Republicans and Democrats who worked together to forge a fair, bipartisan deal. I hope we can build on this momentum to keep passing commonsense, bipartisan legislation that makes a real difference in people’s lives. I’ll keep working with anyone to protect working families and make sure our economy is competitive.”
Whitmer’s action closes the door on an issue that dates back to 2018. Two petitions for increased wages and paid sick
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“Peggy Bassett is the epitome of a master teacher,” Carter told the Novi Note. “She knows how to reach and teach all students. Relationships are at the core of every single thing she does. She has this uncanny ability to pique someone’s curiosity around the concept of reading and writing. To know her is to love her. She is an extraordinary educator.”
Bassett said she knew her odds were pretty good this year, but never thought that she would actually win it.
“I said I’ve got pretty good odds here. I think I told (Superintendent) Mr. (Ben) Mainka that ‘I usually play 50/50 because the odds are better, but now it’s for the car. I’m 1 in 4,’” recalled Bassett. “I’m like, fingers crossed.”
Still, she said she was “surprised, completely and wholly surprised.”
“Oh, my gosh! Oh, my God,” Basset exclaimed as she took the stage. Once on stage, Sue Collins-Schroeder, executive director of the Novi Educational Foundation, declared that Bassett was the winner of the foundation’s annual educator of the year award for the entire school district. The Novi Educational Foundation selects the overall winner from the teachers the district chose as Educators of the Year from the various grade levels, as well as the ancillary staff person of the year.
Collins-Schroeder said that Bassett was selected because she treats her students as individual people and caters their education to each of their needs. Collins-Schroeder said teaching is about more than making sure students learn the material.
“It’s being involved with the other staff members and collaborating, but first and foremost, it’s about your students, and you look at
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Peggy Bassett, with her husband, Dave, walks out into a snowstorm to see the vehicle she won for being named Novi Community School District Educator of the Year.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY BAR CRAWL
Call for artists for the third annual Tiny Art Show
Local artists have the opportunity to participate in the third annual Tiny Art Show at the Novi Public Library. Artists wishing to participate can pick up a 4-by-4-inch canvas from the second floor information desk at the Novi Public Library while supplies last. Any art medium is permitted as long as it fits on the canvas. Finished artwork must be submitted by March 29 to be displayed at the library throughout the month of April in honor of National Library Week.
Lance Parrish, Tom Gage to reflect on Detroit Tigers 1984 season
Baseball fans will have the opportunity to learn about and reflect on the Detroit Tigers’ championship 1984 season from 1 to 2:45 p.m. April 1. Former Tigers catcher Lance Parrish and Detroit sports writer Tom Gage, the authors of “The Enchanted Season,” will host a presentation and discussion at Fox Run Belmont Clubhouse, 41200 Fox Run Road in Novi. The event is part of the Fox Run History Club and put on in conjunction with the Novi Public Library. For more information, contact administration@novilibrary.org, call (248) 869-7204 or visit novilibrary.org and register. There were 31 seats remaining as of March 4.
State of the City address luncheon tickets still available
Tickets are still available for the annual Novi State of the City address luncheon to be held at noon March 21 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi. Tickets start at $45 for an individual and can be purchased at novichamber.org. Those wishing to simply hear the address should arrive at 12:40 p.m. There is no fee to listen to the mayor’s speech.
Fountain Walk will host a Shamrock Crawl on March 16 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. Attendees can win a number of prizes such as hotel stays, gift cards and more, and they should wear green. The event will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no charge to participate, but participants must be at least 21. For more information, visit twelvemilecrossing.com/event/shamrockcrawl-at-fountain-walk.
Toy drive
The Novi Public Library, partnership with its teen advisory board, is holding a toy drive to benefit C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. New toys can be donated now through April 30. Toy ideas include fidgets, Rubik’s Cubes, puzzles, board games, stuffed animals, dolls, coloring books and supplies, Legos, and Play-Doh. Scan the QR Code for more information.
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ter, but “Cats,” “Love Never Dies,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and many more.
Chupinsky said she grew up performing in community theater as well as in the Novi Community School District. After high school, Chupinsky went to college for musical theater at Western Michigan University and during that time spent a semester at Lamda University in London studying classical theater.
