The Michigan School Reform Office and Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System have reached an agreement Tuesday, April 25, that allows the district's high school to remain open.
The Muskegon Heights Academy was one of 38 Michigan schools facing possible closure after test scores ranked those schools in the bottom 5 percent of schools statewide for three consecutive years.
After several strategic planning meetings, school administrators from Muskegon Heights presented the school reform office with an action plan the district believes will get the school out of the list the state considers failing schools.
The partnership agreement was approved and signed by the school reform office. The agreement includes pledges from numerous community groups -- including WZZM 13 -- and colleges pledging to assist Muskegon Heights in improving student achievement in the high school.
Parents in Muskegon Heights will get to ask questions about the partnership agreement at an event at 6 p.m. May 1 at at the Muskegon Heights Public School District Administration Building located at 2603 Leahy Street.
School reform officials are in the process of signing partnership agreements with other schools the state previously said would close.
Those agreements provide 18 additional months to improve academic performance.
Following the 18-month time frame, schools that don't show improvement may be subject to additional state accountability or close.
The partnership agreements needed to be approved by the Michigan Department of Education, state school reform office, local districts and include signatures from representatives from the various community groups pledging to assist district.
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