National presenter Officer Jermaine Galloway (Tall Cop Says Stop) is putting on a High in Plain Sight: Current Drug Trends workshop on Tuesday May 7th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at Beagio's in Kingston, MI. Gratiot-Isabella RESD is partnering with Tuscola ISD and Bay Arenac ISD to help put on the event. More information is below on the flyer.
Link to Registration: https://tuscolaisd.coursestorm.com/course/tall-cop1
Thanks so much to the Center For Homeland Defense and Security for putting on a great School Mass Shooting & Critical Incident Preparedness Forum on April 17th at the Crowne Plaza in Lansing.
Here is a news segment of the forum: https://www.wilx.com/2024/04/18/mid-michigan-community-leaders-learn-mass-shooting-prevention-preparedness/
Mrs. Swanson's class got to enjoy the sunshine while creating their tie-dyed field day shirts!
It's okay to ask for help. Care Solace connects students, staff, and their families to care. Care Solace will quickly and confidentially find available mental and substance use providers matched to your needs. Gratiot-Isabella Regional School Education Service District is committed to the health, safety, and well-being of our students, staff, and families. We are proud to announce our partnership with @CareSolace to support our ongoing commitment. If you or a family member are looking for help with mental health or substance use, Care Solace will quickly connect you to community providers matched to your needs. Call 888-515-0595 at any time or search on your own at caresolace.com/gratiotisabella.
Our middle school programs are engaging in meaningful math! Math is fun with Mr. Caul!
Sending a very big Thank You to Black Tie Tuxedo and Costume for their donations of tuxedo rentals for our upcoming Prom!
Talkspace is an online therapy service that connects you to a dedicated, licensed provider to provide personalized, high-quality therapeutic services.
They are hosting a FREE Virtual Mental Health First Aid Training for our area on April 25th from 11-4. Registration closes on April 12th. Parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens can all attend. Registration link is here : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZTSVHKJ
A great day visiting a few of our sister schools meeting with students, teachers, & admin. about the successes & needs of our GIRESD LINKS Student Exchange! #GIRESDSupportsStudents
Grateful for ParliamentaryRep. Frank Junge & GIRESD's, Frank Taeter for sharing aspects of the German Gov't, & for answering our LINKS Exchange S's questions! #GIRESDSupportsStudents
Members of the GIRESD staff were honored to be a part of the Isabella County Child Advocacy Center Child Abuse Prevention Month Luncheon.
Are you a high school student looking for a summer job? Gratiot-Isabella RESD Career Navigators in partnership with our local Employer Talent Pipeline have created a document where you can find information about fun and exciting summer job opportunities available in Gratiot and Isabella Counties. Applications for the upcoming 2024 summer season are currently being accepted! Click here for more information: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1leTfmE5BzX1ova5Cs9xBsGlNV1XDuysSjmXmn0ba08U/edit?usp=sharing
Child Abuse Prevention Month activities that Child Advocacy is hosting: https://childadvocacy.net/events/
#GIRESDSupportsCommunity
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child Advocacy are putting on a lot of events throughout the month. The events include:
-Every Monday in April, wear blue.
-Community Give-Back Events
-The Importance of Talking to Kids about Puberty
-24:7 Dad Program
-Yoga Classes
-Parent Education Classes
-Mandated Reporter Training
-QPR Training
-Stewards of Children Training
Please sign up for these events! Here is a link for more information: https://childadvocacy.net/events/
Our final week of the March is Reading Month: Career Guest Reader program had students from various schools in Ithaca, Mount Pleasant, Shepherd, and St. Louis learning from and being inspired by career professionals from our local communities.
Paul Hungerford shares with the GIRESD board the work in progress to meet strategic plan targets.
GIRESD Career Navigators in partnership with our local Employer Talent Pipeline are hoping to connect with businesses who are looking to hire high school students or recent graduates. We have created a document that will be shared with all high schools in Gratiot and Isabella Counties. Employers can contact Jennie Arlt at jarlt@giresd.net or Kiley Kochensparger at kkochensparger@giresd.net to get their job posting(s) added to this document.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1leTfmE5BzX1ova5Cs9xBsGlNV1XDuysSjmXmn0ba08U/edit?usp=sharing
Week 2 of March is Reading Month: Career Guest Readers was a success! Students from schools in Alma, Beal City, Mount Pleasant, Shepherd, and St. Louis were visited by guest readers from a variety of professions.
We had a great turnout Wednesday night for our 3rd annual Secondary Transition Expo. Thank you to all the vendors who spoke about the services they offer for our transition aged students and their families. The RESD Gratiot County CBE class brought some of their handmade crafts and baked goods to sell, which were a hit. Thank you again to all who participated!
Career Navigators, Kiley Kochensparger & Jennie Arlt along with Special Education Supervisor, Danielle Payne share their expertise with new teachers. #GIRESDSupportingTeachers
The staff at Ashley Public Schools has been working hard on their MTSS with our regional consultant Dr. Jim Harris. #GIRESDSupportingSchools
