Articles tagged:saline area schools

Posted: Fri Apr 27 1:34 p.m. by Danielle Arndt K-12 education reporter

Saline Area Schools has selected three finalists in its search for a high school principal.

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Posted: Mon Jun 20 2:26 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Saline High School is among the list of the top 500 high schools in the nation, according to Newsweek — coming in at no. 222. The school was the fourth-highest ranked school in the state of Michigan out of a total of 16. Only the International Academy, an International Baccalaureate ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 1 1:18 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

After sending layoff notices to 68 employees last week, Saline Area Schools has already called back 28 and expects to call back 22 more, according to a Patch.com report. The Saline school board approved $1.5 million in concessions from the Saline Education Association at a board meeting last week, also ...

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Posted: Wed Jan 12 4 p.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

The Saline Area Schools district has scheduled two nights for kindergarten registration for the 2011-2012 school year. Children who are 5 years old on or before Dec. 1, 2011, are eligible. The first registration night will take place on Feb. 1 at Liberty School Media Center from 7-9 p.m. and ...

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Posted: Mon Oct 18 6 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Police say no new leads on suspicious man seen at Saline's Heritage Elementary School

Saline police say they haven't yet identified a man who was recently seen riding his bike through the Heritage Elementary/Woodland Meadows parking lot during dismissal on consecutive days. The man, who school officials deemed suspicious after a brief confrontation with Heritage Principal Les Sharon on Oct. 1, hasn't returned to the ...

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Posted: Mon Sep 13 1:48 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Students at Saline High School who take Advanced Placement courses will receive a helping hand when applying for college now that the district has decided to begin weighting grades for those courses. Steve Laatsch, assistant superintendent of instructional services for Saline Area Schools, said last week’s change is a result ...

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Posted: Sun Sep 12 1:01 p.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Saline schools' Young Adult Program gives disabled adults job and life skills

A few years ago, Cathleen Whiteman faced a conundrum. Her then 16-year-old son Daniel, who has autism, wasn’t doing well in school. At 6 feet 2 inches tall and 250 pounds, he was getting harder to control. He had already been held back twice. Three doctors suggested an out-of-home placement. ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 9 5:34 a.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Saline Area Schools puts a new emphasis on literacy

Students in Saline Area Schools classrooms may not realize it, but many of their teachers are putting an extra emphasis on literacy this new school year. Through a program called Reading Workshop, Saline teachers will use a series of mini-lessons to help each student progress at his or her own ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 29 5:35 a.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Saline school district revamps Alternative High School to boost success

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a name in the caption and the age of the school. Mike Rothman is a testament to the importance of alternative education programs. As a freshman at Saline High School last year, he felt lost in a sea of 1,800 students. ...

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Posted: Mon Aug 23 12:58 p.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Saline parents will find new traffic patterns, drop-off procedures at Heritage, Woodland Meadows schools

Parents driving students to Woodland Meadows and Heritage elementary schools in Saline might be surprised to find new drop-off areas and traffic patterns at the schools when classes begin this fall. In previous years, parents dropped off their children in the front parking lot, which is accessible from Woodland Drive. ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 1:01 p.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Voters to decide Aug. 3 whether to allow Saline school district to extend bond, add to debt

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a reference to taxable value. Voters in the Saline Area Schools district will decide Aug. 3 whether the district can extend the length of its current bond and add $28 million in new debt for buses, infrastructure, technology and security upgrades. ...

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Posted: Fri Jul 16 11:38 a.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

Saline Middle School students will learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics as part of a hands-on national program, thanks to a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant recently awarded to Saline Area Schools. Assistant Superintendent Steve Laatsch said Project Lead the Way will help the district revamp its science curriculum, something ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 13 11:54 a.m. by David Jesse

The Saline school district will hold a public forum Tuesday for community members to learn more about the $28 million bond proposal that is on the ballot for the Aug. 3 primary election.

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Posted: Fri Jul 2 1:28 p.m. by Tara Cavanaugh AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Saline schools accepts $425,000 offer to sell Union School to Quantum Signal

The Saline Board of Education voted Thursday night to accept a $425,000 offer for the purchase of Union School by an entity of Ann Arbor-based Quantum Signal. If the sale is finalized, the 35-employee business could move into Union in the fall, said Chief Operating Officer Mitch Rohde. The company ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 23 3:21 p.m. by Alana West Freelance reporter

The Saline school board Tuesday night approved a $70 million budget for the next school year that will require at least a temporary withdrawal from the district's fund balance or main savings account. The account will stand at nearly $2.6 million at the end of next year after the projected ...

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