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Warren Consolidated Schools is a public school district serving the cities of Warren, Sterling Heights and Troy, Michigan. It operates 25 schools including two specialized partial-day high schools that draw from the other schools within the district. Warren Consolidated has about 12,660 students and a student/teacher ratio of 25:1.
Board of education
Brian White (Current)
Kyle Johnson (Current)
Leah A. Berdy (Current)
Carl Weckerle (Current)
Megan E. Papasian-Broadwell (Former)
I. Susan Kattula (Current)
Susan G. Trombley (Current)
John W. Hayden (Former)
Daniel J. Smith (Former)
Pamela J. Arnold (Former)
Loretta A. Crow (Former)
Jon L. Green (Former)
Julie Lemond (Former)
Lisa M. Murchison (Former)
Brendan Paul Wagner (Former)
Sherry Brasza (Former)
History
Warren Consolidated was formed by 1941, when the North school became part of it. Also known as the Berz school, it was located on the West side of Mound just South of 15 Mile Road. That school was sold in August 1952. The district was led by Superintendent James Clor from 1999 until November 2007. Dr. Robert D. Livernois took over as superintendent in April 2008 after leaving his former district and district neighbor, Warren Woods School District. On March 7, 2024 Dr. Livernois told the Community that he decided to
retire from the district at the end of the summer - effective August 30, 2024. | title=http://www.wcs.k12.mi.us/Departments/Superintendent/docs/CommunityLetter030724.pdf }}</ref> on May 2, 2024 The Board told the Community that they appointed Dr. John C. Bernia Superintendent of Schools.
|title=http://www.wcs.k12.mi.us/Departments/Public-Relations/NewsReleases/docs2024/SuperintendentAppointment.pdf }}</ref> Dr. John C. Bernia is currently the superintendent of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Bernia’s expected start date is July 1, where he will work alongside Livernois during a twomonth transition period.
Special programs
Warren Consolidated alerts non-English speaking parents of disciplinary issues and emergencies using a "language line" system with interpreters.
Schools
Elementary schools
Margaret Black Elementary School - Sterling Heights
Irma Cromie Elementary School - Warren
Green Acres Elementary School - Warren
Homer Harwood Elementary School - Sterling Heights
Sven Holden Elementary School - Sterling Heights
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School - Sterling Heights
Pearl O. Lean Elementary School - Warren
Margaret Susick Elementary School - Troy
John Siersma Elementary School - Warren
Maurice Wilde Elementary School - Warren
Irene Wilkerson Elementary School - Warren
Willow Woods Elementary School - Sterling Heights
Middle schools
Agnes E. Beer Middle School - Warren
Virgil I. Grissom Middle School - Sterling Heights
Lois E. Carter Middle School - Warren
Will Carleton Middle School - Sterling Heights
Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center (Known as MS2TC and Butcher) - Warren
Middle School Visual & Performing Arts Center (Known as MSVPA) - Warren
It was previously operated as Hatherly Elementary School. In 2014 the district announced that Hatherly Elementary would close, with the building becoming Hatherly Educational Center. The center received the Macomb County Head Start Program, the district Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) or "World of Fours", and the district's tuition-based preschool. These programs were respectively hosted at Lean Elementary School and Fillmore Year-Round Elementary School, Siersma Year-Round Elementary School, Holden Elementary School, and Siersma Year-Round, and Willow Woods Elementary School, respectively.
As of 2017, Hatherly Educational Center currently houses Community High School, the alternative education high school of Warren Consolidated Schools district.
Annie Flynn Educational Center (Sterling Heights)
The center, located in proximity to Metropolitan Parkway and Ryan Road, was previously operated as Annie E. Flynn Middle School. In 2014 the district announced that Flynn Middle would close, with the building becoming Flynn Educational Center. Community High School and Adult Education English as a Second Language (ESL) were to move to Flynn, with the former coming from Butcher Educational Center and the latter from Sterling Heights High.
