Sept. 10 2008 Ann Arbor School Board Regular Session Info Packet

Information
Packet
For Public Distribution
For the
September 10, 2008

Board of Edu£ation Meeting
I:~
Aft J
) Ann Arbor Public Sch ools Todd Roberts, Ed.D .
[it 2555 South State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734.994.2230
Supe rintendent of Schools
robertst@aaps.kI2.mLus
MEMORANDUM
To: Board of Educaflin ru stees
From: Tod d Roberts
Date: September 8, 2 08
Subject: Information Update
Read 180 Briefing
Included on the agenda foe Wednesday's meeting as first briefing is the request to
expand Read 180 to our remaining middle schoo ls (Tappan and Clag ue) . As you recall
we did a first briefing on this in Ju ne at which time trustees had a number of qu estions
related to the effectiven ess of the program. Included in the Blue Book is information
pertaining to the implementation of the program at Slauson and Scarlett for the pas t
three years . This information w as presented to the Planning Committee last Tuesday.
As you can see from the dat a, two of the three years at Scarlett the d ata show s significant
gains ior students using Read 180 and at Slauson all three years show gains . At the
presentation in June only the data for last year was shown which lead to questions abou t
the success of the program. As wa s indicated in th e presentation in June, the lack of
success at Scarlett last year can be attributed to a change in s taff and not effective
implementation. We know what components are need in order to achieve the most
effective outcomes irom the program and these are described in the On-Model
Impl ementation steps that ar e outlined in the pre sentation inclu ded in the Blue Book.
I believe that the program has proven effective in AAPS as we ll as in other dis tricts
around the state and country. We also know clearly how to implement the program
effectively and we are makin g sure that we have the appropriate staff in place along
with the ap propriate tra ining and oversight to insure that we have an on mo del
implemen tation in each of our schools using the program .
If based on this info rmation and the present ation on Wednesday night the Board wants
to consider this as a second bri efing and w ants to approve the item, we are p repared to
move forwa rd wi th the ap proval.
Ann Arbo r Lang ua ge Partnership Presentation
The Language Partnership is scheduled for secon d brieiing at Wednesda y' s meeting. I
have included information from the first briefing in the Information Packet (Tab I) in
case you need to review the inform ation again. If you have any questions let me know.
Proposed Pioneer Storm Water Containment Project Update
The approval of the storm wa ter containment project is on the agenda as a second
briefing item . The information abo u t the project tha t we were presented at ou r last
meeting and in the s tudy session on the same evening is inclu ded in the Blue Book for
your review . At th is point we are just being asked to ap prove the proj ect at the Pioneer
site. We are not be ing asked to decide which option to ap pro ve. I recomm end that we
provide ap proval based on the merits of the project and its benefits to the Allen Creek
Watershed area and the fact that it will not significan tly change our use of the property
now or in the fu ture given the easements and drai nag e pipes that alread y exist on the
prop erty. If you ha ve any questions let me kn ow .
Facilities Update
Included on the agenda for Wednesday nights mee ting is our mon th ly facilities update.
We will sum marize the work that was do ne this summer and is still on going. A few of
our principals will at tend to discu ss their projects.
We also have on the agenda for first briefing the bid aw ar d recom menda tions for the
Carpenter, Eberwhite, an d Bach projects. These award recommend ations we re
presen ted to th e Planning Comm ittee last Tuesday. As you can see from the information
provide d in the Blue Book, all of the bids are favorable.
Information Packet Items
Inclu ded in the Information Packet (Tab 2) is feedback pertaining to the marketing
campaign ideas that was gathered in the focus groups that Liz held this su mmer. This
information has allowed us to furt her refine the advertising com po nent of the campa ign.
The revised ads will be presented for yo ur feedback as part of the retreat next week.
The Ann Arbor Cha mber of Commerce is hold ing its annual IMPACT mee ting, IMPACT
2008 on Wednesd ay of this wee k. The focus of this year's eve nt is on education and
local governmen t. As a pa rt of the meeting, Bill Miller and I w ill be a pa rt of a panel
discussion and presentation . We are going to focu s on school fun ding, cou ntywide
consolid ation efforts, studen t achievement, and our nee ds, goals and cha llenges. There
will then be a breakou t session in which the topi cs w ill include schoo l fun ding (Rober t
and Brian Mar cel will present this), the Success by Six program. Innova tive Programs
(which will in clude the county Middle College Program and Skyline), and the final
breakou t are a will be d iscussion of a Washtenaw Promise. There has begun to be some
discu ssion in the county of looking at what Kalam azoo did with its promise that pays
for all of its graduates to attend college. This conve rsation in Washtenaw County is in
the very beginning stages and this bre akou t session will be to gaug e wha t level of
interest there might be in the bu siness community for thinking about thi s id ea.
Hopefully this meeting will emphasize the importance of edu cation and go od schools to
the county as a who le and spark further conversatio n about the need to support
educatio n in the county.
Information Packet Index
September 10, 2008
Ann Arbor Language Partnership

Presentation 1
Marketing Plan Focus Group Summary

2
Draft Minutes of the 7/15/08 and 8/20/08

Board Meetings 3
Newspaper Articles
4
Page 1
1
O
J 01 * JEZ!I{ <: SPRACHE " LENGUA • 5Bblf( '" W", o SPROG .. r .' \QI 2:A .. LJ,NGUAGE e ~nm " U NGUAGEM '" J"
,
SUMMARY
A collaboralive underl" king 01the Ann Arbor School District and tf,e Teacher
Education Program at the University of Michigan School of Education, the
Ann Arbor Languages Partnership (A2LP) promotes language diversity,
learning, and achievement in the District's schools to make new languages a
tool and a resource for all stud ents. A.~ its primary actvity, U16 Partnership will
provide instruction in world languages to students in Ann Arbor public schools
through a cmofully structured teacher oclucatioo program run by the School
of Education. 8 aginning in September 2009, its first lull year of operation, the
Partnership will offer Spanish language instruction to third-graders in al121
elementary schools in Ann Arbor. In September 20 10, tile program w ill expand
Spanish instruction into the fourth and fifth grades, whHe continuing in third
grade. Once the program is established. other languages may be added.
Beginning in its planning year, 2008- 09, the Pan nershlp will also support and
document the achievement of language-diverse students who are English
learoors in tho District's schools.
CORE BELIEFS
The Partnership is based on a shared group of
core beliefs. These include commitments to pluri-
lingualism and language diversity, to learning in and
from experience both in and beyond the classroom,
to transparent documentation and assessment
that values languages and language learning in
a global world, and to the importance of working
. collaboratively.
PLuri-Lingualism and Language Diversity

New language is a tool and a resource, not a sm pte school subject. The
Pertnersl"lip IS built around the value of dynarnic language competence,
captured in the concept of 'pluri-lingua'ism,' Pluri-lingualism holds that all
individuals know and usc rnLJltipre languages to some degree in their dairy
lives, and that these experiences expand over time through childhood and
inlo adulthood. Unlike the view of 'multilingualism' that emphasizes the parallet
notion thai i n d ~;d ua ls do the same things in several languag8s s imu l laneous ~
(and are therefore not multHinguatlycompetent If they cannot), plurHingualism
argues that an individual's laflgu ~.,gB use is shaped bv what s!he wants and
needs to do in that language, and those mterosts and needs shiH over rrn e.
In recogniZing, documenting, and building upon the notion of pluri-lingual
competence, this approach values languages as 3 cn ntral tool in sustaining
diversityand in supporting social integration wrthin classrooms, schools,
communities, and nations .
Learn ing Language and Teaching in/from Experience
The Partnership views learning both in and from experience as its central vehicle for both st udents. who are new to a
language. and teachers, who are new to teaching . This focus on experience is structured Into the Partnership on three
interrelated levels. At the core , students loam from t heir exp eriences in their families. commonty, as we il as in the classroom
as they develop a 'p luri-hnquat' foundation in the world. That st udent learning is su pport ed through classroo m instruction
by new teachers , w ho are learning to be language teachers throug h the clinical exper iences of their teache r edu cation
program in Partnership classrooms.
These two levels - student learning and teacher learning - are encompassed by a third level. professional learning.
that grows o ut of the collaborative work of District teachers and University faculty as they develop the Partnership . This
third level of professional learning w ill contribute to reseercn and innova tion that can bene fit other districts and teacher
education program s. The dia gram below summarizes the interaction or these leveis:
Transparent Documentation and Assessment

of Language Learning and Use
A major challenge is how to effectively docu ment what studen ts are learning in languages. Conventional testing often fails
short in this regard . The evidence of new languag e leaming lies in using rt for one's own p urposes. Thus assessing ph.ri-
I,nguallearning must involve two th ings. First. captu ring the learner's intention s--wtlat sII,e w anls to be able to use the
Iang uage{s) to d o-and then document ing the learner's perfonnance-wha t sIhe can do wrth the new language(s)..•
against those goals , These intentions and uses need to be m apped onto a com mon framew ork that is portable across
contexts of language use, and can accommodate mu~ip le languages accordnq to co mmon aims.
Over the last fifteen years the Council of Europe, in conjunction with the t:uropean Union, has speci fied such a framew ork
tor language learning, documentation , and use through a policy doc ument known as the Co m m o n European Frame w or k
of Referen ce for La nguages and learning , o r CEFR. Langu age learning and assess ment in the Partnership is
anchored in this Framework, which Will allow and encourage stude nts to d ocumen t not simply the language(s) tnsy are
being form ally taught, but also other langu ages they may use or encounter in the ir homes and com munity.
Working ColLaboratively
The Partnershp presents a g enuine co ll3bo rative opportunity in whiell th e respecnvs interests . needs, stre ngths , and
resources of the District and University can converge and complement each other. For the District , the design supports
and extends language d i vers; ~J and learning across its elementary schools and supports a pathw ay' that can articulate
language learning, from elementary through middle aric high school . For the University, the Partnership buiids a truly clinical
teacher preparation program for wo rld and second language teachers at the oIcmentary-and eventually fhe secondary-«
levels. The commitment to a mufti-year agreemen t and joint management of activities instantiates this value of sustained
collaboration in the Partnership .
LANGUAGE CONTENT
The language to be taught as content in Partnership classrooms is anchored in a framewo rk of outcomes that exp ress what
learners 'can do ' in the pa rticular language. These outc omes draw o n language research and policy w ork that has been
undenway in the Council of Europe. The Com mo n Eu ro pean Fram ework of Reference for l anguage and l earning
sets out of 'can do' stateme nts in three domains of language use: un d erstand ing (the skills of reading and listening),
interaction (the sJ<;11s of interactive and presentatio nal speaknl g), and w ri t in g. These domains are defined across three
levels ot 'User :' Basic , Independent, and Proficient. These three levels have been further subdivided:
.. co, .. :;'-.:;-' .. ,
'USER ..:.-:.,.>::~ .
BASIC USER , •·. INDEPENDENT .. PRO FICIENT USER
',.
.. .. ' ..
.. -
~: ~:'::. ' '': : .'" .. .;'
...•......
.'-: . :.. : ....
.::-
· \J~ritag('} . ,.. .' ..
'"
Opera tional
..· :T hreshold . 1
'", ,
Break through Waystage ',- "., ,. Effective Mastery
.\' :-":'" ,
" "'-
,.
.:::.<,:', . " .. .' ."'. Proficiency
.'
At A2 81 82 Cl C2
Thus the framew ork of levels is intended to function like an acco rdion, allowing for greater expansion and detail, yet alway s
w ~ll1n the overall structure. The Partnership will organize classroom teacll ing and assessments accord ing to these sca les.
which are now globally accepted not only in Europe, but in much 01South Amef ica , East Asia, and Ch ina. The Framework
provides a b lueprint of o utcome statement s, whid) are then det1111ed acco rding to spocific co mmunity needs , interests ,
and resources. Doring the planning year (2008-09) of the Partnership, the Basic User- the Breakthrough and Waystage
L.evels (A1 and A2)--outcomes will be 'localized ' into a set of 'level descriptors' that outline particular outcomes relevant to
students and families in Ann Arbor schools. These general outcome statements are:
.' ,' .... > . , . . ". ' . r.::', ": ;. ,-. , . .. . "c .; ... :: . . .. . ' ..
,"Can _~n~ ersti:~nd.and:USE? fan:'i.lia~_ e~ery~~y expr~s~ ions' .~ d ,_v ~ry l?cIsi.Gp h~ases :
.aimed at the:satisfaci ion o f.·needs of aconcreie.type ,'Can i~troduce him/h8rself '
Bre akthrough .'and olll ersaJ;d eanask and ~~swer ques;ions ~boutPe;sbnai d~tails iiG2h'as "
Al w lle re he/she lives, people he/she knows and thing s ho/ she has, Caninteract in a
'. siplple way provided the omer.persontaics slo,,:,ly and «I~a.;\y and is p reparElCl to
help,
BASIC '.
USER Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related fa areas
of most immed iate relevance (e.g, vel)' basic persona l and family information,
Waystage shopping, loc al geography, employment], Can communicate in simple and routine
A2 tasks requiring a &im ple and direct exctlange of information on familiar and routine
matters. Can d escribe in simple terms aspects of his/ her background , immod iate
environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
Through the localization process in the Partnership's pilot year, stakeholders- District teach ers, University faculty, students ,
parents, and community members-will expand the spec ifics within this global Framework , In this p roc ess the classroom
curriculum wi ll b e developed and seqoerced, Howevor, because the Framework links intention 10 use, and is artic ulated
from the language learner/user's perspectivo. it can capture any and all oxperiences w ith languages, both in and outside of
the classroo m , Students can docu ment these experiences acco rding to their goals and p rog ress on the Framework , Thus
language learning in the Partnership is less aboul "covorinq" prescribed content than encou nterlnq, using , and mastering
content to meet needs,
CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTIO N
AND TEACHER
PREPARATION
In 200 9- 10, which will be the first
operational year, third -grad ers will
receivetwo 3O-minute periods
of Spanish per wook. App rentice
tea chers at Ihe University of
Mictligan will provide the instruction;
they will be assessed for their Spa nish language protce ncy on entering the prog ram and then receN e intensive training in
classroom ped agogy. Once in District classrooms, they w ill be sup ported and supe rvised by a collaborative team that 'Nill
include faculty anrl field superv isors from the SChoo l a t Educat ion and some District personnel.
The media ce nter specialists in the budding will act as mentors for the app rentice teachers , assisting them as they think
t hrouq h issues such as 'school cu lture, classroom mana gement, and individ ual d ifferences among students. In th is w ay,
the app rentice teachers will receive input, sup port, and supervision for content and pedagog ical issues from the University
supervisors, whi le they are co ached and supported in issues o f professional role and sch ool/D istrict culture by the
media spec ialist ,
DOCUMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT

Because this educational p rogram is outcomes--driven, rathe r than conventionally cor ncuhm-based, processes that
d ocument and assess wha t st udents 'carr do' in the new language-Iheir learning and progress-me critically import ant .
The Language Portfolio process

Throuqh the Common European Framework , students will have access to the Lan guag e Portfoli o , a pub lic -d omain
documentation process orqa nzed anel supported by the Cou ncil of Europe . l he La nguage Po rtfolio includes 111100 parts:
an indi vid ual lea rnin g hist ory. wh ich captures the student's eVolving experiences with otner languages and cultures
both in and out of school; a se lf-assessment a nd stat e m en t of g oa ls using the 'can do' levels of the Framework; and
docu mentatio n of achievement of those goal s includ ing external assessme nts , project work, and o ther evidence.
The L an guage Portfolio is designed to be dynamic and 10 reflect the loarner's interests, achievemen ts, and gools over
time. It can includ e mu niple languages and, in many Europe an con text", is increasingly usso for employme nt and study
outside one's own co untry. The Language Portfolio can be maintained in print form ; however, it is oiten unde rtakon digitally
through a woo -based system, which will be available to Partncrship student s.
ASSET Languages
Assessments
To provide external d ocurnentatlon as
part of the Language Portfolio, the
Partnership has organ ized an on-going
collaboration w lth the University of
Cambridge Assessments , wh ich is
. directing Cou nc il of Europe wor k w ith
tho Common European Framework
in England. The University of
Cambridge Assessments has
d evelo ped and oversees the ad m inistration of a set of Framew ork-based assessrrents in 3 1 'co mmunity' (or heritag e)
languages in Brllish schools through the ASSET Languages Program , The Partnership has ent ered into a research and
practice agreement wi th University of Cambridge As se ssments to use the ASSET Span ish language assessme nts.
These assessments, w hich are designed for elementary school laarne rs, are primariiy teacher-led, thoug h they can also
Include centrally administered versions as w ell. They are tied direct ly to the Framework and the Lang uage Portfolio proc ess,
and will serve as a tool and benchm ark in the localization process as we develo p locallevei d escripto rs,
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
To organize the Partnership, the District and the University have entered into a multi-year Memo randum of Unde rstand ing.
Th e intent is to co mmit to the time and human resources that such a co ilaborative undertaking will requ ire, The
Memorandum calls for the recrultment , in the pilot year, of a Partnership coo rdinat or, wh ich w ill b e iointlya funded by
the District and the University. The Partnership w ill be adv ised by a co mmunity committ ee. which w ill be chaired by ti, e
Superinten dent and the Universitys Director of Teacher Education , Planning and operatio ns w ill be d irectly overseen by the
District's Adrnirustrator for Elementary Ed ucation and the University'S Senior Lecturer in World Languag es,
During the pilot year (2008 ·2009), several Working Groups will be fo rmed to:
Localize the Co mmon Europ ean Framew ork by developing the appropriate level d escriptor s in Spanish. This
beco mes the map for curriculum/instructional p lanning .
• Col iect and determine a set of core teaching practices tor classroom instruct ion , Th ese Will be based on level
outco mes, ge neral third grade curricuium, and best p ractices in teaching new langu ages to young learners.
• M ove forward on the assess-nent and docum en tation process, This will entail receiving Iraining from the Council 0 1
Europe on the Language Portfolio and University of Cambridge on the ASSET Lang uages assessm ents, and meshing
these w ith med ia resources in the schools.
• Defining and devoloping the mentor ing activities at the schoouevel.

