Schools

Published August 20, 2020

School officials taking different routes to educate children this fall

FRASER/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — School reopening plans for every district are fluid and unidentical, as phases administered by the state can derail or accelerate plans in one direction or another.

Published August 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Teachers, families sound off on district’s reopening plan

HARRISON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Plenty of stakeholders are impacted by how local school districts are reopening schools. For L’Anse Creuse Public Schools, that means feedback from teachers, staff, parents and students.

Published August 14, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lake Shore will phase in to hybrid approach for learning in fall

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Lake Shore Public Schools will begin the year Sept. 8, but how many students will be in seats inside district buildings and how many will be logging onto their Chromebooks remotely still has to be determined.

Published August 14, 2020

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Lakeview approves hybrid plan for fall 2020

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Parents in Lakeview Public Schools were given the choice of two options for the 2020-21 school year under a plan presented by Superintendent Karl Paulson and approved by the Lakeview Board of Education Aug. 4.

Published August 12, 2020

Farmington Press

FPS completes first sale of $98 million 2020 bond

FARMINGTON — In late May, the Farmington Public Schools district completed the first of two bond sales under the $98 million bond voters approved March 10.

Published August 12, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

UCS students now to start the school year remotely

STERLING HEIGHTS — Whether they registered for a virtual academy or not, all Utica Community Schools students will start their lessons online and not in a classroom this September due to continued concern over the spread of COVID-19.

Published August 11, 2020

C&G Newspapers

L’anse Creuse board approves for face-to-face, virtual learning options

A special Aug. 10 board meeting of the L’Anse Creuse Public Schools Board of Education was held for the purpose of discussing its return to school plan.

Published August 11, 2020

Rochester Post

Auburn Elementary recognized for role in student health

ROCHESTER HILLS/AUBURN HILLS — Auburn Elementary School is one of 50 schools in the state to be recognized for fostering healthy eating, physical activity habits and tobacco-free lifestyles.

Published August 11, 2020

Rochester Post

Rochester Community Schools to start year with remote learning

ROCHESTER — Whether families in the Rochester Community Schools district opt for in-person learning or the virtual school option, all students in the district will start the school year learning from home.

Published August 11, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Foundation announces grant for Defer Elementary School greenhouse project

GROSSE POINTE PARK — The greenhouse and gardens at Defer Elementary School will receive an upgrade due to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

Royal Oak Schools to start school year virtually

Published August 11, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak Schools to start school year virtually

ROYAL OAK — In approximately one week, Royal Oak Schools officials went from recommending hybrid models of face-to-face and virtual learning to voting to begin the school year 100% remotely.

Royal Oak High School students Nadia Weller, left, and Danya Sahib, right, hold up donations of school supplies that they are collecting to create individual kits for each of the more than 500 kindergartners in the Royal Oak Schools district.

Published August 11, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Teens create ‘Kits 4 Kids’ to help Royal Oak kindergarteners

ROYAL OAK — Two friends who will enter their senior year at Royal Oak High School this fall recently launched a nonprofit endeavor called Kits 4 Kids, in which they are soliciting donations to create a school supply kit for each kindergartner in the Royal Oak Schools district.

Clawson OKs 3 back-to-school options, may go all virtual

Published August 11, 2020

Royal Oak Review

Clawson OKs 3 back-to-school options, may go all virtual

CLAWSON — On Aug. 6, the Clawson Board of Education held a special meeting to discuss the district’s plans for returning to school in the fall. The discussion included input from board members, parents and staff.

Published August 11, 2020

Woodward Talk

Ferndale, Berkley school districts will move to online instruction

FERNDALE/BERKLEY — With only a couple of weeks until the new school year is scheduled to begin, the Ferndale and Berkley school districts both announced that they will be starting the year primarily conducting virtual educations.

Farmington Public Schools administrators and staff discuss the district’s tentative plans for the 2020-2021 school year at a PTA “Returning to Learning” town hall July 27.

Published August 10, 2020

Farmington Press

Farmington Schools moves forward with all remote learning to start school year

FARMINGTON/HILLS — At first, they considered a hybrid schedule to start the 2020-2021 school year, but Farmington Public Schools administrators announced Aug. 5 they will instead be moving forward with remote-only learning to start this fall.

Published August 10, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham, Bloomfield schools opt to come back fully virtual

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/BIRMINGHAM — Administrators at the Bloomfield Hills Schools and Birmingham Public Schools districts spent the summer working with leaders in the governor’s office, the county health division, Oakland Schools and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to figure out the best way to welcome students back to classrooms this fall.

Published August 10, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

St. Peter announces options for school year

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Another area school has unveiled its return to learn plan for the coming academic year. On July 29, St. Peter Lutheran School in Macomb Township released its 21-page return to school plan.

Troy Schools’ “Return 2 Learn” plan allows the district to transition from a fully virtual learning platform to a hybrid option to a 100% in-seat learning program.

Published August 10, 2020

Troy Times

Troy Schools plans to offer in-person, at-home learning options

TROY — The Troy School District is giving students the option of learning in-person or virtually for the 2020-21 school year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published August 7, 2020

Warren Weekly

Building updates planned for WWPS

WARREN — From 2016-2017, Warren Woods Public Schools officials identified $98 million worth of building needs in the district.

Published August 7, 2020

Warren Weekly

CLPS board selects new superintendent

CENTER LINE — The decision was unanimous. All seven members of the Center Line Public Schools Board of Education selected Joseph Haynes to lead the district.