Jeanice Kerr Swift - Public Ed Leader & Experienced Superintendent, Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent, 2013-23. Michigan Superintendent of the Year, 2018.
Significant snow overnight in
#AnnArbor
During this COVID yr, our
@A2schools
Ss, parents & staff have sacrificed so many joys & worked
#A2gether
to support our Ss -We will call
#VirtualSnowDay
tomorrow Tues, 2/16/21 -take a break fr/ the screen,read a book & take good care!❄️😊
Prediction of snow
#AnnArbor
Tues night& continuing Wed necessitate a weather decision. ALL
@a2schools
& offices will be closed Wednesday, February 26th.This call is made tonight to prioritize student safety & to support parents & w/ an opportunity to make arrangements.
#StaySafe
Due to continuing treacherous road conditions & inclement weather overnight, all AAPS schools & offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov 12th - ALL after school & evening activities are cancelled for tomorrow, also. Be safe,
#AnnArbor
@A2schools
Roads across the area remain slick & authorities share that neighborhood streets will not be treated by morning - Due to poor road conditions, all
@A2schools
classes & activities will be cancelled, all schools & offices will be closed on Thursday, Feb 27th
AAPS Closure Announcement: In the interest of student,staff & community health,
@A2schools
will close beginning at early release time on Fri, Mar 13-closure anticipated through April 6th-We will continue to monitor this unprecedented COVID-19 situation &update Please take care!
Due to the challenging road conditions following today's winter storm, all Ann Arbor Public Schools & offices will be closed on Thurs, Dec 14th
All activities, practices, & events in the District will also be cancelled for the day. Thank You, & Stay Safe!
@A2schools
#A2gether
Due to extremely low wind chill temps expected in
#AnnArbor
all AAPS schools & offices will be closed on Wed 013019 - please take care to
#StaySafe
& let’s all reach out to ensure others are warm & safe through this historic winter weather event
@a2schools
Given the continuing forecast for inclement weather moving into
#AnnArbor
on Monday w/ predicted hazardous travel through the day & evening, all
@A2schools
& offices will be closed on Mon Jan 28, 2019 - All after school activities are also cancelled -
#StudentsStaySafe
Powerful day in
@A2schools
&across country as our Ss speak out-In AAPS 1000s of Ss exited schools in a somber fashion-observed moments of silence, read victims' names, gave speeches-were respectful & returned to class after 17 min event
#NeverMoreProud
#NeverAgain
#InspireA2
❤️This lovely message left on porch today for our amazing
@A2schools
food deliverers ❤️
#Inspired
by our
@ChartwellsK12
food team + many volunteers (30,000 meals +) -& touched by these beautiful ❤️children❤️ who have learned the most important lesson in life
#Gratitude
#A2gether
Due to icy road conditions, particularly on neighborhood & secondary roads, all
@A2schools
& offices will be closed tomorrow Thursday, January 24th - stay safe!
Hello
#AnnArbor
- Due to icy & deteriorating road conditions, all AAPS schools & offices will be closed today, Tuesday, Feb 12th - Also, all after school activities & events will be cancelled.
#StaySafe
@A2schools
“During my
#StateofState
next week I will be clear that failure in education is not the fault of educators or school leaders,it is due to a lack of support for PK12Ed in Michigan -& by God, I am determined, we are going to change this in Michigan now!”
#A2Inspire
#MASALeads
Hello
#AnnArbor
, due to icy road conditions this morning, all
@A2schools
schools & offices will be closed today Feb 6th - all after school activities will be cancelled, also
#StaySafe
Gov Whitmer applauds our incredible MI teachers & shares her message to educators, “You are not failing us, we have failed you! Teaching is more than a career, it’s a calling!”Thank You,
@gretchenwhitmer
-Our MI children ARE counting on us -to get this right!
#A2Engage
@A2schools
@drsonyawhitaker
“We have been called to lead for such a time as this,” powerful words from Dr Sonya Whitaker today at CUBE luncheon - thank you!
