District Points of Pride

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Wayne-Westland Community Schools was featured on WXYZ Channel 7 "Best Schools in Michigan" on May 28, 2009. Among the programs highlighted in the show were the many high tech courses offered at the William D. Ford Career-Tech Center, the on-line and dual enrollment opportunities available at our high schools, the new high school fitness centers, and the reading and hands-on science programs at our elementary schools.

Four Wayne-Westland educational programs received Education Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of School Boards over the past two years. "Tech-n-More", a technology training program, and "Freaky Friday", a parent visitation program at the middle schools, were recognized as exemplary state programs in 2009. In 2010 our after school program "Bright Futures", was recognized along with our middle schools lunchtime tutoring program "Power Lunch".

The class of 2010 was awarded in excess of $4 million in scholarship monies from universities and colleges, local scholarships, merit, and competitive awards.

Hoover Elementary School is the recipient of the prestigious Muta Award presented by the Middle Cities Association for outstanding educational achievement.

The WM. D. Ford Career-Technical Center was named a "Center of Science and Engineering Excellence" by the Convergence Foundation, one of only seven schools in the Midwest to receive this honor. Students received three first place honors for their IVD car at the Science and Technology competition at Cobo Hall.

Wayne RESA (Regional Education Service Agency) produced a video highlighting the successes of Adams Middle School in their transition to a Professional Learning Community.

MEAP scores continue to rise in Wayne-Westland. Reading and math scores exceed county and/or state averages in m multiple grades at he elementary and middle school level. Every school in the district met the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) threshold in 2009-2010 under "No Child Left Behind".

Wayne-Westland Community Schools received The Meridian Award of Excellence for energy conservation presented by the Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO) for our district wide I-Save program.

Over 2,000 students and parents, and community members attended "College Night" hosted by Wayne Memorial High School, with 60 colleges providing representatives to meet with families.

For the tenth consecutive year the district's Business Department has been honored for excellence in financial reporting by the Association of School Business Officials and the Government Finance Officers Association of US and Canada.