According to Michigan School Law, any child who wil be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2017, is eligible to enter school this fall. Children who turn five (5) between December 2, 2016, and June 15, 2017, are eligible for kindergarten. Children who turn five (5) between June 16, 2017, and September 1, 2017, are eligible for the Young Fives Program In addition, children who t...
There will be a half-day of school for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, March 22. Pre-school at Riverside, along with Kids Club at Riverside and Custer, will operate on a regular schedule.
There will be a half-day of school for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, January 25. Pre-school at Riverside, along with Kids Club at Riverside and Custer, will operate on a regular schedule.
In honor of the Martin Luther King holiday, there will be no school on Monday, January 16. In addition, the Monroe Public Schools Administration Building will be closed. Classes will resume and the administration building will reopen on Tuesday, January 17.
Three experienced Monroe Public Schools Board of Education members were elected by their colleagues as officers at the January 10 organizational meeting. The Board elected Lawrence VanWasshenova as president, Floreine Mentel as vice president, and Cynthia Taylor as secretary. Katherine Eighmey, MPS Business and Finance Director, was re-appointed as treasurer. Mr. VanWasshenova, who ha...
January 2, 2017 Dear Monroe Public Schools Students, Staff, Families, and Community Members, Happy New Year! I hope this finds you, like me, eagerly anticipating the entrance back into our school routines tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3rd, after a wonderful holiday season. It is a treasure when we have the opportunity to pause, become refreshed, and think about the wonder and prom...
There will be a half-day of school for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Kids Club at Riverside and Custer will be closed in the afternoon.
Monroe Public School students have been busy this holiday season helping their fellow man, classmates and even animals. The Arborwood Campus partnered with the Thrift Shop Association to adopt more than 60 families to help with Christmas gifts this year. They school referred families to the Shop with a Cop event held earlier this month. Staff members participated in the Arborwood Giving Tree wher...
Twenty-one students were honored Tuesday for their artwork, which was selected to be displayed for the year in the district’s Board of Education room within the district’s administration building. The students received certificates for their accomplishment and shook hands with school board members. Melissa Cramer, an art teacher at Manor Elementary, said the district has been displayi...
Cindy Flynn has been named Executive Director for Human Resources with Monroe Public Schools. Her appointment was approved Tuesday by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education during its regular meeting. “Cindy Flynn has been with the district for a number of years and is very familiar with our staff,” said Dr. Barry Martin, superintendent of Monroe Public Schools. “She will ...