A special meeting of the Peninsula Township Board and TCAPS Board (Traverse City Area Public Schools) will take place on August 29 at 6 p.m. This is an open meeting for both groups, and the public is welcome.
The meeting will be held in the gym at Old Mission Peninsula School (OMPS), located at 2699 Island View Road on the Old Mission Peninsula.
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At the meeting, a proposal will be presented regarding the possible purchase and funding of operations for OMPS in connection with an anonymous donation of $800,000 to keep OMPS open.
During the past year, the TCAPS Board has deliberated on whether to close schools because of budgetary issues. At the TCAPS board meeting on March 7, 2016, TCAPS voted to close two elementary schools, the International School at Bertha Vos and Interlochen Community School, after the 2016 school year.
OMPS, however, received a “stay of execution,” in order to further explore the $800,000 donation.
The August 29 meeting will be the first time that TCAPS and Peninsula Township will meet to discuss the sustainability of the donation.
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