f' . ~
I
I
I
I
Introducing
the Ann Arbor Language Partnership's
Elementary World Language
August 20, 2008
,
iL._. .__..._.... .__._. . .Ann
. Arbo
"_. _.r Public Schools
..__..__.__._.._.__.__._.._._ ._.._.. . j
_
1------------- ---..-.-----..
, Why Are We Adding Elementary
World Language to our Curriculum?
• Identified as a Board & Superintendent Initiative
• Strongly supported by two Strategic Planning
Act ion Plan Teams
• Endorsed by a 25 Member Task Force & two
years of exploration
• Extends our commitment to equity & cultural
responsi veness
• Addresses new graduation requirements that
include world language requirement
A collaborative undertaking of
the Ann Arbor School District
and
the University of Michigan School of Education
To promot e language diversity, learning and

achievement in the District' s schools thro ugh
innovative teacher education
"Maki ng new languages a tool and a resourceJor
.L___ . __._..__.. ..,. ._ ._ _._

~~~:\-~l:_~:~:~~
i- A genuinely c~llaborative endeavor in .,

which instruction and teacher education
converge and complement each other
• Extends language learning to all 2 1 elementary

schools
• Supports rigorous articulation oflanguage learning
grades 3 to I2
• Creates a truly clinical teacher preparation program
• Based on a multi -year commitment
• Jointly developed and managed activities
r- --- - . ·-·· ·- - - -··-1
I A2LP: Core Operating Principles
I • The aim of learning a new language is to use it--

the concep ts of 'pluri-lingua lism and lang uage
div ersity
1 • The basis of durable learning in language and/or
teaching is experience
• The indicators oflanguage learning should be
transparent and portable-- Documentation and
assessme nt
I • The commitment is to working collaborative ly
i
I
l_. _ ... _ _ _ _____ • __ . , __ , , • • • ••• , •• •• •• • • • • • • H , H . __ • _ _ . , _ • •• • • •• • _ _ • •••• •• • • , _• • _ _ • • • •_ _. _ . _ _ • • • _"_"~ "," . " 1
, _ _
PLURI-LTNGUALISM & PLURI-CULTURALISM
... the pluri-Iingual approach emphasizes the fact that, as

all individual's experience oflanguage and its cultural
contexts expands
from the language of th e home
to that ofthe society at large
and then to languages of oth er peoples (whether learnt
at school or college, or by direct experience) ...
Common European Framework ofReferenc efo r Languages:

Learning. teaching and lLW!.' .trmen l .
( C....an ci l of'Ee repe, Cambndge lJnn.,n' sity Press, 20( 1)
~ ~~~ ~ ~---_ .. - -------
... he or she does not keep these languages and cultures

in strictly separate mental compartments, but rather
builds up a communicative competence to which all
knowledge and experience oflanguage contribute and
in which all languages interrelate and interact.
Comm on European Framework ofRvferencefor L ,mguage~j:

L earning, teaching and assessmen t,
( Council of Europe. Cambridl:c Univcr vity Press, 2( 0 1)
Languages are ...

Not separate and not equal;
Connected and differentiated
'- _.._. .... .. .. .. . . .. - .._.•.....•_.._ _-_.._-_. __ _ _ _ __ _...........•
Language learning and Pluri-lingual: -::-

• All knowledge of language is partial and evolving.
• The horizons oflanguage knowledge are greater -- at any
point in learning-- than they seem.
• Knowledge of language is defin ed by using iI.
• Learning new languages is generative: A person who has
learned one language will bring a great deal to learning
other languages.
• Self-m onitoring and evaluation are keys to progress;
transparency and applicability are critical to on-goin g
interest and motivation.
• Progress should be mapped against individual goals
within a shared framework.
What is the Common European
Framework of Ref erence f or Languages
and Learning ?
A Council of Europe Po licy Framework that.. .
• Connects language learning and use across six levels
• Is anchored in the belief in pluri-lingual ism and use
• Maps the learner/user's interests and needs withi n a
common framework
• Can display the learner/user's goals and progress in
multiple languages through school into further study
and employment
• Promot es port ability across settings in language use
IL._... ...._ _ '
8, Gl G,
=~
~--"~ .~ " .=~"
~~~~ :::-..:;;.::;;-: .... .
M~=J
r
,,:,";;';.'~:-~ ': :;:r'~~ ".~'.:""":.:::;:,,..:.
~._~~~, ...,k "'~~" '
..""., ,,... . --.",.. .....;··.. _-;....--............I" . ... ......., ...... . ;
~:.'~:-;:~~~"; :--. _-,~ ~
I ·"" ~ - ;
•
I t\;l'P. fI'J dlfflw l(l in unlj~S{an ~1'liI
--
, ," .:.::
---:-:;:-, ~1I ~ 1<.~I ..r~Mfi IJ~""'9l' .1>-'"l<'l.1+o'r ~.;.;..-;:.~ .. ~
"' .....,.
.,-' ......
I ~ S~ Lbl·.i.J;J ;:.:h L e>UI·...t...
f4l;Ti~ [i'i~- :.~.e"<1 pr.Hir\i=(1
':l ~~Ii-"urj
,.." ;~....;::!,~.;
"
V.Jl'(' lin)"w ~ I.vrili.lr ...r.hltlr ..'!':<
_.w·,"
,acCu.l:.,
- '--. {;.:.:
-- ';;1
~2;:: '_:~ ~R;':
.~:;,'; ...
"""'''''
-_ ... --'1
~
i-"---
. . .,._-_!
~....;.;
,--
_ h .
i/
,_!I-.-'-""-
_-.'oT ... . . ......,. ... .................. .
...... ---,,......•
;~
--
. ~..:~=~-:.,:;:
:::~~'.
.. --.... ..,..,,,----
~~" ._.
.:;
~ .~~
"" . _~ -
.. ..-.... .... - .'
"-~.
.. ...... . ........ . . 4'0
:"F~.:..=;~7:~:.~
.-; _
Yo· .. :"::-:
..,-_...
_-
..
,.~.:;-
-.... ~ , .' ~ "' ~

--".,. ... -_........-
.....,-..._......... .."'... .
...... ....... . ....... . .. .. '"' ........
_~~
~
~''''''' ;'''-''''
' ~ ,
, -~
......... ... ...
....."' ,...
~~ ~
a.:':=~$f:f
, ,
..
'
~::-~~~~;.:~ ~ M..--. ~:?~E£~:

;';.".: r....-;... ..........
.........,"'" ...,......
...
:~:~ '; ~.~::. '~
~::-;'"~~~:
-~ .' ~7:~'
I COMMONEURf!l:i1ts FRAMEWORK
: ABC
I
Basic user Independent Proficient
user user
At 81 82 C1
. _.... _-- - -- -
DOCUMENTATION PROCES S
L ANGUA GE
FR A11I E WORK PASS POR T
DE.s'CR1PTO/lS Goals and self-
assess ments
Transparent/non-
Documentation
technical
Asses sments
Globa lly recognized
'ASSE T' A S":;E.~'Sivl£N TS
Linked to further
Teache r administered
study &
Externally run
emp loyment
... _-- _.. . - - - - ·--1
AlL?: Design
• Student teachers fluent in Spanish trained through

the World Languages Teacher Education program
• Teac h two 30 minute periods/week
• In all elementary schools, beginning in the 3rd
grade in 2009-2010
• Expanding to 4th & 5th grades in 2010-20 II
• Supervised by University faculty and field
instructors
• Coache d and supported at the building level by
media specia lists
I -l
! AlL?: Design
The University The District

• Develops the content Supports connections
based on the CEFR of language content
• Develops the teacher with grade level
education design curriculum
• Develops the Links assessments to
assessment system
with University of teclmology
Cambridge (ASS ET Supports the student
Languages & teachers through
Language Passport) coaching
. .. . . . . . . _ - - _.
Responding to Our Students and Community

With a Comprehensive, Positive Initiative
• Students will begin to learn a new language in elemen tary

school and will be positioned to become pro ficient in
severa l langu ages by the end of high school if they choose
• Rec ognizes the heritage languages of English learners and
their families as an "asset"
• Helps to make languages and cu ltures a central part of the
curriculum
• Invests in a furore tha t will require a global/internationa l
perspective & multi-cu ltural engagement
1.. - --_."-"._.. ._-----_.,._... . _" "..._,........_. . .. __

0 __. ,_ _ , ., •• , • • • , • • • • • • • • , ,, . , • • • • • __ • __ • •• __ • __ • •• __ • _ _ • •• • • • ,, _ . __,_ _ " _. _. _ • •••• • , • • • • • • _ , , _ •• _ ,_ , •• _
l
Questions/Answers
With More Updates to Come

2
I~~
AtJ,~ I
) Ann Arbor Public Schools Liz Nowland-Margolis
2555 South State Street Director of Communications
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 margolis@aa ps.k12.mi.u s
734.994.2236
September 4, 2008
To: Todd Roberts
From: Liz MargOI~

Re: Summary of Focus Gro ups
Attached is the final report based on four focus groups and the outcome regardin g the art concept
for the AAPS Marketing Plan .
We have begun taking photos for the first set of ads. The first ad w ill appear in the program for
the Michigan Business Review Innovators program lunch. A set of three ads will appear in the
October Ann Arbor Observer and radio ads will begin . Transit ads should appear by the end of
October and collateral materials will begin appearing in the schools as well. The Michigan
Business Review ads will begin in November.
The first set of ads will include these people:

Students: Bradie Connor (Pioneer/Community)
Kourtni Johnson (Comm unity
Helen Steinhauser (Huron)
Junior Farrha (Pioneer)
Staff: Cindy Johengen (Allen)

Michael Johnson (Thurston)
Joan Fitzgibbon (Allen) & Che' Carter (Forsythe)
Ruth Williams (Lawton)
More involvement w ill follow throughout the campaign with different staff representation and
alumni.
I am very excited about this campaign and we will be assessing the results along the way.
AAPS
Marketing Concept Focus Groups
Final Report
August 2008
Three focus group sessions were held in August to present three

marketing concepts for review. 22 people participated. Another presentation was
given to AAPS adm inistrators and principals.
Below are the outcomes of these focus group sessions . Attached is a list
of attendees and their affiliation . The three concepts are attached as well as a
final recommended concepts based on the focus group responses .
Three concepts all use the same tag line ("Exceptional.. ."). The
participants were asked to respond to the same three questions for each concept
then a vote was taken to rank the three concepts. Finally three more general
questions were asked about the district.
Assessment of Concept #1
• Focus groups members liked the use of the black/white photos and felt
that this concept was personal to them.
• Many commented that it was similar to the current U of M "Hail to the

Victors" campaign.
• Many commented that there was too much copy in this concept and that
people would probably not read it all.
• Many commented that this concept had an "elitist" feel or a more "upscale"
feel to it. Some were concerned that because of this the concept would not
be well received by some people.
• Many commented that they liked the photos that had groupings of
students rather then just an individual student.
• Positive impression of having graduation date listed with students.
• Positive comments on the placement of the word "Exceptional"
• Also overwhelming many like the copy in this concept - shorter, more
readable and clear.
• Many did not like the choice of typeface or the colors used in this concept.
• Many believed the use of color photos were very powerful and that the
photos told the story .
• Participants loved use of the colors in this concept.
• Many commented that they liked the use of multiple subjects in the photos.
• This concept drew their attention immediately.
• "Less is more"!
Final Consensus
All were asked to vote on their favorite concept. (Note: some did not offer a
favorite)
Concept #1 : 3 votes
Concept #2: 3 votes
Concept #2: 14 votes with modifications
The final consensus was a directive to rework Concept #3 to include the

copy from Concept #2.
Focus Group General Questions
1. Can you list three positive things about AAPS?
Prepares students for higher learning

Exceptional athletics and pertorming arts
Has something for everyone
Each elementary school feels like its own community - very family friendly
Great teachers
Inclusive and diverse
Parent involvement in schools
Variety of educational opportunities
Leadership with integrity
Depth and breadth of staff experience , especially principals and teachers
Welcoming classrooms
Academics
High standards
Commun ity connections
Use of instructional technology
Early Childhood education
Open policy - allowing the community to join in decision-making process
Finally taking time to share success
Staff development opportunities
Rec & Ed program
Multi-cultural environment
Wonde rful music programming
History of excellence
2. Can you list three things that AAPS needs to address?
Ongoing marketing
Customer service training for all
Coordinate all promot ional plans
Middle school
Consistency between buildings
Earlier assessment tools for parents
Commun ications
Quality
Individual school responsiveness to parent concerns
Re-define what enrichment or gifted means - not a single program but
opportunities throughout the district
Highlight diversified staff
Foreign language at the elementary level
Achievement gap
Teacher attitude toward failing students
Moral teaching
Community outreach
Teach students what is happening globally
Early childhood opportunities
More involvement with U of M and EMU
Continue to update facilities
Lack of consistency with feedback and access to teachers
Overcrowding and disrespectful environment toward students at the high schools
Tell personal stories of teacher, students, staff , and alumni
School of choice
Increase revenue
Increase MEAP scores
Lack of consistency across elementary schools in amount, if any, comments on
report cards
3. How can AAPS attract students living within the district but choosing
a different educational option?
Start before school age

Parents can be your best ambassadors
Recruit a focus group of these individuals
Find out why they selected that option and then market how Ann Arbor has the
need they are looking for.
World Language
Building climate and responsiveness
Teachers need to reach out to parents in a much more personal manner
Briarwood information centers
Partner with Goog\e
Real Estate offices
Utilize staff to help with this as one of your best resources
Get word out about what AAPS has to offer
Focus on higher-level academics for private school
Develop more user-friendly environments for students. Make large schools feel
smaller.
Continue personal stories.
Concentrate on things that competition can 't offer.
Focus Group Attendees
Annie Anglim - AAPS Director of Custodial Services

Virginia Bell- Assistant Principal , Huron
Halas Boles - AAPS Teache r
Sharman Spieser - AAPS Administrator
Lily Au - AAPS Parent
Joyce Casale - Community Member
Lisa Pasbjerg - Parent of AAPA and Private school students ,
business owner/Chamber member
Barrie Kiser - Market ing Manager of Community Driven Credit Union/
Chamber member
Carl Kalitta - AA Chamber member
Maria Boles - AAPS Teacher
Nancy Polmear-Swendris - AAPS Teacher
Anne Brod - AAPS Parent
Sara Billmann - UMS Staff and AAPS Parent
Gary Light - Chamber member
Karen Florka - AAPS Parent
John Baublit - AAPS Teacher
Sara Duvall- AAPS Teacher
Jane Landefeld - AAPS Administration
Donna Lasinski - AAPS Parent
James Anderson - AAPS Parent
Angela Anderson - AAPS Staff and AAPS Parent
AAPS Administrators
Marketing Ads - Redesign based on focus group outcomes: CONCEPTS
ONL Y- Original photos with real AAPS people will be use and copy
adjusted.
..
nl
Ann ArborOpen (at Mack) students.
Graduating in 2015.
Ann Arbor Public Schools: Nearly 17,000

students, 74 different languages. 35schools.
3000 educators and supportstaff.
One goal: Success.
AN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS www.a2schoo ls.org
t
Lind Leash; Librarian
Slauson iddl School
Linda hasdevoted 25 y arsassisting

students with reading. She is just one
of 3000 d dicatedand highly qualified
staff who inspire students to realize their
individ ual aspirations,
A ARBO PU Lie SCHOOLS www.a2schoots.org

Patricia srmatacz.
Northsid EI mentary Teacher.
Awaroed teacner of theYear honors. and
voted one of til e most creative teachers
in AnnArbor by students andparents.
Patricia is just one of 3000 d dicated
andhi Illy qualified ducators \ no
tnspir students to realizetheir
individual aspirations.
AR OR PUBL IC SCHOOLS ww . a 2 s c h o o l s. o r g
The are just t so ot ttl n arly 17.000 K-1 2

students ho benefit from the expertise
commitment and energy that is synony-
mos with Ann Arbor Punnc Schools,
an education programoffering a world-
class system ot teaching and learning.
A N ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ww .a2schools .org

tit
Max Roberts. Classof 2010.
HeIs just oneof the more than2500s udent
athletes romAnn A bor Hgh Schools who
par icipate In team sports each year. M PS one s
e tenslve atnteuc p ogl'ammlng for K·12 students
and boasts many teams ranked statewide.
Educato s. parents andstudents alikerecogn ize
the importance ot SPOilS in educat00 and
appreciateits impact on thedevelopment
ofvaluablelite s IUs tor the future.
A RBOR PUB L IC SCHOO LS w ww. a 2 s c h o o l s . o r g
r r
Brooke 8 nn tt and liza M cas
Aspiring musicians. Class of 2009.
AAPSopens student mlnds through creativItyand
selt-e: presslonO r efforts.our students' achieve-
ments and music industry accoladesare plentiful.
Pioneer High Sc 00 1ear ed 2006 ~1 tional GRAMMY
Signa ure School honors for haVing the best high
school music program in the country.
TheGRAM Yfoundation consistently ranks Huron
HighSchool's usic ropram in the op 50· ationwide.
and Community igh School boasts n interna io all:r
atctai ad JazzBand program.
OR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ww wv a zs c n e o t s io r q
3
ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION • Meeti ngs of July 15, 2008 DRAFT
DISTRICT LIBRARY MINUTES
STUDY SESSION
Liz Margolis presented the marketing plan and 5 concepts for trustee review . Terri Devall and Karen
Anderson were available for questions. It was noted SEMCOG has not yet released the most recent
student population estimates.
Trustees liked concept designs and wonde red about doing billboards. The cost for billboard
advertising is prohibitive ($12,000/m onth for 6 month minimum).
Margolis requested input from the board on the concept designs and wi ll put together focus groups.
Trustees will be given the focus group dates. Will narrow down to two campaign possib ilities.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
7:05 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Trustee Mexicotte led the pledge .
INTRODUCTION OF NON-VOTING MEMBER AT THE TABLE

Trustee Cross introduced Dr. Todd Roberts , Superintendent of Schools.
OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES

1) HELEN GATES-BRYANT (2008-2012)
"I, HELEN GATES-BRYANT, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I VV1LL SUPPORT THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE , AND
THAT I VV1 LL FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MEMBER OF TH E
BOARD OF EDUCAT ION OF TH E ANN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOO LS, WASHTENAW COUNTY ,
MICHIGAN ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY."
ROLL CALL
Present - Trustees Cross , Friedman, Gates-Bryant, Mexicotte , Nelson , Patalan
Absent - Trustee Baskett
Present from Admin istration - Kathe Hetter. Margolis, Allen , Comsa, Os inski (Recorder)
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
Tom Partridge urged the board to unite with other schoo l districts to provide free or affordable higher-
level education for adults .
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved the Special Briefing Item of BSCS Science Textbook Adoptions to occur after Public
Commentary" Approved by consent of the Board.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Dr. Roberts indicated that the following Trustees indicated interest as Board Officers: Cross-
President; Patalan-Vice President; Friedman-Treasurer, Nelson-Secretary.
Page 1 of 4
All Ann Arbor Public Schools' Studen" Will Graduate Ready
BOARD OF EDUCATION -Meetings of July 15, 2008 DRAFT MINUTES
Moved by Trustee Friedman, supported by Trustee Patalan to elect the fo llowing officers:
President - Karen Cross

