A school bus driver was ticketed this morning after a bus with eight Skyline High School students on board spun on an icy road north of Ann Arbor, slid down an embankment and wound up on its side.
New Washtenaw Intermediate School District superintendent Scott Menzel has received an award from the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators for his work in early childhood education, among other initiatives. Menzel received the President’s Distinguished Service Award for his work as chair of the MAISA Early Childhood Committee.
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Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the name of VSA Michigan. Twenty-two students with special needs in Washtenaw County were chosen recently to show their artwork at a new gallery at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. Photo courtesy of Kathy Christensen Called the VSA Gallery, the program is ...
Carol Smith, special education teacher at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, works with student Donald Armstrong, 15, on a science problem, Wednesday morning at the school. A countywide special education millage comes up for renewal in May. The failure of the Saline Area Schools bond proposal on Feb. 22 ...
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s search for a new superintendent has officially begun, with a timeline and an agreement with a recruiter now in place. The WISD Board of Education has agreed to work with the Michigan Association of School Boards to select the next superintendent. Board members will be ...
While most students are asleep and hoping they’ll wake up to news of a snow day, Tom Moore is out driving on Ann Arbor's roads to help make that decision. Ultimately, district superintendents have the final say on whether school will go ahead on snowy mornings. But Moore, the director ...
Officials from the Washtenaw Intermediate School District and Ypsilanti Public Schools continued deliberating Monday night over proposed changes to address problems that surfaced in the countywide busing consolidation. WISD's Brian Marcel, assistant superintendent for business services, and transportation director Tom Moore met with the school board to discuss several cost-saving measures regarding ...
Washtenaw County voters will be asked to renew the countywide special education millage in May, a millage many school districts see as vital to their budgets. The proposal asks voters to approve renewing a .9850-mill tax levy for seven years to support special education services for students in the 10 ...
The Education Project is distributing 425 holiday gifts this week to students across Washtenaw County who are either homeless or living in temporary situations. The gifts are provided in partnership with several area businesses and organizations. "I'm just thrilled that so many community partners stepped up and gave so generously," ...
Richard Leyshock will take over as interim superintendent of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District on Jan. 1.Current Superintendent William Miller is retiring to take a new rule as executive director of the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators.
The Ypsilanti school district is adding additional busing through a private company. After joining a countywide busing system to save money, Ypsilanti Public Schools will spend up to $180,000 on additional transportation services through a private company. The Ypsilanti Board of Education approved a contract with Trinity Transportation Inc. to ...
Editor’s note: Members of the Brewer family are referred to by their middle names at their request. For two years, Amina Brewer did her best to act like every other student at Ann Arbor’s Pioneer High School. The energetic 17-year-old pulled strong grades, had plenty of friends and seemed as ...
Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent William Miller announced plans to retire effective Dec. 31, ending a 22-year career at the ISD. “It was a very difficult decision to make — Washtenaw County is the best place to live in Michigan,” he said. “I’ve been a part of this community and ...
Former Washtenaw Intermediate School District aide Michael Beasley was sentenced to one year of probation today after being convicted of slapping a special education student. Beasley also was ordered to undergo mental health and domestic abuse counseling and pay assorted fines. He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of ...
Ypsilanti teachers union president Kelly Powers says continued problems with the district's new transportation system are being felt in the classroom. “It’s a catch 22,” Powers, president of the Ypsilanti Education Association, said at Monday’s school board meeting. “Learning time for all these students is important, and it's frustrating for ...
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