After graduating from college, she said, she began performing on a cruise ship for a year and then moved to New York and began performing in regional theater. Shortly thereafter, she took on her first national tour as a performer in “Wonderful Town.”
“It’s been a mishmash of national tours and a whole bunch of regional theater … and here I am again — this is my ninth national tour,” Chupinsky said.
Novi High School theater director Heather McKaig said she is not at all surprised that Chupinsky has had an illustrious career.
“She was one of the most driven and organized students I have had in over 25 years of directing. She was professional, memorized on time, and ready to work as soon as rehearsal began. She took her work seriously and always wanted to improve,” McKaig said. “Erin is absolutely talented and oh so much fun to work with.”
McKaig said that in addition to talent, Chupinsky understands direction and is able to incorporate that into her work.
“Erin is the type of actor that I say is fun to ‘play’ with because that is what we do when we are really digging into work on stage: We play and see what direction it takes us in,” McKaig said.
Chupinsky said that young people should be aware that, if they pursue performing, they will be shot down a lot before they get that big break.
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“It’s just part of the game that you have to have some good stick-to-itiveness and to receive a lot of ‘no’s,’ but as a young person, Novi has a wealth of things available (for those interested in theater),” Chupinsky said.
She suggested getting involved in local community theaters, school productions and summer camps. She said that there are often scholarships available for those who have financial difficulties.
“I feel like what you have to do in theater is just be sort of tenacious and resourceful and put yourself out there and trust in what you want to have happen and know what is right for you, and you just have to keep going for it,” Chupinsky said.
She said young people who are interested in theater need to strive to find and create opportunities for themselves.
“It’s luck and timing, and I’m a firm believer that there can be a place for anyone in this crazy business,” Chupinsky said.
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true north, that strategic vision of where you’re headed,” Mainka said.
The district’s plan is focused on five core focus areas: “innovative academics,” “staff support,” “wellness,” “student passions and interests,” and “financial and infrastructure management.”
The district has been actively working on a variety of initiatives within each category.
Graduate profile
Mainka explained that the plan was based on the idea of the district’s graduate profile. The profile consists of competencies that the community, staff and the Board of Education feel students should have when they leave Novi High School. The ideal graduate is an effective communicator, purpose seeker, an empathetic collaborator, a critical thinker, a curious innovator and a resilient problem-solver.
“What we know is that these are actually the skills that our employers in the future workforce or even in the current workforce are looking for,” Mainka said.
He said that students’ education should not only be geared toward a high level of understanding in core subjects such as reading, math, science and history, but to be able to understand those core subjects with the competencies stated in the graduate profile.
“What we understand is that it’s not as important any longer, especially with the advent of AI, knowledge acquisition is less important than these competencies and skills,” Mainka said. “We call these durable skills, and these durable skills are what’s going to help human beings be successful in whatever they endeavor to do.”
Academics
The district has been making strides in the area of innovative academics to eliminate
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the problem of inconsistencies in grading methods across not only classrooms, but schools as well.
“This is not a Novi problem. This is a problem that exists in pretty much every school system in America,” Mainka said.
He said the school is working to implement a standardized, referenced grading system that is based on research and is consistent throughout the district.
Mainka said the district is also focusing on literacy in the elementary schools, as well as multi-tiered layers of support.
Staff support
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Ben Mainka, superintendent of the Novi Community School District, gives his third annual State of the District address.
SPOTLIGHT ON FINANCE
Pathworks Financial: Guiding Generations To Secure Futures
Financial planning is often seen as a numbers game, but for Vice President Bryan Smith of Pathworks Financial, it is much more personal.
“From a young age, I watched my father, uncle and grandfather help people navigate their nancial lives,” Bryan recalled. “I believed there was an opportunity here for me to help people achieve their goals.”
Bryan is passionate about the signi cance of intentionally planning for retirement. “Planning for your future is beyond mere investment and should resonate with your personal values and family aspirations,” he said.
Pathworks embraces a hands-on client-centered approach to nancial planning. e rm o ers free quarterly nancial planning workshops aimed at demystifying estate planning and wealth transfer—areas often neglected until it is too late.