Vice President - Irene Patalan
Treasurer - Randy Friedman
Secretary - Glenn Nelson
On roll call vote, the motion carr ied 6-0, Trustee Baskett absent.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
"I, (Karen Cross , Irene Patalan , Randy Friedman , Glenn Nelson), DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I
WILL ABIDE BY THE BYLAWS, RULES , AND REGULATIONS OF MY OFFICE AS (President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary) TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWILEDGE AND ABILITY."
APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN, CONFIRMED BY THE BOARD OF

EDUCATION
Trustee Nelson was appo inted Parliamentarian.
SECOND BRIEFING
• Policy Adoption - Margolis, pp . 13-19
o 7100 - Advertising , pp. 14-16
o 7150 - Naming , pp. 17-19
• CRE/Online Offe rings - Roberts , pp. 20-29
SPECIAL BRIEFING
• 08-019 Skyline Textbook Adoption of BSCS Science : An Inquiry Approach - Hunter, pp. 30-37
• Approve 2007-08 Board of Education Meeting Schedule - Osinski , p. 38
• Approval of Financial Institutions - Allen. pp. 39-40
• Appo intment of Auditors - Allen , p. 4 1
ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA

08·019 Skyline Textbook Adoption of BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach - Hunter, pp. 30-37
Trustee Mexicotte, supported by Vice Pres ident Patalan . moved to approve the purchase of BSCS
Science : An Inguirv Approach. Levels I and 2 for Skyline. The textbooks are to be purchased from
Kendall/Hunt Publishing at the total cost of $73,539.31. On roll call vote. the motion carried 6-0 ,
Trustee Baskett absent.
Approve 2007-08 Board of Educat ion Meet ing Schedule - Osinski, p. 38

Trustee Mexicolte. supported by Vice President Patalan , moved to approve the board meeting
schedule as presented , except for the June 24th date which will be rescheduled due to the MSAN
conference occurring on the same date . On roll call vote, the motion carried 6-0, Trustee Baskett
absent.
Page 20f 4
All AM Arbor Public Schools' Students Will Graduate Ready
Approval of Financial Inst itutions (WILL RESCHEDULE PENDING COMPLETION OF CRITERIA

REVIEW)
Appointment of Auditors
Trustee Mexicotte. supported by Vice President Patalan . moved to designate Plante & Moran . PLLC
as the schoo l district's auditor for fiscal yea r 20 07/08 . On roll call vote, the motion carried
Policy Ado ption - Margolis, pp . 13-19

1) 7100 -Adve rtising , pp . 14-16
2) 7150 - Nam ing , pp . 17- 19
Trustee Mexicotte, supported by V ice President Patalan , moved to adopt po licies 71OO-Advertising
and 7150-Nam ing as presented, to be effective immed iately . On roll call vote , the motion carried 6-0 ,
Trustee Baskett absent.
CRE/Online Offerings - Roberts, pp , 20-29

Trustee Mexicotte. supported by Vice President Patalan. moved to allow school of choice option
called the Regional Community Resource Extension program (RCREl to all students who reside in the
Washtenaw Intermediate School District. EnrOllment outside the Ann Arbor Publ ic school district will
be limited to 10 slots for the 2008/09 school year and in accordance with the attached proposal. On
roll call vote . the motion carried 6-0 , Trustee Baskett absent.
Approve minutes of the 6/18/08 Regular Meeting, Information Packet

Trustee Mexicotte, supported by Vice Pres ident Patalan, moved to approve the minutes of the 6/18/08
Regular Meeting as presented . On rOil call vote, the motion carried 6-0 . Trustee Bas kett absent.
Gift Offers
Trustee Mexicotte. supported by Vice President Patalan . moved to approve the gift offers as
presented . On roll call vote, the motion ca rried 6-0 . Trustee Baskett absent.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
ITEMS FOR AGENDA PLANNING , pp. 43-50

Trustee Mexicote would like fOllOW-UP on boa rd retreat dates (maybe August 13).
Trustee Patalan reminded Trustees about the Execut ive Session tomorrow to finalize the
supe rintenden t's eval uation.
Trustee Gates-Bryant requested the Rea ding Apprenticesh ip program be put on the agenda either as
a study session or information item. Trustee Nelson suggested that it be presented during a televised
meeting.
Pres ident Cross requested that the Superintendent sha re what was presented at MSAN.
ITEMS FROM THE BOARD

Trus tee Mexicotte noted that her children are taking part in all the good summer programs offered by
the district.
Page 3 0'4
All Ann Arbor Public Schools' Students Will Graduate Ready
Trustee Mexicotte would like to be considered as chair of or member of Performance Committee. She
commented that she enjoyed being part of the July 4 parade . She thanked Liz Margol is for organizing
it and hopes the other trustees will take part in it next year , as she plans to do.
Trustee Gates-Bryant noted that our staff presenting at MSAN are trainers for Washtenaw County .
Trustee Gates-Bryant also noted that Jeanette Stanbury passed away last week , but the spaghetti
dinnerfundraiser on 7/18 is still going on to assist the family with her medical expenses.
ADJOURNMENT
8:15 PM
Page 40f 4
All Ann Arbor Public Schools' Studenh Will &raduate Ready
DRAFT
MINUTES
STUDY SESSION, 5:30 - PHS Drain Field
Trustees Baskett, Cross , Mexicotte, Nelson and Patalan present. Also present were Todd Roberts,
Randy Trent , Amy Osinski (recorder) , Harry Sheehan, Environmental Manager for Washtenaw County
Drain Commission , Molly Wade , City of Ann Arbor , and Craig Hupy , Systems Planning , City of Ann
Arbor ,
Mr. Sheehan provided an overview of the proposed project to install underground tanks for
stormwater containment and filteration in order to provide runoff and flooding relief, Five public
meetings have been held ,
Option 1 expands around the current underground pipe running along 7'" to Stadium with placement
of a large underground chamber. This option also places a chamber elsewhere on the property ,
If the project goes through there will be a reduction in flooding risk to some degree, This cannot ,
however, regulate a 100-year storm which is what sets the maximum flooding stage . Will have control
of the smaller events which will have a positive impact of the severity of household flooding , They are
not able to determine the property value impact.
The downside of this project would be that the land above it cannot be developed and the project will
entail two summers of intense construction,
Regarding the Grasspave product - wondered if it would prohibit people from using the area for
recreation, Noted that it's as safe as regular grass if maintained properly, but it is not intended for
sports use.
Randy will review this item and let the board know if there are any safety issues that we need to be
aware of. There are also a couple of rain gardens proposed,
Option 2 - moves one of the fields to the parking lot area , Would want to do it all at once , but this will
need to be looked at. May be a more expensive option ,
Cost is about $4.4 million , which will be managed by the County Drain Commission and paid for by
the residents with their water bill. It will be an increase of about $10/year for 20 years.
The district will receive credits by allowing the drainage system on our property,
A binding commitment from the district is needed by September 12 to approve use of the property for
this purpose,
Adjourned 6:35 PM
Page 1 of 5
An Ann Arbor PubU6 Schools' Students Win Graduate Ready
BOARD OF EDUCAT ION - Regular Meeting of Aug ust 20, 2008 DRAFT MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
7:03 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Tru stee Baskett led the pledge .
ROLLCALL
Present - Trustees Baskett, Cross (President), Mexicotte, Nelson (Secretary), Patalan (Vice
President)
Absent - Trustees Friedman (Treasurer), Gates-Bryant.
Present from Adm inistration - Hunter, Dickinson-Kelley, Trent, Hoover, Osinski (Recorder)
Guests Present - Harry Sheehan-County Drain Comm ission, Molly Wade -City of Ann Arbor, Craig
Hupy-City of Ann Arbo r.
INTRODUCTION OF NON-VOTING MEMBER AT THE TABLE

President Cross introduced Dr. Todd Roberts , Superintende nt of Schools.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Added Stormwater Containment project to the first briefing .
PUBLIC COMMENTARY
Tom Partridge encouraged the use of the school buildings after school hours. Encouraged
consolidation of school services throughout the county.
ACTION - BOARD ITEMS

Designation of Groups
Vice President Patalan , suppo rted by Trustee Mexicotte designated the following groups to participate
at Board of Education Meetings: Ann Arbor Education Association (AAEAl . Ann Arbo r Adm inistrators
Asso ciation (AAAAl, ParentfTeacher Organization Counc illPTOCl , Ann Arbor Parent Advisory
Committee for Spec ial Education (AAPACl, Black Parent and Student Support Group (BPSSGl,
Youth Senate. On voice vote, the motion carried 5-0. Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
REPORTS
AAAA - President Joan Fitzgibbon present. No report.
BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS

Performance - The committee has not yet met or scheduled meetings for the year , Check webs ite for
updates.
Planning - The next meeting is schedu led for 8/26 at 6:00 PM-Balas administration building.
INFORMATION
AAPSIUM Langu age Partnership
Ms. Dickinson-Kelle y introduced the joint ventu re between UM and AAPS to offe r Spanish to all 3-5
grade students in the district. Dr. Donald Freeman and Dr. Maria Koolcan gave a Powerpoint to
explain the program. The UM will be looking to hire a person that the District would share to
coordinate the work. In 08/09 the cost would be $60,000. which is the district's share of the staff
Page 2 of 5
An Ann Arbor Pubne Sthool,' Stude"h Win Graduate Ready
BOARD OF EDUCATION - Regular Meeting of August 20, 2008 DRAFT MINUTES
member. The total cost for full implementation in grades 3-5 will be $100,000 (which includes
materials) . The program will start late Septemberlearly October. Student teacher commitments are 3
semesters or longer. They are in the process of putting teams together. Evaluation and assessment
plans are being developed.
FIRST BRIEFING
Stormwater Containment project
Mr. Sheehan presented options for using PHS as the most cost-effective location for a drainfield to
assist in lessening stormwater runoff. Mr. Sheehan responded to trustee questions : The elements
that are filtered are E.Col i, sediment, phosphorous, metals. The project will sign ificantly reduce the
flood reduction for smaller, frequent storms . Discussed the use of porous pavement. Although it is
not designed for sports use, would be maintained and treated as a soft surface. Still need more
information about the elevation to determ ine of Option 2 would work.
Administration will put information on the website and come back with recommendation at the
September 10'h meeting .
SECOND BRIEFING - scheduled for appro val at this meeting

Approval of Financial Institutions
Nancy Hoover explained that National City was removed from the list of approved financial institutions
because of lack of use and more efficiency in banking consolidation.
SPECIAL BRIEFING
08-020 - US History Textbooks : The Am erican Vision and (08-021) 20'· Century United States
History.
Ms. Hunter presented the textbook adoptions. Need to work on summer schedules for textbook
reviews. Trustees expressed concern about the lateness of this approval in order for students to get
the books in time for school. Would like an update from Dr. Roberts when the books are delivered to
students .
ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA - scheduled for approval at this meeting

08-020 - US History Textbooks: The American Vision and (08-021) 2d" Century United States
History.
Trustee Mexicotte, supported by Vice President Patalan, moved to approve the purchase of 2008
edition of American Vision from Glencoe in the amount of $143,850 and the purchase of 20'" Century
United States History from TCI in the amount of $35 .866.80 . On roll call vote, the motion carried 5-0,
Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
Approval of Financial Institutions

Trustee Mexicotte , supported by Vice President Patalan. moved to approve the following Financial
Institutions for deposit or investment of district funds :
Key Bank, Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Liquid Asset Fund, Harrisburg, PA
Comerica Bank, Ann Arbor, MI Bank of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
JP Morgan, Ann Arbor, MI Flagstar Bank, Troy , MI
TCF, Ann Arbor, MI Citizens Bank, Ann Arbor, MI
Fifth Third Bank, Southfield, MI MBIA of Ann Arbor , MI
LaSalle Bank, Troy, MI Ann Arbor Commerce Bank, Ann Arbor, MI
Page 3 of5
All AM Arbor Public Schools' Sfudents WiD Graduate ReadY
On roll call vote . the motion carried 5-0. Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
Gift Offers
Trustee Mexicotte. supported by Vice Presiden t Patalan , moved to accept the gift offers as presented .
On roll call vote, the motion carried 5-0 . Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
ACTION - BOARD ITEMS

MASB Board of Directors Election
President Cross. supported by Trustee Mexicotte . moved to submit the ballot in support of Glenn
Nelso n for a 3-year term on the Region 7 MASB Board of Directors. Further. the Board President is
directed execute the official ballot and submit to MASB no later than 1:00 p.m. on September 3, 2008.
On roll call vote. the mot ion carried 5-0 , Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
Appointment of MASB Voting Delegates

Vice President Patatan, supported by President Cross . moved to designate Trustees Baskett, Gates-
Bryant, Nelson & Mexicotte as vot ing delegates to the 2008 MASB Delegate Assembly as
representatives of the Ann Arbor Public School district. On roll call vote , the motion carried 5-0.
Trustees Friedman and Gates-Bryant absent.
Committee Appointments
President Cross made the following committee appointments:
Planning Committee: Gates-Bryant (chair), Patalan, Baskett
Performance Committee : Mexicotte (chair), Nelson, Friedman
Student Discipline Hearing/Grade Reinstatement Panel: Gates-Bryant, Mexicotte
School Improvement Team : Patalan
City/Schools: Cross, Baskett
Equity Audit: Nelson, Patalan
Recreation Advisory Commission: Nelson
Celebration of Excellence : Gates-Bryant
Transportation Safety: Gates-Bryant
Ann Arbor Education Foundation: Patalan
Youth Senate: Gates-Bryant
Health Place 101: Cross
Washtenaw Association of Schools Boards (WASB): Mexicotte , Nelson
WASB Legislative Relations Netwo rk: Mexicotte
MASB Legislat ive Relations Network: Mexicotte
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
Dr. Roberts gave his report.
ITEMS FOR AGENDA PLANNING, pp.

Board Retreat is scheduled for September 17. Time and place to be determined.
ITEMS FROM THE BOARD

Trustee Mexicotte asked for a report of building usage by community members/groups.
Trustee Baskett aske d for procedures on how to rent the building space and if it's ava ilable online ,
Page 40f5
All Ann Arbor Public Schools' Students Will Graduate Ready
ANN ARBOR PUBUC SCHOOLS
President Cross reported that Dr . Roberts convened administrators for a 2-day retreat focused on how
strategic plan and school improvement plans fit around student achievement goals. This will be a
topic of the board's retreat to include the board's role in implementing these issues.
ADJOURNMENT
9:12 PM
Page 5 of 5
An Ann Arbor Public Schoolt' Studentt Will Graduate Ready
4
Sky lin e High Schoo l d.uzling. but real o€':aul Y i!> new op po rt un i ties fo r stu d ents - Geoff Larco m - T he Ann Arbor New s - MLive.com 8 : 19 / 0 8 2;50 PM
• O'..rersete f- Ol"";. ~ "" ! H orne p.."1 ~ j Si~e I nd~ >,

..
i !(5 S.rt."t:l1$ 4 Slogs ! I'.bool lk I C,)r:l:-,cl Us.
. ... .
A C\'erti~{<
.
~ : . ..,,::
~
._.....•
'- - - - - ~ ~-- _ ..
Ab out u.e.. . ulnor Skyline High Sc hool dazzling , but real beauty is new
C~ : Whl:l!'~ RSS? opportunities for students
f..nt\ Artl or New !; Posted by [~Q..f!.b!""!!~~!!U ,JJ:l §J_~~n.~P2" T~ ~!!'?' A ugu st 18 , 2008 10:02AM
5u bscrih"l l" N ~·...siene re
l ates t Posts I took a tour of S kyli ~ Hig h Sch ool last we ek.
Skylim.· HigO) Sdxlol
d"dzzhng, t-ut raa! beau:y is As you would expect . the new jewe l on Ann Arbo rs northwes t side is da zzUng.
new (~-por1lm rt;",s fur
stud e!!ts Natu ral light filters th rough the 5d 100l , giving it a w elcom ing and ope n feeiing .
Ice ae;)" l lI'l A Ug.! sl shoWs
unity. po l/' n~ ;t1.11 FMU The spa rk~ llg comm on s and eating area has an .'-'- ~ ~ ' ._- -
""Jill 501 ut101lo n ~i:JQn ever atrium that reache s up 10 the top floor.
com e k, f:lIiUar. ?
" our !".(: i ul."f! anc :etn{;It'-'I";
An n ;l..ftJ.:'!r parks program
T he science da ssroo ms are eq uipped w ith the
I
I
.... ·,~,It~
. ..... J.: Wj .
lalest te chnolog y , in duding hookups for lapto ps, .k l LU os
SpOO91i,(;d it. (';a re1~<! i Current Jac kpo t:
summer ilm enab ling tea chers to project work ont o a s cre en or l. . ..._ $~LM.I ~.kl\.'l-H
SLate's utliqll<) ~ 9h 's a a whi te bo ard. GEOFF LARCOM
b ri!l~l( SIde L1 ~ !~ t.1T
! 1C3.
The med ia center promises to be a staie-or-rne-'
1.... .. .. l
~ ."" ..J. .t- r~
cateqcstes art spot &na Wrng stude nts to access inform ation
··c-6iii E-STS
Enter 10 VlJn.LPrU!!!. ·
• CO!tI' ij~ (RSS} and refine lhe4r ana lyti ca l and rese arch skills. It's .tl!!I1I!...e~,.!IiUlU
not about checking out books any more -A cross C l lc k...~.' ",
Fav orite Un ks betwe en Bord ers and an Interne t ca fe," is how media and tech nology cha ir Sara
Ann Arbor N~& norre Duvah de scri bes the ce nte r. FRO M O UR
Jud y f,( (";('-.lWf;(1'J
A DVERT ISERS
20 M!l~"'i5 But you expect great ph ysica l fad lilies. • ': X i&'&l'1 ', rr,{
.tm C'l!ty ~ 'i~ fg lo.Ad
Arch iv ed Posts
More vivid duri ng the tou r were the irnRoge s of what will happen in th at btJilding
and on the surr ounding athleli c fie lds. .
I looked at the hallways and s aw roo m for stu dents and tea che rs to interact, and
b U5"~
~
t.~
..,
not be squeezed Hke toothp a ste through a .tube.
Ther e are no side or back. ha llways in the bUilding , incr easing the sense tha t
stud ents alld staff are all con nect ed . In addition . stud ents res ide in the same
"neig hbo rhood" in tho bui lding th rou ghout thetr tour years .
"Stud en ts won't go missing in Sk yline," Principal Solu ra Jackso n sa id before Ihe

