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	The Ypsilanti Courier A Heritage Newspaper Weekly Publication

A new opportunity to go back to school

Board approves new hirings

By Kathleen Conat, Special Writer

PUBLISHED: August 21, 2008

The Ypsilanti Public Schools' Board of Education last week opened an alternative educational opportunity to high school students who had dropped out.

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A one-year contract with Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. for a program that will give Ypsilanti High School dropouts a way of completing their education was approved. The "Drop Back In Academy" will be established at a site or sites yet to be determined within the YPSD area.

The academy will recruit students between the ages of 17 through 21 who are not currently enrolled in an academic program and who are residents of Ypsilanti. Eligible students will receive education services that will enable them to satisfy graduation requirements.

The contract specifies the district will pay Alternatives Unlimited 90 percent of the state foundation grant per student. The district will also aid by providing textbooks that are not otherwise in use. The academy will pay for all other expenses including teachers' pay and benefits, site rental and utilities.

The board accepted three resignations. Kelly Laine, a district speech pathologist is moving from town. Lindsey Doutt, a kindergarten teacher at Perry Child Development Center, is following her husband to Pennsylvania. Sue Larsen is retiring after 29 years teaching English as a Second Language in the Adult Education program.

The board approved three hirings. Kimberly Myers will serve as a district speech and language pathologist. Debra Wyatt will be a POHI teacher in the district. Frank Garcia will teach math at West Middle School. Garcia did his student teaching at West in 2004. All three are graduates of Eastern Michigan University.

Kathleen Conat is a longtime Ypsilanti resident and freelance writer for The Courier. She can be reached through editor@ypsilanticourier.com.