Dear Parents,

Please download and take a look at the Fall 2020/2021 School Opening Plan for the WAY Academies inside.

The staff at WAY Academy has been working hard to make sure we construct a plan that works to provide the maximum amount of flexibility and safety for staff and students this upcoming school year.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-21 PROHIBITS ALL PUBLIC GATHERINGS OF ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE UNTIL AFTER May 28, 2020. THIS REQUIRES The Board of Directors of WAY Academy Detroit a public entity, to conduct their Regular meeting ELECTRONICALLY (VIA ZOOM) on Tuesday, June 23 , 2020 at 6:00 pm.

Please see the full document attached for more information on how to join.

The WAY Academies Superintendent, Madeline Black, was invited to speak during the Charter Day online event for charter schools in Michigan on May 13, 2020.

"Covid-19 has placed a need on all schools to begin to think of how to model their schools in unique ways this fall", she said. See or read the full speech inside.

Today the Superintendent for the WAY Academies, Madeline Black, spoke during the Charter Day live event. She talked about the importance of offering the flexibility that students need to thrive in times like these. Get to know more about what we offer on http://wayprogram.net

#wayprogram #charterday #charterslead

On Wednesday, May 13, we celebrate Charter Day. In this year's virtual event, the Superintendent of the WAY Academies, Madeline Black, will speak about what we have been doing to keep delivering the best education to our students. More info insite.

Cody Rouge residents may now access NO COST support and services to directly address the impacts of COVID-19. To access support, Cody Rouge residents are encouraged to reach out to one of the six organizations in the file inside.

Michigan has become the first state in the country to gain federal approval of a program that will provide nutritious food to children who were affected by school closings due to COVID-19. The full information can be found inside.

"WAY Academy students as virtual students, are not impacted by the announcement today. Our students will continue to work from home, as we have been doing. Their teachers are available online and instruction will continue, as normal."

Read more inside.

Education Views recently caught up with Beth Baker, Co-founder and Executive Director along with her co-partner Glen Taylor, both from Michigan who have been engaged with cutting edge educational models for over a decade creating WAY Online, WAY Academy, and WAY American Schools. WAY partners with local schools, parents and teachers and offer a robust, internationally accredited, project-based curriculum on their innovative cloud-based platform.