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Faced with a shortage of bus drivers, Monroe Public Schools has entered a partnership with a Michigan-based company to identity potential candidates.
Michigan Educational Transportation Services, Inc. (METS) has been awarded a three-year contract to help provide pupil transportation services for the county’s largest school district.
Approved at a board meeting last week, the contract began July 1 and runs through June 30, 2024.
Per the agreement, METS will offer human resource-based transportation services as needed, including bus drivers, bus aides and some transportation staff.
Those positions will be employees of METS and considered contract employees who use buses, equipment and facilities that will remain under the ownership of MPS.
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Monroe Public Schools to return to in-person learning
Monroe Public Schools will reopen its campuses to in-person learning next week.
Students are slated to return to class on an in-person basis Tuesday. The district announced the decision Thursday evening in a letter to families and students.
MPS moved to a completely remote learning model in late March after it observed an increase in positive COVID-19 cases and quarantines. It also cited concern over rising COVID-19 positivity rates in the district’s two largest zip codes 48161 and 48162 as being factors in its remote learning decision.
“Throughout the pandemic, we have closely monitored local and district health data to make decisions about safety protocols and how instruction is offered,” said Supt. Julie Everly. “Two of the key metrics we monitor the seven-day positivity rate and the 14-day moving average of new confirmed cases for our residents’ zip codes escalated rapidly during March and early Apri
Monroe Public Schools to remain in remote learning indefinitely
Monroe Public Schools will remain on remote learning as it awaits the stabilization of COVID-19 positivity rates within its boundaries.
The district made the announcement earlier this week in a letter to families. Citing increasing instances of the virus and subsequent quarantines, the district moved to remote learning last month ahead of spring break.
It intended to resume in-person learning Monday. In the letter, Supt. Julie Everly, said the community is continuing to see a rapid increase in cases.
“All of us would prefer to have our students in school, but health and safety must always be our priority,” Everly said. “We had hoped that spring would bring more favorable public health conditions.