tour.
I saw the Iootb an stadium an d imagined stude nts chee ring on Fnday nigh ts.
building a new Eagle traditl on and riva lries that w ill make ou r loca l sports scene
even more i nle ~e sti ll g .
I saw foolball players who might not start at Pion eer, the largest high sc hoo l in
the Slate. rece iving ample playing tlme at Sk yline and the thrill of co n tributing in a
gam e.
I saw students inter act mq wit/l co u nselors and ad ministrators from the mome nt
they walked into the school until they leave fo ur years later. I don't see man y
stude nts ge tting lost in the shuffle , or holding back c ut of reticence or sh yn ess .
r saw stud ents studying media and communica tions . ne attn care or tecn nology as
pan of the school's mag net prog rams . I saw them thinking dee ply about the
society in w hich th ey live.
I saw youngster s try ing 001 for and ma king athleti c teams that m ust emp loy roste r
cuts - kids thai might have gotten wtut ned awa y at Pioneer or Huro n. T oo often ,
in sports such as basketball or ba seb au. pl ayers who'v e sp ent years at their spo rt
hn p: II blog .m live .coml qeu fU arcom 12 0OSI 08 I skv l i nes_dazz Ii ng_but J eaI_bea.ht m ls more Page 1 of 2
Skvli ne High School du zli ng, but real beauty is. new oppo rtunlnes fo r st udents - Geoff Larcom - The Ann Arbo r News - MLive.com
get cut because of the sheer num bers.
Students be gin to sert- seject at our big high scnoots. Imowll lQ there is no hope CJf
making the tea m. SCJ they rms s out on the experience of be ing a part of
SCHllE!thing larger than themselves. of overcoming challenges wil h teammates
who bec ome friends.
Skyline is beautiful. But bene ath the sheen is what matters most: increased
opportunities for more students 10 have a high schoot career worth remembering
Skyline was built after considerable community debate about the need for a new
school and its cost
Now that It's here . there 's littlE! Question what benefits await its. students And isn't
that what arl of us parents want?
COMMENT S (0)
Password ;
use of thi s sue COI'l ~itutu ecce pterce ct CUTI : ~er A:.1r~OC"'lt. Pl q .. ~ ttlAd QO" Cri~iJ<~! ':>c,ij:::y
Ctmm,.. ~ I\" 8.\J~ appl y 10 a' c,.c>nterll yuu 4'loaQ or o l he!'W;:so! SUOO"J it 10 1l1ills nc !&::J~ler8(:tlyi!v mfl!'l 'l!J!~ r'~el"
~? C06 mi!.l'JW'ill l- All Riahl5 fl:~*,atvej _ ~ I ,!.£i.!'l~
hIIp :I I blog .mhve.com/ge oft1ateem / 200 8/ 08 J5kyt ines.,dazz f ng_ bvt;reill_bee.hun 1# mer e Page 2 of 2
Locdinq -I\.Uive.com's Printpr-F riendly Page" 08 /20120080 2 :43 PM
------ - --- -- - -
L . ... .._.. ..~~._~__ i
IN BRIEF
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ann Arbor News
Thief posing as window washer
A nn Arbor police say a thief posing as a window washer has been targeting elderly residents on the city's
west and south sides over the past two months.
Detective Sgt. Jim Stephenson said this morning that police have taken three similar reports since July,
but believe additional victims may exist
Carrying a bag, spray can and squeeg ee, the man approach ed elderty residents, Stephenson said. He
offered to wash the residents' windo ws or demonstrate a product for window washing .
Stephenson said the man forced his way into the residents' homes. After he left, they discovered purses
and wallets misslnq.
" He's cleariy singling out seniors," Stephenson said. 'We're hoping other s have seen him or can provide
more information on him"
The incidents have occurred on Virginia and Snyder avenues on the west side and Baylis Drive on the
south side.
The man as described as black, 35-45 years old, 6 feet tall and 200 -225 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police tip line at 734-996-3199 or Detective Mike Lencioni at
734 -996-3250 .
Resident is named
to pens ion system
President Bush has named Dana M. Muir, of Ann Arbor, to the Advisory Committee of the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
Muir is the Arthur F. Thumau Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross
School of Business. Her primary research interests are employment law and securities law as they relate
to employee benefits.
Muir's research has been cited by th e U.S. Supreme Court. She also serves as editor in chief of the annual
Supplement to Employee Benefits Law.
She will represent the interests of the gene ral public on the PBGe Advisory Committee until 2011_
Stone High greets new students
Parents and students new to Stone High School in
A nn Arbor are required to attend an information meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the schoo l.
The first day of school
for returning students whose last names end in A -M is Sept. 4. For students w~ h last names ending in N-
Z, It' S Sept 5.
htt p;/Iw.;vw .mlive.com/ prillter/ printer.ssf?{base} n ews ~ 2 9 / 1 21 9 243 277 1769 1O.xm l&-coll"'2 Page 1 of 2
Loading -Mlive.com's Printer- Frie ndly Page- 08/2 0/ 200802:43 PM ':
The school day runs from 8:10 a.m, to 2:50 p.rn. Stone School is located at 2800 Slone School Road.
For more information, call 734-997- 1237.
Northbound US-23 lane to be closed
One lane of northbound US-23 between Silver Lake and Lee roads near
Bnghton will be closed Thursday from 7 a.rn, to 3 p.rn, for concrete patch work , according 10 the Michigan
Department of Transportation. All lanes will reopen Thursday night.
A singie lane of northbound US-23 between Silver Lake and Lee roads will again be closed sl arting
Saturday at 8 a.rn. and continuing until Monday at 3:30 p.rn, for more co ncrete patch wor k
From News staff reports
©200B
© 2008 Michigan Live. All Righls Reserved.
htt p:/ / www .mlive. com/ printe.r/ prln t cr .s sf?/ bas eJnews- 29/12 192 432 771 769 1O.:x m ~& co ll = 2 Page 2 of 2
Mlive.com '!> Primer- Friend ly Page 8 / 2 2/08 2:44 PM
Ev ury t hing Michi gan
-, TItH ·'
ANN ARBOR NEvVS

All A nn Arbor st ud ents w ill learn Spanis h
U-M students will teach cla sses sta rting in 2009
Thursday. August 21. 2008

BY DAVID JESSE
The A nn Ar bor News
A ll third -grade classes in the Ann Arbor Public Schools will study Spanish next year, thanks to a new
partne rship wrth the University of Michigan.
The program, starting in fall 2009 in all 21 .of the district's elementary schools, will be expanded to all
fourth- and fifth-grade classes in the 2010-11 school year.
Students will receive two 3D-minute sessions each week, likely starting in late September of each vear and
lasting all year.
Fluent Spanish speakers who are students in the university's teacher education program will teach the
classes. They will work with the district's media specialists - chosen because they interact with all students
and all curriculums. University professors and field observers will also supervise the student teachers.
District officials have been planning for two years to introduce a world language curriculum in elementary
schools, but had not announced which language would be taught. The district surveyed parents regarding
language preferences, and Spanish received the most votes.
.At the Wednesday night school board meeting, where they laid out the program's details, officials stressed
students will learn language that is useful.
"For third-graders, that wi ll be ilems like being able to describe where they live and who they live wrth,"
said Donald Freeman, the directo r of the teacher ec ucation program at the Universlty of Michigan.
"We didn't just want game -playing or learning songs," said l ee Ann Dickinson -Kelley, the district
administrator for elementary education.
The university and the district will spend this school year working on the curriculum, based on the Common
European Framework, which was established in the late 1990s as a way of providing a common method of
assessing and teaching languages in Europe.
Officials said the third-graders will be at the first level of the framework, which focuses on everyday
exp ressions and basic phrases.
The framework uses a Web-based language passport that allows students to document their ability to
speak Spanish.
The school board will have to approve the agreement, but members Wednesday night expressed support.
"It is overwhelming in a wo nderful way," said school board Trustee Irene Patalan.
The district and the university Will also spirt the cost of a university faculty member who Will oversee the
initiative.
hltp:I ! www.m li.. . e.cc mr prtntc r/ p n nte r.sst?I ba s ~/ n ews - 29 / 12 19 329 6 1B3 12 290.x ml&coJI: 2 Page 1 of Z
Mlive.com '.. Prlnte t -Frle ndlv Paqe 8/ 22 t 08 2 :44 PM
The school district will spend about $60,000 this school year on the program and abo ut $100,000 each
year thereafter, Superintendent Todd Robert s said.
The university will pick up the rest of the cost for the program. Roberts estimated rt would cost between
$800,000 and $1 million annually to run the program. That is money the district with itstiqht budgets
doesn't have.
The university will also gain from the prog ram, said Maria Cco lican . a faculty member at the School of
Education. It will allow the university to offe r a K -12 foreign language teaching certification for students
graduating With a teaching degr ee.
Five Ann Arbor elementary schools already offer some sort of elementary language . Several other local
school districts and charter schools offer elementary world language program s
Distncl officials said other languages may be added in the future
David Jesse can be reached at djesse@annarbornews.com Dr at 734 -994 -6937. Join the discussion at
blog.mlive.comlstudy-hall .
©2008
© 2008 Michigan Live. A ll Rights Reserved.
http;/ l www.rnlive.t:om! printe r! prinler. ~ s f? Ibase/ news -29/ 121 9 3Z96 18 3 12290.xml&coll- Z Page 2 of 2
Mlive_c om 's P r i n ter~ F ri f' nd ly Page 08 [2 1/ 2008 03 :0 2 PM
. . T ill: .'- :.-.-:
ANN ARBOR NEWS

A ll-day kinderga rten set
Manchester reduces class size in new schedule
Thursday, August 21, 2008

BY LIZ COBBS
The Ann Arbor News
The kindergarten program will now have class sizes of 1a or 19 students.
Superintendent Shawn Lewis-Lakin said kindergarten classes ranged from 23 to 25 students last year.
Full -t ime teachers saw almost 50 students per week, because each had tWD half-time sections Df
kindergarten. This year, the teachers will only have one section of fewer than 20 students. allowing them
to know and serve families much better, Lewis-Lakin said.
The district has scheduled a "We lcome to Kindergarten" event next week for new students and their
families to register for class. Parents will get a brief overv iew of the new kindergarten program. Parents will
also get a chance to meet their ch ild's assigned teacher, visit classrooms and learn about the routines and
activities that are scheduled for the first days of school.
Manchester joins most school districts in Washtenaw County in offering full-day, daily kindergarten. Schaal
officials say that studies have shown that full-day kinderga rten offers numerous educational benefits for
youngst ers.
Liz Cobbs can be reached at Icobbs@annarbornews.com or 734 -994 -6810.
©2DO B
© 2008 Michigan Live. All Rights Reserved.
htt p.j'! www.mlive.com/ printer I prtnt e r. s ~ f? I basel news ....O/ l ~ 19n 96 33 312 290. xml&coll=2 Pag !:! 1 of 1
. -.'~ " .
- - - - ~ ,, ~ - .
WHOis? David Szczv qlel. envrronment al educa to r -late st from (he A nn Arbor News - Ml.i\lc .l.om 8 / 26 /0 8 Il ;OS PM
WHOis'! David Szczygiel, environmental educator
P osted by spcpplc August 25 , 2008 lO:12AM
Brian Reyno lds I The An n Arbor

NewsDavid Szczygiel holds two white tail deer skulls that he uses for teaching purposes as environmenta l
education consultant for Ann Arbor schools .
• Read all our WHOis profiles
Age : 44.
Claim to Fa me: Szczygiel is the Ann Arb or Public Schools' environmental education consultant. Every
student who goes through the schools sees him for field trips, outdoor ed ucation and wilderness survival
trainin g. He's also an avid collec tor of , well, stuff. Lots of stuff.
Where do you live? Ann Arbor.
W ha t d o yo u do? I'm a school teacher, and I run the environmental education program for the An n Arbor
Public Schools. So it's like bein g a schoolteacher on special assignment.
W hat's been yonr grea test success? Becomin g a teacher, because at first 1 didn't wanI to be a teacher, and
I really fou nd I liked it after I got the j ob . It was one of those things where I went to school to become a
http :J/ blog.mlive.cumI annarbo mews/ 2008/ 08/ whois_david_szc.zyg lel_environrnI prl nt.ht mI Page 1 of 3
\VHOts7 David S 7 cryg l ~J . envlr onment c! edu cator - t .ate s t fro m t he Ann A rbor News. - Mlive.com 8/ 26/08 12.0 S PM
biologist, and I thought, 'There's a lot of teacher jobs available and I'll ju st do this for a while.' And I never
stopped ... But it's not what I set o ut to do. Isn't that funny ?
VIDEO: David Szczygiel
What 's been your greatest failu re? I'm not an expe rt at anything, even though I may have tried. The nature
of my job keeps me a real ge neralist.
What makes an object interesting to you? There are a number of things . One , if it's a natural
phenomenon, I find it interesting. Sometimes that can be a natural phenomenon , or (objects) from people
too, that are like artifacts of their life. I fi nd both human behavior interesting and nat ural phenomena
interesting . That will encompass e verything that interests me. I find the whole darn world interesting.
Wha t is your favor ite place? I really like Michigan as a whole. I don't think I'd e ver move. I like the
seasons, and I j ust like the variety of Michigan .
What is you r fa vorite possession? You want me to pick out of the millions of things that I ha ve the one
that's my favori te? I don't have a favorire. If I do it's only for a moment, and then 1 get another favo rite. My
wife's my favo rite woman, though . I'll have to give her that one .
W hat are th e three q ualities you value most in others? A sense of humor, honesty , I like the people that
are different, like characters. ... I like the quirkiness. I learn a lot from people that have quirks. I find I pay
atten tion more.
W ha t ca n you not live witho ut ? J need some companionship. I like to be with peop le. I do like my alone
htt p:/ /blog.mlive.com ! ol.nnarbornews/2008 /08 / whois_david_sz cz'{9iel_environm/ prin t. ht mI Page 2 of 3

WHOis? David Szczygil!' l, environment al educator - t ete st from lhe An" Arbor News - Mlive.com 8 /26 / 08 12:0 5 !'M
time a little bit, but I'm pretty much a group person, I get lonely, [ find somebody and go out fishing or
huntirig.
Interview by News staff reporter Jordal/ Miller ,
Categories: Too Photos , Who is
Comments
emufan23 says ...
Dave Szczygiel is awesome!
Posted OIl 08/25 /08 at 10:47AM
MappEE says...
Dave 's a good guy. Still downing those hot peppers , Dave?
Posted on 08125108 at 2:09PM

Footer
on p:/ Jb109.mI jve.com /annarbomews /2 008 108 / who is_da vi d_szczygie1_e nviron m{prlnt.ht m t Paqe 3 of 3
Mttve.com's P rj nt e t -~' r ien d ly I~a g e 09 / 05 / 20 08 10 :4 8 AM
Everything Mich igan
· -w"':. "T HE ~",:,:;:"._ .
ANN ARBOR NEWS

After 10 years, Sky li ne to debut
Rem edy fo~ high school crowd ing finally ready
Tuesday, August 26, 200B

