Char-Em welcomes new staff
Char-Em ISD is welcoming more than a dozen new staff members to its team this year. Please read more about the new staff members and their positions in the accompanying PDF.
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High Quality Teaching and Learning initiative update
During the Summer 2017 Superintendents’ Retreat, the Superintendents’ group made a commitment to engage in a meaningful process to bring about better achievement results for the students of districts in Char-Em ISD. After multiple interviews to find the leader of...
CHAR-EM ISD’S MISSION AND VISION
The Mission and Vision of Char-Em ISD remain at the core of what we do each day as partners with the 11 public school districts throughout Northwest Michigan. Over the summer of 2018
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Welcome to the new Char-Em ISD website! We hope you enjoy the new look and functions of this new site. If you have questions, please contact Communications Coordinator Beth Anne Eckerle at (231) 547-9947.
Kindergarten round-ups for the Class of 2035!
The Class of 2035! Kindergarten round-ups, open houses scheduled in local school districts for students enrolling in the 2022-23 school year It’s the time of year when local elementary schools roll out the welcome mat for incoming kindergartners and their families, through open houses, school tours and registration activities. Following is a list of kindergarten […]
Kindergarten Round-Ups scheduled for spring 2021 for the class of 2034!
The Class of 2034! Kindergarten round-ups, open houses scheduled in local school districts for students enrolling in the 2021-22 school year It’s the time of year when local elementary schools roll out the welcome mat for incoming kindergartners and their families, through open houses, school tours and registration activities. Following is a list of kindergarten […]
Char-Em ISD schools add Behavioral Health Providers
With $294,000 of new funding from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District schools have partnered with the Health Department of Northwest Michigan to secure additional school-based mental health providers at districts including Harbor Springs, Charlevoix, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, and Ellsworth. Char-Em is also partnering with Alcona Health Center to expand […]
The Class of 2032! Kindergarten round-ups, open houses scheduled in local school districts for 2019-20 school year
It’s the time of year when local elementary schools roll out the welcome mat for incoming kindergartners and their families, through open houses, school tours and registration activities. For the 2019-20 school year, a child who resides in a public school district providing kindergarten may be enrolled if the child is at least 5 years […]
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On board! Char-Em ISD receives $50,000 award for innovative STEM initiative that will have students building recreational boards in career tech
Many teenagers surely would get on board with being able to design and build ready-to-ride skateboards, longboards, snowboards and paddle boards during the school day. With the help of a new $50,000 grant, students in Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education (CTE)...
Char-Em ISD, NCMC partner to bring adult students with disabilities into the mix of daily college life
A new group of about a dozen 19- to 26-year olds has become part of the daily rhythm at North Central Michigan College as they dine at the Iron Horse Cafe, work in the kitchen, help clean computer labs, and traverse the campus. In fact, most people would likely assume...
ISD State of Community reports 2026
See the Early Childhood / Great Start Collaborative State of the Community report on this page, after the ISD overview 30 years of Career and Technical Education in Char-Em ISD! There continue to be many uncertainties in the world of education, but one constant...
Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education millage request on the May 5, 2026, ballot
Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education millage request on the May 5, 2026, ballot 23 programs operating in 50+ classrooms, dozens of K-12 initiatives funded by millage Learn about all Char-Em ISD Career Tech programming and initiatives on the CTE website On May 5,...
New grant to address social media and youth
From Behavioral Health Coordinator, Alicia Schlehuber, Dec. 16, 2025 The urgent issue of social media's impact on youth mental health remains a top concern, as recently highlighted at the Advancing School Mental Health Conference put on by the National Center for...
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