Dear Ann Arbor Public Schools Community,

As we recently shared, the Ann Arbor Public Schools is facing multi-year budget shortfalls that must be addressed immediately. According to the financial analysis, the district will need to cut approximately $25 million from the 2024-25 operating budget to comply with state and Board of Education requirements. 

We are seeking community input through a survey open to staff, parents, high school students, and community members. Please take the survey here. It will be open until Friday, April 5th. We are also reviewing the feedback and data from the superintendent search engagement process and last spring’s listen-and-learn to glean stakeholder priorities and inform our next steps. We will not make decisions regarding reductions until we hear from our Ann Arbor Public Schools Community. 

Students in grades 3 through 8 will have the opportunity to share their feedback by completing age-appropriate surveys in school after Spring Break.  Members of the district leadership team have also been meeting with diverse, representative groups of students to hear directly from them about their priorities regarding their school experiences. We plan to visit as many schools as possible over the coming weeks to engage with staff and students to get feedback and input.  

We are also hosting a series of community input meetings to gather feedback and suggestions from the AAPS community, which will inform our next steps. 

The meetings will be held on Monday, April 8, at Pioneer High School. 

• Secondary School Staff at 4:00 PM
• Elementary School Staff at 5:30 PM
• Parents and Community at 7:00 PM

The Frequently Asked Questions page has been updated with answers for some of the new questions we have received from community members. You can review the updated FAQs here. 

Wishing everyone in our AAPS community a safe and healthy spring break.

Jazz Parks

Interim Superintendent

Ann Arbor Public Schools