Saline Area Schools has a new tool to keep families better informed and encourages greater engagement and connection with the school district, and it’s supposed to be easy-to-use and secure. The school district is adopting a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare, which is launching this summer and fall and is a “unified communications platform is designed ...
The Saline Township Planning Commission tabled a rezoning request from Related Digital for a 575-acre data center site, citing the need for more information after hearing extensive community feedback. Image: Conceptual rendering of the data center. Courtesy Related Digital In an overflow crowd at the Saline Township Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening, a public hearing ...
Two big bond projects at Saline High School (SHS) are set to open just in time for the new school year. In her July 29 Community Message, Saline Area Schools (SAS) Superintendent Rachel Kowalski said, “The High School STEAM Center and Weight Room are planned to open on schedule by the start of the school year.” Work ...
Saline Area Schools new Superintendent Rachel Kowalski is excited to be in Saline. Since coming on board earlier this summer, Kowalski has been spending a lot of time getting to know the school district community. In Kowalski’s first Superintendent Community Message sent out on July 2 she said, “With deep gratitude and enthusiasm, I want ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education appointed Nate Hanson to fill the vacancy on the school board left by Brad Gerbe. The appointment came at the July 14 school board meeting where a handful of the candidates were interviewed. After much back and forth amongst the school board with it seeming divided on who ...
The third-party review of the Athletic Department is in for Saline Area Schools and there were some important recommendations suggested. The presentation of the review was given at the June 10 school board meeting by 5/3 Athletic Consulting. The review was initiated in part from the Saline Varsity Football Team having to forfeit three games ...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education has an opening. The school district announced on June 11, that it is “seeking a local citizen to serve on the Board of Education until December 2026.” The vacancy came about with the resignation of school board trustee Brad Gerbe, who said on June 10 that he was ...
Seeing the importance of these educational programs for all students in Washtenaw County, Saline Area Schools Board of Education has put its support behind placing a question to authorize a millage for Career and Technical Education (CTE) to a county-wide vote. The Saline school board voted unanimously at their May 27 meeting to “support the ...
The Class of 2025, the 157th graduating class from Saline High School (SHS), held its commencement exercise on Sunday, June 1, at Hornet Stadium, with 423 seniors receiving diplomas. SHS principal Theresa Stager provided some facts about the class to open the ceremony. “Saline High School was rated #1 in the State of Michigan of ...
Saline Area Schools Superintendent Stephen Laatsch is retiring after 27 years in the district. From technology teacher to superintendent, Laatsch leaves a lasting legacy. Thirty-plus years as an educator, the last twenty-seven in Saline, Superintendent Stephen Laatsch is retiring. Mr. Laatsch first interviewed for a 5th-grade teaching position at Heritage School. He was hired instead ...
11 years and 11 consecutive awards, and now the Hall of Fame, Saline High School’s “Hornet Nation” broadcast recently received a big honor for their work over the years. In his May 23 Superintendent’s Community Message, Saline Area Schools (SAS) Superintendent Stephen Laatsch said an award presentation was given to students involved in the Hornet ...
Saline Area Schools is devoting just over $300,000 toward new technology purchases as it looks to replace and update some Chromebooks at the elementary level as well as computers inside the labs. The Saline Board of Education, by unanimous votes, approved two sets of purchases at its May 13 meeting. Jay Grossman, Saline Area Schools’ ...
In picking the next Superintendent for Saline Area Schools (SAS), the district is looking to a seasoned and accomplished educator who is expected to bring a broad range of experience to the job. SAS, with consulting help from the Michigan Association of Schools Boards, announced on May 8, the Board of Education, with a 7-0 ...
Saline Area Schools has two candidates in mind as it heads into the next round of interviews, scheduled for May 7. After interviews were conducted on April 29 and 30 of the six candidates vying to take over for the retiring Stephen Laatsch, SAS announced on May 1, it has “scheduled community open houses on ...
After competing in a national competition, Semmy Badenhop, a Saline High School senior, was crowned the first-ever National Machining League Champion. Badenhop earned both the prestigious title and a $10,000 grand prize. To learn more about this great news, the Sun Times News connected with Jackelyn Martin, Saline Area Schools’ Executive Director of Communications and ...
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