5-496: Oakland Schools ( OS ) is the intermediate school district serving Oakland County, Michigan . The intermediate district serves 28 local school districts in the suburbs of Detroit , and is headquartered in Waterford Township . In 1962 Oakland Schools was established. In October 2003 the lawyer for the intermediate school district began handling Freedom of Information Act instead of the communications department of
10-505: Is a government agency usually organized at the county or multi-county level that assists a local school district in providing programs and services. Those services and programs include teacher education, enhancing education for very young or disenfranchised youth, providing resources for curriculum development, and training in new technologies. They collect data for the Michigan Department of Education , and act as liaisons to
15-535: The State of Michigan government. An intermediate school district has a board of education chosen by a group of electors with one member from each local school district's board of education. Additionally, they may recommend a merger of school districts to the Michigan State Board of Education . In Minnesota, an intermediate school district is a special designation applied to a school district formed as
20-514: The district announced that furloughs, layoffs, and wage freezes would occur. Intermediate school district An intermediate school district , in the United States , is a term used by some states to classify a special agency that operates outside the traditional charter of a school district. The specific role of these agencies varies by state. In Michigan, an intermediate school district (also known as an educational service agency)
25-508: The district. This occurred after the district received criticism accusing it of withholding documents from the public. Later that month the Oakland Schools board of education removed James Redmond from his position of superintendent because he had used district funds to pay for personal flying lessons and for arranging $ 680,000 in buyouts. The board installed Dan Austin as acting superintendent. Due to decreased property values, in 2009
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