Scarlett eighth graders get career, life lessons at Portfolio Day
By Tara Cavanaugh A nervous and excited tension filled the air at Scarlett Middle School last Wednesday. Grown-ups in dark suits, toting Blackberrys and shiny briefcases, walked briskly through the...
View ArticleAAPSEF, PTO Thrift Shop collaborate on late middle school busing
Thanks to funding from the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation and the Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop, middle schoolers will be offered later busing home from after-school activities. Both the...
View ArticlePioneer in education and child development Dr. James Comer visits AAPS
By Tara Cavanaugh The district was treated to a special visitor this week: Superintendent Dr. Patricia Green’s mentor and friend Dr. James Comer. Dr. Comer is an internationally recognized child...
View ArticlePTO Thrift Shop, Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation nominated...
By Tara Cavanaugh The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop and the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation have been nominated for annarbor.com’s 2012 Deal of the Year Award, which highlights business...
View ArticleStudent growth through a social curriculum: Responsive Classroom and...
By Tara Cavanaugh Sometimes, a few small changes can make a big difference. That’s what Mitchell Elementary and Scarlett Middle schools are showing as they implement new school-wide approaches that...
View ArticleBeloved teacher’s memorial service draws huge crowd
By Tara Cavanaugh The Scarlett Middle School cafeteria was overflowing for Scott Turner. It overflowed with Turner’s middle school students, returning college and high school students, parents of those...
View ArticleAnn Arbor PTO Thrift Shop donates over $50K to PTOs, clubs, field trips and more
By Tara Cavanaugh The Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop’s mission is to support the schools. And three times each year, its support comes in the form of a small but valuable slip of paper: a check. On Jan. 29...
View ArticlePortfolio Day inspires Scarlett eighth graders to plan for college, career
By Tara Cavanaugh Ann Arbor City Councilman Stephen Kunselman sits down with a Scarlett Middle School eighth grader, looks him in the eyes, and shakes his hand. “So, where do you see yourself in four...
View ArticlePTO Thrift Shop distributes $60K to AAPS in May payout
By Tara Cavanaugh Three times a year, the PTO Thrift Shop distributes checks that go directly to the Ann Arbor Public Schools PTOs. The payout on May 30 was one of the largest yet, totaling $60,820....
View ArticleScarlett seventh graders become published authors with help of 826michigan
By Tara Cavanaugh “Today you are officially a published author!” proclaimed English teacher Sal Barrientes to a room full of seventh graders on June 3. That day, the book “I Could Only Look Up: Anatomy...
View ArticleAAPSEF announces new officers, board members
Omari Rush interviews a student during Portfolio Day at Scarlett Middle School May 15, 2012. The Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation (AAPSEF) is proud to announce that Omari Rush has been...
View ArticleDistrict discusses proposal for International Baccalaureate program
Grab your passports and hold onto your hats: the Ann Arbor Public Schools could soon be going global.
View ArticleAAPS to Phase in International Baccalaureate Program
The Ann Arbor Public Schools is set to become one of the few districts in Michigan with a comprehensive K-12 International Baccalaureate program.
View ArticleDr. Swift: ‘We have a plan for navigating and sustaining through these...
This week AAPS Superintendent Dr. Jeanice Swift is continuing community meetings to discuss the AAPS budget for the 2014-2015 school year.
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