The Ann A ~b o~ News
When the students who stood in line to reqister lasl week at Skyline High School were in kinde rgarten,
Ann Arbor school officials launched a committee to look at way s to relieve overcrowdmg at the district's
two iarge high schools.
When those students were in fourth grade, the district unsuccessfully asked voters for the money to
expand the existing high schools.
When the students were entering middle school, voters and the schoo l board decided to build a new
school.
And now that they're freshmen, they're about to be the first class of students in the sparkling new facility at
M-14 and Maple Road.
In between the first committee meeting and the first class were 10 years of controversy and much debate
as the school district's elected officials. admin istrators and community members tried to figure out how to
battle overcrowding at Pioneer and Huron high schools, each several hundred students over capacity.
"I think it's a long time," said district spokeswoma n Liz Margolis, who served for a short time as a citizen on
the firsl committee before joining the district as an employee. "It's sort of represe ntative of Ann Arbor. You
talk it out. you study ~ to death ."
T~i ng to make a dec is ion
While the topic of overcrowding at Pioneer and Huron had been on people's minds for some time, the first
formal attempts to address it started in 199B with the formation of the High School Futures 20 00
committee. That group, which at points included about 50 people, was charged with looking at both short-
term and long-tenn solutions.
'The commntee spent that year developing all kinds of scenarios," said Jane Landefeld, the district's
director of research services and child accounting. ''There was all kinds of research done and costing out
of options.
"For a while we were meeting twice a week."
In December 1999, the committee offered up six options, including building a new comprehens ive high
school, building one or two ninth-g rade-only bUiidings, converting a middle school into a high school or
renovating Huron and Pioneer. The report mentioned dislrict-owned land on Maple Road near M-14 as a
possible site for construction,
Over the next several years, the schoo l board and administration bounced back and forth among options.
The re also was a change in superintendents during that time, wil h interim Superintendent David Flowers
leaving and Rossi Ray-Taylor coming in.
htt p:/ / www,mljve .r..oml prin ter Ip rlnte r.s st? / base/ news- 29 / 12197616421 76260.xml&coll- Z Page 1 of 3
Mtlve.cc m's Pr ime r-F r1~ n d l y Page 0 9 / 0 5/ 200 8 10 :48 AM
"Of course, in hindsight it was a long time (for any decision to be reached)," said former school board
member Brad Orr. "In Ann Arbo r, things get done slowly.
"Yo u don't know what to do, so yo u th rash about a bit looking for answers ."
In 2001, Ray-Taylor told the school boa rd the district couldn't afford to operate a new high school.
Then, the focus shifted to adding onto Huron and Pioneer.
"It was grueling," said forme r schoo l board member Kathy Griswold, who was very active in several citizen
groups pushing for the construction of a new high school. 'T here really was no leadersh ip. The reason I
think the community was hesitant was because we (the district) tend to implement poorly."
During Ray-Ta ylor's tenure, the scho ol board was deeply divided.
"I think the contention wa s a distractio n," said schoo l board President Karen Cross. "W hat you really need
is consensu s of the board and the adm inistration."
Finally, in 2002, the district put a bond request on the ballot, asking voters for more than $30 million to add
on to and renovate Pione er and Huron .
Voters turned that down, thank s in part to a vocal oppos ition.
"A thind of the people wanted a new high school, a third of the people wan ted to renovate and a third of the
people didn't want to do anything," Lande feld said.
Aft er that vote, discussion about high sc hool overcrowding beca me ove rshadowed by controversy over
Ray-Taylor, who eventually was forced out.
Her successor, George Fom ero, spent the first several months of his career trying to calm the waters .
"A ny time you change superintendents, you're going to loose momentum," Orr said.
Griswold agreed.
"If Rossi had not been replaced , rt might have been done earlier," she said.
In January 2004, Fomero was ready to address the question of overc rowding.
Passing the bond
Fomero's plan? Present voters wrth a bond that would not only pay for the con structio n of a new high
school , but also renovate every other building in the district, add technology, buy new buses and bUy new
mus ical instruments.
"The discussion had alway s been just about building a new high school," Margolis said. "George looked
district wide. It wasn't ju st the high school.
"It was a battle. There was a lot of wo rk that was done in a short time,"
Why wa s this bond passed?
Some say it was beca use everyone and every schoo l got something.
Others think rt had more to do wrth the appeal of a th ind high school.
"Both options (the renovation of Pioneer and Huron and the building of the new high schoo l) wou ld have
certa inly addressed the issue of ove rcrowding," Cross said. "But I think that the option of the new high
school was attractive because rt offe red more oppo rtunrties for extracurriculars....
"The re also were those who believed there is a limit to the number of young people w e should educa te in
anyone space."
Bu ilding the school
htt p:/ / WINW.m lfve.com Ipri nt ~ r/ p rl n t'n. ssf? / basel news - 29 / 12 19 761 642 17626 0 .xml&c.ollo:::2 Page 2 of 3
Mnve .com's Printer- Friendly Page 0 9 / 05/ 2008 10:4 8 AM
Once voters gave their approval, the controve rsy over the new high school didn't end.
There were battles over the location of the scho ol, which ended up on district land on Maple Road near
M-14. There was a lawsuit over salamanders on the property. There were heated meetings over the
atte ndance boundaries and the name for the new school.
And there were delays in construction that ended up forcing the new school to open one year late.
Th ere were also cost overruns , w hich pushed the price tag to more than $90 million.
And in the middle of all of that, Fornero resigned , and a new superintendent, Tod d Roberts , w as brought
in.
The future
As students get ready to file into Skyline, questions still surround it.
Orr wo rries the district can't afford it. "I have been cons istent that operating a new high school would be
difficult for the district," he said. "I'm not convinced that has changed .
"I dent know if the public ever came to a cons ensus that a new high school wa s what was needed. We
had a majority of voters in a school election, normally between 5 and 7 percent of voters, decide that was
the solution. That can hardly be calle d a con sensus. I hope ~ works. We'll see if it does, only 10 years from
now."
Th e bond election drew 14.4 percent of eligible voters to the polls, and 61 percent of them voted yes on
the proposal.
Griswotd, who wanted the school built on the south side of town, also thinks rtwi ll take a decade to see
results.
"I th ink that long-term, all high schoot students will benefit," she said. "It's better th an nolhing, but not what
this community deserves."
District officials are more optimistic . They say the school, despite only starting wrth freshmen this year. is
dOing exactly what it was supposed to do to ease overcrowding.
They point to Pioneer, which had 700 freshmen last year, and is projected to have betwee n 400 a nd 450
this year. Huron is expected to see its fresh men enrollment shrink to about the same level.
"You can already see it," Margolis said. 'There's more chances for kids to participate in things .
"I think it's pretty exciting."
For those who were active in the debate. anoth er ward also come s to mind.
"Relief," Cross said. "Relief that we got beyond it. Ten years is a long time to discu ss a single issue....
Getling beyond it allows us to not be focused on facilities, but to be focused on the children in th e
classroom....
"I do feel confident that the right decision was made."
David Jesse can be reached at djesse@a nnarborn ews.com or at 734-994-6937. Join the discussion at
bloq.rruive.com/studyhall.
11:>2008
© 2008 Michigan Live. A ll Rights Reserved.
htt p:/ / www.mlive.com/p rinter/ printer.ss.t?I baseI news- 2.9 / 12197 6 1642 17G260 .xml &t.oll::2 Page 3 of 3
.:
.:1"
" '" :
. ..
~;
;>~. :
" '.'
*:;",",*#%""_,.,~"",,,,_ . c
.,
' ,'1
':" :- ':!
".';'
:..-'.
: '. , -.r.~;.,":., '~ ,...... 'c: .~ :l.' "" .1 ~ .... _ ; - ~" ~~~ 1,.' , '. _4~ ·.-rl.ilSA.~~M~"1~~'Ws ·. ," :..
.\"Skyline HIgh S(bo ol f;~shmin Ylfork~out th"~ d~i~fls "ftheir-course'sChe:duJes lastwee~ ; : .-~',.>;,.r_ :' .. ~.t._":
<.,' ;;'Jt;'->-.::':;;~,'--)~;'~ -e} .::,.:"\:':.. ;.;',~~./;_. _ ..J;".: ~', ~:.' }~- ,l:',' ,.....' ~ ; ~-:..~"{ ." .,,~. ~;.' .. c-: "., :'.;:';;' -~:~'..:.~. " ,..;'f,"" (',,:,,,~-·'. ~· .f ".\.: '::" <:.::-:. -.-;:: "'-':1
c.'".
-- - -- - 4
.. . ,i
"
, '.'
"".
" ..:
:--
:.
.. ~
;,.~. ;
. :"
;kyhnc. High School o penin g rmrn 'nares 10 yea rs o f effo rt s to dea l with ove rcro wd ing .• Latest Fro m r ho Ann Ar bo r New s - M!iv" .(o m 8t 2Gl 08 11 :12 AM
X2 ur PC !S'"JllS! a Click Aw ay tra m

RUMing Uke New
.cnn Arbor n ews Hom.;; Skyline Hig h School opening culminates 10 years of
,A,b l)\I~ 11l €! 1\1I\1~(,1r
ef forts to deal with overcrowding
C~ l woere RS~?
Posted by .Q~y.!~Jt-:~§~,.L:!,,!. I,~ ,"~:!'1.~,_~!!~I~_~,~:"v.'.~ August 26 . 2008 09:02AM
$ IIDl;Cf:be 10 !\€i"\,.'$;ltl;[erf.
Cateooncs . ,?L~~ ~il~n H~~'!.5., ::1 !!.§!~E!~:.o':
r-r ir.n'1 l1l" ::111 f"i'l r,d lO.1ki §
Fonavi us en Tv.~tt~r
. late st Pos ts
Sk ~lIn;; Hi;Jh 5ch'Joi
np."o'nil1g (~u: miI1 JI ~~~ 1')
ye~IrS (';1 errortc tc ceat ~'/UI
n verCn;-.Nlj:r19
:~ Sityih fJ ,'-tgi : 5,:t; '~()!
nmeure
' ", HiS rn i s: ~ k",, ; Wile seils. DVD
(:;:l!;e wi ;ft 5.1;2DO ins io(·!l:l
'10
An n ,A.ri:>of neleca te ~ilt$
M i r~ I ",I"" (\l);;11W'S ~;~i rr i ll g
speecn q<;v" ner {;tl:~ ';
Pmc knev tee-r dim; after
oeme ""~itl :>mirt cancer : f ROM OUR
ccmnasnry t,ad raueo ADVER TISE RS
ar':\u 'H:1'~'I 't"l,nil ~ ' ;l!!.l.~ ,,;;~~
l::31 'J<'~ !" r !ocill
Catego ries l!J.t!:~~U;!tt
Brcl..-I.;i liq New& (RSS) ~
• f.Qf~!<!2s_;,{p~
Business N""",s update
tt~·!'rt y(?' "
(fZS8 1 :--l"" 9''.t ;:;'>r;w'n
Cl im e (RSS)
EC ror .; ?ic.~ (RS$)
ECUGilti'Jl'" (RS5) !;,!<.': ~ :~; i"I' <):1 ,':"'-;;; \1(;' < rfi~--';'urr rre. !-I~IC- ,'""nl;l".<'or r..~·l':. ';(l'I-'" l'i~ f'-1 ~,; !' , Efe. ",',10,>
Eie(;I,Cil ( r~!jSI 1"".;iO;;~n'1J 1w ~'''''' " i~J" ;:.:;,,;.~:'~; ~· '); ,,: nj ·' (; ;c~ ..-r ~'.:" .l" ;', ~:' >~i':n-l,,,".,,c" """ ':."'-';11,,;' ~ ~" '"
i-".d,~" ),,;rj 1""":,' '>-'''''''''1 pl''';',' l.t~",~' , :; '''J orvos ir:~'n,<1 i ';"" J,; '( ';i,\,'":1-:,' ....,:1-
',"". ",,"'J t,u ~ '.n
erecnons suieece {R $ S) '.1:..-,,>;;; or ' (' !j "~ ~",,',, !v ' :-; ~ ,1"~, (:'
f' M lJ H:lp"( (RS:>i
EMlJ ' r;.)1(RSS)
Em':I"'l i' Imt'll! (;;OS::»
Envinxuner-l IRSS) :..E!J1B.\~'9. . ~~:).!~!~1:" ,~~!sr~I},~,J!!:!?lJ.l.i.r:!!t
H Il~n Li ",I M.I!<.>;()',e r (RSS)
,. Poco (:1% ) Wh en the st udents who stood ill line to regist er test wee k at -? ~ Y~,iI,e .~.!a'l. ~ c;~,9?l
He.:lIUI (RSS ) w ere in klnc erqarten. Ann Arbor ::;ChOcH officials rauncned a cc mrnlttee to look at
HtJli(My3. (RS~;) w ay s. to r ~ liew ove rcrowd in g at the district' s two farge hig h sc ho ols .
M<i'..-i~·'-; (f~ SS )
pr;w ;- (1'<SS) Wh en t rios e st ude nts we re Jn fourth g r~ de . the c:lislticl uns ucce ssfuny a sked
r: "I~e crasn (RSS} voters for the mo n ey to expand thi:: exis tin g hl.gh schools .
Pent''':; (RS ~j W he n th e stude nts we re en le ring m iddle s chool, vo ters an d the sch oo l board
ReyicII<l1 (nS S)
SRi' I'I£- ;:;':h M,~ (1'185)
decided 10 b lJild a new sc ho ol
S rt:l ~')Y J~ ~;: if<SS)
S rl1:;§ aus' nese iRS-51 Ami now th ai IMy're freshman, th ey'r e about to beco me the fl l'~l class of st ud ents
~PQr''' (RS:;;) in the spa r kling n ew faci lity at M,14 and Maple Road.
Sfilll) (H.S::i}
To ~' Pnotos iRSS ) In between the fir st commi tte e m eet ing and th e fir st class wer e 10 ye a rs of
Fop S\ofi..s (RSS) con t rove rsy and m uch deb at e as the schoor d istrict's elected officials.
Trame [ R ~S) administrators and com mu n ity m em bers tried to fig ure out how to b attle
vio ec IRSS j overcrowdi ng at Pione e r a nd Hu ron higli scn cole. each several hun dre d studen ts
~V~'j alel' (RSS) over ca pa city. ..... ' ·· ' n '. ' _' _
IN ho is (1'~5~)
Yp r.ilar,lj (R SS)
"I thin k it's a lon g time : ' ss id di stricl spoke sw om an Liz M arg olis , who se rved fo r a
Fav o rit e Li nks short time as a cit ~en on the first co mm ittee bef ore jo ining the dist rict as an
e mpiovee. "lt's so rt of re pres en ta tive o r Ann A rbo r. You ta lk it out, you stu dy it to
dea th."
Arc hN c cf Posts
~t lp :/ I bJ09 .m live.com I an ear bo rn ews/2 008/ 08 f skyl i ne_h ig h_sch Doi_o p en i n9_Js,ht m I Page 1 of 4
-kvllne High School o peniflg culmin at es 10 ye-ars of efforts 10 d eal wit h ove rcrow d ing - Latest fr om t he A nn Arbo r News - MUve .com 8 /2 6/08 11: 12 AM
Trying to make a d ec i sion
'Mlile the top ic of overcrow ding at Pio neer and Huron had bee n on peop le's
minds for some time, the first formal attem pts to addr ess it starte d in 1998 w ith
th e form ation of the Hig h Scho ol Futures 2000 com mittee , That grou p, w hich at
points inclu ded about 50 peo ple . was ch arged with looking at both sho rt-t erm and
lorq -term sol utions
"111e committee spent that year d eve loping all kinds of scenarios," said Jane
Landefe ld, the clstncl's director of resea rch services and child aceounli ng . "There
was all kinds of re se arch done and c:osting out of options
"Fer a while w e were meetil'\Q twice a week,"
In Dec em ber of 1999 , the committee offered up six options , mcluding build ing a
new comprehe nsive high sch ool, building one or two mn th- prade-only bUildings ,
.. converting a middle school into a high sch ool or .renovating Huron and Pionee r.
T he report mentioned di strict- owned larld'on-M-aple Road nea r M- 14 as a - ..- - - -....• -. - - - .----.- . . - .•. - "-"
possible site for con struct ion.
Over th e next sever al year s, the school board and adm inistration boun ced back
and forth among options . The re also was a change in scpe nntendents du ring that
time, with inter im Supenntendent David Flow ers leaving and Rossi Ray- T ayl or
com ing in.
"Of course , in hinds ight it w as a long time (for any decision to be reached)." said
forme r school board memb er Brad O rr. "In .Ann A rbor, things get done slowly ,
"You don't know what to do , so you thrash abo ut a bit 1000n9 for answ ers ."
In 2{J01 , R ay -T aylo r told the scno ol board the district cou ldn't afford 10 operate a
new high school
Then . the focus Shifted to add ing ont o Huron and Pionee r.
"tt w as grue1ir19: said form er sch ool board member Ka thy Grisw old , w ho w as
very act ive in several c tlzen groops pushing for the construction of a new high
scno ol. "There really w as no leadership. The reas on I think the com munity wa s
hesita nt was because we (th e district ) tend to impleme nt poorly."
During Ray -T aylors tenure , th e schOOl board w as deep ly d ivided .

'" think the cont entio n was a distra ction," said current scho ol boa rd President
Kare n C ros s , 'VJhat you really nee d is cons ensus of the board an d the
admmls fratio n."
Flna"y, In 200 2 , lhe distri ct put a bon d request on the ballot , asking v oters for
more than $30 m illion to add on to and reno vate Pione er and HUl on.
Voters turned that down, thanks in part to a vocal opposition
"A third of the peo ple wanted 3 new high school. a third of the people wan ted to
reno va te and a third of the people didn't w ant to do anyt hing ," Landefeld said.
Afte r tha t vote , di scussion abo ut high school overcrow ding beca me
overs hado wed by controversy ove r Ray- Taylor, who eventually was forced out.
Her su cce ssor . George Fom ero , spe nt the first seve ral mo nths of hts career tryi ng
to calm the w aters
"Any time you ch ang e superint endents, yo u're going toloose mome ntum ." Orr
said.
Griswold agreed. ",f Ro ssi had not bee n re pla ced . it might have been done
earl ier," she said .
In January of 2004, Forner o was ready to address the question of over crowd ing.
Passing t he b ond
Fe rrero's plan? Present vo ters with a bond that w ould not only pay for the
constructio n of a new hig h sch ool. but alsc reno vate every othe r bu ildings in the
district , add technoloc v . buy new bu ses an d buy new musical instrum ents.
"The discessicn had always be en jest about bui lding a r.ew high school," Margolis
saki . "Ge org e loo ked dlslri etwid e , It wasn't just th e high scn ool.
"It was a b attle . Ther e w as a lot of work that w as done in a short time."
'Nhy was this bond passed?
Som e sa y it wa s beca use everyone and ev ery sch ool got somet hing .
h tt p: / / blog .m Uve.c.om / annarbornews / 20 08 / 08/ skyli ne_hig h_s.c:hoot open iflgjS.htm I Pag e 2 of 4
fc yll l1e High St:h(J{)1opeo il1g cul m inat es 10 yeals o f ef for ts tu deat with overc r owdt nq - t at esr f rom til e Arm Ar bo r New s - M llve.rorn 8 / 26 / 0 8 11 :1 2 AM
Others Ihink it n ed more to do witt1 the appeal of a third higtl sch ool.
"00111 options (the renc vatton of Plonc er and Huron and the bu ilding of the new
high sch oo') wpuld hav e cer1<l lnlY eooresse u tne issue of overcrowdi ng," Cross
said , "But t think that the option of ths new high schoo l was attractive becaus e it
offered m ere oppo rtunitie s for exaacurrtcutars
"There also were those who believ ed there IS a Iimil 10 the number of young
people we SMulll ed ucat e in any one space.'
B ui ldi ng the sc hool
Once vote rs gave lheir appro val , tne controversy o ver the new high sch ool did n't
end .
There were batt les ove r the location ~ the

school, w hich ended up on district Ia.nd Oil
Maple Read near M-14 . There was a . Reporter O:w ld J eSSQ ca n be
lawsuit o"er salamande rs on the property. re ached at 7 34 ~994 - f) 93 7 or
There were heale d m eetings ove r the ,~.le:.?~,~@ ~!1!! '~~?9.,~~~"J..~, ;E£~_
at te ndance boundaries Find thG name for
the new schoo l,
An d there were dela ys in constru ction that ended up 1'orcing 1M new school 10
open one year tete.
There were also cost o verruns, which pushed the price tag to mo re than $90
m illion
And in the middle of all of tha t. Forn ero resigned. and a new superint enden t.
T od d Robe rts . was. bro ughl in-
The future
A<; students get reorcly to file lnto Skyline, questions sl i1 1surround it.
Orr worries the d istrict can 't afford 'r.
"I have been consistent that cperetinq a
new hig h school would be diffi cult for the dts trtct,' he said "I'm nof convinced that
h as changed
"I don't know if the puolio ever came to a consens us that a new high Sd10 01 was
wh at wa s needed. We h ad a m ajority of voters in a school election, nor mally
between 5 and 7 perc ent of voters, decide that wa s the solution . That can hardly
be caned a c onsensus . r hope it w orks. We'll sea it il does, only 10 ye aH; from
now."
The bond el\;l(;lion c rew 14.4 percent of eligible vot ers 10 tho; polls, enc 61
percent of them voted ye s on the propos al.
Griswold, WhD wanted 1h e SChDOI built on the south side of town , also lh inks it will
take a decade to see results.
"I think that long- ter m. all high school studen ts wi ll benefit." she sale . "n's better
than nol h,ng, but no t wna t this community .deserve s."
District offi cials are m ore optlrnls tic . They say the Sd l OOI, despite only slar1ing
wuh fre shmen this ye ar. is do ing e xactly what H was supposed to do to ease
overcrowding
Th e)' p oint to Plc nc er. y.th ich had 7 00 rre shmen last year, and is project ed to
have be tween 400 and 450 Ihis year. Horon is expe cted 10 see Its fre shmen
enrollment shdnk to about Ihe same ievet.
"You can already sec it." Ma rg olis said. "There's mor e chances for kids to
participat e in lh inge.
"I think il's pretty exciting,"
F or th ose w ho were active in HIe de bate , another wo rd also comes to mind
"Relie f," Cress said "R elief tha t we gol b eyond it Ten years is a long time to
d iscus s a sil1gh:' iss ue. Getting beyond it allow s us to not be focus ed on
rac nttres , but tc oc fOC1J5ed on the ctuldcen ill the cla ssroom
"I oc fee l cGofjdc r;t that th e right decision Vias made."
COMMENTS ( 0)
http: I Jb log.m Irve.ccen/ annar born ews./ "l00 8 / OSf skyll ne:_h19 h_schoofopenina_is.hl m J PJ.ge 3 of 4
M r i~ , com' !> Prinl N -Friend ly Pag e 8/2 6 / 08 11:26 AM
every t hing Michigan
'" '' T il E
ANN ARBOR NEWS

