Welcome!
Char-Em ISD is a regional education service agency serving the public schools of Charlevoix, Emmet and northern Antrim counties. Our primary mission is to provide leadership and services that enhance the delivery of instruction for our 11 constituent school districts and assisting other public and parochial schools. We match services, materials and personnel in the areas of special education, school improvement, professional development, early childhood, vocational education, school safety, technology, and administrative/business services, among other areas of expertise, to the needs of our local schools.
What is Char-Em ISD?
Char-Em ISD at-a-glance: approx. 8,000 students in 11 local public school districts, 5 private schools, and 2 public school academies; over 1,300 students with disabilities ages birth-26 who receive special education services; approx. 1,500 students in career and technical (vocational) education; 1,005 square miles; and over 800 school personnel in the ISD area. More than 100 students attend a Char-Em program classroom located at the Patricia A. Taylor School for Exceptional Learners, or at one of our local school district partner buildings. Monitoring these programs is a mandated service provided by Char-Em ISD. We invite you to take a look at what we are, who we serve, and take some time to review our core services.
Administration
Scott Koziol, Superintendent
Jill Haan, Director of Early Childhood
Mike Haynes, Director of Instructional Services
Scott Hewitt, Director of Technology
Lisa Krosnicki, Chief Financial Officer
Beth Anne Piehl, Director of Communications
Lauren Ringle, Director of Special Education
Jim Rummer, Director of Career and Technical Education
Sarah Weaver, Director of Implementation
Julie Hersha, Executive Secretary to the Superintendent
Char-Em ISD Organizational Chart
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Our locations:
Charlevoix ISD
08568 Mercer Blvd. Charlevoix, MI 49720 (231) 547-9947 info@charemisd.org
Boyne City ISD
1313 Boyne Ave. Boyne City, MI 49712 (231) 582-8070
Patricia A. Taylor School for Exceptional Learners
1515 Cemetery Road Petoskey, MI 49770 (231) 439-6937
Crooked Tree High School
870 W. Conway Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Round Lake Education Center
13513 Division St., Charlevoix, MI 49720 Phone is 231-547-4085
Specific Services
Char-Em ISD has worked behind the scenes with its member school districts – collectively and individually – to help meet the needs of their students, parents, support staff, teachers, administrators and board members. In a nutshell, Char-Em ISD:
- provides local school districts with school improvement consultation, assessment services, and curriculum and instruction assistance to support improved student achievement.
- offers the latest workshops, seminars and classes – for teachers, administrators, transportation department staff, bus drivers, secretaries, board members, other school staff and parents – featuring up-to-date technologies, techniques and methods.
- provides consultant assistance, research assistance, and resources including journals, books, curriculum materials, Internet access, videotapes, digital videodisks, computer software, and assistive technology.
- coordinates programs and services that are too expensive for a single school district to operate or that are very specialized and serve only a few students, including direction educational services for youth/adults with special needs from birth through age 25.
- performs regulatory functions on behalf of the Michigan Department of Education including pupil accounting and special education monitoring and compliance. Annually, Char-Em ISD Board of Education adopts priorities that are developed each year using a process that accommodates input from the community, constituent school districts and ISD staff.
The ISD’s priorities are consistent with its mission and vision and are presented in three categories – Educational Programming, School Support Services, and Leadership. The priorities dictate that the ISD must maintain a culture characterized by continuous learning.
What is an ISD?
The 57 intermediate school districts (ISDs) or regional educational agencies (RESAs) were created by the legislature in 1962 to bring about quality and equitable educational opportunities to students and schools throughout the state. ISDs accomplish this mission in a number of ways, namely by: Creating and promoting economies of scale through things like cooperative purchasing, sharing services such as technology and business services, and special education services; Sharing current and credible research, best practices, and innovation through initiatives like professional development; and Providing oversight and liaison roles through programs like Career and Technical Education, special education and much more. Over the course of the past decades, the unique roles of ISDs have adapted to include increased calls for educational accountability. By working with work development boards, business and industry, ISDs help promote growing economies and stable communities. ISDs serve the educational needs of their constituent local districts.