Connections Digital Newsletter

John Dignan, Ed.D.

Superintendent

William D. Ford Career-Technical Center digital photography and media students, film and TV media students, and Wayne Memorial High School art students competed in the Southeast Michigan Regional Scholastic Art Awards. This year, 39 scholars won 67 awards.

The winning entries are on display at the Walter B. Ford II Building on the College for Creative Studies campus in Detroit from February 13 through March 1, 2024. The gold key winners are automatically entered into the national competition.

Middle School students participated in the Michigan History Day® competition last week. Adams, Franklin, and Stevenson Middle School students selected a historical topic related to this year’s theme- Turning Points in History. After extensive research, they created projects in one of the following categories: documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website.

Students from all three middle Schools will advance to the regional competition on March 2, 2024, at the Detroit Historical Museum.

Watch their success in this video.

Wayne-Westland Community Schools will host Kindergarten Kickstart on March 14, 2024, at 1 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the curriculum, meet the staff and review enrollment options.

At each school event, you can ask the principal questions, become familiar with the school, and hear about why #GreatFuturesStartRightHere.

For more information, visit www.wwcsd.net/kickstart.

Current eighth-grade students are on their way to do great things in high school. Join us for Freshman Open House from 5- 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at

Wayne Memorial High School

3001 Fourth Street, Wayne, Mi 48184

and

John Glenn High School

36105 Marquette, Westland, Mi 48185

The Internal Revenue Services wants to share the following information with families.

• Child Tax Credit (CTC): The CTC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $2,000 for each child who qualifies you for the credit. To qualify, the child must be a U.S. citizen under age 17; have a Social Security number; be claimed as a dependent on the taxpayer's tax return; and more. Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents? For more information please see: Child Tax Credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
  
  

• Other Dependent Credit (ODC): The ODC is a credit that may reduce your tax by as much as $500 for each eligible dependent. The person is claimed as a dependent on your return; the person can’t be used by you to claim the CTC or Additional CTC; the person was a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien. Again, use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool to determine eligibility: Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents?
  
  

Note: The credit amount for family’s CTC or ODC may be reduced if their modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is more than $400,000 for married filing jointly filing status or $200,000 for all other filing statuses.

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): One refundable tax credit for moderate- and low-income families is the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS estimates there are millions of workers who qualify but don't claim the EITC - missing out on thousands of dollars every year. The EITC is as much as $3,995 when claiming one child, $6,604 when claiming two children, and $7,430 when claiming three or more children. Use the EITC Assistant to learn if you're eligible for the tax credit. For more detailed information see: Publication 596, Earned Income Credit.
  
  

Note: Adjusted gross income limits are used to qualify families for EITC.

Child and Dependent Care Credit: Taxpayers who paid someone to care for their child, spouse or dependent so they can work, be a full-time student or look for work may be able to reduce their tax by claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The total expenses that you may use to calculate the credit may not be more than $3,000 (for one qualifying individual) or $6,000 (for two or more qualifying individuals). Use the IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool: Am I Eligible to Claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit? For more information please see: Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Expenses or Topic no. 602, Child and dependent care credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov).