TSD Weekly Newsletter

The Troy School District is developing a new strategic plan that will guide our priorities, goals, and decisions for the next several years, and staff input is essential to this process.

We want to hear what you believe is working well in the Troy School District, where we have opportunities to improve, what challenges we need to address, and what should be prioritized as we look to the future.

Staff & community members are invited to participate in a Strategic Planning Feedback Session. Please see session details below:

Wednesday, September 23

Secondary Staff
3:30–4:30 p.m.

Elementary Staff
4:30–5:30 p.m.

Community Session
6–7 p.m.

All meetings will be held at the Troy School District Services Building (4420 Livernois Road, Troy) in the Board Room.

Your feedback will be combined with input from our middle and high school students, parents, community members, administrators, and the Board of Education. Together, these perspectives will help identify themes and shape the district’s future priorities and goals.

Come ready to share your perspective, listen to your colleagues, and help us think about what comes next for TSD. We want to hear what matters most to the people who know our schools best.

If you are not able to join us, we would still love to hear from you. Please complete the following survey https://masb.jotform.com/form/troysp26. The survey will close on October 19.

Thank you in advance for your time and feedback!

Registration is open for the TROY Fitness Run for 5th-grade students! The Run will take place on Saturday, October 24. Registration is $15 through October 1 and includes a T-shirt. After October 1, registration is $10, but does not include a T-shirt.

Please note: The Run will start on the track at Boulan Park Middle School. Due to construction at the school, families will need to park at Boulan Park (the park, not the school), which can be accessed from Crooks Road.

For more information about the Run or to register, please visit the TROY Fitness Run website: https://troyfitnessrun.weebly.com/

Troy School District is partnering with Defeat the Label during the 2026–27 school year to strengthen belonging, student agency, and healthy school communities across OneTroy. Following successful pilots in our elementary and secondary schools, and informed by the voices of students, families, staff, and community partners, this districtwide effort offers a shared approach to preventing bullying, strengthening Upstander behavior, and responding to harm.

What Will This Look Like for OneTroy?

• Upper Elementary - Six in-person Upstander lessons focused on empathy, resilience, recognizing bullying, and practicing safe ways to speak up and support others.
• Middle School - Eight Upstander sessions focused on peer accountability, digital citizenship, belonging, and responding to bullying or bias.
• High School - Eight One Table: Leadership for Belonging sessions that will bring together diverse student cohorts to build dialogue, agency, leadership, and shared responsibility for school culture.
• Families and Community - A four-part workshop series offering practical learning and conversation, including Raising Upstanders and The Digital Playground. Additional topics and dates will be announced.
• Staff, Schools, Departments, and Teams - Aligned learning and implementation support connecting this work with restorative practices, BIST, wellness, student voice, school culture and responsiveness, and district processes for responding to harm and bias.
  
  

What Comes Next

District and building teams are mapping implementation schedules now. Families will hear more as dates, participating student groups, school-specific plans, and community learning opportunities are finalized. We invite our families and broader community to learn with us, participate in upcoming sessions, and help us continue building this work together.

Learn more about Defeat the Label at defeatthelabel.com.

Welcome to a New Year of Career Readiness!

This year, the Career Readiness Corner will appear monthly in the Troy Schools newsletter, spotlighting the programs, resources, and opportunities that help your student build a path toward their future — starting in kindergarten and continuing all the way through senior year.

What is an EDP?

Every Troy Schools student, grades 6-12, has an Educational Development Plan (EDP) built through Xello, our districtwide career-exploration platform. Younger students explore Michigan's Six Career Zones (Arts & Communication; Business, Management, Marketing & Technology; Engineering/Manufacturing & Industrial Technology; Health Sciences; Human Services; Natural Resources & Agriscience), while students in grades 6-12 dig into the state's 17 Career Clusters as they begin identifying interests, strengths, and possible career paths. Log in to Xello with your student this month and explore just one career interest together — it only takes a few minutes and opens up a great dinner-table conversation.

