This Annual Report - GIRESD

Dr. Jan Amsterburg, Superintendent

This Annual Report is published as a means of communicating the quality of educational programs provided to the local districts and communities within Gratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service District. It is with great pride that we report continuing progress from our organization. Outstanding programs have been provided to both students and teachers. Excellent learning opportunities have been offered in the areas of special services, business services, career and technical education, curriculum and school improvement initiatives, professional development, and technology/media.

The 2011-2012 school year culminated in significant achievements for Gratiot-Isabella RESD. Many of GIRESD's accomplishments are measured in rankings, summaries, grants, and other numbers-collective figures that quantify our services to students, schools, and the community as set forth by our mission.

Guided by our strategic plan, we are an organization committed to creating a clear and shared focus, adhering to high standards, and providing the best possible services and programs to those we serve.

As Gratiot-Isabella RESD moves forward in the months and years ahead, the strategic direction set forth by our plan will guide our way. Technology continues to evolve and expand our horizons. The delivery of our educational services will include political, economic, and cultural frames that are necessary to meet the challenges of student learning in our ever-changing global environment.

Gratiot-Isabella RESD: Annual Report 2011-2012 1 Shaping the Future Through Education

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GIRESD is one of 57 intermediate school districts (ISDs/RESDs/RESAs) established in Michigan in 1962. ISDs are regional service agencies that offer support services to school personnel that are best delivered regionally, as measured by cost, size and quantity advantages.

The mission of Michigan's educational service agencies is to provide visionary leadership and quality services to stregthen teaching and learning for all citizens.

Gratiot-Isabella RESD serves nine K-12 public school districts, two public school academies, and eight private/parochial schools in Gratiot and Isabella counties. In addition to serving various school entities in the two counties, the district provides educational services to special non-school populations and employment services to employers, employees, and the unemployed.

The organization is directed by a seven-member Board of Education which is biennially elected by representatives from constituent school districts. Board member terms of office are six years. Regular Board of Education meetings are customarily held the third Thursday of each month. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Business and Administrative Services 2

Gratiot Technical Education Center (GTEC) & Michigan Works! 4

Instruction Services 6

Forest Hill Nature Area 8

Winding Brook Conference Centre 8

Special Services 9

Technology 11


Business and Administrative Services

Financial management services are provided by GIRESD for 19 local school districts and public school academies, comprising nearly 26,500 students. GIRESD staff also provides financial consultation, support, and training services to local districts on an ongoing basis.

Fingerprinting and background review services were provided to over 304 school district employees throughout Gratiot and Isabella counties. To better assist local school districts, GIRESD provides a mobile fingerprinting system, enabling local districts to be fingerprinted on-site at their own school building.

Training and professional development for school bus drivers is provided at GIRESD through a collaborative arrangement with Iosco RESA. Last year, over 100 bus drivers received training and certification instructions at GIRESD.

Student Management ServicesPupil membership accounting is coordinated through GIRESD twice each year. GIRESD provides consultation and support to local school districts and academies in compiling and submitting student enrollment data to the Michigan Department of Education. Student data submissions are critical to local districts, as the student counts form the basis for which each local district receives education aid funding from the State.

GIRESD and Clare-Gladwin RESD collaboratively provide pupil accounting services to certain local school districts in the GIRESD service area. Through this collaborative agreement, Clare-Gladwin RESD and GIRESD help local school districts receive maximum state revenues by providing pupil accounting and auditing services, training, and consultation regarding pupil membership laws and regulations. In aggregate, desk and on site audits were performed at 44 school buildings in 12 school districts during 2011-2012.

As the Michigan Department of Education begins to utilize data analysis as a tool to improve student performance, the accuracy of student records becomes more critical. GIRESD provides student data management and support services for over 13,000 students in 10 districts in the 2-county area.

GIRESD provides truancy services to 19 school districts and academies in Gratiot, Isabella, and Clinton counties. Last year, GIRESD received 391 truancy referral requests from schools covering a 3-county area.


Federal Local State Other

Expenditures

Total ExpendituresInstruction $ 6,166,879Support Services $ 11,215,809Community Services $ 2,103,028Support to Local Districts $ 5,274,470

Total Expenditures $ 24,760,186

Revenues

Total RevenuesLocal $ 11,058,843State $ 6,944,107Federal $ 5,920,999Other $ 764,062

Total Revenues $ 24,688,011

Special Education transportation services are being provided in collaboration between GIRESD and eight of the nine local districts in Gratiot and Isabella counties reducing transportation costs by 18 percent for GIRESD and each of the participating districts.

Contracted substitute teacher employment services are provided by PCMI/WillSub on a collaborative basis to our eight local districts. As a result of the combined efforts, substitute teacher costs have been reduced by 6 percent during 2011-2012.

GIRESD provides various levels of accounting, financial, and payroll services to six of the nine local districts in the two county area. Providing business services on a collaborative basis has improved efficiencies and reduced administrative costs at each of the participating local districts.

GIRESD and the nine local districts in the two county area have entered into a consortium agreement to provide instant notification and communication to parents, guardians, and community members. Within minutes of an emergency or other important event, school officials are able to deliver a clear message to anyone with an interest in school activities.

Support Services

Community Services

Instruction Support to Local Districts

24%

45%

28%

3%

21%25%

9%

45%

Collaborative Services

G

ratiot Technical Education Center - GTEC


Career and Technical Education

Gratiot Technical Education Center - GTECSmall group computer classes were provided for beginners through advanced computer users. Seventy-two individuals participated in GTEC classes. Classes included: Introduction to Computers; Tools, Windows and Updates; Computer Enhancement and Protection; Microsoft Word 2007 for Beginners; Microsoft Word 2007 Formatting Text and Documents; Excel for Beginners; Excel 2007 Formula Writing; Excel 2007 Charts and Graphs; Excel 2007 Information Management; and Cool Tools for Administrative Professionals.

In collaboration with Gratiot Isabella Health Care Careers Consortium, Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training was offered in Gratiot County at Masonic Pathways and in Isabella county at the Mt. Pleasant Area Technical Center. Clinicals were completed at Masonic Pathways and Warwick Living Center in Alma and Tendercare in Mt. Pleasant. Forty-two individuals participated in training with 41 individuals completing training. Thirty-six individuals responded to contact for employment information. Of the 36 individuals contacted 60% obtained training-related employment and 77% obtained employment.

Leadership training, which includes workplace communication skills and conflict management, was offered as well as workplace training for employers, businesses and organizations to assist staff in preparing for possible workplace problems. Workplace training included: sexual harassment, risk management, and workplace violence.

Lean Office training was offered to assist employers in providing and sustaining quality customer service, gaining breakthrough efficiencies, and increasing return on investment. Nine employees from companies located in Gratiot, Montcalm and Saginaw counties participated in this five-day training.

In partnership with Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, GTEC provided Total Productive Maintenance/Quick Changeover training, a company-wide effort to improve equipment performance leading to higher productivity, better quality, and larger profits. Individuals from APPI, Barry Controls, Integrity Fab and Machine, Morbark, Inc. and Mueller Brass participated in TPM/Quick Changeover.

As a recognized site to administer typing tests, GTEC offered typing tests for individuals seeking employment with the State of Michigan.

As a service to individuals seeking employment, free employability skills workshops were offered. Topics included: What Do Employers Look for in a Good Employee, What’s the Best Way to Get a Job, Getting an Employer to Notice You, and Staying Motivated When Job Searching. Attendees included job seekers utilizing Michigan Works! Centers services, Certified Nurse Aide trainees, Workforce Investment Act clients, as well as Job, Employment, and Training participants.

WorkKeys®, a State of Michigan approved assessment tool to determine whether an individual is qualified to be a paraprofessional, was offered. Paraprofessional testing was provided to 22 individuals. Also, using WorkKeys, National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) testing was provided to thirty-three individuals seeking employment with Aircraft Precision Products, Dow Corning, Dow Kokam, Hemlock Semiconductor, and Local #85. The number of assessments completed by category were: Applied Mathematics, 55 tests; Reading for Information, 37 tests; Locating Information, 49 tests; Writing, 24 tests; Teamwork, 16 tests; and Observation, 13 tests.


