Up to 5% of Ann Arbor Public Schools students in the fall could be coming to the district from other school districts in Washtenaw County. The school board Wednesday night voted unanimously to open 750 school of choice seats for out of district students.
Superintendent Jeanice Swift says the jump in school of choice seats is one of several efforts to better fill the district's classrooms.
The district has increased the number of school of choice students attending in each of the last four years, but never has filled all of the available seats.
To help fill the spaces this year the district is planning a marketing campaign and district officials hope having spaces in all grades except the last two years of high school will help attract families with multiple children.
School of choice applications will be accepted March third through April first. From Friday through February 14th the district will accept applications for in-district school of choice for students who don't want to attend the school where they live.
— Andrew Cluley is the Ann Arbor beat reporter, and anchor for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him acluley@emich.edu.
