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Schools of Choice available in Northville
Friends of Library hosts well-known speakers
Northville Public Schools is
accepting Schools of Choice
applications under Section 105
and 105c of the Michigan School
Aid Act for the 2016-17 school
year. Availability is limited to five
openings in the International
Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
Program at Northville High
School. Applications will be
accepted beginning May 2,
through 4 p.m. May 27.
In accordance with the legis-
lated requirements, and to sup-
port the district goal of excel-
lence and equity for all students,
a review of each applicant's eligi-
bility for the Diploma Program is
required using the same criteria
applied to prospective resident
DiplomaProgramstudents.
The Northville Public Schools
Section 105 and 105c (Non-
Resident) Schools of Choice
Application is available through
the Office of Human Resources.
Completed applications, includ-
ing all forms and recommenda-
tions must be mailed or hand
delivered to the Northville
Public
Schools
Human
Resources Department, 501 West
Main St., Northville, Michigan,
48167, by 4 p.m. on May 27, 2016.
The district is unable to accept
electronic applications.
Applicants found to be ineligi-
ble for the Diploma Programwill
be notified on or before June 10.
Should the number of applica-
tions approved by the Diploma
Program Review Team exceed
the five openings specified for
Section 105 and 105c Schools of
Choice students, the school dis-
trict will use a random draw to
select the applicants who will be
offered enrollment. If necessary,
the lottery will take place at 8:30
a.m. on June 9 at the Northville
Public Schools Board of
Education offices, also located at
501 West Main St., Northville,
Michigan 48167.
Families applying for limited
Schools of Choice arewelcome to
attend the lottery drawing.
Selected students will be
informed regarding placement
no later than June 10.
Details regarding the lottery
procedures, the Schools of
Choice application, and answers
to frequently asked questions
about the Section 105 and 105c
Schools of Choice option are
available on the district website
at
.
Once a student is accepted to
open enroll under Section 105 or
105c, he or she may continue to
be enrolled in Northville Public
Schools until graduation or until
he or she withdraws from the
program.
The Friends of the Plymouth
District Library will host two
well-known speakers inMay.
The annual Book and Author
Luncheon will welcome mystery
writer and Michigan native
Bryan Gruley at 11:30 a.m.
Friday, May 6. The Friends will
host U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
Steven Rhodes at 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 12, when he pres-
ents “The Detroit Bankruptcy
Case: An Insider's View from
OneYear Later.”
Author Bryan Gruley is a
Catholic Central alumni and
Pulitzer Prize winner. His work
includes Starvation Lake: A
Mystery; its sequel, TheHanging
Tree and a third novel, The
Skeleton Box. He shared in the
2002 Pulitzer Prize for coverage
of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
as part of The Wall Street
Journal staff. The Mystery
Writers of America nominated
Starvation Lake for an Edgar
Award for Best First Novel. It
went on to win the Anthony,
Barry and Strand awards. The
Hanging Tree has been recog-
nized as a Number One Indie
Next pick, one of Michigan's
Notable Books in 2011 and a
Kirkus Reviews Best Mystery of
2010.
The Book and Author
Luncheon will take place at Fox
Hills Golf and Banquet Center,
8768 N. Territorial Road,
Plymouth Township. Cost for the
luncheon is $30 per person,
reservations will be accepted
until noon April 22. Visit ply-
mouthlibrary.org to download a
reservation form or pick one up
at thePlymouthDistrict Library.
Steven
Rhodes,
U.S.
Bankruptcy Judge and the
recently appointed transition
manager for the Detroit Public
Schools, will speak during an
evening presentation at the
library.
As 2014 came to a close,
Rhodes approved the bankrupt-
cy plan for Detroit, allowing the
city to begin the process of exit-
ing bankruptcy. Rhodes will
speak about the state of Detroit,
one year following the bankrupt-
cy process.
This program is free and
open to the public - refresh-
ments will be served. The
Plymouth District Library is
located at 223 S. Main St. in
downtownPlymouth.
For information, call the
library at (734) 453-0750.
tional changes in how we service
local customers. During this time
we were, and remain, in contact
with local officials and local busi-
nesses,” CSX said in a prepared
statement following inquiries
regarding the traffic impedi-
ments.
Lobin said that earlier in the
week the company implemented
some infrastructure improve-
ments including the installation
of an air-pump system. She said
that CSX safety personnel were
in Plymouth to “observe first
hand” how the new equipment is
operating, and that the situation
appears to be improving.
“While our community and
safety lead was in Plymouth, he
spoke with the town manager
(sic) who indicated that no new
complaints from constituents
were received this week. We
attribute this to the improve-
ments that were implemented on
Monday. We will continue to
monitor the new operation plan
and systems and will continue
communicating with town offi-
cials,” she added.
Contrary to those reports,
Sincock denied any contact from
the railroad officials and stated
he is still very concerned about
the ongoing delays and said com-
plaints from upset area residents
are still being received.
“One other thing I'm very con-
cerned about,” Sincock said, “is
pedestrians looking for ways to
cross the tracks of the stalled
trains-walking down the tracks.
This is very dangerous.”
Sincock said that he had
received a phone call from some-
one at the Federal Railroad
Administration who said they
“were working with the CSX on
the problem.”
CSX operational policy
requires that trains be broken
into two parts whenever a block-
age is expected to continue for
more than 10minutes. Last week,
when an afternoon westbound
train blocked the Ann Arbor
Trail-Haggerty Road intersection
at the same time it was blocking
south Main Street and Farmer,
the train stopped before
approaching the yard office at
the Plymouth “Y” and cars at the
end of the train were unhitched
and left on a siding.
CSX trains communicate by
computer and a sophisticated
monitoring system, both centrally
dispatched from Chicago, offi-
cials said.
“We apologize for the incon-
venience this had caused to the
community,” Lobin said in her
response to the situation.
“The line is important to the
entire region to balance the safe
delivery of commerce. CSX is
committed to working toward
limiting the impact of our opera-
tions in the area.”
Trains
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