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AAPS adopts new evaluation tool for grades K-5 and Scarlett Middle

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

New AAPS evaluation tool from Northwest Evaluation Association will aid teachers in timely assessment of student progress. It will be in all K-5 classrooms and at Scarlett Middle School beginning fall 2011.

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Building-level Achievement Teams offer help to individual students

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

The three-year-old program involves staff and students at all levels and is part of an initiative under the district’s Strategic Plan. Also being put in place is an Achievement Gap Elimination Plan, which was presented to the school board in June.

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School Bells: Session scheduled for prospective school board candidates

June 27, 2011 AAPS News Editor

A series of briefs from around the district including: Scholarship and board news from the AAPS Educational Foundation and July book events from AAPSNews sponsor Nicola’s Books.

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Open house for Ann Arbor student-built home 1-5 p.m. Sunday

June 17, 2011 AAPS News Editor

View the finished house in the Sumerset neighborhood off of Dhu Varren Road between Nixon Road and Pontiac Trail. The event is open to the community.

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Agrarian Adventure, Chartwells, bring garden produce to cafeterias

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Seventh-graders harvested produce last week that was cleaned and served in the district’s middle school cafeterias. The pilot project is the first of its kind in Ann Arbor and may be repeated in the fall.

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Abbot 5th-graders learn about dissection from surgeon

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Abbot Elementary fifth-graders took part in deer heart and lungs dissection with a local doctor to supplement their study of the human circulatory and respiratory systems.

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Google donates 35 classroom Chromebooks to AAPS

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

The notebooks, which run on the Chrome operating system and use the Chrome web browser, have been tried out over the past few weeks in classrooms at Skyline High School and Ann Arbor Open @ Mack.

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School Bells: Monday is registration for free, summer GED classes

June 13, 2011 AAPS News Editor

A series of briefs from around the district, including: WAY Washtenaw meeting June 14, Kiwanians give scholarships, One Million Reasons foundation fundraiser under way, Carpenter Girl Scouts donate to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and more.

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Funeral scheduled for Scarlett teacher and coach, James Bryant

June 11, 2011 AAPS News Editor

Visitation will be noon to 8 p.m. Monday, June 13 at C & H Community Home for Funerals, Ypsilanti, with a Homegoing Service scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 14 at Second Baptist Church, Ypsilanti.

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School Bells: Pioneer hosts the WESO Wizards June 11

June 7, 2011 AAPS News Editor

A series of briefs from around the Ann Arbor Public Schools, including: The Washtenaw Elementary Science Olympiad is Saturday; Friday night highlights a Youth for Understanding variety show at Tappan.

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