GROWING YOUR MONEY WITH HIGH-YIELD ACCOUNTS
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
This may be news to some, but money doesn’t grow on trees. It can grow, however, if you know how and where to plant it.
Money is handy in a checking account or kept as cash because it can easily be spent. Investing what you don’t need to spend immediately in stocks, mutual funds and other long-term investments can see a high return when it is time to cash out — if you have years or decades to see it through.
For those looking to grow their unused cash but are not interested in waiting years to see the pay off, there are high-yield savings account options.
Banks and credit unions offer savings accounts as a way for customers to grow deposited funds through compounding interest at a rate known as an annual percentage yield. The ability to build upon deposited funds through interest serves as a tradeoff for often not being able to directly use funds as they would be in a checking account. Using money in a savings account requires
transferring funds to a checking account, and the frequency and amount of transfers is governed by federal regulations and often by policies set by individual banks and credit unions.
While savings accounts at large brickand-mortar institutions have APYs in the 0.01-0.05% range, the growth of online banking options has seen the rise of a more aggressive way to save — the high-yield savings account.
“A lot of (high-yield savings accounts) are offered by institutions that mainly do online services,” said Sam Taube, lead investing writer at NerdWallet. “They have fewer or no branches and the way that they work, in a business model sense, is that those financial institutions have much lower overhead costs because they’re not renting storefronts to operate branches, and they pass those savings along to the consumer in a higher APY.”
By cutting the overhead costs and funneling the savings into the accounts of members, high-yield savings accounts from online institutions can have APY rates anywhere from 3-5%. However, the lack of
Bryan is quick to credit his team for their part in fostering client relationships—a cornerstone of Pathworks’ philosophy. “Shawn Headley, our executive team assistant, plays a critical role in helping our advisors foster relationships with clients,” he said. “Karrie Maier, our trading specialist, is passionate about creating and amplifying those relationships. Nobody here knows more about our clients than our o ce manager, Alecia Boyce. Emily Wenzel is the new face on our team. It is encouraging to see that, as our administrative assistant, Emily is already leaning into our clients and understands why they are here.”
At Pathworks, the approach to nancial guidance is holistic.
“ is is about real people with real goals,” Bryan noted. “We strive to understand our clients at a deeper level—what they cherish, their aspirations and even what they do for a living—and o er them a goals-driven approach to get them into a position where they can nally achieve their dreams. We are committed to preventing unnecessary hardships for our clients. eir nancial process is our nancial process.”
According to Bryan, one of the biggest challenges clients face is the fear of outliving their resources. “We’ve seen the challenges families face when they don’t prepare for the transfer of wealth to younger generations or for elder care,” he shared.
Pathworks addresses potential pitfalls by mapping out various scenarios and projections that help clients prepare for unforeseen healthcare costs or insu cient long-term savings.
“We address whether they’re spending too much, not saving enough for long-term care or navigating healthcare costs,” he said. “Baby boomers are seeing rsthand what the sandwich gener-
ation really means because they are often caring for aging parents and supporting adult children who haven’t left home. As a result, their nancial life is strained from both sides. We want to make sure they have a thorough understanding of what’s happening today and in the future.”
Bryan added, “Tax laws have also changed the way we’ve been managing money. Tax-deferred investments like grandma and grandpa used to make are now more expensive at retirement. Technology is bene cial but has created challenges as well. On one hand, technology helps us better manage our clients’ investments, but it also allows people to absorb often one-sided information. As a result, their decisions are often based on emotions without having the full story. Additionally, retirement used to be 10-plus years and now the average person is retired for 20-plus years.”
For those just beginning to consider theirnancial future, Bryan recommended setting up a consultation. “ ere is no cost to starting a conversation about your nancial path,” he said. “Many come to us closer to retirement wishing they had started sooner. It’s never as daunting as it seems; the sooner you start, the better prepared you’ll be.”
Pathworks Financial is located at 43155 Main St., Suite 212, in Novi. To learn more about their services or to schedule a consultation, call (248) 946-4515 or visit pathworks nancial.com
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Checking in with your banker — a professional like Breanna Long, a relationship banker at First State Bank — is a good place to start if you’re exploring available high-yield savings options.
