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![Early Fall Break No School for Students and Staff, Friday, Oct. 9th and Mon. Oct 12th with some fall colored leaves]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1790782909/a2schoolsorg/rw87jjtt784iwyig5uhs/EarlyFallBreak.jpg","width":2200}])
Early Fall Break is Friday, October 9th and Monday, October 12th.
No school for students and staff.
![Enroll for 2026-27 Opens November 18th accepting all new enrollments and In-District Transfer applications for Young Fives and High School grades 9, 10 & 11]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767812343/a2schoolsorg/qipucjy3ahpiyquja88l/EnrollNowJan26.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767812343/a2schoolsorg/qipucjy3ahpiyquja88l/EnrollNowJan26.png","width":390}])
We are currently accepting neighborhood enrollment for the 2026-27 academic year. Click here to learn more about enrollment options.
![Flyer for AAPS Strategic Plan - Your Voice Matters to the Future of AAPS]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1782847322/a2schoolsorg/herjsauis1ibh1occ4tl/StrategicPlanSquare.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1782847322/a2schoolsorg/herjsauis1ibh1occ4tl/StrategicPlanSquare.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1782847322/a2schoolsorg/herjsauis1ibh1occ4tl/StrategicPlanSquare.png","width":668}])
Your Voice Matters to the Future of AAPS - we will host community meetings on October 14th at Pioneer and October 15th at Huron. Both meetings are from 6:30 to 8 PM.
![First page of the PDF file: 03132019GovernorSchoolAidProposal_web]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1781200986/a2schoolsorg/kzvwwr5goabgew4uwetn/2026BOEDistrictwebsitelandingpagetile400x500px4.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1781200986/a2schoolsorg/kzvwwr5goabgew4uwetn/2026BOEDistrictwebsitelandingpagetile400x500px4.jpg","width":400}])
The next regular meeting is on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM at 3700 Earhart Rd.
![AAPS logo and the words Work Permits]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721852003/a2schoolsorg/wkj0bdgc3dfdbx0sna7w/WorkPermits.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721852003/a2schoolsorg/wkj0bdgc3dfdbx0sna7w/WorkPermits.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1721852003/a2schoolsorg/wkj0bdgc3dfdbx0sna7w/WorkPermits.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1721852003/a2schoolsorg/wkj0bdgc3dfdbx0sna7w/WorkPermits.png","width":1080}])
Local school districts and nonpublic schools no longer issue youth employment permits. Click here to learn about the new work permit process.
![2019 Bond Logo Our Kids Our Schools Our Future]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768589141/a2schoolsorg/gw3lpkgxmhm3ulubhnaq/BONDLogoWebpagetile400x400px1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768589141/a2schoolsorg/gw3lpkgxmhm3ulubhnaq/BONDLogoWebpagetile400x400px1.jpg","width":400}])
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![Marietta "Nurse Rita" Brooks-Hayward in the Carpenter office]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1791220791/a2schoolsorg/lyj6mpcoqk8va5k0v0cm/MariettaNurseRitaBrooksHayward.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1791220791/a2schoolsorg/lyj6mpcoqk8va5k0v0cm/MariettaNurseRitaBrooksHayward.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1791220791/a2schoolsorg/lyj6mpcoqk8va5k0v0cm/MariettaNurseRitaBrooksHayward.png","width":617}])
When a student comes to see me, I listen to them. I stop what I am doing and make eye contact. I show them that I am approachable and I want to do all I can to help them. When I see a student in the hallway, and they greet me, if they want to hug me, they get one.
![Quran Jackson stands next to a seated student and helps her with her homework]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/lwwdfep6cqzxc6z7ecx4/QuranJacksonMinInRoom.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/lwwdfep6cqzxc6z7ecx4/QuranJacksonMinInRoom.png","width":479}])
Step inside Quran Jackson’s 4th/5th-grade split/multi-aged classroom at Carpenter Elementary. All students are engaged, learning to be leaders and advocates for themselves and other students.
![Elliot Gray and Lorena Moore]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/b9nu1tljcxszaghkkglg/ElliotGrayandLorenaMoore.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/b9nu1tljcxszaghkkglg/ElliotGrayandLorenaMoore.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/b9nu1tljcxszaghkkglg/ElliotGrayandLorenaMoore.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/b9nu1tljcxszaghkkglg/ElliotGrayandLorenaMoore.png","width":915}])
The MSVMA Musical Theatre Intensive is a day-long event on October 3 in Redford, bringing together the top 100 musical theatre students from across the state. Students work with faculty from the University of Michigan musical theatre department in a series of workshops, sessions, and solo performances.
![Moe Nagpal wearing a high-vis vest and hardhat at a school construction site]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/efajliz6ekih8fosv5e7/MoeNagpal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/efajliz6ekih8fosv5e7/MoeNagpal.png","width":477}])
Moe Nagpal, capital programs manager for Ann Arbor Public Schools, has been selected for the 2026-2027 School Air Quality Fellowship, a nine-month program run by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.
![Yael Rothfeld standing in her classroom with a couple of students sitting on the floor near her]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/uqj58dvipkhalqsxy00o/YaelRothfeldMinInRoom.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1790780237/a2schoolsorg/uqj58dvipkhalqsxy00o/YaelRothfeldMinInRoom.png","width":419}])
A minute in the room: Thurston music teacher Yael Rothfeld helps students build creativity, confidence and a lifelong love of music.