Brighton Area Schools Explained

Brighton Area Schools
Motto:Learning for Life
Type:Public
Budget:$56,632,390 as of June 2007
Grades:K-12
Superintendent:Matt Outlaw [1]
Teachers:370
Staff:525
Conference:Kensington Lakes - West Division
Accreditation:pending AdvancED
Location:125 S. Church St Brighton, MI 48116
Country:United States

The Brighton Area School District is a public school district in the metropolitan Detroit area. It serves the city of Brighton, townships of Green Oak, Genoa, Hamburg, Brighton in Livingston County and parts of Lyon Township in adjacent Oakland County. The district consists of seven schools. Four elementary schools containing grades kindergarten through fourth; two intermediate schools educate students in grades five through eighth; and the high school takes in grades nine through twelve.[2]

In order to balance the budget, the school system was restructured. The elementary schools now house grades K-4, Maltby is grades 5 and 6, and Scranton is 7 and 8. The high school remains grades 9-12. Some of the elementary schools teach "Junior Kindergarten" for ages 4–5.

Schools

Elementary schools

Lindbom Elementary School was closed in 2010 due to new budget cuts and was demolished in 2023.[3]

Intermediate/Middle Schools

High school

Intergenerational Center

The Miller school houses both kindergarten and senior facilities in one building. The kindergarten section of Miller was closed in 2009 due to budget cuts in the district.

Misc.

Brighton Education and Community Center

The BECC building was the first modern high school built for Brighton Area Schools. It was later used as the first Scranton Middle School, until a newer facility was built. It is now an administrative building for the district with Board meetings and other important school administrative functions held there. It is also the main mailing address of the school district.

SportsKnown as the Brighton Bulldogs, Brighton teams play in the Kensington Lakes Conference.[5]

External links

References

  1. Web site: Brighton Area Schools selects Matthew Outlaw as new superintendent.
  2. Brighton Area Schools website
  3. Web site: Eberbach . Jennifer . 2023 . Former Lindbom Elementary in Brighton being razed for townhomes .
  4. Web site: 2013-08-09 . Brighton Alternative High School 'More than Just Another High School' . 2022-04-19 . Brighton, MI Patch . en.
  5. Web site: Robinson . Tim . Hartland, Brighton get first look at hockey teams Wednesday – The Livingston Post.com . 2022-04-19 . en-US.