Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School

Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School
にじいろ小学校
日本語マグネットスクール
Location
Livonia, Michigan
United States
Information
Funding type Public
Established 11 August 2014 (2014-08-11)
Superintendent Randy Liepa
Principal Karen Young
Enrollment 130[1] (2014-2015)
Website niji-iro.livoniapublicschools.org

Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School (the name means "rainbow colors",[1] also stated in Japanese as にじいろ小学校,[2] and 日本語マグネットスクール[3]) is a public two-way Japanese-English immersion elementary school in Livonia, Michigan, in the Detroit metropolitan area that opened on August 11, 2014.[1] It is operated by Livonia Public Schools under the leadership of principal Karen Young, M.A.

History and relationship with Hinoki International School

Niji Iro School began after a series of events related to Hinoki International School.[4]

In 2010, Hinoki International School opened as a charter school authorized by Livonia Public Schools. Ted Delphia was the founder.[5] The school was originally housed in the former McKinley Elementary School,[6] with a lease from the Livonia school district. There were originally 13 students.[4] Hinoki later moved to the former Taylor Elementary School.[1] By the 2013-2014 school year, the enrollment was 130.[5]

In March 2014, Delphia stated that he had no further desire to manage Hinoki. Randy Liepa, the superintendent of Livonia schools, asked the board of the Hinoki school to merge with the Livonia School District. In May 2014, the Hinoki board voted to follow the recommendations of Hinoki parents and the PTO, and remain a charter school while entering into talks with LPS about possibly becoming part of that district in 2015-16.[7] Liepa declined to renew the lease of the Livonia school facility.[6] On July 28,[1] Livonia Public Schools (LPS) revoked the Hinoki charter since the charter school had no building.[6] Hinoki International School obtained a new charter in February 2015,[8] and will reopen in Farmington Hills in August 2015.[9]

Using the former Taylor Elementary building (the same facility that housed Hinoki), LPS then opened a district-operated school-of-choice elementary school with a similar program, called the Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School. For the 2014-15 school year, approximately 115 of the 185 students that were originally enrolled with Hinoki prior to its charter revocation enrolled in Niji-Iro, and the majority of teachers were hired to work there as well. As a district school Niji-Iro began operations on August 11, 2014. As of the 2014-2015 school year it had 130 students in grades Kindergarten through 4, with plans to add grades 5 and 6.[1]

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New school year opens new chapter for Japanese school" (Archived 2014-10-17 at WebCite). Hometown Life. September 3, 2014. Retrieved on October 18, 2014. Alternate page
  2. ↑ "にじいろ小学校に現在お子様を通わせているご家族の声2015年2月、にじいろPTA作成" (Archived 2015-12-22 at WebCite). Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School. Retrieved on December 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Japanese Magnet School Supply List 2014-15" (Archived 2014-10-17 at WebCite). Niji-Iro Japanese Immersion Elementary School. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Dixon, Jennifer. "Livonia school district's decision to revoke charter draws ire" (Archived 2014-10-17 at WebCite). Detroit Free Press. August 14, 2014. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Chambers, Jennifer. "Livonia district removes charter, takes over Japanese immersion school" (Archived 2014-10-17 at WebCite). The Detroit News. August 14, 2014. Retrieved on October 18, 2014
  6. 1 2 3 Smith, Karen. "Livonia district eyes charter school" (Archive). The Livonia Observer. June 18, 2010. Retrieved on March 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Minutes of Hinoki Board of Directors Meetings. "" May 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ Jordan,Heather. "" MLive. February 17, 2015. Retrieved on June 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Home." Hinoki International School. Retrieved on April 15, 2015.

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