#CLOSURE: The Transitions Center School and Millet Learning Center will be closed today, Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Stay safe!
Amanda McWherter, Payroll Specialist, would like to nominate Paraprofessional Janice Doyle for an Orange Spot recognition. Janice goes above and beyond, showing the students how to engage with others when entering the office setting and/or walking the hallways. Janice is phenomenal with the students and is always so patient and kind! #Orange #Happiness
GLBEC students in Mr. Conklin's science methods course tested the efficacy of an experiment they created to see if they could validate the law of conservation. #SaginawISD #GLBEC #EarlyCollege
Thank you to our Brunkow Preschool parents for running such a great parent club meeting on Thursday, January 19, 2024, where many of our students received perfect attendance awards. Education Coordinator Betty Nash shared, "I appreciate my parents, who make it a top priority for their child to have perfect attendance." #OurStory #BrunkowStaff
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A big orange shout out to the Saginaw ISD payroll department for working hard to get everyone's W2 out this month! This is a monumental task that impacts all Saginaw ISD employees! #OurStory
The Abundant Life Health Team did a nutrition presentation for the parents at the Murphy Farm Head Start Parent Club. We talked about how important good nutrition is for childhood development and to form good health for the future. We also showed how to get plenty of protein from plant foods by providing samples of gluten-free protein oat waffles with strawberry-mango sauce, tofu egg salad, and a protein green smoothie! #SaginawISD
There was a terrific turnout for the Saginaw Community Foundation’s press conference this week which focused on the newly formed Community Engagement and Inclusion Council! #SAGINAWesome
Join educators from around the county as we explore how to integrate literacy and writing into the content areas. This session is open to all educators in grades K-12, and you can register here: https://qrco.de/PDsignUP.
Who’s that Orange Frog? Wendy Zaruba, Program Secretary, is a very busy lady supporting three SISD departments - Career and Technical Education, REMC, and Technology. Yet when asked last year to assist the Orange Frog trainers with preparing personalized documents for ALL workshop participants, she “hoppily” agreed! Tina Bacigalupo would like to nominate Wendy Zaruba for Orange Spot Recognition for going above and beyond in providing outstanding service with a smile to CTE and contributing to the Happiness Advantage at Saginaw ISD. Thanks for ALL you do, Wendy! We appreciate you!
#OrangeSpot #SaginawISD #OurStory
Career Development - It Takes a Team! Our Saginaw ISD CTE team hosted a countywide workshop yesterday and were thrilled by representation from every district in the County!
📷 Pictured: Merrill Community School District leaders were ALL in, including Superintendent Gwen Glazier, Principal Christian Wiley, and their entire career readiness leadership team! Way to lead! #SaginawCountyCTE
Family Service Advocate Heidi Lindner and the Merril and St. Charles Preschool teams would like to nominate Kaila Mrozinski for an Orange Spot Recognition for her amazing communication skills! #OrangeSpot
Thank you to Chartwells, our school dining service provider, for recognizing Saginaw ISD's Board of Education at this week's monthly meeting! We appreciate Margarette Stephens for the yummy sweets and the incredibly kind words! #SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth
Spark the Orange Frog wants to remind Staff and Students of 5 tactics to retrain the brain toward happiness. Expressing gratitudes helps build positive mindset (Emmons & McCullough, 2003). This winter, how will you think about gratitudes and share positive thankfulness?
Jon LeFevre spent two days in Lansing, collaborating with stakeholders from around the State as part of OPTIMISE. The work centered around building new systems for intensive behaviors and included multiple agencies that support the whole child. #OurStory #EnergyIntoAction
Every person has a responsibility to practice safety protocols at work & home. Learn about resources that support your organization in protecting and safeguarding your network and information. Earn 10 SCECHs, starts Feb. 5th: https://bit.ly/cyberremc
Deputy Superintendent Scott Sawyer and Executive Director of Finance Dave Smith presented to over 200 attendees at today's Financial Strategies Conference. Thank you to MSBO for this great opportunity, and thank you to the attendees for your participation. #SaginawISD
Our Early Childhood Local Leadership group had a great engaging networking event today! Thank you Farren, Meghan and Julie K.! #EarlyChildhood
Our STEM Program Director, Mark Lyons, had an exciting Monday at Marshall Greene Middle School in Birch Run as he guided educators on a journey into Artificial Intelligence (AI)! #STEM #SaginawISD
