Here's what you need to know about Birmingham this week.
City Commission to meet Monday, Planning Board meets Wednesday: City meetings are back in full swing this week. The Birmingham City Commission meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall, while the Planning Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. Bully returns to the Birmingham 8 Friday: Bully, the bullying documentary that first premiered during the 2012 Uptown Film Festival in Birmingham, returns to the Birmingham 8 this Friday, with showings all weekend long. Matinee tickets are $6; regular tickets are $10 after 6 p.m. Kindergarten dialogue Wednesday: Will you have a little one attending kindergarten at Birmingham Public Schools next year? Curious to learn more about the all-day kindergarten program, which will be implemented at all…
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Birmingham City Hall
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Birmingham 8
211 S Old Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI
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Pierce Elementary School
1829 Pierce St, Birmingham, MI
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Baldwin Public Library
300 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
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Birmingham Area Seniors Coordinating Council and Center
2121 Midvale St, Birmingham, MI
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The full-day program will be standard at all eight Birmingham elementary schools starting in the 2012-13 school year.
All-day kindergarten is coming to Birmingham Public Schools and school administrators are preparing parents of prospective kindergarteners. All eight elementary schools in the Birmingham district will implement all-day kindergarten in the 2012-13 school year, due to recent changes in state funding as well as mandated curriculum changes. According to a report presented at the Dec. 13 meeting of the Birmingham Board of Education, intent language in the Michigan School Aid Act states that the state will only fund kindergarten for the portion of the day that a district offers it. That means half-day programs considered standard at many districts across the state — including Birmingham Public Schools — will only receive half of the total …
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Birmingham Public Schools — Administrative Offices
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