Facility use was provided to several area businesses and organizations. Agribusiness Focus Group; Alma College; Alma Public Schools; Business, Management, and Technology Advisory; Central Area Michigan Works! Consortium; Chippewa River Writing Project; Department of Human Services; Edward Jones; Experience Works; Gratiot Chamber of Commerce; Gratiot County Community Mental Health; Gratiot County Literacy Program; Gratiot Isabella Health Care Careers Consortium; Greater Gratiot Development; Industry Roundtable; International Automotive Components; Invenergy; Luxury Janitorial; Masonic Pathways; Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology; Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center; Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center; Michigan Rehabilitation Service; Michigan Technology Education Center; MidMichigan Health Service/Gratiot; MidMichigan Home Care; MidMichigan Industries; MidMichigan Medical Center/Gratiot; New Horizons Computer Learning Centers; Ponderosa Steakhouse; Securitas; Serenity Health Care; Spartan Insurance; Unemployment Insurance Agency; and Workers’ Compensation Agency held meetings trainings and/or workshops at GTEC.

Businesses and organizations which accessed GTEC’s 15 station computer lab for testing and/or training include: Gratiot County Literacy Program.

Workforce Development

Gratiot-Isabella RESD continues to provide quality services in Gratiot, Isabella and Montcalm Counties to unemployed or underemployed adults, dislocated workers and disadvantaged youth as a contractor for the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). 480 unemployed or underemployed adults, 237 dislocated workers and 265 youth were enrolled participants in WIA during the program year. Allowable services include assistance with the cost of training, including books and fees; support services such as car repair and tools; and employability and soft skills workshops.

Services to general job seekers and employers were also provided through Wagner-Peyser Act funding. During the program year 2011-12, the Michigan Works! Service Centers in Gratiot, Isabella, and Montcalm counties provided access to 169,238 job seekers. In addition, 6,929 services were provided to area employers.

Additional funding was received through a National Emergency Grant to serve long-term unemployed individuals looking for on-the-job training. Job seekers who had been unemployed for 19 weeks or longer were eligible for this program which reimbursed employers for up to 90% of wages during the training period for these new hires. Merrill Fabrication in Alma, Alma College, Schyler Unlimited in Mt. Pleasant, and Parker-Hannifin in Lakeview were some of the employers who were able to take advantage of this program.

In April 2012, the Michigan Works! Service Centers began receiving referrals of extended unemployment claimants who were mandated to attend workshops that discuss labor market information and other topics pertinent to a person’s job search. From April to June 30, 361 individuals attended these workshops in the three counties. This program continues until January 2, 2013.

Career and Technical EducationContinued


Services for Students

During 2011-2012, 1179 participants attended 55 professional development events. All Gratiot and Isabella county schools were represented and a number of districts from outside our region were in attendance including teachers and administrators from Clare-Gladwin RESD, Midland County ESA, Bay-Arenac ISD and others. Some of the topics included:

Gratiot-Isabella RESD Instruction consultants offer professional development and instructional services regionally for all local schools in Gratiot and Isabella counties, as well as customized services by district request.

Credit Opportunities •132 teachers and administrators earned SB-CEU credits during 2011-2012. •67 teachers and administrators earned CMU graduate credit through GIRESD-designed classes and workshops.

Gratiot-Isabella RESD Quiz Bowl:40 students (from Alma, Ashley, Fulton, Ithaca, Mt. Pleasant, Shepherd, St. Louis)

German Exchange (LINKS):117 students and chaperones participated

Curriculum and Professional Development

Funding Source Grant Award Grant Director

Title lld DataDirector $ 32,156.00 GIRESD Instruction Dept.

Mt. Pleasant Community Foundation Imagination Library $ 2,429.20 Kathy Stewart

Tri-County People Fund Imagination Library $ 1,200.00 Kathy Stewart

Great Parents/Great Start Imagination Library $ 6,888.00 Kathy Stewart

U.S. Department of Drug Control Policy Safe and Drug Free $ 60,000.00 Cathy Rayburn USDA Food Stamp Nutrition SPLASH $200,280.00 Cathy RayburnEducation Enhancement Funds

MI Primary Care Association Michigan Model and MiChild $ 50,000.00 Cathy Rayburn

MI Department of Community Health Michigan Model $ 10,000.00 Cathy Rayburn

Field Neuro Sciences Institute ThinkFirst $ 5,000.00 Cathy Rayburn

Competitive Grant Awards

Leadership Network•Literacy Leaders•Math Intervention Toolkit•Moodle•New Teacher Training•Non-violent Intervention Training•Reading Apprenticeship•School Counselors Network•