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Lincoln Capital Funding Offers ‘Big-Lender Experience With Boutique-Level Service’
Marc Jappaya’s young family is rooted in the Novi community and he’s leveraging his own professional mortgage experience to help his neighbors thrive.
After nearly a decade of working for one of the nation’s biggest lenders, Rocket Mortgage, through his licensing across more than 40 states, Jappaya is hanging up his shingle back home where his family, friends and neighbors live, work and play.
overhead that leads to some banks being able to provide high-yield savings accounts can create problems for some savers.
“On one hand they offer a much higher APY than you would get from a traditional bank, but on the other the branchless model can mean that they offer slightly more limited customer service options than a traditional bank,” Taube said. “If you really want the ability to physically go to the bank and talk to someone if you have a problem, that may not be available through every highyield savings account provider.”
If the virtual nature of online banking is not attractive and the inability to directly pull from savings accounts seems stifling, brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions offer money market accounts as an alternative.
“It’s more like a hybrid between a checking and a savings account,” said Amy Persyn, chief marketing officer at First State Bank, on Groesbeck Highway in Clinton township. “This acts like a checking account because you can write checks off of it.”
Unlike high-yield savings accounts from online banks, money market accounts can be directly used to make up to six transactions in a calendar month via checks or a debit card per federal regulations. APYs on money market accounts can rival those of high-yield savings accounts on an institution-by-institution basis.
Financial institutions offer other kinds of ways to build savings through accrued interest.
Certificates of deposit are savings accounts where money is held without being withdrawn and they have a fixed APY. Institutions may offer various themed savings accounts, such as those built around saving for holidays, vacations and taxes.
“Sometimes they (savings accounts) are about the rate you’re getting and sometimes it’s about creating a behavior that ends up benefiting you in the long run,” Persyn said.
Terms, conditions, fees, rates and other critical details for savings and money market accounts vary by institution. Prospective savers are encouraged to look around and see which institutions offer more agreeable conditions.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
“Mortgages are not just about numbers, at least the way I see it,” said Jappaya, founder and principal of Lincoln Capital Funding. “It’s about people and families, and futures. It’s just a tool to get you where you want to be, to help you accomplish your dreams.”
Whether that’s putting kids through college, building or renovating the home of your dreams or downsizing to accommodate travel plans in retirement, Jappaya works alongside his clients to identify a mortgage plan that works today and make sure it keeps working in the future.
“With me you get that big-lender experience with boutique-level service,” Jappaya said. “I bring years of experience with Rocket, one of the top lenders. Working with me, you get hands-on service that none of the big lenders are going to be able to match.”
As a broker and not a bank or a credit union, Jappaya and Lincoln Capital Funding build relationships with multiple lenders to offer loan products tailored for each client and every financial situation.
“I try to give them all the options to help them understand what those options are, to make sure every client gets a mortgage strategically tailored to whatever their long-term financial goals are,” Jappaya said.
He offered some insight into the market conditions that have seen rates rise from the historically low levels of 2019 and 2020 to the more modest but manageable rates of today.
The market, he said, has remained strong and will likely get more competitive as rates are expected to fall in the months to come.
“At the end of the day, for most people, real estate is a long-term investment. It shouldn’t be a reaction to rates,” Jappaya said. “People are going to tell you it’s still the best time to buy. Even where the rates are, if you can get in now, you can get a fair price for your home. You might
not be thrilled about the rate, but when rates come down, you’ll always be in a position to refinance.”
Not only will Jappaya identify and help you secure the best mortgage today, he stands by every client as they head into the future.
“We continue to monitor our clients’ mortgages after they close,” Jappaya said. “I’ve got some proprietary technology. When rates come down, I’ll get an alert and I will reach out to clients and let them know there’s an opportunity to save money.”
Lincoln Capital Funding is a proud member of the Novi Chamber of Commerce. As a lifelong Michigander now doing business in the community he calls home, Jappaya said he wants to be there to grow with his neighbors.
“I want to be the guy who helps you with your loan, and then when your kids are old enough to get a mortgage, or your coworker is looking to get one, you say, ‘I’ve got the guy you need to call,’” Jappaya said. “The name of the game is how can we make this as easy as possible for our clients.”
