Dear 美高梅博彩 Community,

As the 美高梅博彩 教育委员会, we are committed to providing a world-class education that prepares our students for success and careers. 

在我们的星期三, March 20, meeting, the 美高梅博彩 教育委员会 voted to name Interim 负责人 Jazz Parks as our next superintendent of 美高梅博彩. Ms. Parks will assume the leadership post immediately, pending finalization of the contract.

我们真的很高兴能请到. Parks, with her 16 years of experience in 美高梅博彩, take over as the leader of our incredible district. Ms. Parks was selected from an impressive field of six qualified candidates, and we appreciate all our applicants for their passion, 体贴, 和经验.

Ms. Parks has amassed a number of incredible accomplishments, including:

• Coached and supported the majority of the district’s comprehensive middle schools to become National Schools to Watch
• Represented AAPS in coordinating the Equity Professional Development Series in collaboration with the county on equity, 文化能力, diversity, inclusion, belonging, 社会正义和反种族主义
• Supported the district's K-8 and middle schools
•  Re-engaged and facilitated the District Equity Leadership Team and provided professional development to school and district staff on equity, 文化能力, diversity, inclusion, belonging, 社会正义和反种族主义
•  Provided leadership, assistance, coaching and support to school and district leaders
• Facilitated the development of the initial draft of the district equity plan and ensured alignment with the district’s strategic plan
• Re-established the District Crisis Response Team and realigned processes and protocols to assist school and district teams in managing the increased need for crisis and mental health support for students 
• Served as President of the Ann Arbor Administrators Association and the Ann Arbor Black Administrators Association

同样在周三, the Board passed an amended resolution to authorize our new 负责人 to send notice of layoff to those employees in the ASCSA Coordinators and Supervisors Bargaining Unit, 如有必要, as we continue the process of bringing our budget in line with projections. Please see Interim 负责人 Park’s recent 声明及常见问题解答文件 regarding additional measures we are taking to reduce costs and conserve resources.

This Board vote was a painful yet necessary step toward addressing multi-year budget shortfalls due to a number of factors including a decline in student enrollment over the last several years coupled with increases to our staff and well-deserved compensation increases for our amazing team of world-class educators.

The Board continues to work with district leadership as we seek to cut approximately $25 million from the 2024-25 operating budget to meet fund balance requirements set by state law and our board policy.

当我们应对这些挑战时, we look forward to working with 负责人 Parks as she leads our district through this period. Board members remain committed to supporting 负责人 Parks to make decisions with transparency, compassion and integrity with the number one goal of minimizing impacts on our students and school community.

In addition, we have asked 负责人 Parks to bring us a comprehensive marketing and student attraction and retention plan to begin rebuilding our student enrollment numbers.

美高梅博彩 are consistently ranked among the best in the nation and that will continue despite our current challenges.  The exceptional education we provide to our students has made us a model for others to emulate.

I want to personally thank our staff and community members for rallying around our schools at this challenging time. Like our new 负责人 and many of you, I am confident we will emerge from these challenges a stronger district poised for continued success, 成长与学生成就.

Torchio盛宴

董事会主席

美高梅博彩

教育委员会