Superintendent’s Blog

Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community,   Today the Ann Arbor Public Schools voters have spoken. Because the annexation vote did not pass in Ann Arbor, the annexation of Whitmore Lake Public Schools into the […]

“Through conversation, we as human beings create our shared reality.” –       Otto Scharmer  Hello AAPS Families, As we come to the beginning of November, our community will be making important decisions over this coming week […]

October 5, 2014 Context Three Important Questions and The Story The Decision – Ongoing Communication – AAPS Commitment  First, it is important to clarify that the purpose of this communication is not to persuade; the […]

Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, As we arrive to the beginning of October and have wrapped up this first month of classes, I want to thank you for such a wonderful beginning to this […]

September 2, 2014 Hello Ann Arbor Public Schools Community, Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year! We are incredibly excited to welcome our students and families into our beautiful schools and caring classrooms to begin the […]

Dr. Jeanice K. Swift, Superintendent You likely have heard that Ann Arbor Public Schools is the fortunate beneficiary of an exciting partnership with Toyota Motor Sales that supports and enhances our implementation of STEAM education […]

Ann Arbor Public Schools is pleased to report improvements for a number of schools in the Scorecard status and “Focus School” designation as measured on the Michigan School Accountability ratings, released on Wednesday, August 13, […]

Superintendent’s Blog Dr. Jeanice K. Swift August 3, 2014 You have heard by now of the discussion underway between Ann Arbor Public Schools and Whitmore Lake Public Schools Boards of Education and their exploration of […]

It’s a great time in Ann Arbor Public Schools as we welcome home 20 of our AAPS teachers and leaders who have recently returned from their participation in the Toyota Education Initiatives in STEAM Innovation […]