Articles tagged: Washtenaw Intermediate School District
5 elementary students transported to hospital after bus is rear-ended in Ypsilanti
Posted: Jan 22, 2013Five elementary students were transported to the hospital Tuesday with non-life-threatening injuries, after their bus was rear-ended on the way home from school, county officials said. Read more »
Ypsilanti Courier: WISD seeking school board applicants for proposed Ypsilanti-Willow Run merged district
Posted: Sep 29, 2012The Washtenaw Intermediate School District is looking for qualified candidates for seven potential board of education seats for the proposed Ypsilanti-Willow Run combined district, the Ypsilanti Courier reported. Read more »
WISD takes on biggest challenge: 50 percent turnover of bus drivers
Posted: Aug 31, 2012Since the Ann Arbor, Willow Run and Ypsilanti schools entered into a transportation consortium two years ago, the districts have experienced a more than 50 percent turnover in bus drivers. Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District moving Ypsilanti office to KeyBank building
Posted: Aug 05, 2012The Washtenaw Intermediate School District is moving its Ypsilanti location from the Riverside Arts Center into the KeyBank building in the downtown area because of an increase of students seeking young adult services. Read more »
Ypsilanti schools' Emma Jackson to become PR director at WISD as longtime employee retires after 25 years
Posted: May 31, 2012Ypsilanti schools’ public relations director is leaving to fill the same position at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, after a longtime employee retires. Emma Jackson, who has been with Ypsilanti Public Schools for about seven ... Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District moving Dexter location to ex-Cottage Inn space
Posted: May 20, 2012After signing a lease just this week, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District is moving its Dexter location to a larger space in the downtown Dexter area. Read more »
Ann Arbor schools, WISD seeking feedback on transportation
Posted: Apr 09, 2012Parents of children eligible to ride the bus to attend Ann Arbor Public Schools are invited to participate in a survey critiquing the district's transportation system. Community members have until Friday to complete the survey ... Read more »
Bus drivers still wanted for Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools
Posted: Aug 15, 2011Bus drivers, often the first people students see in the morning as they begin their school day, are still needed for the Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools busing partnership.Officials believe the shortage of ... Read more »
Q&A: New WISD superintendent Scott Menzel talks finances, consolidation and goals
Posted: Jul 28, 2011New Washtenaw Intermediate School District superintendent Scott Menzel is still transitioning into his new role, but he believes his familiarity with the area is helping his adjustment. Menzel spent the period from 2002 to 2007 ... Read more »
Consolidation efforts: Ypsilanti and Willow Run schools still expect to set joint board meeting
Posted: May 23, 2011As Willow Run Community Schools and Ypsilanti Public Schools face the prospect of an emergency manager takeover, questions about consolidation keep coming up — and one school board trustee thinks it's time for leaders of ... Read more »
The Detroit News: More Metro Detroit school districts creating International Baccalaureate programs
Posted: May 16, 2011Some Metro Detroit school districts are starting to create their own International Baccalaureate programs to enhance academic offerings and save money, according to a report in The Detroit News. In Washtenaw County, seven school districts ... Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District names Scott Menzel new superintendent
Posted: Apr 27, 2011The Washtenaw Intermediate School District school board named Scott Menzel of the Livingston Educational Service Agency to be the district’s next superintendent at their regular meeting Tuesday. Menzel has been superintendent of LESA, the intermediate ... Read more »
WISD's WAY program helping at-risk students work toward high school diploma, officials say
Posted: Mar 15, 2011Note: Shanen Woods' name has been corrected Shanen Woods believes she’s turned around her life since August. After joining the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s Widening Advancements for Youth (WAY) program, Woods, of Ypsilanti, said she ... Read more »
Washtenaw Intermediate School District to hold bus driver job fair Saturday
Posted: Jul 28, 2010The Washtenaw Intermediate School District will hold a bus driver job fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. The job fair will be held at the WISD's Teaching and Learning Center, 1819 S. Wagner Rd. Read more »
UMS honors Ann Arbor's Burns Park Elementary School; WISD administrator
Posted: Mar 10, 2010Ann Arbor’s Burns Park Elementary School has been named the 2009-10 DTE Energy Foundation School of the Year of by the University Musical Society. Read more »
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