About the District
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The Ann Arbor Public School District serves the City of Ann Arbor and parts of eight surrounding townships covering 125 square miles.
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Our Schools
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20 elementary, 1 K-8 open school, 5 middle schools, 3 comprehensive high schools, 3 alternative high schools, 1 pre-school and 1 adult education program.
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Our Enrollment
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| The total K-12 headcount enrollment as of September 2011 is 16,544. |
Our Staff
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| The district employs approximately 3,000 full and part-time staff members. Approximately 81% of our teaching staff hold a master's degree or above. |
Our Finances:
FY 11/12 Revised General Fund Budget: $183.6M
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| Direct Services |
84.0% |
| Other Services |
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General Administration |
0.9% |
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Business Services |
1.2% |
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Operations & Management |
10.6% |
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Central Services/Other Benefits & Support |
3.0% |
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Community Services |
0.3% |
Other Budgets:
| Capital Needs |
$0.10 million |
| Debt |
15.87 million |
| Sinking Fund (2002/2005/2010) |
14.90 million |
| Food Service |
4.54 million |
| Recreation & Community Service |
8.54 million |
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Per Pupil Allocation since Proposal A
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Fiscal Year
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Per Pupil
Allocation
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$ Incremental
Increase
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% Increase
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93-94
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$7,574
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94-95
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$7,734
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$160
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2.11%
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95-96
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$7,887
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$153
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1.98%
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96-97
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$8,042
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$155
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1.96%
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97-98
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$8,196
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$154
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1.90%
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98-99
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$8,196
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$0
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0.00%
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99-00
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$8,434
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$238
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2.86%
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00-01
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$8,734
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$300
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3.56%
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01-02
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$9,034
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$300
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3.43%
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02-03
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$9.181
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$147
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1.62%
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03-04
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$9,160
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$(21)
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(0.23)%
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04-05
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$9,234
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$74
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0.81%
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05-06
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$9,409
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$175
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1.90%
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06-07
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$9,619
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$210
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2.23%
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07-08
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$9,667
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$48
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0.50%
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08-09
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$9,723
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$56
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0.58%
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09-10
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$9,336
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$(387)
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(3.98)%
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| 10-11 |
$9,336 |
$0 |
0.00% |
| *11-12 |
$9,020 |
$(316) |
(3.38)% |
| *Est. |
Average increase: 1.00% |
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Millage
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2011/12
Mills Levied
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Expiration Date
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State Levied
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6.00
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None
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Local Hold-Harmless (single residence)
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4.6912
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Dec. 2019
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Local Non-Homestead, (commercial, etc.)
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18.0000
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Dec. 2019
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Debt (Bond)
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2.1497
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N/A
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Sinking Fund (2005)
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1.0000
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Dec. 2014
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Total Taxable Value (est.)
Homestead
Non-Homestead |
$7.3 billion
$4.4 billion
$2.9 billion |
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- AAPS serves the City of Ann Arbor and parts of eight surrounding townships covering 125 square miles.
- AAPS has 20 elementary schools, 1 K-8 open school, 5 middle schools, 2 comprehensive high schools with a 3rd opening Fall 2008, 3 alternative high schools, 3 preschools and 1 adult education program.
- The Ann Arbor Public Schools is the 8th largest school district among 555 districts in Michigan.
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A Look At Our Performance:
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| Class of 2011 Mean | AAPS | State | National |
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| ACT |
24 |
20 |
21.1 |
| SAT V/M |
615/650 |
583/604 |
497/514 |
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10/11 MEAP
Percent
Proficient
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Ann
Arbor
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State
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10/11 MEAP
Percent
Proficient
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Ann
Arbor
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State
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Gr. 3 Reading
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91%
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87%
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Gr. 3 Math
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98%
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95%
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Gr. 4 Reading
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93%
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84%
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Gr. 4 Math
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96%
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91%
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Gr. 5 Reading
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94%
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85%
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Gr. 5 Math
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93%
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80%
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Gr. 6 Reading
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92%
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84%
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Gr. 6 Math
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94%
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84%
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Gr. 7 Reading
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90%
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79%
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Gr. 7 Math
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91%
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85%
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Gr. 8 Reading
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92%
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82%
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Gr. 8 Math
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90%
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78%
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Mich.
Merit
Exam
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2010/11
Merit
Awards
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Nat'l
Merit
Semi-Fin |
Nat'l
Merit
Finalists |
National
Merit
Awards
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Gr. 11 Reading
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Community
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1 |
1 |
1
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AA – 80%
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Huron
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38 |
34 |
7
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State – 63%
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Pioneer
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29 |
27 |
5
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Gr. 11 Math
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Skyline
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-
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AA - 76%
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Clemente
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-
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State- 52%
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AA Tech
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-
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Ethnic Breakdown as of Fall 2011
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Native Am.
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0.4%
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64
Languages
Spoken by
Students in
the District
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Caucasian
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51.2%
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Latino/Hispanic
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5.0%
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African Am.
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14.3%
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Asian
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14.6%
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Arabic/Mid. East
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2.7%
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Multi-Ethnic
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10.4%
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Other
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1.3%
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Mission Statement:
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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 learning.
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Strategic Plan Goals:
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- AAPS will continuously work to achieve the eight goals of the Strategic Plan.
- The Strategic Plan Goals may be viewed on our district website at www.a2schools.org
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Transportation Services:
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- Washtenaw Intermediate School District began providing AAPS student transportation services in the fall of 2010 through the Washtenaw County Transportation Consortium.
- The Ann Arbor Public Schools utilizes 127 buses, covers 107 routes over approximately 125 square miles and travels 1.6 million miles annually.
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Food Service:
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- Food Service serves over 1.4 million meals during the school year.
- Provides vocational training & job experience for special needs students.
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Facilities:
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- We maintain 640 acres of real estate and 3.5 million square feet of building space. The average school building age is over 50 years.
- 18 out of 33 school buildings were built before 1960.
- The district has received national recognition for participation in the Green Lights program, which saves energy while reducing costs.
- The District has received national recognition for Skyline High School and was awarded the nation's largest LEED Silver Certified High School.
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Board of Education:
Deb Mexicotte, President
Christine Stead, Vice Pres.
Andy Thomas, Secretary
Irene Patalan, Treasurer
Simone Lightfoot, Trustee
Glenn Nelson, Trustee
Susan Baskett, Trustee
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Superintendent's Staff
Patricia P. Green, Ph.D., Superintendent
Robert Allen, Deputy Supt., Operations
David Comsa, Deputy Supt. HR/Legal
Alesia Flye, Deputy Supt., Instruction
Dawn Linden, Asst. Supt., Elementary Ed.
Joyce Hunter, Asst. Supt. for Secondary Ed.
Elaine Brown, Ph.D., Asst. Supt. for SISS
Randy Trent, Exec. Dir. Physical Properties
Sara Aeschbach, Director of Community Ed & Rec
Liz Margolis, Communications Director
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| Prepared by: Office of the Deputy Superintendent for Operations |
