Kalamazoo Public Schools Plans for First Ombuds

The public school district in West Michigan is promising to create an Ombuds program. KPS Board Vice President Jermaine Jackson said the Ombuds will assist parents “as a independent, impartial, confidential and informal resource.” The initiative came out of an ad hoc committee earlier this year as part of a broad plan to improve the climate, culture and relationship with district stakeholders. Details for the new district Ombuds have not been finalized. (MLive.) 

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