Jappaya is available to consult with clients seven days a week. To reach him, call or text (248) 830-7942 or send email to marc@lincolncapitalfunding.com.
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Amy Persyn, chief marketing officer of First State Bank, said savings accounts can be used to build up money and behaviors.
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them as a whole person, not just as someone who is taking a test and getting a score and putting it in your gradebook,” CollinsSchroeder said. “We appreciate that you look at each individual student as their own unique self and encourage them.”
Feldman Automotive provides the Educator of the Year with a two-year lease on a vehicle.
“I get a car! I get a car!” Bassett exclaimed, interrupting Collins-Schroeder excitedly, referring to the annual prize of a two-year lease on a new vehicle.
The prize has been given by Feldman Automotive Group, whose Novi location was recently named the Chevrolet Dealer of the Year for the sixth consecutive year.
“When you see the way the kids react to their teacher, I think that says it all. It shows that she really is deserving of this,” said Marla Feldman, vice president of Feldman Automotive Group. “I think having teachers that can make that kind of an impact really makes a difference, and it’s just nice to give back.”
Feldman said they chose to give Bassett a two-year lease on a 2025 Chevrolet Equinox, because it is a really popular car right now.
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Peggy Bassett, 2025 Novi Community School District Educator of the Year, hugs her former student turned colleague, Lauren Nizol.
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them, and that they have opportunities to
Mainka said that the district had 70 teachers last year work on the new literacy program that was implemented this year, and that those teachers provided the administration with guidance on the decisions that were made regarding the program.
Mainka said the district is looking at ways to retain staff. He said the district is proud that for the first time in over a decade, the district did not have a resignation at the elementary school level this year.
Wellness
The district is looking at maintaining wellness for not only students, but staff as well. The district is having students take surveys on their experiences in school and will soon have the staff and parents do the same.
“Sometimes the information we get from it is inconvenient. It might not be the information we want, but it is the information we want, because that’s how we grow and get better,” Mainka said.
School safety is a high priority for the district as well as the community. In order to help maintain the safety of its staff and students, the district has implemented a vast variety of safety equipment and protocols.
See DISTRICT on page 16A
Photo by Erin Sanchez
Mike Posthumus, of Fielding International, gives members of the community a tour of the high school and rooms they would like to upgrade, including the robotics room.
District
from page 15A
“We have invested in technology that is in our camera systems, our software, our cardreaders, as well as our hard, durable security,”said Mainka.
He said the district has also invested a lot in mental health, understanding why students might be feeling a certain way and providing adequate resources.
The district will soon be converting the current educational services building into a wellness center. The center will cover all dimensions of health including physical, mental, financial and emotional.
Student passions and interests
Mainka said the district is striving to help students find the answers to two fundamental questions: What am I uniquely good at, and what am I passionate about?
“If we can help students understand that — that personalization is very powerful and schools historically have not done that well,” said Mainka.
In an effort to help achieve that personalization, the district has expanded its elementary clubs and activities. There are now a vast variety of clubs and extracurricular
opportunities at all the district’s elementary schools that will feed into the extracurricular programming at Novi Meadows, which teaches the fifth and sixth grades, and Novi Middle School.
The district has implemented a positivity project which focuses on the 24 karat strengths of positive psychology and gives the framework for children to understand more about who they are as a person and how to develop those character strengths, Mainka said.
“It’s really a strengths-based approach, helping them manage their emotions and understand how to interact in social situations properly,” said Mainka.
Financial and infrastructural management
Mainka said the district is “very” financially stable. He said it has a stable fund balance and for the first time in a long time received a clean audit last year. This means that the district had no findings on any audit materials, carried over a healthy fund balance year after year, and was able to do a number of capital improvements. According to Mainka, all district buildings are up to par.
Mainka announced that the old sixth grade house behind Novi Meadows will be reopened this summer as the home for the
by
district’s special education center, adult transition center, the Japanese School of Detroit, and the Novi Robotics Center.
Millage
The Novi Community School District Board of Education voted Jan. 23 to pursue a
no-tax-increase millage, “to continue to improve the excellence that we have.” Although many of the details have yet to be decided upon, the district will have the language finalized in time to be placed on the November ballot.
