Articles tagged: WISD
All Ann Arbor, Willow Run and Ypsilanti school buses pass inspection for 1st time since WISD consortium
Posted: Jan 12, 2013Students will not find any duct tape holding together the seats of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s buses, according to the results of a recent Michigan State Police inspection. WISD Transportation Director Thomas Moore said ... Read more »
Neighborhood schools may stay open next fall in Ypsilanti-Willow Run
Posted: Dec 18, 2012Some questions about which buildings will be used next fall as part of the unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run school district could be answered as soon as January, if the board heeds the advice of county leaders. Read more »
Skyline High School bus lands on side after slide down icy hill
Posted: Jan 23, 2012A school bus driver was ticketed this morning after a bus with eight Skyline High School students on board spun on an icy road north of Ann Arbor, slid down an embankment and wound up on its side. Read more »
WISD superintendent Scott Menzel receives award for work in early childhood education
Posted: Jul 07, 2011New Washtenaw Intermediate School District superintendent Scott Menzel has received an award from the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators for his work in early childhood education, among other initiatives. Menzel received the President’s Distinguished ... Read more »
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VSA gallery showcases artwork of local students with disabilities
Posted: May 25, 2011Editor's note: This story was updated to correct the name of VSA Michigan. Twenty-two students with special needs in Washtenaw County were chosen recently to show their artwork at a new gallery at the Washtenaw ... Read more »
Washtenaw County school officials prepare for special education millage renewal campaign
Posted: Mar 03, 2011Carol Smith, special education teacher at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor, works with student Donald Armstrong, 15, on a science problem, Wednesday morning at the school. A countywide special education millage comes up for ... Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District asks community to get involved in superintendent search
Posted: Jan 15, 2011The Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s search for a new superintendent has officially begun, with a timeline and an agreement with a recruiter now in place. The WISD Board of Education has agreed to work with ... Read more »
With video: Early-morning drive is major factor when Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti area school districts decide on snow days
Posted: Jan 12, 2011While most students are asleep and hoping they’ll wake up to news of a snow day, Tom Moore is out driving on Ann Arbor's roads to help make that decision. Ultimately, district superintendents have the ... Read more »
Ypsilanti school board discusses transportation with WISD officials, decides on board leadership roles
Posted: Jan 11, 2011Officials from the Washtenaw Intermediate School District and Ypsilanti Public Schools continued deliberating Monday night over proposed changes to address problems that surfaced in the countywide busing consolidation. WISD's Brian Marcel, assistant superintendent for business services, and ... Read more »
With poll: Washtenaw County voters will be asked to renew special education millage in May
Posted: Dec 24, 2010Washtenaw County voters will be asked to renew the countywide special education millage in May, a millage many school districts see as vital to their budgets. The proposal asks voters to approve renewing a .9850-mill ... Read more »
with slideshow: Education Project brings holiday gifts to 425 homeless children in Washtenaw County
Posted: Dec 14, 2010The Education Project is distributing 425 holiday gifts this week to students across Washtenaw County who are either homeless or living in temporary situations. The gifts are provided in partnership with several area businesses and ... Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District names interim superintendent
Posted: Dec 01, 2010Richard Leyshock will take over as interim superintendent of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District on Jan. 1.Current Superintendent William Miller is retiring to take a new rule as executive director of the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators. Read more »
With poll: Ypsilanti school board votes to spend up to $180,000 for additional bus services from private company
Posted: Nov 08, 2010The Ypsilanti school district is adding additional busing through a private company. After joining a countywide busing system to save money, Ypsilanti Public Schools will spend up to $180,000 on additional transportation services through a ... Read more »
As family homelessness rises in Washtenaw County, educational project works to help kids stay in school
Posted: Nov 07, 2010Editor’s note: Members of the Brewer family are referred to by their middle names at their request. For two years, Amina Brewer did her best to act like every other student at Ann Arbor’s Pioneer ... Read more »
Superintendent of Washtenaw Intermediate School District announces plans to retire at the end of year
Posted: Oct 28, 2010Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent William Miller announced plans to retire effective Dec. 31, ending a 22-year career at the ISD. “It was a very difficult decision to make — Washtenaw County is the best ... Read more »
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