At the AAPS school safety meeting: final speaker is from AAPD and begins by explaining school-to-prison pipeline and stating he is NOT advocating for SROs. I'm pleasantly surprised. #a2schools

Temporary Pause for Some Student Clubs Staff who may have been sponsoring a club are not assigned to run clubs, they volunteer their time to do this. During contract negotiations some staff are unable to continue this sponsorship. All clubs must have an approved adult sponsor who agrees to supervision, safety procedures, and district expectations before the club can operate. If your child's student club is not active at this time, students may still choose to connect virtually (Google Meet or similar platforms) to collaborate independently but may not meet in person. Some families have asked if other adults can help. Yes — but all volunteers must complete required steps first, including: Annual background check (Board Policy 7350) School safety and supervision expectations Club advisors must also: Keep a student roster and meeting attendance Provide active supervision at all times Know student health and emergency procedures Maintain emergency contact information Communicate schedules and updates Ensure safe dismissal Reinforce behavior expectations If a parent/guardian is interested in taking over sponsorship of a club, please email Jefferson Bilsborrow bilsborrow@aaps.k12.mi.us.

AAPS can't get their act together to pay their teachers fairly. And now school-level admin is asking for parents to be scabs during contract negotiations. We need solidarity with teachers, don't do this. #a2schools #a2boardofed #a2council

Also tell me why we have enough money for two admin buildings but my kids art room smells like burning crayons whenever the heat is on (literally all winter)? #a2schools #a2schoolboard #a2council

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Kids report that all HS clubs will all be ending this month as AAPS continues to not negotiate a contract with teachers. This is in addition to the cancellation of Kindergarten Round-Up for the little kids. #a2schools

Explain the aversion to simply having a 2-hour delay for schools now? Schools did this all the time when I growing up, never utilized now.

(I don’t blame #a2schools for this morning, the timing of when all the sidewalks and intersections iced over was terrible for decision making.)

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Hi, I'm an #a2schools bus running a red light!

Late at night, my teen asked Google if #a2schools was a snow day today and the Google AI made up an answer by guessing before AAPS had declared it a snow day. That’s concerning.
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Late at night, my teen asked Google if #a2schools was a snow day today and the Google AI made up an answer by guessing before AAPS had declared it a snow day. That’s concerning.
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If you are trying to decide if it is worth coming out and voting on Tuesday as only the tech education milage that helps #a2schools is in the ballot, here is who is voting against it. #a2council #a2schoolboard
Full story in the @annarborobserver.bsky.social

NIMBYs in posh Highgate, London. F them kids. My single family house comes first. #london #a2council #a2schools

So @jasonmorganmi.bsky.social (on Instagram) says the schools *should* have the money to fund free breakfast and lunch, if I heard him correctly. No update from AAPS, but that’s enough for me to not worry about figuring out their awful meal payment system today. #a2schools #a2council #a2schoolboard

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Thank you Rep Jason Morgan for urging schools to continue providing free school lunch for all today as a budget deal with school lunch fully funded seems close. I hope #a2schools changes its mind and doesn’t start charging today. No update to families yet. www.instagram.com/reel/DPP7nY5...

Today, free school lunch ends in #a2schools for anyone not qualified due to low income. Students can run up a debt if their families haven’t put money in their lunch accounts. But will that debt be erased if the state gov passes a budget with school lunch for all? I’m guessing no.
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#a2schools superintendent message on ICE picking up people dropping off their kids at school.

Education Benefit Forms for All Families - Ann Arbor Public Schools Education Benefit Forms for All Families - Ann Arbor Public Schools serves the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan and parts of eight surrounding townships covering 125 square miles.

My guess is that the earlier budget may have assumed that all parents who qualify would have filled out the Educational Benefits Form, which #a2schools wants everyone to fill out. But many people don't, even those who would qualify for benefits. www.a2schools.org/departments/...

High School Cell Phone Policy: Pocket Chart Storage 4-22-24 Skyline High School Cell Phone, Headphone, and Electronics Policy Objective: The cell phone, headphone and electronics policy is established to create a conducive learning environment by minimizing...

If you follow school cell phone ban policies in Michigan, this is the second year of the Skyline High School test project within Ann Arbor Public Schools. Here's the 2025-2026 school year policy. Go Skyline Eagles. 🦅
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Today's distribution of MacBooks to #a2schools high schoolers was a little rough with kids at one school waiting in line over 2 hours. Parents asked how much it all cost. Answer: over $6 1/4 million. All $ from local bond.
#a2schoolboard link: a2schools.community.highbond.com/document/d54...

A Christian school near Ann Arbor was on the verge of closure. Now enrollment has tripled. Before the pandemic, they brought in just enough students to stay open. Now, after expanding into their space, they're reaching spatial capacity.

"Like a lot of private and faith-based schools, its enrollment increased during the rise of COVID-19, as parents sought alternatives to the isolation of prolonged virtual learning in larger public school districts."
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#a2schools is a fairly decentralized organization and uses contractors heavily, so not surprising that individual facilities staff are unaware of the ban. But they should have responding promptly with a simple, “thank you for making us aware, we are reminding our contractor & staff.”
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The timing of my family being featured in this article on the amazing @aadl.org Summer Game has given me the opportunity to tell all my local friends who text me in excitement to VOTE YES ON PROPS A and B tomorrow! #a2council, #a2schools, #a2schoolboard

This is why I can't take #AnnArbor schools seriously about transportation safety. #a2schools

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It is worth watching the video at 1 hr 50 min where Ms. Hamstra's lawyer David Nacht speaks to #a2schoolboard before they vote to fire her. Natch specialized in employment law and has successfully sued #a2schools before. Only Trustee Mohammad voted against firing. ctnvideo.a2gov.org/CablecastPub...

Yay! Ann Arbor Education Association VP Tamala Bell just announced a two-year calendar agreement with #a2schools. Like surrounding districts, we will now have full school year calendars before the 1st day of school so families and staff can plan for when schools will be closed.
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They endorse whoever wins the #a2council primaries for November elections, so their impact really is felt in endorsing technically nonpartisan #a2schoolboard candidates, including Trustee Susan Baskett, who has been a NIMBY pain and generally unpleasant #a2schools trustee for years.

New “baby” at home means we’re not going to be at quite as many #SummerGame events, I think. Meet Frito, #a2council and #a2schools people.

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Saw a “Support Ann Arbor Teachers” and a “Pause the Plan” yard sign combo today. People don’t get the city and schools interrelationship at all. #a2council #a2schools

Dangerous TikTok trend has students forcing paper clips, pushpins into Chromebook devices School and fire officials are warning parents of a dangerous TikTok trend where students force items like paper clips and pushpins into Chromebook devices to force an electrical short circuit.

It’s not funny, but considering the issues that have been seen with schools’ over reliance on Ed Tech and Chromebooks, I can’t be mad about kids figuring out how to set these boring devices on fire. www.wfsb.com/2025/05/05/d...
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#a2schools is inviting police officers to come visit campuses. Below is the message to Skyline HS parents. The same text was sent to Pioneer HS parents.

Anyone with kids in #a2schools middle or high schools can tell pretty easily what demographic groups and income groups are disproportionally represented in school suspensions, but AAPS has never to my knowledge published the data on this, and they should.
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After an excellent presentation by #a2schools social studies teachers Jared Aumen and Joslyn Hunscher-Young on the School History Investigations & Michigan Indigenous Histories, Cultures, and Governance Project, #a2schoolboard goes into recess at 9:34 pm for purpose of attorney client privilege.