The making of Skyli ne High School
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
A nn Ar bor News
o Fall 1998: Interim Supenntendenl David Flowers forms a
committee, called High School Futures 2000, to look at short-term and long-term solulrons to high school
overcrowdi ng.
o Fall 1999: Committee gives several options for long-lerm solutions, including building a new
comprehensive high school, bUilding one o r two ninth-grade only buildings, co nverting a middle school into
a high school and/or adding on to Pioneer High School and Huron High School. District land on Maple
Road near M-14 mentioned as possible building site.
o Spring 2000: Down to two options - build a new comprehe nsive high school or expand Pioneer and
Huron.
o January 2001: Ann Arbor can't afford to operate a new high school, and should instead expand Pioneer
and Huron, Superintendent Rossi Ray-Taylor says.
o August 2001: Group called Coalition for Educational Options forms to lobby for a new high school.
o January 2002: Board places bond issue proposal to expand Pioneer and Huron on ballot.
o June 2002: Voters defeat bond that would expand Pioneer and Huron.
o Fall 2003: District conducts surveys and community meetings about options for SOlving high school
overcrowding.
o JanuarylFebruary 2004: Superintendenl George Fomero calls for a new high school to be buill on Maple
Road parcel near M-14.
o June 2004: Vol ers approve massive bond/ sinking fund that includes the building of a new high school.
Sixty -one percent vote yes on the bond.
o August 2004: Drawings of new school unveiled.
o April 2005: Groundbreaking ceremon ies are held; lawsuit filed to slop construction. Judge ultimately
throws out lawsuit.
o January 2006: George Fornero announc es he'll be leaving the district.
o February 2006: Fornero announces new school is up to one year late and millions of dollars over
budget.
o February 2006: Fornero announces high school redistricting p lan,
o May 2006: School board decides to open doors in 2008, one year late.
htt p:/ / wmJ .mllve.com/ prlnter{ printer.!isf! / base{ news- 2 9 / 1219 76 163 7 176 26 0.xml&colJ -2 Pag e l of 2
Mlfvc.t.om 's Primer- Friendly Page 8/ 26 /08 1l :2 6 AM
• June 2006: Board approve s high school redistricting.
• December 2006: Board dec ides to name new schoo l Skyline , turning down pleas from public to name it
afte r former University of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler, who died in Novemb er 2006.
• April 2008: School is dedicated and turned over to the district.
m 008
© 2008 Michigan Live. All Rights Reserved .
http :// www. mJlve.<;om/ prlnter/ prlnter.ss f?/base {n ews- 29 / 121976 1637 176 260 .)(mf&c:oll= 2 Page ? of z
.". ".. i
.,.' .: ]
i
ot
; I;'rosecu . . lan; _,
.:j
....
nowj)t(mi~goW;
' ''P' ' I ' , •., . ' ' h; ~ " d ' het
'd " 'Bl '" ,he •" <rr,:
.> _lle.._ ,_ · ro s ~\ , ~
:'··i, ;;:j',;.f~~7.;··::~ COUU...,:-lUn e
.!
,;~·~'<~'; > .<; Z"' ·'~ ~ ;""'~'t:g"'tiilty :*:, D_~: .·,Shjeffl~~~¢ ~W~~ ,
~~t.f.. . Z,.. el&'>.~~Y~ ~. p'~y _o~,'-\~~ _ ng .
L
.1
. :':: ,'
r;I.i!,~,o.YJ;J 98_~"ij~at ;.> ovapan ~~~r, Il)ultip\e S~!,* ,', -1
~~f~"N's:rJ5<;~;~~:~~ti;,~,- .~:~~/!~.~.~R~.t-~.?,~~~s·: \;:5'~ ~ ". .~ :,
"~!flp~~fr
~';-\\iri~'an~' lf)
". ,6%..:oThigh~(h-ool
_ -, . ~",
;~:~+'
,,. . ~>lt' •.-: ~1""' ·
:'.'j ..... :"'''f:: '
- j
.... '1
-;iifmt;::~:;, ' t,!'P~', gr~~~~t~>o.k.S~Tm:.p8·: " :;

~)':;LJ~l~~~~~' J'~' """ i9~f:. ~ ~ : LAli~ir/G'~_~r'Or;li~&~tt,:_g~ · ," >,;
!
. ~ 'R?S~ tij)lfPf\iWi(~q .,e. .f,J if~o: ; pen;~.n! _9( ·lI!i~!>iga!.!'.s..,1l)9~t ,;,
.i.:~.n~ ,d•., ll.·..,U•.b...ur.IJ.:'.'._Qf. ,.
n._..'a. >W.MonleI g~,.~ !"._cc,n.t,;n.}i:h
. . ; Sch..O. 01,gr.ad.,..~..a 1<,.:
~ettif}" . mg c'assJM_l< \\,~ Il~':f. , ~:>, ). y ;,; •. . :: !
s
, 1
' ..•'
;guiIty.o(·fitsf;deg. : :,j The <;:'?!I~ge$.Bitar~ l ~ayilY : • <'

