Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

357 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNI T Y SCHOOLS who work here in Wayne-Westland Community Schools. There are many people here who are very innovative, creative, collaborative, and we build on each other’s ideas,which makes a huge difference.” Through the efforts of Daryl Beebe, Wayne- Westland Community Schools organizes significant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) events, which stands out as one of the largest in Southeast Michigan. “It’s part of our college and career readiness experience in high school. “We started an early middle college here, and the unique thing about that is that we actually connected our Career Technical Center,” Dignan elaborates. “What we’re trying to do is have the flexibility to build on top of the different kinds of courses that we offer at the center. So, our students are not only getting industry certifications, but they’re also getting college credit. We have a phenomenal team, and all the credit goes to the people