Chippewa Valley Schools#Seneca Middle School

{{Infobox school district

| name = Chippewa Valley Schools

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| logo = Chippewa Valley Schools logo.png

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| accreditation = AdvancED

| address = 19120 Cass Avenue

| city = Clinton Township

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| state = Michigan

| zipcode = 48038

| country = USA

| coordinates = {{Coord|42|36|33|N|82|55|40|W|region:US-_type:edu|display=it}}

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| grades = Pre-K to 12

| established = {{Start date and age|1959}}

| superintendent = Ronald Roberts

| businessadmin = Scott Sederlund

| school_board = Frank Bednard

| schools = 20 total (including 3 high, 4 middle, 12 elementary and 1 preschool)

| budget = US$184.8 million

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2609570|district_name=Chippewa Valley Schools|ref_name=NCES}}

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| students = 16,226 (2016-17)

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| teachers = 789 (2016-17)

| staff = 1,562 (2016-17)

| ratio = 20.56 (2016-17)

| conference = Macomb Area Conference

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| website = {{URL|chippewavalleyschools.org}}

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Chippewa Valley Schools is a school district with its headquarters located in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan."[http://www.chippewavalleyschools.org/contact/ Contact Us]." Chippewa Valley Schools. Retrieved on August 2, 2013. "19120 Cass Avenue Clinton Twp., MI 48038" The district encompasses over 27 square miles, partially serving students of the Clinton Township and Macomb Township along with other nearby districts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/squaremiles_11742_7.pdf|title=Square mileage of Michigan school districts, as of May 22, 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=State of Michigan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419084738/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/squaremiles_11742_7.pdf|archive-date=April 19, 2019|access-date=October 11, 2019}} It served 16,226 students during the 2016-2017 school year, making it the 6th-largest school district by enrollment in the state.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2017/05/michigans_50_largest_school_di.html|title=Michigan's 50 largest school districts -- and their enrollment 25 years ago|last=Mack|first=Julie|date=May 2017|website=MLive|access-date=October 11, 2019}} The school district was formed in 1959 through the consolidation of six existing school districts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chippewavalleyschools.org/schools/elementary-schools/ojibwa/about-us/history/|title=History of Ojibwa Elementary|website=www.chippewavalleyschools.org}}

Schools

Chippewa Valley Schools operates 20 schools, including three high schools, four middle schools, twelve elementary schools and one preschool.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chippewavalleyschools.org/schools/|title=Schools - Chippewa Valley Schools Home Page|last=|first=|date=|website=Chippewa Valley Schools|access-date=October 16, 2019}} The district also contains the International Academy of Macomb, which offers the International Baccalaureate program for qualifying students in Macomb County.{{cite web|url=http://www.iamacomb.org/|title=International Academy of Macomb|last=|first=|date=|website=International Academy of Macomb|accessdate=October 16, 2019}} Adult education is offered at Mohegan High School.

The two main high schools—Chippewa Valley and Dakota—have designated ninth grade centers, which are buildings only occupied by freshmen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chippewavalleyschools.org/downloads/community_relations/cv_district_map_2016.pdf|title=Chippewa Valley Schools District Map|last=|first=|date=2016|website=Chippewa Valley Schools|access-date=October 16, 2019}}

Virtually all of the district's schools are named after Native American tribes or people. Some have been criticized, including Chippewa Valley High School and 34 other high schools in Michigan, for their use of Native American symbols in their mascots and nicknames.{{Cite web|url=https://www.macombdaily.com/news/chippewa-valley-and-utica-high-school-nicknames-need-to-go/article_0cddbef7-3395-5d79-b722-6abb3f329902.html|title=Chippewa Valley and Utica high school nicknames need to go says Michigan Department of Civil Rights|last=Jameson|first=Cook|date=|website=Macomb Daily|language=en|access-date=October 16, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcr/MDCR_2-8-13_Discrimination_Complaint_410856_7.pdf|title=DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT|last=Levy|first=Daniel|date=February 8, 2013|website=State of Michigan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017004529/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdcr/MDCR_2-8-13_Discrimination_Complaint_410856_7.pdf|archive-date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 16, 2019}}

=Preschool=

Little Turtle Center has a maximum capacity of 283 children. It doesn't participate in a subsidized child care program.{{Cite web |title=Little Turtle Early Childhood {{!}} MACOMB MI CHILD CARE CENTER |url=https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/little_turtle_early_childhood_macomb_mi | publisher=Child Care Center US |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=childcarecenter.us | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128194521/https://childcarecenter.us/provider_detail/little_turtle_early_childhood_macomb_mi | archive-date=2022-01-28 }}