Leaders & Trailblazers

School Board Secretary Adrienne Davis Advocates for Children, Diversity

Adrienne Davis, of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education, says diversity is a winning proposition that will build a better community.

Adrienne M. Davis, secretary of the Plymouth-Canton school board, started as an active parent and has now served on the board for almost five years. Elected in 2009, she is the first black school board member. The second, Kim Crouch, joined Feb. 5 to fill an open seat. Davis is one of the modern-day community leaders and trailblazers whom Patch is highlighting in recognition of Black History Month. Her participation in the district started in her role as an active parent. Her two children – Jared, 17, who will graduate from Plymouth High School this year; and Brandon, 19, who is currently attending Schoolcraft Community College – went to school in the district. Davis, a 14-year Plymouth resident, helped address a 2001 incident in the …

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Plymouth-Canton Board of Education Retains John Barrett as President

School board names officers for 2013.

The Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education will retain John Barrett as its president after a Tuesday board vote. Barrett, a former Plymouth City Commissioner, was elected to the board in November 2011 and was promptly appointed president when his term began in January 2012. He will maintain the title in 2013. Judy Mardigian, who had served as board secretary in 2012, was appointed vice president. Adrienne Davis, who had served as vice president in 2012, will serve as secretary in 2013.  Sheila Paton, who joined Barrett on the board in 2012, was appointed board treasurer, a role previously occupied by current board member Barry Simescu.  Each vote by the board was unanimous, and the officer titles will remain in effect through…

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John McKay

3:54 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013

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Plymouth-Canton School Board Members New and Old, to Meet Saturday

Workshop intended as team-building exercise.

Three members of Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' board of education have planned a meeting with the four newly elected board members for what some are calling a "School Board 101" session. Current school trustees Judy Mardigian, Barry Simescu and Adrienne Davis are scheduled to meet with the four who will take office on Jan. 1: Mark Horvath, Mike Maloney, Sheila Paton and John Barrett. The meeting, which will include interim superintendent Jeremy Hughes, will be led by Karen Cross, director of leadership for the Michigan Association of School Boards. Davis, reached by phone Friday afternoon, said the session is intended to be a review of governance. "It's review for some, new for others, in a more relaxed atmosphere," she said. "It's …

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Peg McNichol

4:31 pm on Saturday, December 17, 2011

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Plymouth-Canton School Website to Host Ads

Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' board of education agrees to limited contract with Michigan-based Alternative Revenue Development.

As a way of raising money, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools' board of education has agreed to run ads on the district's website. On Tuesday, the board of education voted 5 to 1 to approve a contract with Michigan-based Alternative Revenue Development (ARD). The contract will not cost the district any cash. ARD will negotiate deals with advertisers ranging from real estate and restaurants to health care, sporting goods and banking. Trustee Adrienne Davis cast the dissenting vote; trustee Judy Mardigian was absent from Tuesday's meeting. Davis said Tuesday evening after the school board meeting that she was not opposed to the method of income, but she said, "I'm not sure if this company is mature enough to make an impact." ARD, launched in …

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