A statewide survey is being distributed for Michigan parents or guardians of children ages 0-10. Complete the survey for a chance to win a $25 gift card. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MILearningSurvey
October is AAC Awareness month! AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and we have many students using AAC to help them connect and engage with others. Through a generous grant from the Gratiot County Community Foundation, the following book titles are available to borrow from the Gratiot-Isabella RESD Inclusive Literacy Library. If you are interested in using these books with your classroom or students, please reach out to Aubree Gregory!
We all play a role in suicide prevention! Please plan to attend a free presentation: Suicide Awareness and Prevention for Caregivers and Communities, Wednesday, October 23 from 5:30-7pm ET / 3:30-5pm MT. Discussion will take place via Zoom: https://bit.ly/TRAILS_10-23_training
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Thank you custodians! Today, October 2nd is National Custodian Appreciation Day and we celebrate you!
October is National Principal Appreciation month! Thank you principals for your dedication and service to students, staff, & community!
Mt. Pleasant Middle School teachers started their professional development day with Joe Trommater, REMC 5 director, trying out some of the STEM and Maker Materials available for them to check out. Teachers created stop motion videos, used microscopes clipped to their phone cameras to view small objects, programmed robots, and built towers.
Last week, REMC 5 Director Joe Trommater shared the REMC 5 Maker Materials available for checkout to teachers in the region. Beal City Students and teachers had a chance to program robots, build towers, play games, and create videos with equipment teachers can check out from REMC 5.
REMC Director Joe Trommater joined fellow educational technology leaders from around Michigan in Houghton/Hancock to experience place-based learning, including Calumet Electronics, the Quincy Mine, and the MTU research vessel the Agassiz.
GIRESD Career Navigators, Kiley and Jennie, are inviting local businesses to register for the second annual Mid-Michigan Career and Recruitment Expo being held at Alma High School on February 13, 2025. Be sure to register your business soon as spots are filling up fast. Use the QR code or go to https://bit.ly/2025MMCRE to register for this exciting event!
Emily Sheahan-Stahl at the CMU new educator induction ceremony Wednesday night giving the keynote address.
GIRESD and local Literacy Coaches recently participated in training on the Jill Jackson coaching model. Many exciting things are happening across the region to enhance and grow our coaching systems! #GIRESDSupportingSchools #GIRESDSupportingTeachers
Special thanks to MDE for their work Transforming Districts through Continuous Improvement. #GIRESDSupportingSchools
Region 4 collaboration at GELN. So many wonderful projects happening to support students throughout Michigan!
Superintendent Paul Hungerford welcomed 59 new educators to the Gratiot-Isabella RESD and its local school districts. The educators will be coming together throughout the year to learn and to support each other in their journeys. #GIRESDSupportingTeachers
Find out how you or your business can become involved in a community partnership to keep our talent local.
REMC 5 Director Joe Trommater spent a morning helping students at St. Joseph The Worker School in Beal City create copper jewelry from old pennies. Students were able to stamp their initials or names into the medallions they created, and many created gifts.
GIRESD is always honored to host the MAISA GELN members. Some of the most talented educational leaders are working tirelessly to do great things for all students! #GIRESDSupportsStudents
Our Health and PE consultant, Josh Boutwell, had a table at the Hope in the Park event at Wright Park in Alma on September 10th. Hope in the Park was a free family event spreading HOPE on World Suicide Prevention Day. Josh provided families with free jump ropes and water while promoting physical activity in the household. Physical activity has so many benefits to our mind and bodies.
Families could sign up for a FREE physical activity program InPACT at Home. InPACT provides health information on various topics and a variety of physical activity videos that the families can do together or with their friends. Here is a link to their website for more information: https://inpactathome.umich.edu/
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The Great Lakes Bay Supplementary Math Project (GLBSMP) Core Team from BAISD, CGRESD, and GIRESD collaborated to create resources to support the improvement of teaching and learning of math across the region. #GLBSMP #GIRESDSupportingStudents
Eventful Secondary Leadership Network meeting as we learned about special education programs, experimented with robots, & celebrated behavioral health student outreach in our region. #GIRESDSupportingSchools