#Truth
@NSBAPublicEd
We are SO
#AAPS
proud of
@A2Pioneer
grad,Dr. Joneigh (Slaughter) Khaldun,PiHi Classof1998. Dr. Khaldun impresses every day w/ her expert,lifesaving work as Michigan’sChiefMedical Executive,instrumental in serving all of us &
@GovWhitmer
during
#COVID19
Crisis
#Inspired
@A2schools
WOW! Just announced this morning:
@A2Slauson
designated as a Michigan MS to Watch-awarded for exemplary performance in achieving academic excellence, developmental responsiveness, & social equity-will receive their national award in June in D.C.!
#A2Engage
@A2schools
#AAPSAwesome
Extremely low wind chill temps are predicted to continue in
#AnnArbor
through tomorrow - All AAPS schools & offices will be closed on Thurs 013119 - please take care to
#StaySafe
during this historic winter weather event
@a2schools
We are unified
#A2gether
today in
@A2schools
in our absolute rejection of hate or intolerance of any kind-We welcome ALL-we uplift, embrace, support, & celebrate ALL our beautiful Ss & staff-the AAPS remains a safe place where ALL are warmly received, embraced & loved
#A2Engage
Day1:AAPS COVID-19 ClosureReport-Delivered 1366 breakfasts+1366 lunches for 2732 total meals!Tuesday, will increase to 16 distrib locations in A2 community. Website is updated w/ info Thanks toALL
@A2schools
SuperHeroes who made miracle happen!
#Inspired
Due to the
@NWS
Ice Storm Warning beginning at noon tomorrow indicating that travel could be nearly impossible during the afternoon due to accumulating ice on area roads, all
@A2schools
will be closed for Wed Feb 22nd - All after school activities are also canceled.
#StaySafe
Due to freezing precipitation predicted for this morning & anticipated challenging road conditions today, classes are cancelled & all
@A2schools
offices will be closed on Friday, Jan 12. All activities, practices, and events in the District will also be cancelled for the day.
Due to icy roads & anticipated worsening of road conditions during the morning commute, classes are cancelled; all schools & offices will be closed in the AAPS for Wed, February 7th, 2018. All events and activities will be cancelled for the day-Stay Safe!
@A2schools
All
@A2schools
& offices CLOSED tomorrow Friday, Feb 9 this includes cancellation of all activities & events-MI State Police &
@NWS
discoursge travel in vicinity of I-94-We know families benefit fr/ time to prepare & let’s keep our Ss Staff & families off roads & safe.
#AnnArbor
Due to predicted inclement weather, All
@A2schools
will be closed tomorrow, Wed,Jan 25th. Winter storm conditions w/ peaks of heaviest snowfall & deteriorating travel conditions are expected in the afternoon. Snow day, snowmen artwork shared from Ms. Erickson's kinders
@DickenA2
“To date, all countries that have reopened schools without further outbreaks did not open until after they had achieved near zero case incidence & low community transmission rates. They also have maintained focus on infection control and ongoing testing.”
I want to make this clear — I will not send our kids and our education workforce into our schools unless it is safe to do so, plain and simple. I have made decisions based on science and facts to keep Michiganders safe since the beginning, and won’t stop now.
“There is no other nation in the high-income world in which kids worry about being shot when they go to school. It happens here in America because we choose to let it happen. We’re not unlucky. This is purposeful. This is a choice.”
@MomsDemand
@SenStabenow
@GovWhitmer
@SenWarren
“To reopen schools in the safest way, which may be impossible in some instances, & to get the economy fully back on track, we must get the case counts down to manageable levels — down to the levels of European countries.”
Due to continued icy & snowy winter road conditions from yesterday’s winter storm,
@A2schools
will be closed today Thursday Jan 26th.All after-school activities are canceled for the day.We look forward to having our students & staff back in school tomorrow-Take care & stay safe!
Beginning on Monday, March 16th, food distrib will occur are approx 12 sites to ensure Ss continue to receive meals while AAPS buildings are closed. Full details are available COVID-19 Pick-ups are 11 AM to 12:30 PM
@A2schools
.
@A2schools
will be closed tomorrow Thurs 2/23-this decision is a result of power outages in A2 impacting many school buildings & restoration times remain uncertain. Our team will continue working hard to restore building systems as power is restored ❤️ our Ss back on Fri 2/24!
