The latest round of CARES funding in Saline is definitely going toward some worthwhile projects. At their December 9 meeting, the Saline Area Schools Board of Education approved the 2025/26 Round I distribution of CARES Discretionary Funds in the amount of $73,239.60. The list of projects were recommended by the CARES Advisory Council and submitted ...
A range of learning opportunities are expected to come to Saline High School (SHS) next year after the introduction of a variety of new courses at the December 9 Saline Area Schools (SAS) Board of Education meeting. The Board of Education approved a list of new courses to be added to the 2026/27 SHS Course ...
In the areas of government and board relations, community relations, staff relations, business and finance, and instructional leadership, Saline Area Schools Superintendent Rachel Kowalski gets an effective rating, which is the highest rating a Public Schools Superintendent in Michigan can receive in their annual evaluation. After coming onboard on July 1 for the retiring Stephen ...
Saline Area Schools devoted over $2 million at the December 9 school board meeting on a variety of purchases, including new technology and bleachers. The school board unanimously approved a handful of purchases as the school district looks to address a range of needs. The first approval was the technology purchases, which were recommended by ...
The Saline High School Advanced Chamber Choir had the unique opportunity to perform in this year’s Choral Invitational at Michigan State University. This is an annual event each fall that includes around 8 top high school choirs from around the state of Michigan. At the invitational, which was held earlier this month, the students worked with ...
The approval of the countywide Career Technical Education (CTE) millage will eliminate barriers and expand access to purposeful, hands-on, applied and experiential learning in every school district across Washtenaw County, Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Superintendent Naomi Norman said after voters passed the millage on November 4. “This millage will eliminate barriers and expand access ...
The U.S. News Best Schools rankings for 2025-26 have come out this fall with rankings including data on more than 24,000 public high schools around the country. Here in Michigan there are 1,136 public high schools looked at. Locally, three made Michigan’s Top 50. Saline High School comes in at #20 in the state of ...
The Chelsea School District updates the community on a nationwide lawsuit that came out of last year’s PowerSchool data breach. Although it appears at this time local schools were not impacted by the breach, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan were all utilizing this cloud-based K-12 software provider at the time of the breach. Chelsea School ...
Doing their part to help make their school a better place, the Saline Middle School (SMS) Student Council aims to make a positive impact. Representatives from the student council went before the Saline Area Schools Board of Education at the last board meeting to talk about who they are, what they do and how there ...
Food has become a hot topic in school districts such as Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan. With the second full month of the school year now underway, Michigan legislators still have not formulated a budget, which was supposed to be in place before the end of summer. This leaves questions, one being whether or not ...
The Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) is hosting upcoming information sessions to give voters the opportunity to learn more about the Career Technical Education (CTE) millage proposal on the November 4th ballot. Voters residing in the nine school districts served by the WISD will vote on a 1.0 mill, 10-year Career Technical Education proposal. The ...
There are some planned changes coming to Heritage School that should add to the educational experience for the students and staff at the building for the fourth and fifth grades. The plan for the school was presented at the Aug. 26 school board meeting by Saline Area Schools Executive Director of Operations Rex Clary, who ...
The Foundation for Saline Area Schools will induct its 12th Hall of Fame class on Friday Oct. 10. This year, the Foundation is proud to honor the following seven individuals: Class of 2025 The Hall of Fame Celebration will begin with a formal induction ceremony in the Saline High School Auditorium, followed by a patio ...
After some needed remediation work, because mold was discovered in the building, Saline Middle School is getting back in session. Saline Superintendent Rachel Kowalski gave a district update about Saline Middle School (SMS) on Aug. 26: “We are pleased to report that after receiving an analysis of test results and a verbal review with our ...
With two days before the start of the school year, Saline Area Schools made an emergency announcement to the school district community about the first day for Saline Middle School. On Aug. 22, Saline Area Schools (SAS) notified families of Saline Middle School students that the start of the school year would be delayed. In ...
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