This year, we will continue our partnership with HotLunch to provide hot lunch meals and milk options Monday through Thursday. New this year, Pizza Fridays will also be included on the HotLunch platform—not billed through FACTS. All hot lunch and pizza orders will be placed directly through the HotLunch platform, and payments will be processed via credit or debit cards through Stripe. The annual $10 HotLunch platform fee that parents incurred last year will be covered by Emerson this year as a courtesy. Families on financial aid will automatically receive discounts on all lunch items, including pizza, when placing orders.
Important Dates
Menus will open monthly for a one-week period, allowing you to order for as many days as needed. Participation is optional, and students are always welcome to bring lunch from home.
Volunteer Support and ESPO Involvement
While Pizza Fridays are now part of the Hot Lunch Program, we are pleased to continue the tradition of ESPO volunteers helping with preparation and service each Friday. This cherished tradition will include offerings of cheese, pepperoni, and gluten-free/dairy-free pizza options, along with salad, milk, and rotating desserts. Thank you ESPO for your continued support!
How to Get Started
To participate, please log in at emersonlunch.ahotlunch.com, create an account using the campus code: emersonlunch, and place your orders. If you are planning to order lunch or milk at any time during the school year, you must create a HotLunch account.
For questions or assistance, please visit the Software Support section on the HotLunch platform or email lunchsupport@emerson-school.org.
Hot Lunch & Pizza Lunch Ordering Windows
Keep an eye on the Thursday Emerson newsletters for menu ordering dates and times.
Please be assured that all students will have access to food each day. Any student, regardless of their lunch orders, may choose items from the fruit and vegetable table. For any special concerns or questions, please contact Kate Lowrie at klowrie@emerson-school.org.
Families attending Emerson come from all over Ann Arbor, Saline, Chelsea, Dexter, Ypsilanti, South Lyon, Pinckney, and beyond. To make it easier for families to get to and from school every day, there are several transportation options available for our families.
Bus service is available to all families who live in the Ann Arbor Public Schools district at no cost (families pay for this via taxes). The schedule may vary by school year, but all families with students who intend to ride the AAPS to or from Emerson must register at the beginning of the school year. See the Family Handbook for more information.
+ Register to ride the AAPS Bus
BUS STOPS
Here is the final bus schedule for the 2024-2025 school year:
If you intend to send your student to or from school on the bus, you will need to register for the service by filling out the form at this link.
PICK UP
7:05am: Burns Park Elementary School
7:18am: King Elementary School
7:34am: Wines Elementary School
7:44am: Eberwhite Elementary School
DROP OFF
3:39pm: Forsythe Middle School @ Newport Rd
3:45pm: Eberwhite Elementary School
4:05pm: Burns Park Elementary School
4:20pm: King Elementary School
It’s easy to find other Emerson families who live nearby and coordinate carpool groups with the Emerson Carpool Map. Only families who opt-in to participate are visible on the map, and only those who participate can view it. If you would like to participate:
Opt in by completing the Google Form here.
You will receive an email from carpool@emerson-school.org notifying you that you have permission to view the map.
View the Emerson Carpool Map here, find families who live nearby, and reach out directly using the contact information provided.
Please contact carpool@emerson-school.org if you have any questions.
Young Fives: $18,832
Kindergarten: $21,203
Grades 1–5: $25,678
Grades 6–8: $27,748
TUITION REFUND INSURANCE OPTION
Emerson School recommends participating in the Tuition Refund Insurance Plan, which provides families with tuition obligation coverage in the event of a student’s withdrawal or dismissal from the school before the academic year is completed. The fee for the 2022-2023 school year is:
Young Fives: $355.92
Kindergarten: $400.74
Grades 1–5: $585.31
Grades 6–8: $524.44
+ A.W.G. Dewar, Inc. Tuition Refund Insurance Plan coverage
2024–2025 TUITION PAYMENT PLANS
By default, families will continue with the same payment schedule for the current school year unless you choose to modify it. Please email Michelle Schefsky, at mschefsky@emerson-school.org or 734-665-5662, ext. 118 to verify or make changes. Changes must be submitted to the business office by March 1, 2024.
Plan A – Full Payment Plan
The tuition balance (minus the deposit) will be paid by July 15 of the current school year. There is no annual fee for this payment option. If tuition is not paid in full by July 15 of the applicable school year, then this payment plan shall become the 10 Month Payment Plan (Plan C).
Plan B – 2 Month Payment Plan
FACTS will bill the tuition balance (minus the deposit) in two (2) monthly installments, (May 15, and September 15 of the applicable school year). The $20.00 annual installment fee will be added to the student account. If tuition is not paid in full by October 15 of the applicable school year, then this payment plan shall become the 10 Month Payment Plan (Plan C).
Young Fives: $9,416.00 per payment
Kindergarten: $10,601.50 per payment
Grades 1–5: $12,839.00 per payment
Grades 6–8: $13,874.00 per payment
Plan C – 10 Month Payment Plan
FACTS will bill the tuition balance (minus the deposit) in ten (10) monthly installments, beginning May 15 preceding the upcoming school year and ending on February 15 of the applicable school year. The $50.00 annual installment fee will be added to the student account.
Young Fives: $1,883.20 per payment
Kindergarten: $2,120.30 per payment
Grades 1–5: $2,567.80 per payment
Grades 6–8: $2,774.80 per payment
Enrollment for students automatically renews until you tell us otherwise—no need to complete another reenrollment contract. This makes it easier for re-enrolling families without adding any extra work for those who don’t.
What to Expect
You will be notified of any tuition and fee adjustments, as well as financial aid awards, prior to the disenrollment deadline.
Your child’s enrollment will automatically renew and 10% of your total tuition for the school year will be non-transferable and non-refundable.
If You Don’t Intend to Reenroll
Complete an Intent to Enroll or Disenroll form through your SchoolAdmin parent portal. You won’t be billed, and your space will be made available for new applicants. Please take a moment to answer the questions on the disenrollment form, as we value your opinion and the input will help us to improve our programs here at Emerson.
Families will receive information on enrollment and disenrollment in early February.
Emerson continuously works to ensure the safety of our students, which include the following ongoing initiatives.
Drills
Emerson routinely conducts drills so students, faculty, and staff are prepared to react to emergency situations safely, efficiently, and effectively. These include fire drills and tornado drills, both scheduled and at random times, and ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) drills for responding to on-campus threats.
+ A record of Emerson’s safety drills is available here, as legally required.
Health and Safety Committee
Emerson has a Health and Safety Committee comprised of faculty, staff, and administrators, which meets monthly. This committee analyzes student injury reports, reviews and responds to concerns brought by community members, and ensures the completion of regular drills (such as fire, tornado, and ALICE). We try to work proactively (what can we do to prevent injury?) as well as reactively (what should have been done differently, and what can we change?). The committee’s goal is to routinize our examination of risk with a goal toward constant improvement.
Risk Task Force
The Board of Trustees maintains a Risk Task Force charged with consideration of all potential risks to Emerson’s students, employees, and equipment. From this review, the Risk Task Force both makes recommendations to the Head of School for action, as well as prioritizes suggestions for future capital expenses for increasing safety. This Task Force takes a strategic view of risk in the broadest sense, and its work is ongoing.
The mission of Emerson School is to provide a dynamic and nurturing learning environment that fosters empathy, communication, creativity, leadership, and above all, a lifelong love of learning.
We fulfill our mission with small class sizes, by providing individualized attention across a broad and rich, student-centered curriculum and through a committed, talented team of educators who help children achieve sustained academic success.
