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Partnerships For Progress

Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Partnerships

Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University (ECA)
The Early College Alliance (ECA) is a unique educational program designed to fully immerse high school-aged students into the post-secondary learning environment. ECA is a public, early/middle college program located on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. It exists in partnership with local school districts, including Washtenaw Intermediate School District.

Washtenaw International High School (WIHS)
Washtenaw International High School is a free, public, consortium high school for students in participating Washtenaw County school districts. It will open in the Fall of 2011 to its first group of ninth grade students

W-A-Y-Washtenaw  Program
The Widening Advancement for Youth-Washtenaw Pilot Project is a year-round voluntary educational program for 16-19 year old youth who:

    Have dropped out of high school.
    Are falling behind in the traditional high school.
    Have health problems or behavioral challenges that affect school attendance.

Eastern Michigan University, GEAR UP
HOPE Program
TeenBiz 
University of Michigan, College of Education                              
University of Michigan, College of Engineering
College Is My Future, WCC
Washtenaw Community College: Articulation Tech Prep

Introduction:

A Journey to Excellence

Ypsilanti Public Schools is in the midst of change that brings increasing focus on improving the tangible, observed, and evaluated knowledge of all of our students. We are working to build an overall improvement program with coherence that provides focus on what has been proven to be effective practices while pushing away practices that can distract from what is needed.

There exists a great desire for mastery among all staff in order to provide students with the best possible instruction and classroom culture. This concept of program coherence sets the stage for strong partnerships between YPS and the universities and colleges in the community. These partnerships include a long-term commitment and then the application of knowledge and skills in new contexts as mastery expands.