Hello
#AnnArbor
- As we greet our 18,000+
@a2schools
Ss & families across 32 campuses on 1st day of classes tomorrow, let's be absolutely clear: ALL ARE WELCOME in the AAPS! We Welcome, Embrace & Celebrate Each and Every Child on Every School Day!
#A2Engage
#A2gether
#A2Inspire
Heads-up southeast Michigan; So here’s how it looks as of early Tuesday afternoon: 5″-7″- Detroit, all Detroit area cities, Oakland County, Ann Arbor, Monroe, Jackson, Brooklyn, Coldwater and the Thumb
TY
@GovWhitmer
I will be working ... to ensure our seniors graduate &that no child is held back as a result of our ability to provide face-to-face instruction during the COVID-19school closure. To teachers, admin’s &support staff-I thank you for stepping up & helping your Ss ...”
“There is always light if only we are brave enough to see it - There is always light, if only we are brave enough to be it,” shares Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet -
#Powerful
Today, in memory of my beautiful Grandmother,Jewell Byrd Kerr, born 1912, & in honor of so many of our grandparents & ancestors who came before & made a path for us,we celebrate the right to lift our voices through our vote in free, fair, & democratic elections
#A2gether20
#VOTE
.
@A2schools
will close tomorrow Fri 2/24 due to 19 school campuses currently w/o power & significant impact to district infrastructure from outages related to Wed ice storm -
@DTE_Energy
teams are working vigorously to prioritize schools over this weekend.
#StaySafe
@A2GOV
VP Elect opens her historic remarks tonight by quoting revered John Lewis, “Democracy is not a state, it is an act,” & reflects on her immigrant Mother Shamala, Black women & all women who came before,“While I may be the 1st woman in this office,I will not be the last”
#Powerful
Hearing directive re:opening schools Fall20-w/o any plan for tremendous needs U.S. schooldistricts face: PPE, addit’l teams to disinfect classrooms&health screen,contact tracing& readyCOVID testing to support health & safety of our Ss, teachers, staff, leaders&families.
#Shameful
On this
#GreatDay
for women everywhere,I reflect on my beautiful Mother (left),a strong Native American ‘ambitious’ woman who persisted, worked hard & achieved despite the odds-I am so grateful for the lessons she taught me &so proud of
@KamalaHarris
#ForthePeople
tonight
Due to icy road conditions in the AAPS area, the
@A2schools
will be closed today. All after-school activities & events are canceled for the day. Stay safe, everyone!
Thank You
@DrBiden
for speaking to America directly from your English classroom at Brandywine High School, Room 232 tonight - like so many educators we all know, respect, & love, teaching is not what you do,it’s who you are.
#WeAreAllConnected
#EveryChildEveryDay
@BrandywineHigh
Like so many things,learning& school will look different from this day moving forward.We will ‘make this path by walking it together,’& we will be stronger on the other side of this unprecedented time. Thank you,Team
@A2schools
for your important work for children today&every day
Hello
#AnnArbor
- some technical difficulty at this time - we will join you for our live
@A2schools
COVID-19 update very shortly - thank you for your patience!
"By wearing masks now, we can put our state in a stronger position so our kids can return to school safely in the fall. For the sake of your loved ones, let’s all mask up!”
#MaskUpMichigan
@GovWhitmer
@A2schools
Please see
@A2schools
statement today on Student Safety-we MUST take collective action now to keep our more than 50M children safe to learn & grow in our US classrooms each day- our children & the staff who care for them are counting on us!
@AASAHQ
The American people have spoken - this is democracy in action on this historic day - Time to move forward
#A2gether
- to address the many tough challenges ahead of us - Together, we have what it takes - here’s to better days ahead!
#Onward
@a2schools
@GovWhitmer
@LtGovGilchrist
Grateful to all who have worked alongside tirelessly on this months-long effort to ensure staff has access to vaccines, supporting a healthy &safe return to our
@a2schools
We are excited to welcome MI Medicine & IHA as partners in vax effort via
@YouTube
Our hearts are broken to hear of the tremendous loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - her courage, strength, determination & tenacity are remarkable; her barrier breaking life & leadership will remain an inspiration for all of us. ❤️
#RuthBaderGinsberg
#NotoriousRBG
Truly a GREAT day in
@A2schools
today as we welcome our teachers & school teams on this opening day - Our 2019-20 story begins today -
#A2Breakthrough
Watch here for public release of the Welcome video later today!
