District and Community Resources

We all need support and community in our lives. Please feel free to use the resources below to make sure your family gets what you need. Reach out to your building principal or Denise Landau (denise.landau@novik12.org) if you have any questions or need support. Some services are open to all and some services have eligibility requirements. Please check websites directly for information on how to receive services.

This webpage is maintained through community service of Novi Community School District. Inclusion on this webpage does not imply endorsement nor does omission imply disapproval. Novi Community School District is not responsible for the services provided by these agencies.

Housing Instability and School Consistency

Homeless Student Poster - Photo of girl with words Are you living in a shelter? with friends? on the street? in a car?

Emotional Crisis Hotline

Emotional Crisis Hotline

In any emergency, call 911

24/7 Crisis Text line: text HOME to 741741
24-hour support at Common Ground crisis hotline: 1- 800-231-1127 https://commongroundhelps.org/
New Oakland Family Services 24-hour emergency: 1-877-800-1650 https://newoakland.org/
National Drug Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
24-hour Violence/Abuse support through HAVEN: 248-334-1274 or (877) 922-1274 https://www.haven-oakland.org/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

In any emergency, call 911
24/7 Crisis Text line: text HOME to 741741
24-hour support at Common Ground crisis hotline: 1- 800-231-1127 https://commongroundhelps.org/
New Oakland Family Services 24-hour emergency: 1-877-800-1650 https://newoakland.org/
National Drug Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
24-hour Violence/Abuse support through HAVEN: 248-334-1274 or (877) 922-1274 https://www.haven-oakland.org/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Board unanimously votes to offer Superintendent position to Ben Mainka

The Novi Community School District Board of Education met Thursday night to complete the Superintendent search process. The Board voted unanimously to offer the position to Benjamin Mainka.

The Board will begin contract negotiations with Mr. Mainka immediately, with formal contract approval at the next board meeting on July 14th.

“I am just so honored, and a little choked up,” Mainka said during a congratulatory call from Board of Education President Danielle Ruskin from the Board table. “Just appreciative for the opportunity. I truly believe that Novi is the best school district in Michigan and beyond and I’m just so honored to be a part of the community, a part of the team, and just can’t wait to get started. So thank you all for your confidence in me.”

He has served as the Superintendent of Swartz Creek Community Schools since 2016.

Before joining Swartz Creek, he was the Associate Director of the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals from June 2015 to December 2016.

He was the principal at Hartland High School from 2012-2015.

He spent four years working for Fowlerville Community Schools, as the Junior High Principal from 2010-2012 and the High School Assistant Principal from 2008-2010. He was a Middle School teacher in the South Lyon Community Schools from 2003-2008.

"The Board is excited to begin our work alongside Mr. Mainka in the coming weeks," said President Ruskin. "I would personally like to thank the entire Board, the community stakeholders, Michigan Leadership Institute and to the Superintendent candidates who engaged in our diligent and thorough search.

"Mr. Mainka has demonstrated that he is ready to lead Novi now and into the future."