Community Honors 40-Year Career in Schools
Friends and family celebrate Estralee Michaelson's passion for children and safe schools at Vladimir's.
Estralee Michaelson promised herself she wouldn't cry. "This is going to be a great evening," she said as she greeted guests at the door of her "Farewell from My Heart" party held Thursday evening at Vladimir's in Farmington Hills. But the tears came anyway, as more than a dozen speakers shared memories and praise for her 40-year career in Farmington Public Schools. Michaelson leaves the district at the end of this year; her position as director of Safe Schools and Student Services has been eliminated. As Safe Schools director, Michaelson was responsible for developing a crisis response plan, which she put in place even before the tragic shooting at a Columbine, CO high school heightened awareness in schools across the country. She …
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