The Ypsilanti Community Schools Board of Education last night approved a contract with the Washtenaw Intermediate School District to provide Head Start services in the district.
Superintendent Scott Menzel says Head Start will be offered at three locations.
Locations:
- Ford Early Learning Center
- Perry Early Learning Center
- Beatty Early Learning Center, which is the former Head Start building operated by the county.
Federal funding will cover the $1.3 milllion cost of the program.
The school board also approved an agreement with Detroit Regional "Dollars for Scholars", an organization that provides scholarships to encourage students to pursue a post-secondary education. Menzel adds that "Dollars for Scholars" makes scholarships available to encourage students to pursue a post-secondary education. Dollars for Scholars has been serving the area for a while, having started in the Willow Run district in the late 1990's.