Welcome to Ypsilanti Community Schools
Save The Dates!!!
Food Gatherers will host their annual Summer Food Distribution at Ypsilanti Community High School on Thursday, July 25th, from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
There will be a variety of fresh fruits, vegetables, and non-perishable items!
Free community event!
YCS School Of Choice Now Open
Students residing outside of the YCS district boundaries but living within Washtenaw County or a contiguous county are eligible to enroll as a school of choice student.
Link to school of choice application form
Application for 2019-2020
School Of Choice Windows
Application Dates:
April 1, 2019 - October 2, 2019
December 1, 2019 - February 12, 2020
Summer Hours
Open: Mondays-Thursdays - 7:30 am - 4:00 pm CLOSED FRIDAYS - June 17 – August 9, 2019 (Closed Thursday, July 4th)
Click here to download flyer
Special Education Bond Proposal on August 6 Ballot
In Washtenaw County, only one educational program is designed to meet the unique needs of students with severe and multiple disabilities and students who are medically fragile: High Point School. Operated by the Washtenaw Intermediate School District, High Point School serves students with disabilities ages 3-26 who have the most significant needs.
On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, voters will be asked to consider an estimated 0.37 mill increase over 10 years for a $53.295 million bond issue to renovate and reconstruct a new High Point School for students with disabilities from across Washtenaw County. If you would like more information about the election and the ballot proposal, please contact the Superintendent’s Office or visit www.washtenawisd.org
Third Annual Jazz in the Parking Lot
Friday, July 26, 2019 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Shadford Field (YCHS Football Stadium Parking Lot)
FEATURING THORNETTA DAVIS, Detroit's Queen of the Blues!
FREE FAMILY EVENT!
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Spotlights
Calendar
Upcoming Events
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WEST - A2 United Soccer 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMWEST - A2 United SoccerDate: Jul 22Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMLocation: WEST Middle School GymCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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23 Jul
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YCS Summer School 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMYCS Summer SchoolDate: Jul 23Time: 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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WEST - A2 United Soccer 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMWEST - A2 United SoccerDate: Jul 23Time: 7:00 PM to 8:30 PMLocation: WEST Middle School GymCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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YCS Summer School 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMYCS Summer SchoolDate: Jul 24Time: 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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YCS Summer School 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMYCS Summer SchoolDate: Jul 25Time: 8:00 AM to 12:30 PMCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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Jazz in the Parking Lot 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMJazz in the Parking LotDate: Jul 27Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMLocation: YCHS Shadford Field Parking LotCalendar: YCS District Calendar
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YMCA:EMU:YCS CHILD CARE
Looking for Affordable Child Care?
YMCA:EMU:YCS CHILD CARE
Link to more information page
A new child care program opened this summer at the former Chapelle Community School, an elementary school within the Ypsilanti Community Schools District at 111 South Wallace Boulevard, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Registration forms may be found here. For more information about touring the facility, please contact Lee Anna Pasker-Edens at lpasker@annarborymca.org or 734.661.8058.
The Collaborative – Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center (CDC) addresses a critical need for excellent quality, affordable child care in eastern Washtenaw County.
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YCS Summer School Transportation AM and PM Routes
Ypsilanti Community Schools Summer Instructional Program (Summer School) for elementary, middle, and high school starts on Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
YCS will provide transportation to students participating in summer school through the YCS Transportation Department. Transportation for all summer school programming, including enrichment programs, is offered daily to and from school. Attached is the routing schedule which begins on Tuesday, June 25th with time and bus stop locations. Please note there is an AM schedule and PM schedule for transportation that outlines stop locations and times.
YCS Elementary Summer School AM and PM Routes
YCS Middle and High School Summer School AM and PM Routes
Link to 2019 Summer Instructional Program
If you have transportation-related questions, please contact (734) 221-1210 to be transferred to the YCS Transportation Department.
Concentrate managing editor Patrick Dunn leads a writing workshop with Upward Bound students.
Concentrate and On the Ground Ypsilanti have partnered with Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) Upward Bound program for a student writing challenge that poses the question, "How would you solve your community's greatest challenge?" The five winning essays will be published later this month in Concentrate and the winning writers will each receive a $50 stipend.
YIES Admissions Process
Ypsilanti International Elementary School (Y.I.E.S.)
Admissions Process 2019-20
Link to YIES Admissions Process 2019-20 and more information
As of April 30, 2019, the early enrollment notification window was closed. All applications received by April 30 for grades 1-5 have been forwarded onto the official enrollment acceptance process (No lottery is required). Families of these students will receive acceptance letters on May 31 with detailed information on how to complete the enrollment process. *Please remember that because slots remain in these grades, the enrollment application will remain open until August 16, 2019.
A lottery for students entering Young 5’s and Kindergarten will occur on Friday, May 17, 3:30 pm at the YCS Administration Building, located at 1885 Packard Road. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
YIES Lottery Priorities for Kindergarten
The updated openings for 2019-20: Young 5’s=15, K=22
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Kindergarten - Siblings of current YIES students
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Kindergarten - School of Choice (SOC) siblings of current YIES students
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Kindergarten - Current YCS Residents
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Children of YCS staff
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Non-resident SOC
Questions regarding this process should be directed to Principal Cassandra Sheriff at csheriff6@ycschools.us or 734-221-2402
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
EMU SAT PREP SERIES
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Best Photo in Washtenaw County
Best Photo in Washtenaw County
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ACTech senior Niejai Williams won the Best in Photography award at the 37th Annual Potential Exhibition this past Saturday held at the Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor. This year 14 high schools from all over Washtenaw competed.
