Articles tagged: Willow Run school district
School burglary: Thieves swipe electronic gear at former Cheney Academy
Posted: May 13, 2013Police are investigating a break-in at the former Cheney Academy elementary school in the 1500 block of Stamford Avenue in Superior Township. Read more »
Teacher and principal positions posted for new Ypsilanti school district; teacher pay scale revealed
Posted: Mar 01, 2013Teachers and principals interested in securing jobs within the district can begin applying today, after the joint school board approved the selection process and timeline Thursday to fill the positions. Read more »
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 »
Ypsilanti-Willow Run facilities: Elementary schools to stay open; secondary consolidations likely
Posted: Jan 08, 2013The board for the unified Ypsilanti-Willow Run school district decided Monday night to keep all of the currently used elementary schools open next fall, but officials warned the districts' secondary buildings are seriously under capacity and consolidations are likely. Read more »
What's next? Merger puts Ypsilanti-Willow Run school districts in 'uncharted territory'
Posted: Nov 08, 2012"The reset button has been pushed. And now the real work can begin." Read more »
Defining moment: Future of Willow Run, Ypsilanti school districts in hands of voters weighing consolidation
Posted: Oct 27, 2012After months of discussion and thousands of dollars spent on promotional brochures and fliers, voters will have their say on the question of merging the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts. Nov. 6 promises to ... Read more »
Ypsilanti, Willow Run leaders to discuss consolidation in public forums
Posted: Oct 11, 2012Two more public forums will be held on the proposed consolidation of the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts this month. Read more »
Ypsilanti, Willow Run school boards OK placing question of consolidation on November ballot
Posted: Aug 09, 2012Whether the Ypsilanti and Willow Run school districts will merge and tackle their daunting financial problems together is now up to the voters. Read more »
Student punches school bus driver in the head
Posted: Feb 17, 2012A student punched a Willow Run school bus driver in the head Thursday after the bus driver broke up an earlier fight between students, Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies said. Read more »
School bus hit by semi truck sliding on ice in Superior Township
Posted: Jan 19, 2012A school bus carrying about 20 students from the Willow Run School District was struck from behind by a semi truck sliding on ice Thursday morning in Superior Township, police said. Read more »
Detroit Free Press: Number of students struggling with homelessness grows in Washtenaw County and Michigan
Posted: Dec 19, 2011The number of students struggling to keep up in school while their families cope with homelessness has increased dramatically in Michigan in recent years, the Detroit Free press reports, and Washtenaw County figures show a ... Read more »
Video game equipment stolen from Willow Run Middle School
Posted: Jun 23, 2011A thief or thieves took video game equipment and a digital camera from Willow Run Middle School in Ypsilanti Township earlier this week, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office said. Read more »
Willow Run to close 2 elementary schools amid building changes
Posted: Apr 15, 2011Willow Run Community Schools will have a brand new look in the 2011-12 school year. The Willow Run school board approved a reconfiguration plan Thursday that will see the district consolidated into four school buildings, ... Read more »
Former Willow Run Superintendent Doris Hope-Jackson claims board member's spurned lesbian advance led to her firing
Posted: Jan 18, 2011Doris Hope-Jackson Former Willow Run Schools Superintendent Doris Hope-Jackson has claimed in a lawsuit that a long-running conflict she had with former school board President Sheri Washington stemmed from a spurned lesbian advance Washington made ... 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 »
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