Articles tagged: Ann Arbor Public Schools
Picnic Pops to offer music and family fun on Saturday
Posted: 1 day agoIt's time for a town-wide ice cream social on the front lawn of Pioneer High School this Saturday, May 18, when Picnic Pops offers live music, presented by student bands and orchestras from the AAPS ... Read more »
Ann Arbor school district launches survey on qualities wanted in next superintendent
Posted: 1 day agoThe Ann Arbor Public Schools launched a community-wide survey Thursday to learn what parents, teachers, administrators, students, support staff and the general, tax-paying public would like to see in its next superintendent. Read more »
Budget cuts: Ann Arbor schools to cut high school busing, charge kids for 7th hour
Posted: May 16, 2013Parents of Ann Arbor high school children will have to find another way for their ninth- through 12th-graders to get to school come fall, and students interested in taking a seventh-hour course could have to pay up to $500 per semester, based on a budget discussion the Board of Education had Wednesday night. Read more »
Ann Arbor principals union: Next superintendent needs local ties, not Ph.D.
Posted: May 13, 2013As the Ann Arbor school district advertises for a new leader, its principals union is pushing the board to hire from within. Read more »
Ann Arbor's former Freeman School makes district more money leased than sold
Posted: May 13, 2013The former Freeman School on Dixboro Lane in Ann Arbor has not been used by the Ann Arbor Public Schools since about 1984. But district officials say the property brings in more revenue by renting, as opposed to selling. Read more »
Ann Arbor schools approves 14 paving projects for summer
Posted: May 13, 2013Summer is the season for school capital improvements projects, and the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education on Wednesday approved the first of its scheduled improvements for when school lets out. Read more »
2 Ann Arbor seniors named U.S. Presidential Scholars among 141 students nationwide
Posted: May 11, 2013Two students from the Ann Arbor Public Schools recently were named among an elite group of high school seniors. Read more »
Ann Arbor Public Schools central administrators agree to 3 percent pay cut
Posted: May 09, 2013The pay cuts will equal $114,290 in savings for the Ann Public Schools, which needs to cut $8.67 million from its expenses for next year. Read more »
Ann Arbor school board authorizes district borrowing $10M to pay employees
Posted: May 09, 2013After years of budget cuts and drawing down its fund balance, the Ann Arbor Public Schools has been forced to borrow money for the first time in its history. Read more »
Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop may host targeted giving to save programs from budget cuts
Posted: May 08, 2013Ann Arbor Public Schools families may have a way to fundraise and save the programs near and dear to their hearts sooner than they think. Read more »
3Q financial report: Ann Arbor schools must add $1.3M to 2012-13 deficit
Posted: May 08, 2013The Ann Arbor Public Schools is yet another $1.3 million over budget for the 2012-13 academic year and will be faced with needing to borrow money from the state of Michigan — for the first ... Read more »
PHOTO GALLERY: Community High School freshman captures images from 2013 prom
Posted: May 05, 2013Ann Arbor Community High School student Ada Banks went behind the lens of her camera to capture these photos of her school's prom night. Read more »
Class sizes, high school busing and 7th hour identified as priorities at Ann Arbor schools budget forum
Posted: May 03, 2013About 80 community members came out to Huron High School Thursday to stress the importance of small classes, high school busing and seventh-hour options for high school students as the Ann Arbor school district struggles to balance its budget. Read more »
opinion: Ann Arbor: Tough luck to troubled teens?
Posted: May 02, 2013Do you wish to relive your adolescence? Imagine being poor, having a learning disability, suffering from depression/anxiety or having no supports. Adolescence at best is a difficult transition in one's life. At worst, it can be a nightmare. Read more »
Ann Arbor Public Schools now trying to hire 3 building principals
Posted: May 02, 2013As Superintendent Patricia Green prepares for her July retirement, she will play a role in filling at least 3 principal positions prior to leaving the Ann Arbor Public Schools: Burns Park, Skyline and Clague. Read more »
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