A meeting has been scheduled by Superintendent Eileen Grant-Ball to solicit input from the school and community regarding the re-purposing of the Upper Elementary School Building.

The meeting will be on Monday, 02 August,5:30pm-6:15pm. All those interested should meet in the courtyard outside the Upper Elementary School. Discussion of the intent to form this Committee will take place followed by a tour of the building.

This initial meeting would be to establish a community group with interested members who will come up with a feasible plan for the management and utilization of that historical building.

Part of the District's goal must be to remove it from our financial responsibility since cannot afford to keep it empty.

The timeframe of this Community group would be approximately one year (August, 2010 to on/before June 30, 2010 to bring to the Superintendent a viable recommendation of how to potentially re-purpose that building. That recommendation will then be presented to the District Board of Education Long Range Planning and Negotiations Committee and ultimately to the full Board of Education for their possible approval.

After this time, if there is no viable recommendation or plan presented to the Superintendent and accepted, then as a full Board, they will have to make a tough decision on what to do with the Upper Elementary Building up to,or including, razing.

Recognizing that this is a community historical building, we hope that through this committee, and subsequent community forums, with many people involved and giving input, a suitable use could be realized.

Lenawee County Superintendents have spent the past several months coming up with a common calendar for the next four years. This is per legislative action that school districts must work within their county to come up with a common calendar. The common dates are:

First Day of School, Christmas/New Year Break, and Spring Break. All other calendar details will continue to be set annually by the District.

2010-2011 School Year:
09/07/2010 - First Day of School
12/23/2010 through 01/03/2011 - Christmas/New Year Break
04/04/2011-04/08/2011 - Spring Break

2011-2012 School Year:
09/06/2011 - First Day of School
12/22/2011 through 01/02/2012 - Christmas/New Year Break
04/02/2012 through 04/06/2012 - Spring Break

2012-2013 School Year:
09/04/2012 - First Day of School
12/24/2012 through 01/04/2013 - Christmas/New Year Break
03/29/2013 through 04/05/2013 - Spring Break

2013-2014 School Year:
09/03/2013 - First Day of School
12/23/2013 through 01/03/2014 - Christmas/New Year Break
04/07/2014 through 04/11/2014 - Spring Break

Starting September 7, 2010 the YMCA will collaborate with Addison Community Schools to offer a preschool and childcare program. The program will be a school year program and will be open Monday through Friday 6 am – 6 pm with two preschool options 9 am – 11:30 am or 2:30 pm – 5 pm you choose what’s best for your child. Children in the Pre-K Club Program are given opportunities to develop socially, emotionally, and physically through free choice time, small and large group activities, outdoor play and circle time. The Y Pre-K Club helps prepare your child for formal schooling. Children also receive a weekly swim lesson; preschoolers will be bused from the preschool to the YMCA in Adrian. Breakfast and a PM snack are also provided the family of the child provides lunch. Please call 263-2151 x 105 for more information.

Did you know that the Addison Community Schools offer before and after Child Care through the YMCA? School-age children in the before and after School Program have the opportunity to learn in a relaxed setting before and after school. This program offers a stimulating environment with time to play and learn with friends, finish homework, and participate in arts and crafts, and cooperative games. We also offer breakfast and a PM snack in accordance with the State of Michigan Food Guidelines. There’s still time to be a part of this great program. Contact the YMCA as 263-2151 x 105.

Attention Parents! We have posted instructions on how to use the Honeywell Instant Alert system on our website. Please visit http://www.addisonschools.org/docs/honeywellinstructions.pdf to view the instructions.

Addison's Mark Wajda won the 2010 Michigan High School Power Lifting Association State Championship for the 194 lb weight category. In the 194 pound weight category Mark lifted a total of 1220 pounds: 515 Dead Lift, 425 Squat, 280 Bench. Congratulations to Mark!

The District Policy Manual is now available online. As the manual is finished sections will be added. Click here to view the District Policy Manual.

Click Here to read the January 2010 Panther Pride!