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
Students in our CBE program enjoyed learning restaurant skillls at the local Bob Evans!
Mr. Mason's class at Mt. Pleasant High School has been experimenting with different ways to grow flowers and vegetables! They hope to be able to create some starter plants for themselves as well as to sell, so keep your eyes out this spring!
Extremely grateful for the partnerships in Gratiot County that supports our regional school safety initiatives! Thank you for attending our regular Gratiot Co. SSA Mtg. #GIRESDSupportsSchools
Thank you to all the Career Guest Readers from Gratiot and Isabella Counties who volunteered during our first week of March is Reading Month. During the month of March, guest readers will be visiting 170 classrooms in 19 schools to read to students and teach them about their professions. (Post 1 of 2)
Thank you to all the Career Guest Readers from Gratiot and Isabella Counties who volunteered during our first week of March is Reading Month. During the month of March, guest readers will be visiting 170 classrooms in 19 schools to read to students and teach them about their professions. (Post 2 of 2)
GIRESD will be hosting a TRAILS Self-Care for School Staff virtual opportunity on Thursday, March 14th at Gratiot-Isabella RESD Mahoney Center from 2:00-3:30. To register, scan the QR code on the flyer or email Monica Spicer at mspicer@giresd.net Drinks & snacks will be provided!
School counselors from the GIRESD region participated in updates and tours at Alma College and CMU. #giresdsupportingstudents
