MI HR0311

Expresses support for the Eaton Rapids School District's authorization of a charter school using an innovative Montessori education model designed to encourage creativity and academic quality

School curriculum will focus on STEM subjects and agriculture with partnerships involving universities, social service agencies, and businesses to prepare students for diverse career fields

Academy will utilize existing facilities on 25 acres including trails, ponds, and amphitheater to provide hands-on learning through food growing and project-based lab science with a "no child left inside" approach

Directs transmission of resolution copies to the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Association of School Boards, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, and Michigan Association of School Administrators