A Silent Crisis •Balanced Literacy•Common Core State Standards•Daily 5 and the Cafe’•DataDirector•Guided School Improvement•HIV Certification •

Instructional Services


Building/Program District Statewide % Ranking

Grade AYP Status

Building/Program District Statewide % Ranking

Grade AYP Status

Hillcrest Elem. Alma 37 C Met *Ithaca South Elem. Ithaca 11 C Met

Pine Avenue Elem Alma 43 C Met *Ithaca MS/HS Ithaca 29 C Met

*Donald L. Pavlik MS Alma 24 C Met Morey Charter Morey Charter 33 NG Met

Alma HS Alma 52 C Met Fancher Elem. Mt. Pleasant 62 B Met

Alma Alt. Ed. Alma NG DNM Ganiard Elem. Mt. Pleasant 66 B Met

Ashley Elem. Ashley 79 C Met Mary McGuire Elem. Mt. Pleasant 21 C Met

Ashley MS Ashley 91 A Met Pullen Elem. Mt. Pleasant 18 C Met

Ashley HS Ashley NG Met **Vowles Elem. Mt. Pleasant 81 B Met

Beal City Elem. Beal City 76 C Met *West Intermediate Mt. Pleasant 58 C Met

Beal City Jr/Sr HS Beal City 90 C Met Mt. Pleasant HS Mt. Pleasant 47 D DNM

Beal City Alt./Adult Ed Beal City NG DNM Oasis MS/HS Mt. Pleasant NG DNM

Breckenridge Elem. Breckenridge B Met **Renaissance PSA Renaissance 48 C Met

Breckenridge MS Breckenridge NG Met Carrie Knause Elem. St. Louis 14 C Met

Breckenridge HS Breckenridge 64 C Met Nikkari Elem. St. Louis 31 C Met

Breckenridge AIM Breckenridge NG Met St. Louis MS St. Louis 59 B Met

Fulton Elem. Fulton 50 C Met St. Louis HS St. Louis 44 C DNM

Fulton MS Fulton 88 C Met Shepherd Elem. Shepherd 59 C Met

Fulton HS Fulton 39 C Met **Winn Elem. Shepherd 99 A Met

Fulton Alt. Ed. Fulton NG Met Shepherd MS Shepherd 55 C Met

GIRESD Center Programs GIRESD NG Met Shepherd HS Shepherd 41 C Met

Ithaca North Elem. Ithaca 60 C Met Odyssey Alt. Ed. Shepherd NG DNM

2011-2012 Michigan School Report CardMuch of the focus of the Instructional Services staff is to assist schools and districts with school improvement initiatives. The federal No Child Left Behind Act requires that Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) be calculated for all public schools. The Michigan Department of Education annually makes a determination of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all public elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in Michigan. AYP evaluates schools and school districts in the areas of academic achievement, participation in state assessment, graduation rate for high schools, and student attendance for elementary and middle schools. In addition, the department reports on Education YES!, a Yardstick for Excellent Schools, the state school accreditation system under which letter grades are assigned for academic achievement and indicators of school performance are put into place to determine state accreditiation of Michigan schools. (Information retrieved from https://www.michigan.gov/mde) The following table represents current Report Grades for area schools as well as AYP status based on 2011-2012 accountability results.

GIRESD School Report Card Grades NG = No GradeDNM = Did Not Meet

Services for Administrators

Leadership NetworkThirty administrators attended Leadership Network meetings where they learned about updates from MDE and interacted with speakers on current educational topics. The focus for the 2011-2012 school was to understand and implement the new educator evaluation rules as passed by the state legislators.

** Reward School* Focus School


Students attending field trips at Forest Hill during 2011-2012 2,276Number of class visits to Forest Hill 53Number of adults 580

STUDENTS BY GRADES:Pre-K 1 2 3 4 5 K-5 6-8 6-12 COLLEGE 60 134 110 622 729 98 56 40 69 358

Forest Hill Nature Area

Forest Hill Nature Area (FHNA) is an outdoor education center for community members of Mid-Michigan. It provides a place to explore the wonders of nature all year. The nature area is available to school groups, scout troups, and nature clubs for fields trips.

FHNA is operated by Gratiot-Isabella RESD. Everyone is welcome to the Forest Hill Nature Area. It is open to the public at no charge.

