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Annual Education Report

 

 

January 13, 2026

Dear Parents and Community Members:
We are pleased to present you with the Annual Education Report (AER), which provides key information on the 2024-25 educational progress for Explorer Elementary. The AER addresses the complex reporting information required by federal and state laws. The school’s report contains information about accountability, student assessment, and teacher quality. If you have any questions about the AER, please contact Kathryn Kluzak (517-255-2174) for assistance.

The AER is available for you to review electronically by visiting the following website:
https://bit.ly/3Y4eWkc, or you may review a copy in the Explorer office.

For the 2025-26 school year, schools were identified based on previous years’ performance using definitions and labels as required in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). A Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) school is one that had at least one underperforming student group in 2024-25. An 
Additional Targeted Support (ATS) school is one that had at least one student group performing at the same level as the lowest 5% of all schools in the state in 2021-22. A Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) school is one whose performance was in the lowest 5% of all schools in the state, had a graduation rate at or below 67%, failed to exit CSI status in 2024-25, or failed to exit ATS status in 2021-22. Some schools are not identified with any of these labels. In these cases, no status label is given.

Explorer Elementary has not been given one of these labels.

Explorer Elementary has designed and implemented a School Improvement Plan (SIP) with goals of improving student achievement in math, reading, writing, and social emotional health.

State law requires that we also report additional information:

  1. Explorer Elementary enrolls or assigns students who live in the district and also offers open enrollment for students that live outside of Williamston Community Schools.
  2. Explorer Elementary is a public school that services students in grades third through fifth grade.
  3. The School Improvement Plan follows a three-year cycle and details of the plan can be found on the school website.
  4. The core curriculum at Explorer Elementary has adopted content standards and learning targets that align with the State of Michigan Standards. Academic standards can be found at https://corestandards.org/ and at gowcs.net.
  5. The aggregate student achievement results for any local competency tests or nationally normed achievement tests can be found at https://bit.ly/3Y4eWkc.
  6. The percentage of students represented by parents at parent-teacher conferences for fall conferences in 2025 was 94%.

The staff at Explorer Elementary are dedicated to fostering excellence in education within a supportive learning community. We are deeply committed to creating an environment that is engaging, nurturing, safe, and exciting, ensuring that every unique learner is encouraged to thrive.


Sincerely,
Kathryn Kluzak
Principal, Explorer Elementary