COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Public schools in Branch County could be starting classes before Labor Day next year.
Branch Intermediate School District Superintendent Joe Lopez says the Michigan Department of Education has granted a three year waiver for Branch County districts to start the school year early, beginning in 2017. The plan still needs approval from school boards in Coldwater, Quincy, and Bronson, as well as school employee bargaining units.
If approved, classes for the 2017-2018 school year would start August 21, 2017.
Coldwater Superintendent of Schools Terry Boguth penned a letter to parents on the district’s website about the plan.