As of 2011, the school had 640 students. Almost 66% of the students were bilingual in English and another language, and the majority of the students were second generations in immigrant families. Former principal Charles Kluka characterized the school's environment as a salad bowl instead of a melting pot. The most common foreign languages spoken at Flynn were Albanian and Arabic. Other students were Assyrian, Bosnian, Cantonese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese, and there were 26 primary home languages among the Flynn students. The school had an English as a second language program with over 50 students, and it provided three interpreters who assist persons during special events held at night and in classrooms during school hours.
Flynn Educational Center is currently owned by MISD, and houses a Secondary Autism Program.
Butcher Educational Center
Previously operated as Thomas Butcher Junior High School until 1982, it has housed the Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center since 1989, the Middle School Mathematics Science Technology Center since 2013, and the Middle School Visual and Performing Arts program since 2014. It also previously housed Community High School until 2014, when it was transferred to Flynn Educational Center following its opening.
Angus Educational Center
Operated as Angus Elementary School until it closed in 2019, currently operates as Angus Educational Center. Angus currently houses Macomb Community Action (MCA) Head Start program.
Several schools once in the district have been closed:
Angus Elementary school - closed in 2019 - currently Angus Educational Center
Monfort Elementary - closed 1958 - Fellowship Chapel on 14 Mile Road now sits on the site
Warren High School - closed in 1992 - current Warren Community Center, owned by the City of Warren
Oscar Hartsig Junior High School - closed in 1981 - demolished in 2022
Thomas Butcher Junior High School - closed in 1982 - currently Butcher Educational Center
Ernest O. Melby Junior High School - closed in 1985 - currently Regina High School
John C. Fuhrmann Junior High School - closed in 2003 - demolished in 2012 - Currently a subdivision on 14 Mile Rd
Annie E. Flynn Middle School - closed in 2014 - currently Flynn Educational Center, sold to MISD
Hatherly Elementary School - closed in 2014 - currently Hatherly Educational Center and currently houses Community High School
Albert Bever Elementary School - closed in 1978 - currently WCS Administration Building
County Line Elementary School - closed in 1978 - currently a shopping center at the corner of 15 Mile & Dequindre
Helen Fillmore Elementary School - closed in 2015 - demolished in 2024, to be rebuilt as a MISD building
Robert Frost Elementary School - closed in 1980 - demolished in 2006 - Currently Arthur J. Miller Park
John S. Haitema Elementary School - closed in 1992 - sold to MISD
Robert J. Hesse Elementary School - closed in 1980 - building still standing, now part of a housing complex built on the former school grounds, located in the 29700 block of Boewe Drive
John F. Holland Elementary School - closed in 1981 - used during the summers until the mid-1980s by the City of Warren Parks & Recreation Dept. - demolished in 1993 - currently a subdivision
Charles J. Marshall Elementary School - closed in 1980. Currently St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India.
Maple Lane Elementary School - closed in 1980 - sold to MISD
William E. Murthum Elementary School - closed in 1978 - partially demolished in 1987, and then totally demolished in 1992
North Elementary School - closed in 1992 - demolished in 1993 - currently condominiums
William H. Pennow Elementary School - closed in 1981 - currently a business
William Pfromm Education Center - closed in 2010 - demolished in 2020
Frank A. Rinke Elementary School - closed in 1981 - currently Macomb Christian School
Norman Rockwell Elementary School - closed in 1978 - sold to MISD - currently Norman Rockwell Junior High School
Alan B. Shepard Elementary School - closed in 1981 - demolished - currently LAM Christian Church
South Elementary School - closed in 1984 - demolished in 1992 - currently a subdivision
Jim Thorpe Elementary School - closed in 2003 - used for Sterling Heights Police Department Training - demolished in 2006 - currently a subdivision
Gordon J. Warner Elementary School - closed in 1993 - demolished in 2012
Louise B. Weber Elementary School - closed in 1979 - demolished - currently a subdivision
Warren East Elementary School - Currently multiple businesses located including the Consulate General of Mexico
Warren West Elementary School - Currently Shiv Mandir - Temple of Joy
Wildwood Elementary School - closed in 1978 - currently Immaculate Conception School
References
"Home Page". www.mischooldata.org. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
