UP District Offers Free College Housing To Summer Teachers

HANCOCK, Mich. (AP) — A school district in the Upper Peninsula is looking for summer teachers who could be enticed by Lake Superior, small-town living — and free lodging in a college dorm.

The Hancock district on the Keweenaw Peninsula needs more than 20 teachers to teach area students. They'll be paid $30 or $35 per hour, depending on grade level, and receive an additional $1,000 stipend for the eight-week program, Superintendent Steve Patchin said.

Teachers can live for free in a residence hall at Finlandia University in Hancock.

"They can bring a spouse or significant other. ... We are excited to bring teachers in from outside the area to our rural paradise we call the Keweenaw," Patchin said.

Instruction will take place during the morning, and Friday is a free day. Hancock is 250 miles northwest of the Mackinac Bridge.

Patchin said he will need help because his teachers have been teaching face-to-face for much of the year and probably will "need a break to refuel."

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