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Ann Arbor schools preview expanded summer programs and award $76,300 in scholarships
Summary
District staff described expanded Rec & Ed summer camps (~162 offerings and projected 28,000 registrations), multi-track summer learning (targeted K–8 interventions, middle-school summer challenge, high-school credit recovery), and named scholarship recipients totaling $76,300 across vendor and community awards.
Ann Arbor Public Schools presented a broad slate of summer offerings on May 21, including community recreation (Rec & Ed) programs, invitation-only academic interventions, an extended-school-year program for eligible students with IEPs, fee-based summer arts with scholarships, and a vendor/community scholarship award ceremony totaling $76,300.
Rec & Ed director reported roughly 162 summer camps and a projected 28,000 registrations by June 30 and described programming ranging from early-childhood half-day sessions to enrichment and sports camps for ages 3–14. The district highlighted partnerships (including U of M and Freeman Environmental Education Center) and an expanded intern and high-school volunteer program.
Academic summer programs include a K–4 invitation intervention program with 75-minute sessions tailored to foundational skill gaps (ELA/math) and embedded EL and special-education supports; a middle-school Summer Challenge invitation program focused on targeted LA and math instruction; and high-school in-person credit-recovery/acceleration in two sessions at Pioneer. Staff also described ESY (extended school year) services for eligible students, plus compensatory services for missed special-education services during the year.
Superintendent and staff emphasized measurement: district teams plan to use existing assessment data (NWEA and other measures) to compare growth for participating versus nonparticipating students, and to monitor credits recovered and course outcomes for high-school programs. The board received the update and asked for outcome reporting after the summer.