This is the second year in a row The Learning Studio at YCHS has won Best in Photography. Below is Niejai's photo.
Resources & Information
Ypsi jazz event aims to draw metro Detroit crowd, raise funds for YCS
Ypsilanti Community Schools (YCS) will host its third annual Jazz in the Parking Lot event from 7-9 p.m. July 26 featuring the singer known as Detroit's Queen of the Blues, Thornetta Davis. The free, family-friendly annual event raises funds for other YCS-sponsored programs throughout the school year.
The event takes place each year in the parking lot of Shadford Field, YCS' football field at 1885 Packard Rd. in Ypsilanti. The event attracted more than 400 attendees in its first year and 800 in its second.
Community Events
Community Events:
Michigan Avenue STEAM CAFE-Hovercrafts
The Ypsilanti District Library is hosting a Teen STEAM Café this Friday from 6-8pm for kids ages 12-18 and we’d love to advertise to your YCHS students!
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Mom Power
What is Mom Power?
Mom Power was developed by faculty at Michigan Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and has been brought to Washtenaw County families through a 
grant from Michigan Medicine's Community Health Services.
Mom Power is an evidence-based program that supports families who are facing adversity and stress through the challenges of caring for young children, offering a strengths-based, nurturing approach to promoting resilience in parents and children. The Mom Power multifamily group provides a safe, trusting, and nurturing environment that allows families to learn and practice new skills. The 13-session group focuses on increasing parenting skills, connecting mothers to other mothers, connecting mothers to local resources, supporting mothers in using self-care skills, and supporting relationships between mothers and their young children.
Children attend Mom Power groups as well and enjoy 1:1 supervision with U-M students while the moms meet. A meal is also provided at each meeting.
Who is eligible to participate?
Mom Power is intended for people who identify as female, are age 18 or older, and are pregnant or have children age 6 and under. Immigrants, refugees and all who live in Washtenaw County are welcome to attend.
When will they meet?
Our first group will meet on Tuesdays from 1:30-3:45 from May 21 to July 23. There will be no group on July 2. The group will meet in Ypsilanti. A specific location will be determined soon.
For more information on Mom Power, please visit this website. Link to the registration form at bit.ly/mompowersignup.
Other Events:
- The Collaborative Child Care program is still accepting new enrollments!
- National Flag Football is registering for Spring!
YCS - Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Service Program
The Ypsilanti Community Schools announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for children.
Free meals will be made available to children 18 years of age and under or persons up to age 26 who are enrolled in an educational program for the mentally or physically disabled that is recognized by a State or local public educational agency. The meals will be provided without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the site(s) listed on the flyer.
Summer Camps/Programs
Summer Camp List
Summer Activities for Kids
Summer Slide and the Importance of Reading over the Summer
“Summer slide” is the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. The following information is provided to help school administrators and educators with key talking points, along with resources and research for developing school- or community-based programs to help stem summer slide. Your local public library offers a well-established summer reading programs.
Link to more information
The Y Summer Day Camp
We are holding a Parent Orientation night at Global Tech Academy next Monday, May 13 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to answer questions and provide a brief overview of the camp experience.
Registration will open next Wednesday May 15 at 6:30 a.m. We'll have 40 spaces/week this year and we expect that most weeks will be at capacity. Anyone interested should register early.
2019 Washtenaw County - Summer Sports Camp
FREE: Register Now! Ages 8 to 15 (under age 8 – not admitted) – Breakfast & Lunch Provided
Link to more information and registration form
At Tappan Middle School
Registration is now OPEN
June 17-August 9, 2019
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YCS Sex Education
Advisory Board
We are seeking YCS parent input before recommendations are sent to the Board of Education. If you are a parent, please complete the survey found on our SEAB page.
Link to flyer information
Advisory Board Application
We're also recruiting new members of the YCS Sex Education Advisory Board to meet 4-6 times during the 2017-18 school year. Join the team by completing the application, link to the application is found below.
We're also recruiting new members of the YCS Sex Education Advisory Board to meet 4-6 times during the 2017-18 school year. Join the team by completing the application, link to the application is found below. If a paper application is necessary, please contact Sandra LaLone at Email: slalone6@ycschools.us.
An application for parents to join the Sex Ed Advisory Board.
Link to application
Link to parent letter from Superintendent, Dr. Edmondson
RAHS
Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools - University of Michigan for Healthy Schools
School-Based Health Center
- YCHS contact phone number: 734-221-1007
- YCMS contact phone number: 734-221-2271
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975
Ypsilanti Community Schools is in full compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in District programs, services, and activities. The District's policy manual for Section 504 can be found on the District's website. Click on this link for District's Discrimination Manual.
Quick Links
YCS Manuals
M-STEP Parent Guide
YCS FOIA Procedures and Guidelines
Employment Opportunities
Link to YCS employment opportunities
YCS substitutes teachers are needed!
Daily substitutes are now at a $100/day rate and can contact EduStaff directly for the application process.
www.edustaff.org or 877-974-6338
