School overview
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School
How this Lansing-area credit-recovery charter high school is funded and run.
Who runs Blended Learning Academies?
Blended Learning Academies is a public charter (public school academy) high school for students in grades 9-12 who need to recover credits. Its main campus is at 1754 E. Clark Road in Lansing, and it also has a Livonia site. Ferris State University authorizes the charter, and the current contract runs to June 30, 2029. A volunteer Board of Directors, appointed through the university rather than elected, oversees the school. The school contracts with ITS Education Management Group, LLC, which provides the director of school services and other management. Funding is mainly Michigan's per-pupil foundation allowance ($9,608 per student in 2023-24).
Appointed board
Board members are recommended by the board and appointed by Ferris State University's Board of Trustees. There is no public election.
Authorizer oversight
Ferris's Charter Schools Office sends a field representative to meetings, issues an annual performance report and began a mid-contract review in fall 2026.
Per-student funding
In 2023-24 general fund revenue was $2.27 million, mostly state aid, for 167 students.
Small and changing enrollment
About 182 students were counted in fall 2025, 151 were enrolled in August 2026 and about 160 at the start of school.
An appointed charter board is less directly accountable to voters than an elected school board. Its minutes are posted, and the authorizer reports on it publicly.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Ferris State University mid-contract review
in progressThe authorizer is reviewing the school's performance on four pillars midway through the 2024-2029 charter contract.
- Review process introduced
- Four pillars and timeline presented
Funding
n/a
Livonia site changes
reclassifiedThe Livonia building was recoded as an ancillary learning facility, with a technology refresh and a career-tech agreement with Wayne-Westland schools.
- Operational adjustments discussed
- Livonia CTE cooperative agreement
- Reclassified as ancillary learning facility
Funding
General fund
Building lease or purchase after 2029
exploringThe management company has started looking at lease or purchase options for when the current contract cycle ends on June 30, 2029.
- Exploration announced
Funding
Not decided
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Practical guides to school phone policies, district budgets, and administrator hiring.
Explore resources →Collected from the school's website (blendedlearningacademies.org): approved Board of Directors minutes, November 2025 to September 2026, scanned and read with OCR, plus the 2026-27 board calendar. Also collected Ferris State University's 2025 Contract Performance Report from the authorizer's school page.
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