#AGreatDay
In
@A2schools
we stand strong in support of AAPIC communities, &stand against all acts of bias, bigotry & racism.We must work together to eradicate racist attitudes,beliefs & behaviors &to dismantle white supremacy.
@a2schools
full statement:
#AnnArbor
Thank You,
@arneduncan
for giving voice to U.S. school district need for USDA waiver to cont emergency food distrib for Ss-a critical need-we will soon be required to scale back essential food for Ss-500K meals so far for
@a2schools
children
@andersoncooper
Our hearts are broken for tragic loss of precious lives today in OxfordCommunitySchools-long past time to take meaningful action to address gun violence in schools, protect our children/students, staff, & communities
@MomsDemand
@A2schools
A great day for
@A2schools
as the MI Supreme Court has upheld lower court ruling, leaving intact AAPS safety policies banning the possession of firearms in schools -
#AnnArbor
Ss & 1M Michigan children & the teachers/staff who serve them win today!
#A2gether
@A2schools
Thank You,
#AnnArbor
, for speaking out strongly in support of keeping our children safe-today is a defining moment for
@a2schools
& our 1 million Michigan students!
#A2gether
Ann Arbor superintendent calls ruling on guns in schools victory for children
.
@GovWhitmer
shares news tonight of 1st 2 MI cases of COVID-19 & declares
#StateofEmergency
In
@a2schools
we are working closely w/ disease experts & authorities & will continue to update
@A2schools
staff, Ss, families, & community re: COVID-19 info
.
@GovWhitmer
calls on MI lawmakers to continue priority investment & support of Michigan P12 students & public education in Michigan - Gov sets goal of funding GetMIKidsBackonTrack tutoring plan by spring break. Thank you Gov for helping us better serve our
@A2schools
students!
And this is how they do arrival & dismissal at
@A2PittsfieldSch
- today & every day - so much joy ❤️ & celebration in the work to serve children, families & commUnity from these Pittsfield educators & from all on our
@A2schools
team! We are
#A2getherStrong
Excitement in
#A2
tonight as we are poised for formal launch of school year 20-21 w/
@A2schools
teachers& staff tomorrow!
#MuchGratitude
for all who have worked hard this summer to prep & to all who are sharing, presenting & leading tomorrow-Ready-Set-Go!!
#WeGotThis
#A2gether20
Please join me in congratulating these 6
@A2schools
teachers who will begin their teaching careers w/ Day 1 right here in
#AnnArbor
in just 26 days - best wishes for a rewarding career in service to children!
#AAPSProud
#A2gether
#Back2A2
“...696 new cases were reported in Michigan on July 28. Over the past week, there have been an average of 692 cases per day, an increase of 20 percent from the average two weeks earlier.”We MUST do better! C’mon, let’s
#MaskUpMichigan
@A2RecDirect
Bless you
@SuptEnfield
& all impacted Supers - you are in our thoughts as you are on the leading edge of this - we are also experiencing similar dynamic here in MI! Thank you for speaking truth!
It’s 9:00 pm & I finally have time to send this message: to every vendor, solution partner, researcher, education advocate, etc. please stop. Just stop. My WA superintendent colleagues & I confronting school closure need to focus on our communities. Let us do our jobs.
Wow! A tremendous day in
@a2schools
as we welcomed 70 beautiful new teachers today ! Thank you for joining
#TeamAAPS
& for investing your lives in service to children!
#A2gether
When we emerge on the other end of this public health crisis, we must address the broader crises of an eroded social safety net. We must redouble our efforts to ensure that all children receive the foundational support they need to thrive.
@A2Schools
Did you know
#AnnArbor
-Our more than 100 school busses collectively travel the distance from Ann Arbor to Seattle each morning during AM routes to school, carrying the most precious cargo we have - our children. Stay safe on winter roads today!
@A2schools
🎉Congratulations Keely Hoffman,
@A2schools
Lead Nurse, honored today as Michigan School Nurse of the Year 21-22 🎉 this honor so very well-deserved for an extraordinary individual in recognition of her service to our children & all in the
#AAPS
#AGreatDay
@A2RecDirect
@A2Nurses