Michigan Tech increases ties with downstate district

The Leelanau Peninsula is already well-represented on campus, and those bonds have only gotten stronger this week. Michigan Technological University announced Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS). That formalizes a bond with the district, which will help to supply science, technology, and mathematics students to the university.

Director of School Improvement Heidi Maltby-Skodack says the arrangement is something new for Traverse City, but if it goes well it could become a model for other collaborations in the future.

TCAPS graduates will be eligible for a $1,000 per year while attending Tech. Maltby-Skodack hints at the possibility of the university providing exclusive lectures and other academic content for use at the high school level.