See DISTRICT on page 18A
Photo
Erin Sanchez
CRIME WATCH
Office transporting prisoner spots drunken driver
A Novi police officer reportedly observed a vehicle swerving on Haggerty Road near Grand River Avenue on Feb. 15. The officer was transporting a prisoner, so he called it into the Police Department. Another officer who was patrolling the area then pulled behind the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver reportedly told police that he was delivering papers, but the officer could tell he was intoxicated, police said. The man was arrested for driving under the influence and his car was impounded.
Stolen beer leads to arrest
Novi police were contacted after a man wearing a Detroit Lions hat, blue jeans and a black coat, and who was carrying a black bag, was seen by Walmart security stealing a $2 can of beer and then walking off toward Crumbl Cookies at 7 p.m. Feb. 16. Dispatchers advised officers that the man was spotted kicking the can and appeared to be highly intoxicated.
According to the police report, officers confirmed that the man appeared to be intoxicated and said he would not respond to any of their commands and later determined that there was a language barrier. The man was arrested for retail fraud, and another officer came to assist with the arrest.
Tires stolen off vehicle in driveway
A resident on Lodge Court, near Nine Mile and Haggerty roads, contacted police after discovering that all four tires and rims had been stolen from the resident’s vehicle. The resident had parked the vehicle in their driveway at 9 p.m. Feb. 12 and found the tires missing at 8:30 a.m. the next day. The resident was given a report number and the case was closed pending more information.
— Charity Meier
District
The Board of Education has asked for the millage to be renewed every five to six years, according to Mainka.
“You might be asking the question, ‘Novi’s facilities are pretty great. What do you really need to do?’ And the answer is, when you’re the best, the way that you stay there is to continue to fight the fight of innovation and to continue to fight the fight of being the best and leading,” Mainka said. “We want to stay in a spot where we’re leading and not just waiting to fall behind, and that’s a constant struggle that we have.”
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time received the necessary number of signatures to appear on the ballot in Michigan. Republican legislators, in a move to keep them off the ballot, adopted the two petitions. Once adopted, the measures were significantly altered.
In the Michigan Court of Claims, it was determined on July 19, 2022, that the adopted and altered acts were unconstitutional. This was reversed by the Michigan Court of Appeals but was ultimately upheld by a 4-3 Michigan Supreme Court ruling July 31, 2024.
The Supreme Court outlined changes that would have been true to the petitioners’ original intent. This included changes to paid sick time and the state’s minimum wage for tipped and nontipped workers.
Legislators in the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate scrambled to pass legislation that would alter the changes set to take effect Feb. 21. House Bill 4002, introduced by Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, and Senate Bill 8, introduced by Sen. Kevin Hertel, D-St. Clair Shores, were the bills ultimately signed by the governor.
What the adopted bills do
SB 8, which became Public Act 1 of 2025, raised the minimum wage to $12.48 from $10.56, which mirrors the automatic changes due to take effect after the Supreme Court’s ruling. Each year on Jan. 1, the wage will rise until it hits $15 in 2027. After 2027, the state’s treasurer will determine the wage.
PA 1 gives tipped workers 38% of the $12.48 minimum wage. This will raise the wage from $4.01 to $4.74. The wage will rise in 2% increments each Jan. 1 until hitting 50% in 2031.
HB 4002, which became Public Act
Mike Posthumus, of Fielding International, a former educator, said that the company he was representing at the State of the District is a team of educators and designers and architects. They are providing the district with architectural and engineering services. He gave more insight on what might be done if the district passes the millage in November.
“We can bring some insights and expertise from seeing what the most innovative and exciting schools in the entire world are doing and how we can bring that to this community,” Posthumus said.
He said that with the world of AI and other technology becoming more popular, one of the things that will be important in the future is focusing on how communities
2 of 2025, deals with paid sick time. Employees at small businesses, those with 10 or fewer employees, earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked. This is capped at 40 hours a year. For larger businesses, employees also earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked with a cap at 72 hours.
Those working for small businesses can carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick time. At larger companies, employees can carry over up to 72 hours of unused sick time.
The changes for small businesses go into effect Oct. 1. For larger companies, the changes took effect Feb. 21. For both large and small businesses, employees hired after the acts go into effect can start accruing time immediately. However, an employer can require an employee to wait 120 days before taking any time.
