Latest News about Saline Area Schools

Happy New Year! The start of the new year has brought some encouraging and also some discouraging news for Saline Area Schools.

To start with some good news: Governor Granholm has announced that the additional $127 per pupil reduction that was proposed in November has been canceled. We are still seeing a reduction of $165 per pupil for this current school year of 2009/2010. There has been no mention of what will come of per pupil reductions for the 2010/2011 school year.

Unfortunately some bad news: There are more rumors and rumblings of some serious changes that may be in store for Saline Area Schools. These stories are coming from all types of sources, some reliable and some not so reliable. The latest rumor was addressed by Superintendent Scot Graden on the Saline Area Schools website. Please educate yourself on the various stories that are circulating and please do not blindly believe the rumors.

There is more Saline Area Schools budget information on the Budget Blog.

Please stay updated on various Saline Area Schools information, community conversations, or general updates on the direction of our District on the Superintendent's Blog.

Our plea to everyone in the Saline Area Schools community ... PLEASE attend our Board of Education meetings. You don't need to be vocal but you need to be informed! We, as parents, need to be there for the sake of our students and for our future of Saline education!

The next Board of Education meeting is Tuesday, January 12th at Liberty School Media Center at 6:30pm. It is important that our community rallies around our students. Our children NEED to be the focus of this ongoing situation.

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