After signing a lease just this week, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District is moving its Dexter location to a larger space in the downtown Dexter area.
Parents of children eligible to ride the bus to attend Ann Arbor Public Schools are invited to participate in a survey critiquing the district's transportation system. Community members have until Friday to complete the survey (which can be found here). Paper copies were made available at each school’s main office ...
Bus drivers, often the first people students see in the morning as they begin their school day, are still needed for the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools busing partnership.Officials believe the shortage of applicants might be a slight sign of economic improvement in the Ann Arbor area.
New Washtenaw Intermediate School District superintendent Scott Menzel is still transitioning into his new role, but he believes his familiarity with the area is helping his adjustment. Menzel spent the period from 2002 to 2007 as the superintendent of Whitmore Lake Public Schools before leaving to take over as superintendent ...
As Willow Run Community Schools and Ypsilanti Public Schools face the prospect of an emergency manager takeover, questions about consolidation keep coming up — and one school board trustee thinks it's time for leaders of both districts to meet. Ypsilanti school board president David Bates said he’s met with Willow ...
Some Metro Detroit school districts are starting to create their own International Baccalaureate programs to enhance academic offerings and save money, according to a report in The Detroit News. In Washtenaw County, seven school districts are set to begin sending students to the Washtenaw International High School in the fall, ...
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District school board named Scott Menzel of the Livingston Educational Service Agency to be the district’s next superintendent at their regular meeting Tuesday. Menzel has been superintendent of LESA, the intermediate school district in Livingston County, for four years. He is a former superintendent of Whitmore ...
Note: Shanen Woods' name has been corrected Shanen Woods believes she’s turned around her life since August. After joining the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s Widening Advancements for Youth (WAY) program, Woods, of Ypsilanti, said she believes she’s on her way to making her life better than it could have been ...
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will hold a bus driver job fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The job fair will be held at the WISD's Teaching and Learning Center, 1819 S. Wagner Rd.
Ann Arbor’s Burns Park Elementary School has been named the 2009-10 DTE Energy Foundation School of the Year of by the University Musical Society.
A shipment of several hundred backpacks, school supplies and non-perishable food came into Washtenaw County Thursday to be distributed to southeastern Michigan students who are homeless or living in temporary housing. A total of 900 backpacks, distributed through the Education Project based at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, are going ...
The jury trial for a former Washtenaw Intermediate School District employee accused of child abuse came to a sudden end this afternoon when Judge David Swartz granted a mistrial. The judge’s decision came minutes after testimony alleging Michael Beasley slapped special education students and bent a special education student's thumb ...
Although the fallout of a failed schools enhancement millage has Washtenaw County superintendents considering all options, several barriers make school consolidation difficult and unappealing, says Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent Bill Miller. A lot of those obstacles are tied to money, he added.
Two free events will be held Thursday in Saline High School's auditorium as part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Washtenaw County Commissioner Kristin Judge said. The first is scheduled from 3-5 p.m., focusing on cybersecurity issues for local businesses and government offices. The other event will be held from 6:30-8 ...
Washtenaw County school districts aren’t in a full-fledged panic over the lack of a state budget for school funding, but officials say their level of concern is rising. Soon, the lack of a budget for this year could impact the money districts receive from the state. Unlike other state budgets, ...
Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com AnnArbor.com's partner news site MLive.com is on a quest to find the best barbecue in ......
Get the Ann Arbor RSS Feed
AnnArbor.com