Reasons to take paid sick time in Michigan for employees or an employee’s family member include mental or physical illness; injury or medical treatment; and domestic or sexual violence. For employees, meetings regarding a child’s health or abuse, and closure of a business due to a public health emergency, also qualify.
Reactions
Justin Winslow, president and CEO of the Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association, praised the legislation.
“With Governor Whitmer’s signature today, thousands of community restaurants and tens of thousands of servers and bartenders can exhale, knowing their voice was heard,” Winslow said in the same press release that included the governor’s comments. “They can now begin the work of planning for their collective future with the knowledge that a tip credit has once again been preserved. We’re especially grateful to all those who took the time to truly understand
come together to do work “human to human.” He said spaces such as dining and common areas where people can come together are very important.
He said they are looking at many of the core ideas that the district has as well, such as wellness, and plan to incorporate spaces that help students connect, feature natural lighting and are where people can “really, truly feel that they belong.”
“What we really want to do is imagine a learning environment, a set of facilities and experiences that bring the places that you go to school in alignment with that vision,” Posthumus said.
He said that from extensive research and feedback from the community and staff, they have developed six guiding principles
what was at stake — the servers who showed up in Lansing to share their stories, the legislators who visited countless restaurants to learn firsthand how the tip credit works and the many small business owners who opened their books to show the real numbers.”
Not everyone was thrilled with the outcome. Progress Michigan Executive Director Sam Inglot criticised legislators for deviating from the original intent of the petitions.
“It is disappointing that the Michigan Legislature caved to a spin campaign pushed
that are driving the project: the idea of joy and purpose, promoting holistic well-being, flexible student centers that are dynamic, opportunities and spaces to create more community connection, safety and security and accessibility and functionality, and the idea of spaces that inspire and allow people to innovate and create.
“This community who has been so supportive of us for so many years, for so many past bonds will have another opportunity in November of 2025 to go back out and to support the innovation and to continue to support us as leaders in this state and throughout the country with what’s possible in 2025,” Mainka said.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
by corporate lobbyists and voted to roll back a well-deserved raise and paid sick leave for working families in Michigan,” Inglot said in a press release. “Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders took action to sign petitions and demand that we give workers a raise, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and implement paid sick leave in 2018. Advocates fought back against the Republican adopt-and-amend scheme and won, only to face the same betrayal in 2025 — this time in a bipartisan fashion.”
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“It’s a great car in the snow and on these roads it is very safe,” Feldman said.
Bassett was nominated for the award by Lauren Nizol, a former student turned Novi High School English teacher. Nizol said it was an honor to be one of several people to nominate Bassett for the award. She said that when she was a student at NHS, Bassett was known as “Aunt Peggy,” to her forensic and debate team students.
“She was just always so warm, nurturing and supportive, and always, I think, kept us from taking ourselves too seriously,” Nizol said. “She just always had such a heart, too. So I got to know that and see that when I became a teacher, and she was just always so accepting of some of the most challenging students, and we’ve had a few that we’ve cheered on together. She really, I think, has a heart for all kids.”
Nizol said Bassett helped her professionally, too.
“She was a great mentor to me as a teacher,” Nizol said. “ So as a teacher, I had great influences that led me into this profession. Having someone like Peggy as my teacher, I know that was forming me as a teacher, too.”
Bassett said the feeling of being named NCSD Educator of the Year was “amazing,” but the best part of it is the kids. She said that she believes she stands out because she cares about her students and gets to know them. She said she pays attention
to things that may seem insignificant overall, like when a student gets a hair cut, and attends students’ after-school events.
“Little things matter. They’re big things, you know?” Bassett said.
She said the biggest and most impor-
tant thing she wants her students and people to learn to do is “just be kind to each other, listen to each other and learn from each other.”
