Articles tagged: school finance
Ann Arbor school board to set goals: zero-based budgeting will be top priority
Posted: Jul 19, 2012Zero-based budgeting, student achievement data and the idea of establishing monetary incentives for well performing staff were among the topics Ann Arbor school board members decided would be discussed at their upcoming board retreat on ... Read more »
MLive.com: Michigan senator promises teacher pension reform bill will pass in August after second no-vote night
Posted: Jul 19, 2012Michigan Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville is “confident” the teacher pension reform bill will pass Aug. 15, an MLive.com article stated, after another no-vote in the Senate Wednesday. The Senate took up the topic of ... Read more »
COPE alternative school for expelled students to close after 41 years
Posted: Jun 06, 2012Described as the "last option" for struggling youth in Washtenaw County, the Center for Occupational and Personalized Education (COPE) program will close its doors on Friday after more than 41 years. Read more »
Ann Arbor school leaders discuss fund equity 'magic number' to balance budget
Posted: May 24, 2012How much of its approximately $18 million fund equity should Ann Arbor Public Schools use to balance its budget for Fiscal Year 2013? That was the question school board members debated Wednesday, after rehashing the ... Read more »
What's next for transportation in Ann Arbor schools? New group to suggest solutions
Posted: May 24, 2012The Ann Arbor Board of Education passed a resolution Wednesday directing Superintendent Patricia Green to organize a multi-stakeholder committee for analyzing the future of transportation within the district. Read more »
School board preserving Roberto Clemente but not band camp funding as it identifies $4.8M in cuts
Posted: May 17, 2012The Roberto Clemente Student Development Center and busing to Ann Arbor Open appear to be safe from elimination, after a four-hour work session on the proposed 2012-13 Ann Arbor schools budget Wednesday night. Read more »
Transportation debate: $300,000 to $3.5M — how deep will the cuts go in Ann Arbor schools?
Posted: May 16, 2012Ann Arbor administrators have proposed a number of deep cuts to transportation for the 2012-13 school year. But at least one school board trustee is not pleased by the lack of details coming from officials ... Read more »
Ann Arbor school board hears community input toward at least $7M in cuts
Posted: May 15, 2012Ann Arbor school administrators hosted their second and final budget forum Monday to gather questions and collect advice from the community. The school board will meet Wednesday to deliberate on proposals to cut at least $7 million toward eliminating the district's $17.8 million deficit for 2012-13. Read more »
Egos aside: Willow Run, Ypsilanti to take on 'painstaking' task of planning possible merger
Posted: Apr 17, 2012Heartfelt and emotional comments, then questions about timeline, process, leadership, curriculum and more surfaced at the joint Willow Run and Ypsilanti public schools meeting Monday. The two boards of education convened to set the direction ... Read more »
Saline schools approve resolution for state treasury department loan
Posted: Feb 28, 2012Saline Area Schools Board of Education on Tuesday approved a resolution to borrow money from a state program created to help schools during periods of low cash flow. Read more »
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