Our preschoolers crossed the threshold of the new Bentley Little Bulldogs Learning Center on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 following the ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday. The ribbon cutting was celebratory and attended by so many people.
You can enjoy some pictures from that event by clicking on this link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/P5fBktuCD6cNVXy37
You can watch the remarks made and see the ribbon cutting by several of our preschoolers in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkWm2Pw5hc4
You can also read about it in Mlive's Sunday edition:
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2026/01/from-medical-exam-rooms-to-classrooms-new-preschool-opens-at-former-mclaren-site-in-burton.html
There is a tribe in Africa called Masai whose traditional greeting to each other is “Casserian Engeri.” It means, “And how are the children?” They do not ask each other, “How are you?” or “How’s your day?” but rather they ask about the next generation. And how are the children? The traditional response to the Masai greeting is, “All the children are well,” meaning that if the children are well, the community has what it needs to be safe, peaceful and prosperous.
The creation of this learning space for our children is evidence of our community's commitment to the next generation. Bentley Little Bulldog Learning Center is a way of ensuring that the children are well. I'm grateful to live here in Burton with people who also value our greatest resource...our kids. And I'm especially grateful to all those who made this possible, including (and this is not an exhaustive list): the Bentley Board of Education, McLaren Health Care Corporation (especially James Proctor), Progressive Companies (especially Tom Frey, Terry Farley and Rachel DeGood), Mayor Haskins, Senator Cherry, Representative Martin, For-Mar, Burton Chamber of Commerce, Burton Kiwanis, Burton Rotary, Todd Schultz, Chelsea Horton, Dianna Slusarzyk, the custodial and maintenance teams, and the preschool staff. ~Dr. Spann
You can enjoy some pictures from that event by clicking on this link:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/P5fBktuCD6cNVXy37
You can watch the remarks made and see the ribbon cutting by several of our preschoolers in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkWm2Pw5hc4
You can also read about it in Mlive's Sunday edition:
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2026/01/from-medical-exam-rooms-to-classrooms-new-preschool-opens-at-former-mclaren-site-in-burton.html
There is a tribe in Africa called Masai whose traditional greeting to each other is “Casserian Engeri.” It means, “And how are the children?” They do not ask each other, “How are you?” or “How’s your day?” but rather they ask about the next generation. And how are the children? The traditional response to the Masai greeting is, “All the children are well,” meaning that if the children are well, the community has what it needs to be safe, peaceful and prosperous.
The creation of this learning space for our children is evidence of our community's commitment to the next generation. Bentley Little Bulldog Learning Center is a way of ensuring that the children are well. I'm grateful to live here in Burton with people who also value our greatest resource...our kids. And I'm especially grateful to all those who made this possible, including (and this is not an exhaustive list): the Bentley Board of Education, McLaren Health Care Corporation (especially James Proctor), Progressive Companies (especially Tom Frey, Terry Farley and Rachel DeGood), Mayor Haskins, Senator Cherry, Representative Martin, For-Mar, Burton Chamber of Commerce, Burton Kiwanis, Burton Rotary, Todd Schultz, Chelsea Horton, Dianna Slusarzyk, the custodial and maintenance teams, and the preschool staff. ~Dr. Spann
This is just a reminder that we will celebrate the opening of our new Bentley Little Bulldogs Learning Center this Friday, January 16th at noon. The preschool is located at 1198 N Belsay Rd, Building 2. You are welcome to join us for this ribbon cutting event!
Bentley Administration Building will be closed today as preschool related construction will result in no power. This is only impacting the administration building. If you need help, please stop by or call the high school at (810) 591-5811.
Bond 2025 Progress
Follow the construction progress of the new Bentley Little Bulldogs Preschool!
https://www.bentleyschools.org/page/bond-2025-overview
Follow the construction progress of the new Bentley Little Bulldogs Preschool!
https://www.bentleyschools.org/page/bond-2025-overview
Bentley Little Bulldogs Learning Center construction has begun!
Preschool classes will be located within other Bentley buildings until construction is complete, so ENROLL NOW!
https://www.bentleyschools.org/o/blb/page/enrollment
What We Offer:
* FREE PreK for all 4-year-old children (age 4 by December 1st)
* Hands-on, project-based learning
* Partnership with For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum for nature-based learning
* Transportation for Bentley area students
* Before and after care opportunities available
Bentley Bond Update: The request for a no-tax increase bond to renovate a donated building into a preschool passed ( https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2025/05/genesee-county-election-results-for-may-6-2025.html ). Thank you so much to our community for supporting our youngest learners!
Election Day is here and polls close at 8:00 PM. You can get information here: https://www.bentleyschools.org/page/bond-2025-overview Please vote!
Watch WNEM TV5 reporters Elisse Ramey and Zain Omair cover the Bentley Community School District millage proposal on the May 6, 2025 ballot. To get more information about the proposal, please visit our website at https://www.bentleyschools.org/page/bond-2025-overview
Election day is Tuesday, May 6. Thank you ABC12 WJRT for covering the story about the Bentley bond issue at https://www.abc12.com/news/education/bentley-community-schools-seeking-2-9m-bond-for-preschool-upgrade/article_d48627e0-9dd7-4456-9434-6e8429b2c53e.html
It's our chance to renovate the building donated to us by McLaren for our preschoolers...our Little Bulldogs. We hope you vote on Tuesday!
Please watch ( https://youtu.be/ms-EtD-zgm4 ), like, and share ( https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H7pEQJetv/ ) this one-minute video that gives an overview of the upcoming no-tax increase bond on May 6, which will allow Bentley to remodel a donated building from McLaren Health Care into a preschool. For more details about the bond, go to https://www.bentleyschools.org/bond/bond_2025 for more details.
We had to repost this message due to a broken link, so please like and share again. Thank you!
Reminder: There will be an informational meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 25 at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM at the Bentley High School Media Center about the May 6 bond for the renovation of the McLaren building to a preschool. We hope to see you there!
Reminder: we have a bond informational meeting for the renovation of the property given to Bentley by McLaren for preschool.
When: Tuesday, March 25th at 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM
Where: Bentley High School Media Center 1150 N Belsay Rd
We hope to see you there!
Attention Bentley Community, In an effort to meet the needs of our families we ask that you please take 5 mins to complete this quick survey. Our goal is to gather insight on future Preschool programming, before and after school care, and possible summer programs. Survey closes 3/24, we sincerely appreciate your time and continued support.
Attention Bentley Community, In an effort to continue to meet the needs of our families we ask that you please take 5 mins to complete this quick survey. Our goal is to gather insight on future Preschool programming, before and after school care, and possible summer programs. We sincerely appreciate your time and support.
