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YPSILANTI – Media and community members are invited to the opening ceremony Friday, August 24 of a Saginaw charter school founded by former Pittsburgh Steelers star and University of Michigan football All American LaMarr Woodley and authorized by Eastern Michigan University. The Woodley Leadership Academy, located in Woodley’s hometown of Saginaw, will serve as a kindergarten to eighth grade school starting this fall. The academy is a theme-based public school, focusing on identifying and nurturing the leadership potential of its students.

Details for the event

Date: Friday, August 24, 2018

Time: 11 a.m.

Address: 1300 Malzahn Street, Saginaw, MI 48602

Agenda:

1. Welcome

Bruce Henson, Accel Schools

LaMarr Woodley, Founder

2. Guest Speakers

Eastern Michigan University, Charter Authorizer

Ron Packard, CEO, Accel Schools

Jeannine Coughlin, Principal

3. Ribbon Cutting

4. Refreshments

About Eastern Michigan University

Founded in 1849, Eastern is the second oldest public university in Michigan. It currently serves 20,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 300 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. EMU is regularly recognized by national publications for its excellence, diversity, and commitment to applied education. For more information about Eastern Michigan University, visit the University's website.