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Vandercook Lake High School Senior Spotlight!
Welcome back to Vandercook Lake Alana!
Mrs. Sweeney's first graders are working hard on their reading and writing skills every day! We love our small group time for learning and practice.
Get your prom ticket today in the HS front office!
Go check out the artwork by some of Townsend's artists.
Order lunch or dinner and support your Vandercook Lake Cheer Program!
Vandercook Lake High School Senior Spotlight!
Vandercook Lake High School Senior Spotlight!
Help support the Vandercook Lake Music program and have a delicious meal all at once. Just eat at Fazoli's in Jackson (1500 N W Ave) and drop off your receipts at the MS/HS and a portion of each sale will be donated to the music program.
Prom tickets are on sale now!!!!
Athletic Updates:
The HS Baseball and HS Softball game for tonight has been rescheduled for Wednesday. The Middle School track meet has been canceled. A possible reschedule date to come.
HS Softball will practice in the MS Gym from 3-4:45pm. HS Baseball will practice in the MS Gym from 5-7pm.
No practices for MS or HS Track.
Middle School Reminder: M-STEP testing for Middle School students this week. Tuesday, 4/18-7th grade ELA M-STEP (no school for 8th graders); Wednesday, 4/19-7th grade Math M-STEP (no school for 8th graders); Thursday, 4/20-8th grade SS/Sci M-STEP (no school for 7th graders).
Townsend Weekly Announcements:
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Congratulations to BOTH of our eSports teams and coach Spaulding for making it to the state playoffs for the Michigan High School Esports League (MHSEL)! We'll be competing next week on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wish our teams good luck! Go Jayhawks!
Special Education Millage Renewal on May Ballot
Local school districts are mandated by law to provide special education programs and services. However, the federal and state governments have not adequately funded special education in the past, placing the burden on local and intermediate school districts. Without additional millage funds, local school districts are forced to use general education funds to pay for special education programs and services.
On the May 2 ballot, voters will be asked to renew the Jackson County Intermediate School District Special Education Millage. A taxpayer who owns a home with a market value of $100,000 (taxable value of $50,000) would pay $77.04 per year or $6.42 per month in renewed millage.
For more information or to review the Q&A, visit www.jcisd.org
Special Education Millage Renewal on May Ballot
The May 2 ballot will have a question asking voters to renew a five-year Special Education Millage. If approved, the funds will be used by the JCISD to reimburse local school districts for their mandated special education costs. Without this millage in place, local school districts would lose approximately $8.8 million in special education funding for the 2023-24 school year, resulting in fewer dollars to support programs for all students.
Special education expenses are not fully funded by the federal government, leaving it up to state and local officials to pay for the mandated costs. The State of Michigan dictates that a local school cannot go out for an enhancement millage - it must come from the county’s intermediate school district. JCISD is the only educational entity that can place this proposal on the ballot. It is doing so on behalf of the 12 local school districts and three public school academies that it serves throughout Jackson County.
For more information or to review the Q&A, visit www.jcisd.org
Prom is right around the corner! Get your tickets today!
2nd grade field trip (Mrs. Russell's class) went to the Potter Center to see Junie B. Jones and the Survival Guide to School.
