Superintendent’s Blog

May 8, 2015 I touch the future. I teach.      Christa McAuliffe Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Staff and Community, Over this week, our staff, students, parents, leaders and community have honored and celebrated […]

May 6, 2015 Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, Thank you for your strong vote of confidence for our Ann Arbor Public Schools in the 2015 Bond Proposal Election yesterday. We appreciate the overwhelming support of our community, evident in […]

April 28, 2015 Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, We recognize the tremendous value of our schools in neighborhoods across Ann Arbor. When we consider quality community schools, the physical environment in our schools plays […]

April 22, 2015 Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, We recognize the tremendous value of our schools in neighborhoods across Ann Arbor. When we consider quality community schools, the physical environment in our schools plays […]

April 2, 2015   Following spring break, like all other school districts across Michigan, we will move to a new standardized assessment, the M-STEP. This change to a new assessment has proven challenging in several […]

March 27, 2015 Hello Ann Arbor Community, When we consider the importance of quality schools in a community, we know right away the critical role of excellent school systems to develop our children academically and […]

March 18, 2015 On Thursday evening, March 5th, an individual with a concealed pistol license attended a choir concert at Pioneer High School, and openly carried a gun into the auditorium. Around the same time, […]

March 11, 2015 The mission of the Ann Arbor Public Schools is, “to ensure each student realizes his or her aspirations while advancing the common good, by creating a world-class system of innovative teaching and […]

March 2, 2015 Dear AAPS Families and Staff, First, I apologize to our AAPS students, families, and staff for the unfortunate inconvenience this morning in facing the challenge of getting students safely to school without […]

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”  ― Winston S. Churchill Hello AAPS Community, Giving generously to help others in our schools and community is in the […]