Hundreds of families flocked to the annual Touch A Truck event, Saturday, May 4th at Ypsilanti's Shadford Field. Children were able to honk horns and sit behind the wheel of fire, ambulance, excavating and police trucks as well as tractors and school buses. The event was sponsored by the WISD and Success by 6 Great Start Collaborative.
For Immediate Release
Issued: May 3, 2013
Women Who Care extend hand to homeless youth
Check for over $9,000 will be presented to local education project
The Washtenaw County branch of 100 (+) Women Who Care will make a contribution to the Education Project for Homeless Youth (EPHY), 11 a.m., May 7 at Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 1819 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor. The nonprofit women's group twice annually selects local organizations to support. In a provided statement to EPHY the group indicated, "We are very excited about your charity because of the great work you do and we're pleased we can contribute to your effort."
The April 24 annual Spaghetti Dinner, a fundraiser for the WISD Parent/Staff Organization, was a fun and energetic event with food, talent show, silent auction and a chic boutique. The staff and parents, with help from the Kiwanis Club (and Miss Washtenaw County), provided an amazing and memorable event.
Click on the image to view a larger version of it.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Early College Alliance student, Sam Tenka, was featured in the publication EMU Today for attaining a perfect ACT score.
WISD Board Elections
Please find attached information regarding the WISD Board Election to be held Monday, June 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m. in the WISD Board Room.
For Immediate Release
Issued: March 28, 2013
AdvancED recommends WISD re-accreditation
A team of eight educators from around the country conducted a three-day site review of the programs and operations of Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD). The team from AdvancED arrived at WISD March 25 and reported their findings to the WISD Board of Education and staff during an exit review Wednesday, March 27 at the Teaching and Learning Center, 1819 S. Wagner Road.
For Immediate Release
Issued: March 11, 2013
Local student & program featured at conference: WISD staff will present successful outcome at state conference
James Kleimola lives in campus housing. He is a trainer with the Eastern Michigan University football team and he regularly hits the gym to keep in shape. By most standards this is a routine schedule, but in this instance it is exceptional because James is cognitively impaired. He is a student in the Washtenaw Intermediate School District's (WISD) Young Adult Program and he is learning to live on his own in a setting that promotes independence. James, along with program teacher Becky Ralls and teacher consultant John Rose, are presenters at the 2013 Annual Michigan Transition Services Association Conference, March 20-22 in Frankenmuth. James exemplifies the conference title "Breaking Barriers Achieving Goals." Neal Elyakin, Supervisor of the WISD Young Adult Program, said being selected to participate in this respected conference speaks to the outstanding work accomplished by the Young Adult Program staff.
Facing History and Ourselves – Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization
The Genocide of the Armenians
Washtenaw ISD
Thursday, April 18, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Workshop Facilitator: Mary Johnson, Ph.D.
For Immediate Release
Issued: February 1, 2013
Partnership infuses arts across academic disciplines
The Drum and Bugle Corps experience prepared Jennifer Scott‐Burton, Executive Director of Student Services for Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD), for integrating fine and performing arts into the common core standards throughout the county.
Scott‐Burton, a percussionist from 1991‐93 with the Star of Indiana Drum Corps from Bloomington, IN, is one of several local educators tapped to attend the Feb. 13‐16, 2013 Partners in Education annual gathering at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C.
Superintendents Laura Lisiscki (Willow Run Community Schools) and Dedrick Martin (Ypsilanti Public Schools) were recognized at the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA) January 2013 conference for their Courageous Leadership in leading their districts through the consolidation process. The two districts will become one, consolidated district beginning July 1, 2013.
