District News

Please enjoy the June 2025 edition of TCAPS’ district newsletter.

Please enjoy the May 2025 edition of TCAPS’ district newsletter.

At the Monday night Board of Education meeting, Sara Bageris was appointed to the TCAPS Board of Education, filling the vacancy of Holly T. Bird who resigned from the Board of Education March 29 and passed away April 2.

Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) achieved the Certificate of Excellence (COE) in Financial Reporting for the 20th consecutive year for the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). The Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) presented the award to TCAPS for the fiscal year 2024.

Our TCAPS community mourns the loss of School Board Trustee Holly T. Bird who passed away April 2. Trustee Bird began her role with the Board of Education on January 1, 2023, and served on the curriculum, finance, and sustainability committees during her tenure.

TCAPS will soon celebrate the completion of two construction projects at both Central High School and West Senior High School. The schools’ Innovation and Manufacturing Centers will officially each host a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 10 to showcase the new spaces.

Please enjoy the Spring 2025 edition of the TCAPS Navigator. 

Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) is pleased to share that the academic calendar for 2025-2026 is finalized and available to view, along with building start and end times.

Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) announced that Standard & Poors (S&P) Global Ratings assigned an ‘AA-’ rating with a stable outlook for $81.3 million series 2025 general obligation (GO) school building and site bonds. S&P Global Ratings also affirmed its 'AA-' rating on the district's existing GO debt.

Application Deadline is April 7, 2025

Dear TCAPS Community, 

To stay up to date with TCAPS’ initiatives, I invite you to watch our 2025 State of the District video.

Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) is pleased to announce two students have been named finalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors reach this level of academic achievement.

Online registration for tuition toddler, tuition preschool, Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Summer Explorer’s Club will be beginning soon.