In this week's podcast, Dr. Swift and Andrew Cluley talk with Executive Director Environmental Sustainability Emile Lauzzana.We discuss the district's environmental efforts, including work that started this summer to install geothermal at Forsythe and Clague, solar panels, electric busses, and plans for all electric schools. Mr. Lauzzana also talks about the work of the Environmental Sustainability Task Force and an Environmental Sustainability Framework that is under development.In AAPS good news we celebrate Community High School kicking off a year-long study and celebration of their building turning 100-years-old. Students and staff will be researching Jones School and the African-American community that lived in the area, with the goal of creating an historical marker to preserve the community's history.

In this week's podcast, Dr. Swift and Andrew Cluley talk with Executive Director Student and School Safety Liz Margolis. We talk about the measures the AAPS has taken, collaborations with law enforcement, what students should do if they see or hear about a school threat, and the important role parents play in school safety. In AAPS good news we celebrate Clague 8th Grade Orchestra and Pioneer Symphonic String Orchestra for being selected by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association to perform at the 2023 Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids.

In this week's podcast, Dr. Swift and Andrew Cluley talk with Assistant Superintendent Capital Programs and Physical Properties Bernerd Rice, Capital Programs Director Jason Bing, and Stephanie Corona, Project Executive at Gilbane Building Company. We talk about the capital projects that took place across AAPS this summer thanks to community support of the 2019 Bond and our Sinking Fund. In AAPS good news we celebrate 39 AAPS students being named Semifinalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Competition.We answer the question of what families can expect next week as the State of Michigan's Student Count Day falls on Yom Kippur. As always students do not need to be in school specifically on any single day to count towards official AAPS enrollment numbers.

A2Schools Podcast | Bonus Episode | Superintendent Update - September 14, 2022

In this week's podcast, Dr. Swift and Andrew Cluley talk with Dr. Roberta Heyward, Executive Director K-8 and Middle Level Education and Matt Hilton, Executive Director Elementary Education.We talk about the start of the school year, what families can expect at Curriculum Night at their child's school, and what's coming up in the Ann Arbor Public Schools this fall. We also review what families can expect in terms of communications with the district.

Superintendent Jeanice K. Swift provided an update to the Board of Education on August 24, 2022. Topics include:IntroductionSchools Are Fully OpenTeacher Professional DevelopmentInternational Baccalaureate Kick-off and Graduate Darryl Phillips"We Got This" by Cornelius Minor PresentationTransportation UpdateFood & Nutrition, Free & Reduced Cost Meal ProgramsBefore & After Care ProgramsSchools Supplies are Included at AAPSStaffing UpdateCOVID and Health GuidanceSummer ReflectionsThank You, AAPS Community

A2Schools PodcastBonus EpisodeWelcome Incoming 2022-23 School Principals and Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

A2Schools Podcast  Bonus EpisodeAAPS Schools Are Open to All August 19, 2022AAPS Schools open on August 29th!