October Spotlight: National Manufacturing Month

October is National Manufacturing Month and Careers in Construction Month — a perfect time to highlight our Engineering/Manufacturing & Industrial Technology pathway. Students in this cluster gain hands-on experience with the design, production, and skilled-trades careers that power Michigan's economy, from advanced manufacturing to architecture and design.

Upcoming Events

On October 2nd, students from Troy High, Athens, and TCCHS will take part in Manufacturing Day. We would like to thank Signarama, Complete Automation and 3 Dimensional Services Group for opening their doors to allow our students to tour their facilities and learn about the exciting opportunities in the field of advanced manufacturing.

Each student with an assigned 1:1 iPad who wishes to participate in the Troy School District 1:1 Device Insurance Program will be required to pay an annual insurance premium of $25 per student, not to exceed $100 per family. Kindergarten through 3rd grade students have classroom sets of iPads that are generally not brought home, thus, no personal insurance is needed.

Superintendent Dr. Rich Machesky tours the new Smith Middle School with principal Ryan Brinks. After several construction update videos since our groundbreaking in May 2024, we are excited to finally see students in the building with the start of the 2026-2027 school year. Thank you to our Troy community for helping us bring this vision to life. We look forward to inviting you to our grand opening ceremony on October 12th at 6:30pm.

We invite the community to join us for the Grand Opening of the New Smith Middle School on Monday, October 12. The festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. Student tours will take place from 7 - 7:30 p.m. and the event will conclude with a ribbon cutting and dedication at 7:30 p.m. We hope you are able to join us!

On Tuesday, Troy High and Athens faced off on the soccer pitch. Troy High held the lead, but Athens came back in the final 15 seconds of the game, scoring the tying goal and retaining the City Cup for another year!

The Troy Colts played Seaholm on Thursday, defeating the Maples 3 sets to 0. Way to go Colts!

The Athens Boys Cross Country team took their third championship at the Algonac Classic! Colin took 1st overall, with Eddie, Derek, Jackson, Luke, Ethan and Jacob also medaling. On the girls side, Clare led for the team with a third place finish. Hanuel also medaled.

The Troy High tennis team faced off against Novi, Brother Rice, and Ann Arbor Huron at the Novi Quad Meet last week, coming away champions after defeating all three teams. Way to go Colts!

On Thursday, the Athens Red Hawks GIrls Volleyball traveled to Rochester to take on the Falcons, and battled through 5 sets to come away the victors!

Baker faced off against Larson this week, and the Bobcats walked away victorious, defeating Larson by a score of 16–6. Thank you to Anna Kelly Photography for sharing these photos from the game!

High school athletic passes are now available! These passes are a great way for our sports fans to save while giving access to all non-playoff matches. A student pass is $60. The pass for 1 adult is $80 and the pass for 2 adults is $120.

Passes can be purchased using the links below:

Troy High Link-https://gofan.co/event/6368783?schoolId=MI10104

Athens Link-https://gofan.co/event/6368682?schoolId=MI9889

Athletic Links:

Athens Athletics: https://athensredhawksathletics.com/

Troy High Athletics: https://www.troycoltsathletics.com/

Facebook Links:

Troy High: https://www.facebook.com/troyhighathleticboosters

Athens: https://www.facebook.com/AthensBoosters

• Tues., Sept. 22 - Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m., TSD Services Building Board Room
• Tues., Oct. 6 - Board of Education Workshop, 6 p.m., TSD Administration Building Board Room
• Thurs. & Fri., Oct 8 & 9, 1/2 Day for PK - 12, Conferences
• Tues., Oct 20 - Board of Education Meeting, 7 p.m., TSD Services Building Board Room
  
  

You can access the full TSD Calendar for the 26-27 school year on our website.

To view recordings of past school board meetings and workshops, visit the Board of Education page on our website and scroll to the section labeled "Videos".