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LEO Announces New MiSTEM Network Regional Director
Position serves Michigan’s northwestern Lower Peninsula, covering Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau Counties LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) announced that Sarah Roche has been named Northwestern Lower Peninsula regional director for the MiSTEM Network, which strives to make STEM learning more accessible across the state and position more Michigan students for career success. “Sarah’s leadership and expertise in education will help us empower students and prepare the next generation of innovators for high-wage, high-demand STEM careers,” said Megan Schrauben, MiSTEM executive director. “As the new Region 13 director, she will lead our Northwestern Lower Peninsula hub toward advancing PK-12 STEM education in an effort to create a vibrant STEM ecosystem here in Michigan where students are prepared to compete and fill the growing, in-demand career opportunities." Roche has extensive experience in education, including 21 years in an elementary classroom. She spent ten of those years teaching STEM to students in grades K-6. Most recently, Roche spent two and a half years as the elementary STEM teacher for East Jordan Public Schools, where she worked with students and teachers to develop a STEM program for all K-6 students. This work included collaborating with classroom teachers to provide problem, project and place-based learning experiences for students. She received a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and Master of Educational Psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In her new role with MiSTEM, Roche will utilize her plethora of experience to build collaborative partnerships that align regional activities to the statewide STEM strategy. She will also identify and coordinate resources to support regional STEM stakeholders and activities in the Northwestern Lower Michigan region. “I am looking forward to connecting with regional stakeholders, STEM...
Char-Em ISD, four local districts recognized for work with student support systems
CHARLEVOIX - Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District and four of its partner districts were recognized recently for their work in implementing a framework of supports that helps to meet the needs of each student, through various tiers of instruction and intervention. The system is known as “Multi-Tiered System of Supports,” commonly called MTSS. This framework can be used to address academic, social and emotional needs, and helps to foster an inclusive and positive learning environment, noted Kelly Rogers, Char-Em ISD special education coordinator, who frequently works with local districts in implementing MTSS. The Michigan MTSS Technical Assistance Center recently recognized the ISD and Alanson, Boyne Falls, East Jordan, and Ellsworth public schools for their work to meet the needs of all learners during the 2023-24 school year. Districts throughout the state who enter data in the MiMTSS Data System were eligible for two types of recognition: MTSS data utilization, and MTSS implementation and impact. Following are the local recognitions received: Char-Em ISD: MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using the Regional Capacity Assessment MTSS Implementation and Impact Award: Bronze Alanson Public Schools: MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using MTSS fidelity data for behavior MTSS Implementation and Impact Awards for Tier 1 Behavior: Silver; Tier 2 Behavior: Silver; Tier 3 Behavior: Silver Boyne Falls Public School: MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using the District Capacity Assessment MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using MTSS fidelity data for behavior MTSS Implementation and Impact Award for Tier One Behavior: Silver. East Jordan: MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using the District Capacity Assessment MTSS Data Utilization Award for collecting and using MTSS fidelity data for behavior at East Jordan Elementary and Middle/High Schools MTSS Implementation and Impact Awards for: East...
Great Start Collaborative donates funding toward Dolly Parton Imagination Library initiative
In October 2024, the Great Start Collaborative & Family Coalition of Charlevoix, Emmet and Northern Antrim Counties provided $20,000 in funding to the Charlevoix Kiwanis Club Youth Foundation to support the launch of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for children birth to age 5 residing in Charlevoix County. Dolly Parton Imagination Library sends age-appropriate books to children from birth to age 5 directly to children at their home. There is no cost incurred by participating families.The program costs approximately $30 a year for each participating child. Funding provided by the GSC will provide more than 660 Charlevoix County youth a book each month for one year. “We are grateful to the Charlevoix Kiwanis Club for bringing Dolly Parton Imagination Library back to Charlevoix County,” said GSC Director Savanah Cool. “We know how much children enjoy receiving mail in their name and diving into a new book each month while expanding their home library.” The GSC also runs the FreeCycle Book Project, providing access to free, gently used children’s books throughout the community. Thousands of books criss-cross local counties each year. “We encourage families to consider donating their books to FreeCycle when they are done with them,” said Cool. “This allows others to build and expand their home libraries, enhancing and enriching early literacy experiences for all.” To learn more about Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Charlevoix County or to make a donation to support the program, contact/send a check to Charlevoix Kiwanis Youth Foundation, P.O. Box 275, Charlevoix MI 49720. Learn more at about the Great Start Collaborative at www.greatstartcollaborative.org
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It is the mission of Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District to provide leadership and services to local school districts.
It is the vision of Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District to be an indispensable partner with every district we serve.
Char-Em ISD is proud to have achieved accreditation by AdvancED for a second 5-year period effective July 2016. The AdvancED Accreditation Commission determined that Char-Em ISD engages in a continuous systemic process of improvement, and has effective and efficient quality assurance controls throughout the system. This achievement recognizes the quality of services provided by the ISD through the leadership team and governing authority, the dedication and service of the professional staff, and the support of community stakeholders.