.;>! . .,.. ;·i th<l,I),~~ri(),;~(, theJow~~t J?a ~,. "q
JiJ~ ;: ticipap:Q~ :~~s in -~e !.~~~?~j,- ., _~' ;':;..1
~R1V .' . ' . ' t o>,· for the clas'l,0I20l!!li -<, , • '.\;, ' 'j
;~
)1;
.,..~
-'we' iibbve llie'natioIia! '.: · . . 1
,e~~"~7~'~;:~~:1~~;~:~~}iXX~~:: ....:!
~~~~~~~~-....;..".. ...... ~~-- .... ;'-"
_ANN
!
.•.. __....
AR';) OI1 j;jEW5
~ -- . - -_ . ,._ - - -'., .~ . __
WED NESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008 . ,
...
_-- -. _ ~. _ -_ _- _ ..
... - -- - ' ~ -.- -_.._- ._. -
... -_.. _-_..
Metro I::dito r Steve Pepp le Ph: 734-994-6880 E .mail~,.S P~P PI~{~\3;~ ~·a lbo' rnews.c~
~- .. ~ - -_ . - ..
-- . _ -- _ . _ ~ ..,- ... . _ ---- .._-_.... -
_OC AL Reg ional Report, A4

Poiice Beat, AS
Milan
- --counci l pu ts tax issue on ballot,
._-_ .._-
A4 - _ _- -..
. ....
"
__ ._- -
II h ns stats
Ypsilanti,Willow Run suffer under new calculation method
BY LIZ CO BBS
rhe li nn I. rlJor N~ "N5
le a se d by th e s ta t e Monday
s howe d. Willow HUll Supe r-
th ough seve ra l a lt erna tive I
ind~'C~I;~n..)r~I~~~~~ In~;~:~
AiIWas htenaw, L"Ivmgs:ton
d'ISt nc. t 5 rna I. .
I
in tende nl Doris Hope -Jack -
Two s ch ool districts in son couldn't he rea ched for'
Wa shtenaw Cou nty a nd one
cha rte r high sc hoo l in Liv- .
in gst on Coun ty ha d grudu -
. com men t abo ut the rate s .
. At Kensing to n Woods High
School, a charter sc hool in
High School in Ann Arbo r;
haf~~;~~i~:at~;id
" thoroug hly
he was
displea s ed "
I
I .
(mg progress
atl on r a tes lower than t he Liv ings ton Cou nty, only 44 with the n ew proce s s and Achievement goa ls ruise the bar in gra d ual incre -
I: met. In' 2007" 08

st a te 'a ve ra ge in 20U7. undel'pe rcent of s tude nts gra du- did not a gree with the data. mern s so 100 pe rcen t of stu -
a new method used to ca lcu-. ated. The s ta tewide a ve rag e He noted th e ne w meth od dents are proficient on slate
l at e the rates , was 75 percent. fac tors in a llernative ed uca - . asses sm ents by the 2013-14
Bu t Ypsilan ti P ublic Ke nsingt on V{oods P rinci- Li on p rogr a ms a nd spe ci a l i B·Y LI Z COBBS school year. .
Schools Superinte nd ent pa l .rlm Perry said he like s educat ion students, who Tne /Illn ArbQ r N~ 'N S The total nu mbe r of Michi-
J ames, Hawkin s, whose dis- th e new ca lcu la tion m ethod . te nd to have lowe r gra dua - ga n s chools making AYP is
tri c t ha d a 67 p erc ent gra du-bUI it lu mp s th e sc hoo l's two lion rate s . All public s chool dist ric ts fewer tha t t.he previous yea r,
ation r a te unde r the s la te 's progra m s toge t he r, dis tort- Hawk in s a 18.0 criticized l in WH sh te na w a nd Livingston clown fro m ;~, 153 in the 2006-Q7
new ca lcu lation method, ing p erfo rmance . Ke nsing· · th e four-ye a r gr ud ua tion r e - I' counties mel ade qua te yearly school yea r to 3,003 in 2007-08.
called the data "serious lv ton's clay school gra d uation qui rement. For ins ta nce , 46 . pro gress this pa st sc hool sla te ligures show. ,
misleading,-, ~ra te is higher tha n its eve- Yp s ila nti High sc hool s tu - year; th e stale Department of A cha nge in ca lculating
The new m et hod counts ning program , which allows den ts sch e duled to gra dua te . Educa tion reported, th e gradua tion ra te and the
stud en ts as grad ua tes on ly uon trndi tion al s tuden ts in J un e 2007 gr ad ua te d thi s ; In addition t o th e gra dua- require d increa se in th e per -
if t hey ea rn a di plom a in mo re fle xibility t o comple te ye a r, Ha wkin s sa id. Tho se I lion ra tes, the s ta te on Mon- ccntage of stu dent s needing
fou r years . It keeps truck of thei r cours es , he said . grad uate s we re not included . day relea se.d the Ed ucati- to be profici ent on the sta te's '
. s tud ents from the t ime th ey "Whe n th e puhlie looks in the s tat e 's Clas s of 2007 onYes ! School Rep ort Ca rds s ta nda rdized test s to meet
enter high s ehoul as fre sh- nl our numbers , they 'll say, rep ort. a nd th e annual report on AYP . the NCLB ta rge t were the
m en u ntil they gra dua te , 'Wha t a disa ste r of a pro- " I think the p roces s of re - as required by th e federal No two main factors t ha t went in-
Stude nts who tran sfer in are gra m," Pe rry said. "OUf qui ring all s tu de n ts to gra d - Child Left Behi nd law. to the declin e, the sta te said.
a dde d to a distr ict's t ota l. mis sion in t he e venin g is ua te in a fou r-y ea r period
Those who transfer out are . t o ge t kid s th ro ugh high app ears to be punitive and
subtracted, sch ool." doesn' t ad equa tel y add re ss
I is a measu re of yea r-to year
Ade quate yea rly progre ss
stude nt achieve ment on sta te

'1'0 find th e 2007 rep ort
ca rds , AYP annual report
a nd gr aduation rates for loca l
)n Willow Hu n Commu- All othe r Wash lcnaw a nd the students wh o need a Ion- a sse ssmen ts . T he No Child sc hool dis tri ct s, vislt th e sta te
nity Schoo ls , on ly 5 ~ per ce nt Livingston coun ty distri c ts ge l' lim e t o flnish.vHa wkin s l Left Beh ind Act requirr-s De pa rtment or Educa tion's
of st ude nt s gradua te d las t had gra duation rules better
ye a r, th e new figure s re - tha n t he sta te ave r age, a l- So, GRAD UATION, A4
. I states to develop target sta rt -
Ing goal ~ for AYI' a nd the n
Web si te at www.mich lga n,
gov/m do,
-- - - - ,
.....,
'. ;
..~.. ;
. -:".,;."..
"
. :.
. . . ~: ;"C ·
M live .com's Prim er- Friendly Page 8/ 27 /08 \ :3, PM
Ever y tl>in g Michi gan
. .. Tin: .,~J.;~
ANN ARBOR NEWS

All Washtenaw , Liv ingston districts making progres s
Achi evement goals m et in 2007-08
Wednesday. August 27, 2008

BY LIZ COBBS
The Ann Arbor News
A li public school districts in Wash lenaw and Livingston counties met adequate yearly progress this past
schoo l year, the state Department of Education reported .
In addition to the graduation rates. the state on Monday released the Educ ationY esl School Repo rt Cards
and the annual report on AY P as required by the federa l No Child l eft Behind law.
Ade quate yearly progress is a measure of yea r-to year stude nt ach ievemen t on state assessments. The
No Child Left Behind Act requi res states to develop target starting goa ls for AYP and then raise the bar in
gradual increments so 100 percent of students are proficient on state asse ssments by the 2013-14 school
year.
The lotal number of Michigan scho ols makin g AYP is few er that the prev ious yea r, down from 3.153 in the
2006-07 school year to 3,003 in 2007-08, state figures show .
A change in calculating the gradu alion rate and the required increase in the percentage of students
need ing to be proficient on the state's standardized test s to meet the NCl S ta rget we re the two ma in
factors that went into the decline , the state said.
To find the 2007 report card s, AYP annual report and graduation rates for local school districts. visit the
state Department of Educat ion's Web site at www michigan.gov/mde. . -.
~.
©2008
© 2008 Michigan Live All Rights Reserved .
http :/ / \WoI\Y.mlivl!_ com/p rintcr/ printer,ss P./ base/ nc.ws-29/ 121 9848071181570,xml&co tl=2 Pag e 1 of 1
An n Arbor News Opinion - Mliw.com: l ett ers 8/ 27/08 U 8 PM
~(~t~r
-...... , ;;..\".
Ey~rylhirt g ~i rh iga n
..-"
,": ..' ,~ ..;.
,,---.,,---
--~ _ . _. _ - -- -
AOOuI 1 M Au it!lY. Letters

~E
l atest Posts
Le iter POOle,," camp a oreal Letter: Peace camp a great success this year
success this. year
;' Lell e r: If"9h-ri5l! WOtlld Posted by The A nn Arb or New s August 27. 20081 1:04A M
Cateq criea : .~.£!!!lJ.!--- -...- -- --~-
b ring more Cllf"6 ttl1WnlOWfl
t etter: DrinlJr.g a~ artec ts
higtJ scnookrs
tetter. sn'r 7 1 11),J ~ !'i!', a 101 I would like to thank. the com m unity le aders who he lped to m ake Peace
';ke 'Let 1h ~'Tl t"\jl ca ke'? Netghb omood Center's S umme r Day Camp a great suc cess in 2008 . In addition
tetter- SIl" 7 houSE-S ~ 101 to tile ac-cue 5- to tu -year-cers we served ove r the course or the six week s, we
Itke 'l ei lhe rrt ('011 c aee-... had ove r 40 nuddle -sch ocl-eqe kids this yea r tha i became pa rt of our inaugural
cateqortcs Leadership Develop me nt Camp. Tilis cam p . wh ich ran alongs ide our trad itiona l
Summer Day Camp, focu sed on teac hing thes e young people abo ut what it
Editorials (~ S S ) me ans to be a leade r an d the q ualities of successful leadership . l hrough various
• Letters (RSS) exercises and activities , these yo ung people demonstrated their per sonal integrity
• OlhN voices (RSS ~
and resp onsibility on the way toward beComing succe ssful leader s and
. Favorite linkS outsta nding young adult s .
Archi ved Posts The highlig ht of this program wa s the succession of community lead ers who
attended our Mo nda y -Lunch wit n a leader" ser ies , and talked w ith our futu re
leaders about their curre nt le ade rs hip role. On beha tt of th e campers a nd
everyone at Pe ace Neighborhood Ce nter, I would like to cerscnany th ank Mayor
John Hieftje, Pcbce Chie f Bamett Jo nes, Pri ndpal Sutura Jackso n o f Sky line High
Schoo l, form er 5th Wa rd CIty Ccunc f Member and Associa te Director of the
University of Michigan Co mm unity Scholars Program Wen dy Woods and actress
Nyim a Funk from MTVs "Wild 'N Out," The interaction our young leade rs
expe rienced w ith these influential rndividuals was inva luable in teachi ng them the
values of strong leaders hi p and wh at is nece ssa ry to succee d in life .
Bonn;e Billups Jr., Ypsilan ti
Executive Director. Peace NeighbOfhood Center
Letter: High-rise wou ld bring more cars downtown

Post ed by The /\nn A rbor News August 2 7, 2Q08 11:03AM
eaf4'!'gOOes: !..£!l.e!1 -- _._-- - -
CC-~ ! ;',H E :"""':l
'/ i!'h i, l.,!
DIscuss ions are still being held r~ a rd j ng a major high, rise apartment buikl ing at
601 Fore st at South Univers ity Av enue . O uts ide developers w ant to put up a 25 · . 'k k ~w·u~ -o ',';" '!
story . 1,100 -l enant structu re, Fo r reasons , I'm sure , of eco no my , they only w ant ;-~ u n ; ', i f""J '1"O;lO t ,l".
to provide 260 pa rking sp aces . The Planning Commission. m its wisdom , (i.~1 ';. -: ,:J !r~u iJt~:r'
approved th is idiocy .
Think the se ten ants won't bring cars? AI $1 ,000 a bedroom , the se are not
eco nom y flats. INhere are these pe ople g oing to park ? In any sh opping center
proposal, adequa te pa rk ing Is requ ired . HoVJ is this PfOjec1 immune from such
require men ts ? There is ess entially no on-st ree t parking availabl e in the area for
that number of people . O n this aspect alone . the neg ative impact on the area
mus t 00 the pa ramou nt concern . U nless the number of tenants is reduced to
http :/ /blog ,mlive .com / anna rbu rn l':WS _o pin io n f len ers I Pa.g ~ 1 of 6
Mlfve .com's Prtnte r- Frlend jv Page 09 / 05 / 200 8 0 9 :00 AM
Every t hing Mi chig an
'~-~ T JJ £ ~
ANN ARBOR NEWS

Sc ho ols f in ish m any projects
Work to go o n aft er fall class es st art
Saturday, August 30, 2008

BY DAV ID JESSE
Th e An n Arbor News
By the time students unpack their backpacks next week in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti schools, construction
workers should be well out of the way, district officials said. .
"We're on schedule and on budqet," said Emma Jackson, Ypsilanti's spokeswoman. "We're slated to be
open on time."
The same is true in Ann Arbor, said Randy Trent, the district's executive director of physica l properties
"All students will be able to come back in," he said.
An n Arbor starts school on Tuesday. Yps ilanti starts on Thursday. Both districts had summer construct ion
proj ects at several school s.
In Ypsilanti, Perry Child Development Center, Estabrook Elementary School and Ypsilanti High School all
got building improvements.
"We have a littte brt of wiggle room (because of the later start)," Jackso n said.
After school starts, work will continue on swimming pools at both Estabrook and the high school.
Twenty-four Ann A rbor schoo ls had construction projects this summer, Trent said.
Not all of the work. will be fi nished, Trent said, but that won't stop students from going to school.
Uncompleted projects include a bus loop at Ann Arbor Open, media center shelving at Tappan and
Slauson middle schools and seats in the auditorium at Huron High School, Trent said.
Temporary shelving has been brought in for Ihe media center, and temporary seats have been bolted to
the flocr al Huron, he added.
Work on several projects, such as the pool at Forsythe Middle School, will continue into the school year,
Trent said. .
In total, district schools got between $70 million and S80 million worth of upgrades during the eight-week
construction season.
"Everyone worked toget her very well," Trent said.
Mo ney for both the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti projects came from bonds approved by voters.
David Jesse can be reached at djesse@annarbornews.com or at 734 -994 -6937. Join the discussion at
blogmlive.comlstudy-hall.
htt p :/ / WNW.m live.com. print er. prlmer .ssf?/ base / new,>-29 f 12 20 0 78435 10 120 .xml&coll...2 Paae 1 of 1.
Scarlett fails to s how pro per flag ettqu ett e - Ann Arbor News Opinion - MUve.co m {)9/ 0SJ2008 (}9:4B AM
Scarlett fails to show proper flag etiquette
Posted by annachow Septembe r 02, 20011 11:53AM
Over 50 years ago, I was taught to proudl y display the American flag by raising it at or after sunrise and
takin g it down at or shortly before sunset. If one intends to display the flag after sunset. it MUST be
illuminated.
For some time [ have witnessed with indignation Scarlett Middle School disp laying the American flag 24/7
without illumination. If the basic laws governing our flag have not chan ged over these past 50 years, shame
o n the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Since education is the business of the Ann Arbor Public Schools,
ignorance of the law is no excuse ; I can only wonder what message this occ urrence sends to the students of
Scarlett Middle School, the Mitchell Elementary School students (since they are ab utting schools) and to the
Ann Arbor population in general.
Robert A. Morley, Ann Arbor
Categ ories: Letters
Comments
Ma ppEE says ...
It's really not a surprise... this is An n Arbor, afte r all.
Ca n you print out the flag code and drop it off to the office? Also, perhaps you can volunteer to initiate a
program thatinvolves kids in raising and lowering the tlag at the beginning and endin g of the school day? It
seems this is being done at Abbot,
Posted on 09/02/08 at 8:48PM

Footer
http:/ /blog.m live .com/ annarbornews_opinion!2008J09! ~ carletljaiIsd o_s how. pre pe rIp rlnt .htm I Pag e 1 of 1
First day at Ann Arbo r' s SkylinE' Hig h School arr ive" - Late st fro m t he An n Arbor News - Ml ivt:.com 9/ 4/08 11:42 AM
'..'",' :H(:
,;) SEARCH:
Latest News
Mn J\Itl Of New:>u c n.e First day at Ann Arbor's Skyline High School arrives
.' .\1)0\.11 Th.? .e.tJ tho~ Posted by ~_vid Jes_s~J!.~~r'!l...~~
. _~ S Septembe r 02, 200 6 10:28AM
IE131w ers RSt.;·? Cat ~ ones: .~.E!!!..crt I!i! PhiJl~
Sub~-aibc \0 tJ £".·.·sl~f! rs
Friend u:-; G'l re ceccce r:J
Fo llow us on :"'-'$
l atest Po sts
V...hiele crastres rrU.:l lnilt:r
':'I Hrigl'llO'1 TO'Wflw lp
First day at Ann Jo..rbo(s
5 k.y lirl e H i~ Sceoot errwes
Motorcy dL'lt k' jurflG in crash .•". " .' .C,... LOHO"]
In Ann Arbor
Pa rt of \/lJestwo')<l."'....enue , r,~
cosec for tre e remov al
D;tily Police ae ar. ~" " Il Current Jack pot :
race s charg e of rapinl;j
Ulliv~ rsity
tih l<Jf:n l
01Mich{JiM L~~~~~~iQ~
: Categ o ries FRO M OUR
Orlol'<)k i"~ News (RSSJ A DV ERT~ ~S
~usin~~ Nlo'WS Ij pda.e , The tnoJIoC"Xj
(RSS) t!Jt~ ..... k~ ij"r:; '-;)
Crime (RSS) HiYAJ-o'U G L·~ FINK El ! 'Th:> A.nn . ..rbc- tJ ~
t!..~
~" £!'?'M an1
E r.tb ( !lo Pie l:.(RS S)
Ld uO'".llOn (RSS)
1" "'U"i ~i$<::!il .
ev e r ~jr'''''' ;:' 1';7' ~<x.f iro .~ -f1 ;, rt;c r •• ' ~..,.f' rst ~ d t; ;) ~ J!!' i.." t'C!'I"
~tJroc-nSa:d
;J.:.!-oJ.
El ~: Qn {RSS) '@! 'ICl! I"f kV',j!,·
E I ~Tio"$ Slai~ (nSS) 'jt""; OfV"'~ C~
F. ~ U Report (RSS) ~
At 7:37 a.m., An n Arb or Skyli ne High Schoo l Prin cipal SuhJra Jackso n lowered a
EMU -rr:al (R SS)
walkie- talkie from her ear and gave the offici al word - the br and -new school was
F.n l06:1ainmt'!',! (RSS}
F;n'Jlronmoc t ('~ SS ) ope n.
Anantial M ,,!l.,~" (RSS)
food (R SS) A larg e g roup of studen ts - only heshmen tt1ts year - crowded through the
Heaftn (RSS ) gleaming fro nt d oors and c um bed one of .....10 staircases towards the school's
HC'l idap (RSS) auditorium .
MO'lies (H SS)
pfizer (r<SSI Then, they came to a halt. A need to rew ork
Plzme casn (nS~,J
student schedules made It ne ce ssary for
pnl:iics (RSS}
Reglt'rul1(H5S) school staff to hand out new ones to every
$ ai~1 e Sd w <"I,. (Rl;;S) students. That mean t a bit of a bottle neck as
Sh,Ell(ey J a kt' F t S-.'» staff quickly flippe d through stacks of paper to
Sma ll acslacs s (RSS) find each studen t's individual sch edule.
spo rts (RS S)
. stare (RS5) By 8:15 a .m.• all the stude t lis w ere in the
Ta r ..."1"n5 (RSS) auditori um . As they filed in. the y looked for
Top St0ri6-~. (R ~S )
lhe tr advisory teacners . wh Ow e re hold ing
Tr31"rc (RSSI
VIMO ( RSS ) large stgns with their names on them.
wceu..'!r (RSS)
\'\1110 is (RSS) As stude nts made their way to the teachers .
Ypsil.on!i Hi SS) they were greete d w ith hand sha kes .
welcomed and asked abou t the ir summer.
Favori te links
Several teachers who we re mtddJe school teach ers tast year greet ed students
they knew by name.
An;hlve-d Pos ts
It w as up 10 Jack son 10 welcome eve ryo ne 10 the new school .
-lI's gre at to have some real Eagle s fly into Skyline: she safd "We've been
looking forward to hav ing you for almost three years. W e've been w aiting for
Page 1 of 2
H rs t day at Ann Arbo r's Sh line High School arrives - Lates t from t he Ann Arbo r News - Mli ve. co m 9/4 / 0 8 11:42 AM
n
y OLJ .
The moming of the first day was all about getting to know teachers, students and
t he massive building, which seemed a bit empty with only one-fourth of its
capacity roaming the halls.
EUY AHU OURr :"I IU;.l 1"Hie An~, Arl)..Y" r~?N:S
S: u :!erll$ r: ~l'ld l..:r,v;;nl lIw 1I;, lp l 'I f.P, nf S ":,'I' n~ ......., ~:,'t' :.:. 'ff -'\''h' Al fl,,-
COMMENTS (0 )
Password :
u se Ql ll~ site coo sntut es ~ a C ~ ~-:;;.c~" PItl~ rooo OU!" r1t"j!\'Y p ;J:i;:",'
r' c l")!r.·n il"t R' (q·. IlPpIy 10 aH conkln:l you "4J!oad or Oll"ocr-.i$Csubmit to this :olto" C:~nl.3rl t'ool:jlvii y rrk.l; b!O§"!l ·rry
0 2038 rnli,'~ (:!!l!. All R"J".J,5 Reserved. ~ I r:'Jll,plfOle 111'111)
Page 2 of 2
Mlive .c;om's Prh,ler-Friendty Page 9/1 /08 11:39 AM
Ev ery thing Mich'i guh
Tin:
ANN ARBOR NEWS
Skyline welcomes its f lrst students
Freshmen spend day gelling acq uaint ed and connect ed
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

BY DAV ID JESSE
Th e Ann Arb or News
By the time Knstal Jaasjelainen's class headed for lunch Tuesday. the Ann Arbor Skyline High School
teacher had seen he r first success. .
"I had one boy who at the start was really shy and didn'l want to talk to me o r anyone else," said
Jaasjelainen, the English language arts lead teacher. "By the time we went to lunch, he was talking to me,
he was talking to the other kids. At (another high school) he could have been gone, or he wou ld have been
lost from the first day.
"Connecting with him - that's a good start."
Making connections between students and with teachers was a big focus of the first day at Skyline on
Tuesday.
The new high school's mission is built in large part on developing relationships.
Students -Ihere are only freshmen there this year - are split into four different smaller learning
communities to emphasize those relationships.
A dministrators and counselors aren't in a central office; they're in the smaller learning communities marked
by differenl colors on the wall.
In addition to spending time learning about each other Tuesday, students went on tours 01 the bUilding and
gathered to listen 10 Principal Sulura Jackson.
But before that, they had to make ~ through a start-of-the -day gl ~ c h .
School staff were forced to rework student schedules and hand out new ones to every student. That led to
a bit 01 a bottleneck as staff l lipped through stacks of paper to find each student's sched ule.
By 8:15 a.rn., 30 minutes after the doors opened, all of the students we re in the auditorium. As they filed
in, they looked lor their "Sky time" teacher, each holding large signs with their names on them.
As students made their way to their teachers, they were greeted with handshakes, welcomes and
questions about their summe r.
Several teachers who were midd le school teachers last year greeted students they knew by name.
It was up to Jackson to welcome everyone to the new school.
"It's great to have some real Eag les fly into Skyline," she said. 'We've been looking forwa rd to having you
for almost three years. We've been wa~i ng l or you."
http.f Iwww.mlive.com/p rintN I pnnter.esf?/ bas e./ news- 29 / 12204528S7114420.xml&c;oll""-2 Page 1 of 2

Mltve.co rn's Printer-Fr iendly Page 9/ 3/08 11:39 AM
By the time lunch rolled around. Skyline sounded like a typical high school.
Almost all of the students tried to climb two staircases from the lunchroom to the classrooms. creating a
minor traffic jam.
Students then spent the next several hours shuttling through an abbreviated class schedule. meeting all of
their academic subject teachers.
During a break in her schedule. Jaasjelainen said the day was going smoothly.
"It's going really. really well, even with the glitches," she said. "I really believe we're doing some great
things here."
Dav id Jesse can be reached at djesse@annarbornewscomor at 734-994 -6937. Join the discussion at
bloq.rnlive.ccm/studyjrajl.
©2008
© 2008 Michigan Live, All Rights Reserved.
http:/ / WM..f .mlive.co m/ printe r/ printe r.s sP./ base / nc.ws - 29 ! 12 20 4 S28 57 114 4 20.xml&coJ1=2 Page 2 of 2
Food allergies - Area schools on alert for life- threate ning condition 9 / 4 /0810 :43 AM
Published on Tecumseh Herald (http://www .tecumse hhera ld .co m)
Food allergies - Area schools on alert for life-

threatening condition
By Tecumseh Herald
Created 09/04/2008 - 6:37am
Dr. Harvey Leo shows Britton bus dri ver Linda Acosta how to use an EpiPen correctly. Photo by Cri stina
Trapani-Scott.
By CRISTINA TRAPANI -SC01T
When a child en ters his or her first year of sch ool it's an emotional eve nt fo r parents. For parents of a
child with food allergies that beginning is em otional and frightening, as the possibility of their child bei ng
exp osed to life- threateni ng allergens increa ses 100-fold. T his is the scenario facing two fam ilies at
Britton -Macon Area School and that is why the district, in preparation for the current school year, held a
special staff inservic e last T hursday.
Teachers, bus drivers , support staff and administration gathered to listen to Lenawee Intermediate School
District nurse Janet Sc huler. along with the students' parents and allergy specialist Dr. Harvey Leo of
Alle rgy and Immu nology Associates of An n Arbor on the campus of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. The goal
was to make staff aware of the emergency pla n that Schuler has been working on with Elementary
Coordinator Karen Scholl and to field question s and concerns staff might have , especially those working
http ;//www .cecumschherald.com { print/ l 002 Pag e l of J

Food allergies _ . Area schools on etert fo r nte- rhre at entnq co ndition 9/4 / 08 10:43 AM
closest with the food allergic child ren.
Leo , who is the allergy specialist to the two students at Britton , works with childea re workers,
administrators and parents to dispel myths asso ciated with food allergies. He is not only an allergist, but
he has dealt with food allergies personally with his own child. He 's wor ked on awareness at the local
