Election Day is November 4

Election day will be here soon! Do you have a plan for voting? 

✅ If you have an absentee ballot, you have until 8:00 p.m. on Election Day to complete and return your ballot.

✅ If you plan to vote in person, polls will be open on Tuesday, November 4 from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

On November 4, voters residing within the Washtenaw Intermediate School District’s service area - including Saline Area Schools- will be asked to consider a 1 mill tax that would support CTE learning experiences from preschool through high school graduation. CTE helps students understand why they learn what they learn from PreK-12. CTE programs open doors to college, careers, and beyond. If a CTE millage is approved by voters, regional hubs for CTE programs, like Saline’s South and West Washtenaw Consortium, will continue to operate, and CTE programs at those sites and across the county would be expanded. Millage funds generated would be used in four key ways:

• Maintaining and upgrading existing equipment like tools, machines, facilities, and technology to reflect the latest industry standards.

• Launching new programs, like drone and aviation technology, and expanding access to high-demand programs that currently have waitlists, like health sciences and construction trades.

• Sustaining existing programs by returning $10+ million to local districts’ general funds.

• Increasing PreK-12 career exploration opportunities like camps, electives, curricula, and real-world learning experiences.

If a CTE millage is approved by voters, students in preschool, elementary, middle and high school would benefit from sustaining existing and expanding new programs. Washtenaw County’s CTE framework would be from PreK-12, with age-appropriate experiences that build on each other as students grow and learn:

• PreK: Wonder – Children utilize play and imagination, sparking curiosity about how the world works.

• Grades K-5: Awareness – Students discover personal interests and a sense of self, expanding their view of what is possible.

• Grades 6-8: Exploration – Students explore their interests and skills, and match them to potential career pathways.

• Grades 9-12: Preparation – Students connect academic content to careers through real-word, applied and experiential learning and plan for their future.

Still need to learn more about the CTE proposal first? Check out this on-demand pre-recorded Zoom presentation that you can watch on your own schedule!