The SWWC Weekly

Dear SWWC Student (and Parents/Guardians):

I want to officially welcome you to the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC). As the Director of the SWWC, thank you for choosing to spend a part of your high school experience enrolled in a Career and Technical Education (CTE) class. I assure you that the skills and relationships you will build throughout this school year, along with the unique experiences, will undoubtedly become a memorable part of your life. I am excited for you to begin your CTE journey!

So now what? You applied, you were accepted, and now you may have many questions about what the SWWC is all about. Please take some time to review the information provided in this letter so you feel comfortable and prepared to start this school year in just a couple of weeks. If you have any questions, I encourage you to contact me or our office, and we will be more than happy to assist you.

FIRST DAY

The first day for all SWWC classes is Monday, August 25, 2025. *There is no school on Friday, August 29, 2025.

• Dexter High School does not officially begin its school year until Tuesday, September 2nd. The two SWWC classes at DHS (GraphX and Hospitality & Tourism) will not begin until this date.

• DHS will provide a bus from 8/25/25 through 8/28/25 to transport Dexter High School students to their SWWC class at Saline High School or Chelsea’s CTE center, even though school has not officially started; see below for specific logistical information. Your school schedule will communicate if you’ll be in the morning or afternoon SWWC class.

• The bus will depart DHS's bus loop at 8:30 a.m. for students going to Saline High School. You will return around 10:50 a.m.
• The bus will depart DHS's bus loop at 8:45 a.m. for students going to Chelsea's CTE Center. You will return around 10:55 a.m.
• Building Trades students enrolled in the morning class will need to self-transport.

• The bus will depart DHS's bus loop at 1:00 p.m. for students going to Saline High School. You will return around 3:10 p.m.
• The bus will depart DHS's bus loop at 12:50 p.m. for students going to Chelsea's CTE Center. You will return around 2:45 p.m.
• The bus will depart DHS's bus loop at 12:00 p.m. for students going to the Building Trades class (located in downtown Saline). You will return around 2:30 p.m.

• For all non-Saline students enrolled in a SWWC class at Saline High School, you will ride your district-provided bus , and the driver will drop you off at Door 5 (by the auditorium).

• SWWC staff members will be there to greet you and direct you to the auditorium for a brief introduction. Once the presentation is over, SWWC staff will take you to your class.

• For all non-Chelsea students enrolled in a class at Chelsea’s CTE Center (across the street from Chelsea High School), you will ride your district-provided bus, and it will drop you off at one of the main doors, and the SWWC staff will greet you.

• The SWWC bus will pick students up and drop them off at their home high school’s bus loop.

COMMUNICATION

We encourage all students and families to visit our website at www.TheSWWC.org.

• In addition to finding program and staff information, our office will post announcements there as well.

• If you missed the “New Student Informational Webinar" held in May, the recorded webinar is posted on our home page of our website.

• The SWWC will use ParentSquare for general announcements, school closings, etc.

• You will use your ParentSquare account to access Field Trip Permission Slips as well.

• You are invited to create an account, here is a link to learn how. If you don't create an account, you will still receive pertinent emails.

• ParentSquare is a new platform for us, so thank you in advance for your patience as we navigate this new tool.

• You may also always reach out via phone at (734) 401-4476; our administrative offices are located at Saline High School.

• Follow us on social media! Instagram: the_swwc Facebook: TheSWWC

ATTENDANCE

• Chelsea and Saline students should not miss more than 7 days per trimester, and Dexter, Lincoln, Manchester, and Milan students should not miss more than 10 days per semester.

• Your SWWC teacher or the SWWC office will communicate with students and parents/guardians if absences become a concern.

• If there is evidence of chronic absenteeism, a recommendation to remove the student from the year-long class may be made.

• The following procedure must be followed when a student is absent from their SWWC program for any reason, including, but not limited to: illness/injury, appointments, bereavement, homeschool-related activities/field sports/sporting events, etc.

• The parent/guardian must notify the SWWC and the student’s home district of each absence.

• The parent/guardian may notify the SWWC using one of the following methods: Email: SWWCAttendance@salineschools.org or call the SWWC Attendance Line: 734-401-4283.

• When reporting an absence, please relay the following information: Student Name, Symptoms/Illness/Reason for absence, Home District, and Parent/Guardian Name.

POWERSCHOOL

Students from all districts can only access their SWWC class grades through Saline’s PowerSchool.

• All SWWC students will be assigned a Saline email address with a username and password; this will be given to them by their SWWC teacher within the first week of school. They will need this information to access PowerSchool (and Google Classroom).

• Parents/Guardians can create an account within Saline’s PowerSchool. The instructions are included in this newsletter. If your student does not know their Access Number, please contact our office to obtain that information.

TRANSPORTATION

• If you have any questions about transportation, please see the “Transportation” section of our SWWC Handbook, found on our website at www.TheSWWC.org.

Thank you again for committing to the SWWC and our team can't wait to meet you later this month.

See you soon!

Mrs. Stemmer

SWWC Director

Please see the image below for the current CTE classes offered through the SWWC.

Some SWWC (non-Saline) families may have received an email in error about schedule pick-up from ParentSquare. We apologize about that and ask that you please disregard that message. Thank you!