For Teacher's Appreciation Month, Zenlightenment Wellness Center in Alma is offering 10% off services for all teachers. Schedule an appointment today!
Gratiot County Child Advocacy Substance and Suicide Prevention Program is hosting an in person lunch and learn on Thursday, June 6th from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The lunch and learn is titled: I Met a New Friend on Snapchat. Here is a link to register: https://tinyurl.com/kdt7seax
It's great to host the Literacy Leader Network training for our region. Great leaders working together to provide best practices for all students! #GIRESDSupportsSchools #GIRESDSupportsStudents
May is Mental Health Awareness Month . . . One in 5 people will experience a mental health condition in any given year, and everyone faces challenges in life that can impact their mental health. If you have felt unusually sad, overly stressed or overwhelmed, watch this short two minute video to determine if you would benefit from Mental Health support.
https://youtu.be/pVACsCpm0x0
GIRESD is a great place to work! Check out these opportunities!
On May 8th at the Devos Place in Grand Rapids, the Great Lakes Homeland Security Conference offered a School Track day for school officials to learn more on school safety topics. The topics included: Molly Hudgens of Sycamore Middle School telling her story of averting a school attack, the Stop Trafficking Project, I Love You Guys Foundation and school recovery.
Congratulations to our Alma High School graduates! Great results come from hard work — well done!
Students in Mr. Trainor's class at Mt. Pleasant High School learn the important life skill of budgeting money.
Forest Hill Nature Area will be hosting a World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 10:00-12:00 at Forest Hill Nature Area. The event is free and open to the public. FHNA 11297 N. Rich Road, Alma, MI 48801.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month . . .
In 1949 Mental Health America founded what is now known across the nation as Mental Health Month. Join millions of Americans in promoting awareness, and advocating for the mental health and well-being of everyone.
The Early Literacy Network is hard at work crafting regional standards based report language for GIRESD schools!
Spring has sprung @GIRESD. Our lobby area is looking amazing as our GIRESD S's artwork is on full display! Great job students & teachers! #GIRESDSupportsStudents
GI-TEC and GIRESD Career Navigators welcomed 900 seventh grade students from Gratiot and Isabella Counties to tour the Mt. Pleasant campus. Students were given a chance to see and learn about all the programs that are offered to them in their junior and senior years.
Attending a STEM Update meeting this morning. Great efforts taking place throughout our region for job placement & internships for our H.S. Students. #GIRESDSupportsStudents #GIRESDSupportsIndustry
Do you want to help people in your community? Do you have an interest in a career in social work? Take a few minutes to complete this survey to learn about how you can get paid $300/week this summer while also earning two Community Health Worker credentials. Click here to complete the survey: https://forms.gle/3JbsKQQoPTUX4cJA7
Counselors from Gratiot and Isabella Counties toured Masonic Pathways, Trident Manufacturing, and Aludyne yesterday. All three businesses gave extensive tours of their facility and informed counselors of all the great employment opportunities available to their students.
Another successful Gratiot Co. Optimist Club Youth Appreciation Banquet last night! Congratulations to all of the recipients! It was an honor to be a part of it. #GIRESDSupportsStudents #GIRESDSupportsSchools
We are excited to welcome Mateo Moreno for another AAC Family Night on May 16, 2024. We hope to see you there!
To register, click the link or scan the QR code on the flyer: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0016-0015-3e93d8a5e4224b8f83b07d2a5166d4fe
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/