Winding Brook Conference Centre in Shepherd continues to play an active role in hosting GIRESD events, local school meetings, and community gatherings. The facility is now the hub for the Special Education Department. During the 2011-2012 school year, 352 events with 7,002 participants were held at Winding Brook.

Winding Brook Conference Centre

8240 S. Genuine RoadShepherd, MI 48883

REMC 5 Day of Discovery, October 17, 2012

The quality, not the longevity, of one’s life is what is important. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.


Special Services

GIRESD is unique within the state by having a major university, a liberal arts college, community college, and Isabella Indian Reservation within our district. Diverse collaborations and programming opportunities have resulted by working with our local partner agencies.

PROGRAMS

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Programs are located at Luce Road Elementary School, Alma; Bailey Building, Alma; and Rosebush Elementary, Rosebush. (These programs serviced 96 students.)

Project Find provides early identification of children with special needs. One hundred fifty-nine referrals were received resulting in 75 IEPCs.

GIRESD Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program includes Pre-K through High School students. Thirty-one students participated in the full range of school activities located at Nikkari Elementary, Carrie Knause Early Childhood Learning Center, T.S. Nurnberger Middle School, and High School all in St. Louis.

Students with Mild to Severe Cognitive Impairment attend programs in the Alma, St. Louis, and Mt. Pleasant school districts. Services were provided to 145 students total in all programs.

SXI Programs (Severely Multiply Impaired) located at Hillcrest Elementary, Alma and Mary McGuire Elementary, Mt. Pleasant provided services to 18 students.

SEI Programs (Severely Emotionally Impaired) are located at the Kinney School, Mt. Pleasant. Thirty students participated from seven local districts.

APE Services (Adaptive Physical Education) and Registered Nursing services are provided to center based programs located in Gratiot and Isabella counties.

Transition Services have emphasized the preparation of teachers to support self-determination activities and increase student participation in the Individual Education Planning Team meetings. Educators and students were involved in several projects. Those activities that occurred during the 2011-2012 academic year included: Transition Assessment Workshop; Personal Curriculum Information Workshops; Michigan Transition Outcomes Project Annual Conference; and Monitoring Training for Compliance.

Gratiot-Isabella RESD Special Services Department provides programs and services to children from birth to age twenty-six. GIRESD has partnered with local districts to house programs and staff in local district buildings thus avoiding capital outlay projects.


Special Services continued

SLI (Speech and Language Therapy Services) - Speech Therapists had a combined caseload of 447 students. Teacher Consultant Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Impaired, Autistic Impaired, Physically Impaired, Health Impaired, and Visually Impaired had a combined caseload of 144 students.

School Social Workers - The School Social Workers had a combined caseload of over 235 students and attended over 300 IEPCs. They also participated in the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, Manifestation Determination Review Meetings and Student Staffings.

School Psychologists - The School Psychologists did a combined total of over 400 Initial, Re-evaluations, RTI Meetings and Student Staffings. Psychologists also met with local staff to help implement a new model for the identification of Specific Learning Disabilities. They also participated in the development and implementation of Behavior Intervention Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, Manifestation Determination Review Meetings and Student Staffings.

Occupational Therapists - The Occupational Therapists had a combined caseload of 384 students. These students were seen in classrooms and in the students’ homes.

Physical Therapists - The Physical Therapists had a combined caseload of 127 students. These students were seen in classrooms and in the students’ homes.

School Nurses - The School Nurses based in Gratiot and Isabella Counties serviced approximately 296 students.

Sign Language Interpreters and Interveners served 31 students within Gratiot and Isabella counties who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing or Deaf/Blind.

Early Childhood Special Education Itinerant Transition Teacher (ECSEITT) supports students and teachers in the transition from Early Childhood Special Education to General Education Preschool/Kindergarten. Forty-one students were transitioned into a Public School K-12 Program.

GIRESD operates Center-Based Programs, servicing 296 students. Students range in age from two-and-a-half to 26 years old. GIRESD programs follow local district calendars with the exception of 213 day programs that run year round.

GIRESD Assistive Technology Team provided consultation to 560 students, parents, and staff members while lending out 96 pieces of equipment and software. The team is actively conducting in-services and training for parents, GIRESD and local district staff.

