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MiFamily Engagement Center Region 2 announces 2025 grant awards
Sign up for email updates about the MiFamily Engagement Center MiFamily Engagement Center Region 2 announces grant awards to support family engagement and literacy Region 2 includes Char-Em ISD, Manistee ISD, Northwest Education Services, and Wexford-Missaukee ISD MiFamily Engagement Center Region 2 has awarded $164,000 in its first grant cycle, supporting 15 projects focused on building strong family relationships and enhancing parent education around literacy throughout Northwest Michigan. MiFamily Engagement Centers are a new state-level initiative that serve as a nexus for resource development and capacity-building for those supporting educators, providing educational programs, linking families to community resources, and reaching out to families to better equip them in becoming partners in their child’s education. The centers serve as a system of support (not a physical location) and are administered by intermediate school districts with funding from MiLEAP. Carolyn Beltz, Region 2 Coordinator, said the grant opportunities were designed to foster authentic family engagement by supporting initiatives that align with the “MiFamily: Michigan’s Family Engagement Framework” and implement high-impact strategies. “A highly competitive application process yielded numerous compelling proposals, making the selection of awardees a challenging task,” said Beltz. “The review process carefully considered various factors, including alignment with the MiFamily Framework and the potential for high-impact outcomes.” The 15 awarded projects span a range of initiatives, with individual grant amounts ranging from $1,395 to $31,675. These projects address diverse needs throughout Region 2 - Char-Em ISD, Manistee ISD, Northwest Education Services, and Wexford-Missaukee ISD - and implement strategies designed to strengthen home-school-community partnerships and ultimately improve student outcomes, Beltz noted. Grantees include: Great Start Collaborative and Family Coalition...
2025 PowerSchool cybersecurity incident update
Jan. 31, 2025 PowerSchool January 2025 cybersecurity incident update Charlevoix-Emmet ISD and local school districts are actively monitoring a recent cybersecurity incident that impacted PowerSchool, a company that provides Charlevoix-Emmet ISD and local school districts with student information management software. Specifically, on December 28, 2024, PowerSchool discovered that an unauthorized person gained access to certain customer data, potentially including some information relating to Charlevoix-Emmet ISD and local school districts. At this time, broadly speaking, our understanding is that the elements of information involved in this incident generally may include the following: names, contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical alert information, and other related information. We understand that on or about January 29, 2025, PowerSchool began sending notifications via email directly to certain impacted individuals and families to notify them of the incident. It is anticipated that these incident notification emails from PowerSchool will be sent to affected individuals and families on a rolling basis in the coming days and weeks. As of January 29, 2025, PowerSchool has informed us that its investigation into the incident has not yet concluded. As such, our understanding of the scope of the incident is actively evolving and there remains a possibility that those families who have not yet received an email from PowerSchool may receive one in the future, along with further communication from Charlevoix-Emmet ISD and/or local school districts. While we await final findings from PowerSchool concerning the scope of the impact of this incident, it is important to remain diligent in reviewing your financial account statements and credit reports for fraudulent or irregular activity on a regular basis. PowerSchool is offering two years of complimentary identity protection services to students and educators whose information was involved....
Char-Em ISD State of the Community reports
Each year, Char-Em ISD and the Great Start Collaborative put together State of the Community reports for regional chambers of commerce. This year's reports can be found at the links below: Char-Em ISD 2025 State of the Community Report Great Start Collaborative 2025 State of the Community Report
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Our Mission
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.