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Petoskey Health Occupations students receive Emergency Medical Responders certification

(2019) The Petoskey area has 19 newly-trained emergency medical responders (EMRs), thanks to an innovative Health Occupations class offered through Petoskey High School, Char-Em ISD Career and Technical Education, and North Central Michigan College. On May 21, 2019, the students, in grades 10-12, received their certifications during a celebratory ceremony led by their instructor, Jim […]

Harbor Springs students earn drone operators’ safety certificates, FAA licenses

Four students in the unique drone program at Harbor Springs High School have achieved two major milestones – they have received their flight safety certification and also their UAV license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), two designations that will set them on the path of commercial drone operation. The students are all graduating seniors […]

Shock Squash 1.0 to the rescue!

East Jordan High school junior Aaron Nachazel designs unique bike repair device in Career Tech CAD class Mike Cortright needed a device to help him service mountain bike shocks at his Boyne City business, North Country Cycle Sport. Commercial devices cost upwards of $1,000 or more, and Cortright was looking for a less-expensive option. He […]

April is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month

By Philip Haldaman, Char-Em ISD Transportation Supervisor   Two days before Thanksgiving in 2008 in Fort Collins, Colo., 9-year-old Erica couldn’t wait to pedal home from school on her bicycle to begin the holiday. Sadly, instead of celebrating, she was hit by a woman who was texting while driving. Erica suffered a traumatic brain injury […]

Congratulations! Two Char-Em staff members receive OPIE awards

Two Char-Em ISD staff members will be recipients of an OPIE Award at the spring ceremony recognizing Outstanding People in Education, to be held on May 8, 2019, at the Odawa Casino in Petoskey. Tracy Tunison and Debbie Elzinga will both be honored, along with other area educators. Tracy Tunison is speech pathologist for Char-Em […]

Career Academy for Kids set for June 18-20, 2019!

If you liked College for Kids, you’ll love Career Academy for Kids! CA4K is a new take on the former College for Kids summer day camp. With more diverse sessions aimed at offering kids a variety of opportunities to try their hand at new skills, a new name was in order! CA4K is a three-day […]

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Data Integrity Team established

In response to district requests for support to ensure data accuracy, a five-person, multi-department, collaborative Data Integrity Team was developed at Char-Em ISD.  The purpose of the team is to provide district and building data entry specialists with the information and processes necessary to ensure high quality data integrity that supports using data for high-stakes […]

Mary Jason recognized for 40 years on state education board

  The Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) recently recognized Mary Jason for 40 years of service on its board, an historic milestone for the organization that works to advance the quality of public education in Michigan.  “She was elected to the MASB board of directors in 1982 and with her 40 years of service […]

Scott Koziol named Char-Em ISD Superintendent

October 21, 2022 – The Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District’s Board of Education has named Scott Koziol as superintendent of the ISD. Koziol has been in the role as interim superintendent since July 1, 2022, after the retirement of previous superintendent Jeff Crouse.  “The board is pleased to announce the removal of ‘interim’ from Scott’s title […]

School Bus Safety: What Every Driver Should Know

  October 17-21, 2022, is National School Bus Safety Awareness Week By Phillip Haldaman, Transportation Supervisor, Char-Em ISD Every school day in Michigan, nearly 17,000 school buses transport about 800,000 students to and from school. They collectively travel over 900,000 miles a day in the process. It’s literally the safest form of transportation on the […]

‘Talking is Teaching’ campaign expands to Emmet County’s Camp Petosega

Visitors to Emmet County’s Camp Petosega will have something new to talk about during their next visit: A new Talking is Teaching trail has been established by the Great Start Collaborative and Parent Coalition of Charlevoix, Emmet and Northern Antrim Counties. Talking is Teaching is a national public awareness and action campaign from Too Small […]

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