ASD Team - The Autism Spectrum Disorder Teams provided input which included, behavior consults, strategies, evaluations, and teacher consults for approximately 418 students for determination of ASD between Gratiot and Isabella counties. This category of disability continues to be the fastest growing disability area.

Special Olympics - Gratiot-Isabella RESD was represented by over 50 athletes at the Summer Games, hosted on the campus of Central Michigan University. Throughout the year, athletes compete in a variety of Special Olympic sports including basketball, floor hockey, track and field events, and Area Seven activities.

The following services are provided by Gratiot-Isabella RESD to all local school districts, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Charter and Parochial Schools:

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. ~Henry Ford


Gratiot-Isabella RESD’s role in technology is nearly as dynamic as other areas within the organization. Rapid changes in user devices and behind-the-scenes equipment and processes require frequent adjustments to the way in which technology resources are organized. To that end this past year has seen several projects implemented that improve organizational effectiveness.

Our efforts during the 2011/12 school year focused on several areas including replacing our network operating system, upgrading email, expansion of the wireless system, expanding our network storage capacity in the Data Center and building a collaborative model for sharing technical support personnel.

Replacement of network operating system

Just as your computer uses an operating system to control how it interacts with software, printers, keyboards and mice, a network needs the same kind of intelligence to control the growing number of devices (desk-tops, lap-tops, iPads, smart phones, network printers, copy machines) that connect to it.

As part of our strategy to improve the way in which we manage all these devices, the Technology Team replaced our old network operating system with Microsoft’s Active Directory. This new system lays the groundwork for improved management of software updates, password management and compatibility with Microsoft’s Office applications.

Active Directory manages all the devices that connect to a network.

Technology


Expansion of Wireless System

Along with the increase in the number of devices connecting to the network comes an increase in the need for mobility and bandwidth anywhere within the organization. We have expanded the wireless system to include several of our local districts. Since our districts are all connected to the ISD through fiber, we can cost effectively share a centralized wireless controller. We expanded the system to several of our local school districts including St. Louis, Fulton and Breckenridge. This collaborative effort makes it easy to accommodate growing needs by simply placing access points (antennas) where they are needed.

Collaborative Resource Sharing

As the complexity of our networks grow, specialization is key to keeping up with the changes. Server Administration, Network Engineering, Desk Top Management and Data Management represent critical skills that can be difficult for individual districts to maintain. Gratiot-Isabella has implemented a team approach for technical support for several of our districts that makes access to a wide range of skills much more practical and affordable.

Technology . . . continued

Upgrading Email System

During its short life of 40 years, email has become a staple of every organization. That’s certainly true of Gratiot-Isabella RESD. Keeping up with the advances in software that help us manage this critical tool is a key role of the technology team. During the 2011/12 school year, we tested, planned and implemented our new Microsoft Outlook email software which replaced Novel’s Groupwise. Outlook provides several features that were not available in the old system including a robust web interface. We also moved it to a hosted environment which eliminates the need for local storage and administrative labor.


We have a quality, knowledgeable staff•Collaboration within and outside the organization•Service-oriented•Contemporary perspective . . . visionary•Networkofresources...wewillfindtheanswer!•Adaptiveandflexible•We are professional, well organized•Financially stable•Nice facilities•We think outside the box•Growth oriented•We create value•There is passion in the organization•Good at measuring results•

Dr. Timm ThorsenPresident

Dr. Cheri BoothVice President

Karen GilesSecretary

Roger TrudellTreasurer

Paul GrossTrustee

Ed LorenzTrustee

Elizabeth MillerTrustee

Dr. Jan C. AmsterburgSuperintendent

Robert CosanAssociate Superintendent for Special Services

Kathy StewartAssociate Superintendent for Instruction

Dr. Dennis DunlapAssociate Superintendent for Career Technical Education

Dennis RogoszewskiAssociate Superintendent for Finance

David ChildsExecutive Director of MMNET

Notice of Nondiscrimination PolicyGratiot-Isabella Regional Education Service District Board of Education complies with all federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and with all requirements and regulations of the United States Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Education.

Points of Pride

G ratiot- Isab ellaRegional Educ ation S er vice D istr ic t1131 E . Center StreetP.O. Box 310I thaca, MI 48847-0310(989) 875-5101(989) 875-2858 fax

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Gratiot-Isabella RESD is an equal opportunity employer. Auxililary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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