Artificial Intelligence (AI) is finding its way into different parts of life, so it’s only natural that education would be one of those places. Local schools in Chelsea and Dexter have started to use it in an effort to stay committed to being on the forefront. In Chelsea at Beach Middle School, Principal Matt Ceo ...
Described as inspirational and innovative, Saline Middle School Science teacher Leigh Ann Roehm has been recognized as one of the best. Sharing the cool news, Saline Area Schools (SAS) announced on Jan. 29, that Roehm was “recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).” Established in 1983, Saline schools said ...
Dexter Community Schools’ Unified Basketball Teams are playing at another level; bringing together students on the court in a unique way toward a common goal of working as a team. This is being highlighted in a huge game for them that will be taking place before a Detroit Pistons game on Jan. 31. They are playing ...
Art created by students in Dexter Community Schools will again be part of the Michigan Art Education Association Region 3 Art Show. Every school in DCS, from Anchor and Beacon to Wylie, Creekside, Mill Creek and the high school, will have students participating in the show. It will be open to the public starting Saturday, ...
Community members of Milan Area Schools (MAS), your input is important, especially as the school district looks to fill the important position of Superintendent. With current MAS Superintendent Bryan Girbach announcing last month that he is retiring from Milan Area Schools on June 30, 2025, the Board of Education has announced the replacement process moving ...
Dexter Community Schools started the New Year by swearing in the two new Board of Education members. Voted onto the board in the November 5 election, the school board and district officially welcomed on Michael Cipolla and Amy Reiser at the January 8 meeting. During that school board meeting, DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis administered the ...
From the weight room to the bleachers and STEAM remodel, Saline Area Schools approved a number of big purchases at the last school board meeting. Rex Clary, Saline Area Schools Executive Director of Operations, went before the school board on Jan. 14 with recommendations for each purchase. The board approved each one. The weight room ...
The Board of Education for Saline Area Schools is set as new and returning members were sworn in at the January 14 meeting. The officer positions were also selected at the meeting. The ceremonial swearing-in had the Hon. Anna Frushour, a Judge at the 14-A District Court of Washtenaw County, giving the oath of office ...
The new Director of Safety and Security for Saline has a range of knowledge and previous work in jobs that should help him in his new role with the school district. This role is new for Saline. Bringing with him such past experiences as overseeing the multi-jurisdictional SWAT and Negotiations Team for Washtenaw County, implementing ...
For the past four months the Chelsea School District has been going through its own Security Audit. The results of this were presented to the Board of Education at its Jan. 13 meeting. CSD Superintendent Mike Kapolka said the process for this has been going on for the past four months. He said the audit ...
In his most recent report to the Chelsea School District Board of Education, Doug Whitsel, the district’s Director of Safety and Security, updated the board on the introduction of Narcan into the district as well as about some helpful training through the Michigan State Police. Whitsel’s report went before the board at its Jan. 13 ...
Like Saline schools, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan also said they were not impacted by the PowerSchool data breach. The Sun Times News asked Dexter Community Schools Superintendent Chris Timmis about the breach that reportedly happened in December to PowerSchool, which is a cloud-based K-12 software provider. It’s been reported that a compromised credential was used ...
Saline Area Schools said it was not impacted by the massive PowerSchool data breach that may have exposed student and staff data at different school districts around the country. In his Jan. 10 community message, Saline Superintendent Stephen Laatsch addressed this issue to update the district: “A recent cybersecurity incident impacted PowerSchool, a company that ...
The Chelsea School Board started the new year by swearing in two newly elected members and selecting officers. At its Jan. 6 meeting, the school board swore in the newly-elected school board members, Heidi Reyst and Erin Hunt-Carter. Board president Kate Henson administred the Oath of Office, which reads: “I do solemnly swear that I ...
With the report in from the Ad Hoc Committee, Saline Area Schools are expected to take the next step in their process to review the athletic department. At its upcoming Jan. 14 meeting, the school board will look to hire an outside company to conduct a third-party review of the department. The Ad Hoc committee ...
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