2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : MI Excel Work Helping All Students Excel
MI EXCEL WORK IS A STATEWIDE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE designed to fill in student achievement gaps, and ensure students are receiving a top-notch education...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : UAW School to Work Program Offers Valuable Hands-on Training
THE UAW SCHOOL TO WORK OPTION STARTED THREE YEARS AGO with Hazel Park’s first group graduating this past June. “The School to Work program...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : STEM Hazel Park focuses on 21st Century Learning
THE HAZEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACTIVELY BUILDING a K-12 STEM pathway through a variety of programs and initiatives. The STEM acronym represents Science,...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : Schools Implement Behavior and Learning Support Initiative
MICHIGAN’S INTEGRATED BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING SUPPORT INITIATIVE (MIBLSI) IS A STATE-AND FEDERALLY- FUNDED PROJECT. MIBLSI helps intermediate and local school districts implement and sustain...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : Edison Max Maximizing Education For Students with Disabilities
EDISON MAX, ALSO REFERRED TO AS “ED MAX,” IS A CENTER PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE HAZEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEHALF THE OAKLAND INTERMEDIATE...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : Advanced Placement and Career & Technical Education Options
HAZEL PARK HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED ITS ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) COURSE OFFERINGS TO STUDENTS. DOCTOR CARLA POSTELL, DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM INTEGRATION AND INSTRUCTION, SAID, “Originally,...
2018 Hazel Park Schools Communicator : Special Education Programs Providing Effective Educational Opportunities
HAZEL PARK OFFERS SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AT ALL SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL-AGED SERVICES, THE DISTRICT ALSO OFFERS early childhood special education and early...
The Ups & Downs of Fernlandia… or (In)fernal Oak? of Ferndale-Area Gentrification
By Becky Hammond
GENTRIFICATION SEEMS AN OVERUSED WORD THESE DAYS, AND IT NOW HAS SUCH MULTIPLE MEANINGS THAT IT’S MAYBE BEEN LEFT WITH NONE. But...
Iron Ridge District is Building Business and Community
By Ingrid Sjostrand
NINE MILE AND WOODWARD MIGHT BE THE HOTSPOT IN THE FERNDALE AREA FOR SHOPPING, DINING AND SOCIALIZING, but there are other neighborhoods...
Commemorating Como’s
By: Jessica L. Misch, Former Como’s Patron
FERNDALE, MICHIGAN COMPRISES PERHAPS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community members in the state...