leve l with such districts as Ann Arb or Public Schools, and he 's working toward getting the information to
a national audience as well through projects that are looking at food allergies in childcare centers. "Part of
my obligatio n in taking care of food allergic children is helping the co mmunity understand these
a llergies," Leo said.
According to him, there was a two- to three-fo ld increase in the number of cases of food allergies in the
United States and worldwide throughout the 1990s. He said the trend has leveled -off a bit but food
allergies now affect six percent of all children.
Th ere are many reasons tossed around fo r the upsurge in cases of food a llergies throughout the 1990s, but
Leo said the three most popular theo ries include the increase of awareness, the fact that there is less
exposure to allergens beca use of better hygiene practices, thus children 's immune systems arc reacting to
other foreign things s uch as food . Leo said the most controversial, and increasingly one of the most
popular, theories has been that more and more people are deficient in vitamin D, which is made naturally
in body when it is exposed to sunlight. He said that since the 1970s fewer children spend a sufficien t
amount of time outside to synthes ize vitamin D and if they do they are wea ring sun block, which not only
block s harmful rays but inhibits the synthesis of vitamin D.
Whatever the cause for the recent increases, the known fact is that there currently is no cure for food
allergies and reactions very fro m breaki ng out in a hive or two, to sickness a nd even death. That' s why
the district has worked so close ly with Schuler and Leo in preparation for the 2008/2009 school year.
Leo and Sch uler are enco uragi ng district-wide awareness of nut alle rgies and implementing an
e merge ncy plant rather than proh ihitin g certain foods in the school. "As much as we talk of preventi on ,
the bigger focus should be on the ability to react in an emergency situation," Leo said . "The worst thing is
when nobody knows what to do in a situation."
Schuler said that designating a school nut-free ofte n creates a false sense of security . The district already
has dete rmined that it will be a nut aw are school, not nut free, but it will make the class room the students
are in during the day a "n ut-f ree" classroom with signs clearly stating that it is nut free and notes going
home to parents of children who will be in that classroom.
Th e students, who are a llergic to all "tree -nuts" or nuts that grow on trees, not ju st peanuts, must stay
away fro m foods made with any type of tree nuts and tree- nut oils.
Schuler outlined a plan that incl uded responsibilities of the school and the parents of the children affected
by food allergies. She said the school district should set up a simple plan that includes educating staff ,
understandi ng parent anxiety as well as staff anxiety, watching for bullying or teasing a nd being
considerate to not single out the children with food allerg ies and to be aware of confide ntiali ty. She
advi sed the district to have signed medical release forms fro m the parents as well as emergency kits with
items such as an EpiPen that adm inisters a dose of epinephrine, the drug that cou nteracts severe allergic
reac tions, and that there be a plan developed for the transportation department that includes training the
bus drivers as well as makin g s ubstitutes aware of the food allergies. She said the families need to be
acti vely involved in ensuring the district has up-to-date emergency information as well as medication and
l'lttp:/ l www.l cc.:umse hhe ra!d.( om / print/ l OD2 Page 2 of 3

Fo od allergies - Area schools o n alert for ftfe- t hr eat emn q cond it io n 9/ 4 / 08 10 :4 3 AM
that the child is made aware that he or she can not eat food with unknown ingredients .
Leo walked through an emer gency situation with the staff, telling the group that a reaction can move
quic kly and can easily esca late in a mailer of four to six minutes. "What you want to do is try to prevent
anaphylaxis," he said. He descri bed anaphylaxis as feelin g like world' s worst allergy attack and it
becomes life threatening because of a quickly constricting airway. He said at the firs t sign of reaction, the
first responding staff member should give the child a dose of Benedryl. He said the reaction will either
get better or progress. If it progresses, Leo said, that's when the staff member should think about using
the EpiPen. He advised that it' s always better to error on the side of caution and said an EpiPen will not
harm a child. "We will thank you even if you give it an it is not needed," said the father of one of the
food allergic children who will be attend the school.
Leo called the teacher and bus driver who will wor k closest with the food allergic children during the
school year up to demonstrate the proper way to use an EpiPen . He had each of them administer a dose to
an orange. Leo said reactions do vary, but he said that all allergic children have the potential to have a
bad reaction.
Leo is keeping close contact with the school and urged staff to call his offic e any time if they have
questions. "It's very gracious of him to work with us like this," said Scholl. "I' m told that doesn't always
happen."
Sour ce URL: http ://www.tecumsehh erald .cQIP/node/I002
http://www.tecuffisehh.:r.lld.co m/p rjnt/ l 002 Page! 3 of 3

U's t he n r.<;t day for new schoo l in An n Arbur I r rcep.c c m I Det ro it Free Press 09 /05 /2008 09 :26 AM
If You Paid a Percen tage CO-Payment for Prescription Drugs

Between Ja nuary 1. 1991 and Mart h 1,2008
; O;""'_....__..:....:.. __You May

... . .be
:;:
.~::. .""'"
~~_ . """'.... t o Money_Back
. . . ""..Entitled ::- ..,.. _,~
Other oditi on s: MCl tlikJ I t~ 1tWS Feeds I E-News letw rs ~ Subscribe to the Free Press Find it: J o b's I Ca ~ I Real Estate I Ap iU1m ents I Shopp ing I cteeemee e
SPONSORED BY :
SE ARCH .~-... ~-
DETROIT
II O M E J.Oc.\l .. N.:\ TJON/ W ORL l> SP OR TS 11.:,,/T ERTAI N"M ENT AL'-rOS/HLJS rNE.'-;S LI F E TRAVEL OI') NIO N O lnTlJA R I ~"
EX T R t\ S
SIt e Ind ex Phot os Vid eos Ad d )io u r pho tos
_..
..- l olWry Past hea dl ines Weath e-r Subsc ribe t o t he FIlKl- Press 51t e s ervi ces C o ntf!~ ls
PO:....'-: k:2) ~.... ve e PJ .ff'. -:llf; pctTo.it;lfrct,press

QP<f ou.-..O'-OR 111 ~'
STRMNG TO BE TIiE VERY" B EST
It 's th e first day for new school in Ann Arbor

It tries out latest education ideas
Read Com ments (1) ReCOmmend(3) Pri!1t this ~e E - ma ~ this article
SHA RE TH IS ARTICLE: Del.icio.vs Paca boc k Digg Reddit Newsvine 'M'lal's this?
Eu nice Mu riu d id her homewo rk before en rolling her so n at Skyline High Sch ool in An n Arbor . She
research ed the prin cipal's backgro und a nd po red ove r infor mat ion abou t th e new sch ool's
philo sophy before she was convinced to m ove from Indian a to Michigan .
"l n a nutshe ll, it is the bomh. ntis is the Phot os by REGINA H. BOONElDElm it Free Pf€:SS
pla ce to be," said ;\1u" 1I, who had be en A member of the ifl augu ral d ass, Shaw n Hines Jr ., 13, of
com muting fro m South Bend for a nursin g, Ann ArbOr s.~ s his stude nl lD. FC)( the first year , Only
fre sh men will attend . The school opens tooa y. and Shawn's
degree at the University of Michigan . "'ThL"Y eager to start. "l'rn working to be a scientist, This will help
wa nt kid.s to strive to be better th an he.,.s t," me ge t to wtere I need 10 go ."
High sch ools a cross Michigan arc nn a

mission to reinven t th emselves -- develop ing
an intcmatlon al curri cu lum in so me pla ces,
crea ting more nurturing ninth -grade
en vironm ents in e th ers .
At Skyline, which opens its doo rs to its first

class of freshmen today, ma ny curr ent ideas
" ", _,~ " ""," .•.... • ~ . . .. . _. _... ,., ~ ...".... . abou t imp roving hig h school s were built into
th e school's design . Tha t includes th e increasi ngly po pular method ofbrcaking up la rge high school
buildi ngs in to s maller chunks.
The 374 ,OOO-sqttare -foot building is di vided in to four neigh borhood'), or s mall lea rning
Secr etary l ynn Sc:Ilwind , left. and pa rent Fortu ne V er ee n
com m unities. When it rea ches full ca pacity in (ou r years, each neighborhoo d will house about 450 ,egister st udent s Aug . 22. With them are Shawn Hines Jr.:
stude nts in grades 9 -12. The st udents will share the sam e teach ers for most ce re classes , th ough his mo m, Ch arMa ine Hines, and anot her par ent, Siew
Ih<.'Y'Ure port t o othe r parts of t h e building for other cl asses . G on~ .
:0--;....; :,;..•
Being in th e sa me neighho rhood fO T fo ur years •• a neighbo rhood wi th its own office, assistant
pr incipa l a nd couns elor -- will encourage a mor e perso na lized enviro nme nt for students , said ~f.:· » ··· ·
principa l Sulura J ackso n.
" .
~J:. ·'1
htt P;I / f r eep.com ; i:lpp 5/ pb cs.d ll / art ic1 e.?AID:.:120 0809 0 2/ NEWS05/ 809 020 367 Pa ge 1 0f 4
It' s t he f irst day for new schoo l in A nn Arb or I Freep .co m I Det ro it Free Press 09 105/ 2008 09:26 AM
SKyline also will include magnet sch o ols, where students C3n rec eive intens ive instruction in health
a nd medicine; commu n icat ion , public pol icy and media; des ign tec hnol ogy and envi ron menta l
plan ning, and marke ting, business and information technology.
Th e p rogra ms arc of particula r inte rest to Shawn Hi nes .Ir .• 13. wh o is am o ng 450 freshmen in the
Ina ugural class. Only fres hmen will attend the sch oo l the firs t yea r .
"I'm working to he OJ scient ist," Sha wn said. 'This will help me get to where 1 need to go."
An n Ar bor 's new high school incorporates various id ea s for
Wh et her t he school's design tra nslates int o success remai ns to be seen. J a ckso n expe cts other improving sch ools . such as brea king them up Int o smaller
area s,
s choo ls to monitor Skyline's progress.
Many sch ool distr icts arc tryin g to address growing conce rn s abou t st udent s grad uating [tom high
sc hool with little preparatio n for college 01' th e workp lace .
In metro Detroit. two new schools - in Troy and Clinton Townshi p . - an d a Catholic school in
Pontia c have a do pted the rigorous, college prepa rat or)' In ter na tional Baccalaureate program.
O ther schools have created academies to give freshmen more suppo rt .
In South field , a partnership with University of Mlchi gun -Dca rbom ha s produced a ne w schoo l for
studen ts who eX'Ce1i n math , sci ence, engi nee ring and technol ogy. Co untless ether schools are
reexamining their curriculums and expa nding thei r offer in gs .
....Jh ere's all kinds of pressure for them to do s omething differen t, ~ said .Iim Ballard, execut ive This big gym nas ium could help whe n Irs time for stud ent
director uf the Michigan Association of Secondary School Pri ncipals. assemb ues. Skyline High in Ann Arbor is expected to nave
1,7 5Q stud ent s ev en tually , h elping to reliev e pr essure on
two other high scbc ols .
TIle ne....· Ann Arbor high school is expected to swell to 1,750 students, helpi ng t tl relieve pressure
o n th e city's othe r two high s choo ls, which have enrollm ents of 2,8 00 and 2,200 . PHOTO GA LL ERIES
Sky line High School
As Muriu toured the buildi ng with her family , M e st opped to chat wi th .Iackson in a scie nce
classroom. As J ackson described how the humani ties program wou ld incorp orat e elements of RELATE D ARTI<::LES
Jewi sh school at 50 true to roots - 912/08
African and Asian histo ries, Muri u, who is from Kenya , became more excited.
RELATED NEWS FROfJI T HE WEB
Ma rketing
"Sec my jl;oose bumps ? " she sa id.
Education Etc.
Pow ered by To pix.ne.l
J Ier son , Kiman i Mur in, is j ust as happy about t he n ew schoo l
Morc Local News headlines
"It's a mazing,.. Kim an l sa i..1. "Back. in my old sch oo l, 'We did n't haw anything. This is a b41, s tep." G ran.~ m ~ I w~s just doing my JOb by holding r.earing
(:i s)
Conto ct LOID JIlGGINS at 248 -351-3 694 or lllig!1ins(a,!/ reep rttss .C'.ilm . Kilpatri ck's rise and fall (75)
Ki lpatr ick admits' guilt, resigns (.<I ill
Coc krel to take over in 2 weeks (10)
McCain pled g es ch an ge , touts his experience (3e; j
In yo ur V(}(C-H
MOST POPULAR M(:$ T i:A Mll :::r:
REA D REAC TION S TO THIS STORY
II:tl~"-.'YS best w rote :
Did ANYONE bother to consider the nickname this sch ool w ill adopt? ~S ky High" - 1. Kilpatrick to city: There's another ci"ly for me'
LOL 2. Voters react to M cCa in's speech
~g iC2l2!J08 12 ·1JC2 p rn E.OT
Recommend New post Reply to this Post Report Abuse 3. 2 reporter s barred from mayor's conferen ce
4 . Kilpatrick's rise and fall
You must be logg ed in to leave a com ment. Login I Rcgis tGr
5, KilpatriCk admits gUIlt, resigns from office
http :/ / frecp.co m I apps Jpbcs.d IIIart id e?AID- / 200809 02/ NEWSO 5 J809 0 20 36 7 Page 2 of 4
'rhe Ann Arbor Chronicle . Calling All Speakers of Mandin90 9J8J08 nn AM
the ·ann arbol~ 'chronicle

make time to read it
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Monday , Sep tember 8, 2008
Priceless
« 5th & Wjlljam
Meeting Watch, Countv Board (3 Se pt 2QillU »
Calling All Speakers of Mandingo

Ann Arbor Public Schools needs tutors in dozens of languages
By Marv MorgjJu
September 3, 2008
Given the new Ann A rbor Publi c Schools initiative [ 0 sta rt teaching Spanish in its elementar y schools, The Chron icle was
in trigued by a recent AAPS classified ad looki ng for ESL tutors.
Classified ad run by A nn Arbor Public Schools
Eve n more intriguing was the kind of language prefere nces the sys tem so ught for bilingual tutors - Spanish, Ja panese,
C hinese , Korean and Arabic arc all fa irly predictable , hut less so are Dutch, Hebrew, Portuguese, T urkish and Mandingo.
Mandingo ? We had to call.
Lec Ann Dickinson-Kelley coo rdinates English-as-a -Secoud-Langunge services fo r the district, and had the answers.
flccause more refugee families arc co ming to this area from West Africa , there' s an increasing number of Mandingo
s peakers here , she says - roughly a doz en students throughout the district.
But here' s an even more surprising fact: 74 different languages are spoken by students an d parents in the district.
In addition to providing tutori ng support, the district also needs translation services for school e vents , parent-reacher
meet ings and such . They try [0 have a pool of tutors 0 11 hand to call when needed , and usually have between 20-30
Ilt P:/ f annarbc rchrontcle.comJ200 8109/ 0 3/ calling- a Il- spea kers-of ~ mand lnq o/ Pag e 1 of S
Fhe Ann Arbor Chrontc le s Calling All Speakers of Mandingo 9{ 8/ 08 112 1 AM
peop le in that pool at any given time.
Clearly, those .two dozen o r so tutors do n' t come close to covering all the languages spoken in the district, so there's
al ways a need for more tutors.
As part of its recruiting effor ts, AA PS is holding an information session for tutors on Monday, Sept. 8 at 3:15 p.m, at
2555 S. State St. (Postings for these part-time tutoring j obs - up to 15 hours per week - are listed b£r£.. Your level of
education , leaching certification and experi ence will determine pay rates.)
Yo u' ll need to bring:
• yo ur driver's license
• a voided blank check (for direct deposit of paychecks)
• yo ur social security card or green card and/or visa. if necessary
• your college transcript
• a teaching certificate, if you have one
• a resume (optional)
You' ll also he required to get a state- rnandatcd background check and finge rprinting, for secu rity purposes. It costs $67 ,
and you'll have 10 pick up the tab.
Mo re information abou t ESL programs for students and adults is available on this AA PS wcb5itc.
"Our world is so interrelated and interconnected ," Dickinson-Kelley says. And it's important. she adds, "to appreciate that
langua ge is an absolute core piece of cultural understanding."
Section: Education
T he following terms describ e the content of this article. Click on a term to see al l articles described with that term: Ann
A " Xl,. schools, l'~" I , tutoring
Copyright 2008 The A nn Arbor Chron icle .
• » TQ(b y's Fron t Page

• " About The Ann A rbor Chrot]jc1e
• » Adverlisl' \vith LIS
• » B ecome a con-espondent
• » C ontAct U~
. • » RSS Feed
Sections
• Business
• Educatiun
• Entertainment
• Environment
• G overnment
• Neighborhoods
• Police
Search
nttp:/ I a n na rbo r c.hro n kl~ . , om / 20 0 8 J 0 9 / 03 1 , a Iling-alt- speakcrs- of- mandingol Page 2 of 5
Mlive.(.Om's Prlnler- Friendly P.;tlJe 9 /8 108 11:05 AM
Every thing Mie l1 igtl.n
TlI F. ,.-
ANN AR.BOR NEWS

Funding not keeping up w it h d ist ri cts ' expe nses
Monday, September 08, 2008
BY LIZ COBBS
Th e Ann Arbor News
As students settle into school and foc us on academ ic subjects, school officials are tuming their atte ntion to
paying for those studenls' education in the face of continually tight budgets.
School officials have said that the $56 to $112 increase in per pupil funding from the state fo r the 2008.QQ
fiscal year will not be enough to prevent further cost -cutnnq moves. The 200Q· 10 budget is on the agenda
for the Ypsilanti Public Schoois board meeting tonight.
"F inancing of public education in the state of Michigan , part icularly as it affects public schools, is at a real
catastrophic level," said Ypsilanti Superintendent James Hawkins. "We can't continue to keep cutt ing and
culling or we'll totally destroy ... quality programs for kids."
Since 2005 , Hawkins said, the district has made $14.3 million in budget cuts, which included closing two
elementary school buildings. In addition, the district was projecting a $3.2 million deficrt this year, but made
$500,000 In cuts and used $2.7 million in proceeds from the sale of the closed A rdis Schoo l to balance a
$55 million budget.
Hawkins said the district is still waiting for all of the revenue from the sale to come in.
'W e aren't out of the woods yet for 2008·0Q," Hawkins said.
In Ann Arbor, school board members receive quarterly bUdget updates from Robert Allen, the district's
deputy superintendent of operations.
A nn Arbor Public Schools district wa s able to make up a nearly $6 million deficit projected for 2008·09 by
cutt ing expenses and using about $2.86 million from the drstrict's savings to balance the $185 million
budget.
A llen said lhe district's three-year budqet projection shows a deficit over the next couple of years.
"The funds we're receiving from the state is not enough to cover our expenses," Allen said.
Manchester Community Schools officials are holding a special meeting Sept. 17 to discuss the statewide
schoo l financial crisis and get feedback from residents about possible funding strategies fo r the district.
Board President Marlene Wagner said the district has already made cuts, which included negotiating cost -
savings with employees. Manchester has also held off on making expensive purcha ses such as school
buses and technology.
"We've been discussing at board meetings what our different options are," Wagner said. "Now, we 're trying
to put it all together as a presentation and get feedback from the commu nity. We wa nt to know wh ere the
commun ity feels the board should head."
The Willow Run Commun ity Schools board's newly formed finance commrttee is expected to meet this
htt p:/ /www.mliw .com! pri nter I prtnrer.ssf?I bas ~1 new s-2 9 / 12208848 252 0 5 160 .xml&coll ,...2 Page 1 of 2
Mlive.com's Prin,er -F rjendly Pag e 9 /S/08 I L OS AM
week to find ways to help eliminate the district's nearty $2.3 million general fund deficit while adding more
revenues to the district's budget.
Board member Dorothy Stewart. who recommended the board set up the finance com mittee, said the
panel will lock at such areas as declining student enrollment, savings t hrough energy conservation
programs and employee health care costs.
Stewart said she also would like the commrttee 10 look into dual enrollment for home schoolers and
whether the district should sell land it owns in Superior Township.
The goal, Stewart said, is to find ways to reduce costs without hurting educationa l programs.
"We did quite a bit to reduce our administrative costs last year, but we can only go so far," Stewart said.
"You can't just continue to keep cutting and cutting. We've done that a lot and it's been painful. But we're
still not there yet."
Liz Cobbs can be reached at lcobbs@annarbornews.com or7 34 -994-68 10.
~2 00 8
© 200 8 Michigan Live. All Rights Reserved.
htt p:Il w.vw.mlive.com/ printerI p rl n t e. r. ~ s f? / ba$c./news.-29/ 1220 S8482 520 5 160 ,xml&co ll= 2 Page 2 of 2

Sept. 10 2008 Ann Arbor School Board Regular Session Info Packet

Загружено:

Сведения о документе

Авторское право

Доступные форматы

Поделиться этим документом

Поделиться или встроить документ

Параметры публикации

Этот документ был вам полезен?

Это неприемлемый материал?

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

Sept. 10 2008 Ann Arbor School Board Regular Session Info Packet

Загружено:

Авторское право:

Доступные форматы

Information

September 10, 2008

[it 2555 South State Street

Read 180 Briefing

Ann Arbo r Lang ua ge Partnership Presentation

Information Packet Items

Ann Arbor Language Partnership

Marketing Plan Focus Group Summary

Draft Minutes of the 7/15/08 and 8/20/08

PLuri-Lingualism and Language Diversity

Transparent Documentation and Assessment

DOCUMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT

The Language Portfolio process

• Defining and devoloping the mentor ing activities at the schoouevel.

August 20, 2008

To promot e language diversity, learning and

"Maki ng new languages a tool and a resourceJor

.L___ . __._..__.. ..,. ._ ._ _._

i- A genuinely c~llaborative endeavor in .,

• Extends language learning to all 2 1 elementary

I • The aim of learning a new language is to use it--

PLURI-LTNGUALISM & PLURI-CULTURALISM

... the pluri-Iingual approach emphasizes the fact that, as

Common European Framework ofReferenc efo r Languages:

... he or she does not keep these languages and cultures

Comm on European Framework ofRvferencefor L ,mguage~j:

Languages are ...

Language learning and Pluri-lingual: -::-

IL._... ...._ _ '

-.... ~ , .' ~ "' ~

~::-~~~~;.:~ ~ M..--. ~:?~E£~:

• Student teachers fluent in Spanish trained through

The University The District

Responding to Our Students and Community

• Students will begin to learn a new language in elemen tary

1.. - --_."-"._.. ._-----_.,._... . _" "..._,........_. . .. __

With More Updates to Come

To: Todd Roberts

From: Liz MargOI~

The first set of ads will include these people:

Staff: Cindy Johengen (Allen)

Three focus group sessions were held in August to present three

• Many commented that it was similar to the current U of M "Hail to the

• Positive impression of having graduation date listed with students.

• Positive comments on the placement of the word "Exceptional"

• Participants loved use of the colors in this concept.

• This concept drew their attention immediately.

The final consensus was a directive to rework Concept #3 to include the

1. Can you list three positive things about AAPS?

Prepares students for higher learning

2. Can you list three things that AAPS needs to address?

Start before school age

Annie Anglim - AAPS Director of Custodial Services

Ann Arbor Public Schools: Nearly 17,000

AN ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS www.a2schoo ls.org

Linda hasdevoted 25 y arsassisting

A ARBO PU Lie SCHOOLS www.a2schoots.org

The are just t so ot ttl n arly 17.000 K-1 2

A N ARBOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ww .a2schools .org

A RBOR PUB L IC SCHOO LS w ww. a 2 s c h o o l s . o r g

INTRODUCTION OF NON-VOTING MEMBER AT THE TABLE

OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES

President - Karen Cross

APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN, CONFIRMED BY THE BOARD OF

.L_ . ._..__.. ..,. ._ ._ _._