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
Peggy Bassett sits in her new Chevrolet Equinox as her students surround her. Bassett won a two-year lease of the new SUV as the 2025 Novi Community School District Educator of the Year.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
20A/ NOVI NOTE • MARCH 6, 2025
MARCH 7-9
Michigan Golf Show: 2-8 p.m. March 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 8 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 9, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, suburbancollectionshowplace.com
MARCH 8-9
Maplefest 2025: Learn process of making syrup from sap, how to identify maple trees, try samples, tour sugar shack, take wagon ride, participate in activities and more, hourly timeslots available 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. both days, Michigan State University Extension - Tollgate Farm and Education Center, 28115 Meadowbrook Road in Novi, canr.msu.edu/events/ maplefest-2025
MARCH 13-16
Progressive Novi Boat Show: 2-9 p.m. March 13-14, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. March 15 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 16, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, suburbancollectionshowplace.com
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Michigan Psychic Fair: Readings, guidance, energy healings, connections with deceased and more, noon6 p.m., Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 39675 W. 12 Mile Road in Novi, mipsychicfair.com/events
MARCH 21-23
Backyard Pool & Spa Show: 3-8 p.m. March 21, 11
a.m.-8 p.m. March 22 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 23, Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi, suburbancollectionshowplace.com
MARCH 25
Widowed Friends movie and lunch: Show and time TBD, Phoenix Theatres at Laurel Park Place, 17310 N. Laurel Park Drive in Livonia, and Archie’s Tavern, 37714 Six Mile Road in Livionia, RSVP to Peggy at (734) 744-5580
MARCH 28-29
Handcrafters Markets: Craft fair celebrating 46th year, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. March 28 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29, Embassy Suites by Hilton Detroit Livonia Novi, 19525 Victor Parkway in Livonia, info@mercmarketing.com, hcshows.com
MARCH 29
The Red Event: Hosted by Tatiana Gutsu’s Empowerment Zone, features women sharing stories about overcoming challenges and achieving dreams, guest speakers include authors, athletes, self-help experts and more with 8-time Olympic gymnast Oksana Chusovitina as headliner, 5-11 p.m., The Baronette Renaissance Detroit-Novi Hotel, 27790 Novi Road in Novi, tatianaggutsu.com
APRIL 1
Livonia/Canton/Northville Spring Senior Expo:
To view more Community Calendar and to submit your own, use the QR code or visit candgnews.com/calendar. To advertise an event, call (586) 498-8000.
Connect with dozens of organizations specializing in assistance and care, also free admission, health screenings, prizes, giveaways and refreshments, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Vistatech Center at Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Road in Livonia, register at seniorexpousa.com for chance to win gift card and more
APRIL 3
Widowed Friends euchre: 1-4 p.m., Villa Marie, 15131 Newburgh Road in Livonia, RSVP to Linda at (734) 721-2908 by March 30
ONGOING
Simple Suppers: Meals during Lent include grilled cheese, meatless soup and cheese pizza only (no fish), 5:30-6:45 p.m. Fridays March 4-April 11, St. James Catholic Church, 46325 10 Mile Road in Novi, free-will donations support different charity each date, (248) 347-7778, stjamesnovi.org/simplesuppers-lent
Fish fries: Also pierogi, pizza and macaroni and cheese, 4:30-7 p.m. Fridays March 7-April 11, plus 3:30-7 p.m. April 18 (Good Friday), Monaghan Banquet Center, 19801 Farmington Road in Livonia, dine in, also call (248) 476-8383 for carry out starting at 4:30 p.m.
Novi Choralaires: Open rehearsals from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Novi Middle School, 49000 W. 11 Mile
Road, novi.choralaires@gmail.com, novichoralaires. org
NO-VI Chess Club: For ages 5 and older, includes lectures, practice games, analysis and other training, 7-8 p.m., Novi Public Library, 45255 10 Mile Road, registration required, (248) 349-0720, novilibrary.org
The Tears Foundation: Groups for those who lost an infant (6:30 p.m. every first and third Thursdays of month) and child (7:30 p.m. every first and third Wednesdays of month), New Hope Center for Grief Support, 133 W. Main St. (Suite 113) in Northville, newhopecenter.net
Oakland County Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford, (248) 858-5495, ocmarket@oakgov.com
Live music: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Fork n’ Pint, 4000 Cass-Elizabeth Road in Waterford, (248) 7913256, forknpintcasslake.com
Free tax prep for seniors: In-person assistance by certified AARP volunteers, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays through April, schedule appointment at (248) 347-0414
Health workshops: Hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan
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