A huge "Shout Out" to Julie Ivan and the Saginaw Career Complex's culinary students and staff for hosting our Saginaw County legislative breakfast today with a delicious fare consisting of Blueberry French Toast Bake, Sausage, Juice, and Coffee. So good, thank you! #SaginawISD
Support the Girls GLBR MI seeks donations of pads, tampons, & new or gently used bras for low-income or homeless middle/high school girls in Saginaw, Midland, & Bay Counties. Drop off donations to any of the 'supply drive' events taking place May 10-31. https://bit.ly/3hdCsXB
Michigan, a national leader in STEM education for K-12 students, will expand Advanced Placement Computer Science opportunities thanks to a $15 million Code.org pilot program. The pilot helps high school students in underserved communities excel in tech. https://bit.ly/3uCRytx
Mark your calendar! Saginaw ISD's next Board of Education meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 12th from 3-4:00 p.m. at the Millet Learning Center, 3660 Southfield Dr, Saginaw, MI 48601. We hope to see you there! #SaginawISD #BOE
A beautiful Saginaw sky for Mother's Day weekend!
REMC's digital citizenship toolkit is designed to help students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living and working in a digital world – and how to participate in a safe, legal and ethical way. Free resources for educators here: https://bit.ly/3b7IiG6
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, please meet Jason LaPorte. Jason teaches the credit recovery program at the Juvenile Detention Center School. In his class, students have the ability to recover lost credits from previous grades. In the credit recovery program, students take online classes and are able to work at their own pace. Jason receives the most satisfaction from seeing his students embrace the process of putting in their time and effort to pass classes. This is Jason’s second year teaching at the Detention Center School and he reports being happy to be a member of our SISD team.
Jason has been married for 11 years to his wife Amie. They have 3 children: Chase, Alexis, and Bo. In their spare time they enjoy running their kids around to practices and coaching many of their teams. They love spending time outdoors and doing anything that involves time with family and friends.
Thank you Jason!
Maintenance to the rescue! Today we had a mama duck and her ducklings on campus. One of her sweet babies fell into a storm drain... No worries, our maintenance crew saved the day! Mommy, ducklings, and baby are doing well. #SaginawISD
In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we invite you to learn more about Melissa McCommon, SOAR Teacher at the Transitions Center (TC). Melissa has been instrumental in creating a positive climate at TC this year. She has organized and created various shirts for staff to wear, such as 100th day, Rock Your Socks, Autism Awareness, and 150th day! She is currently working on the end of year shirts. All extra-curricular activities are completed on her personal time. Although it seems simple, staff joining together and wearing matching shirts create a bond and sense of community - something we all need. Thank you, Melissa! #SaginawISD #MIteachAppreesh #ThankATeacher #SOAR #TransitionsCenter
The Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan are excited to collaborate with Penguin Random House and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama to introduce the Becoming Me program, inspired by themes from Mrs. Obama’s Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers. Through the program, girls will unlock the power of their unique stories and embark on journeys to becoming their best selves. The program launches today. Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/3h7pSsQ
Upcoming High school Sophomores and Juniors of Bay, Midland, Saginaw, and surrounding counties can now enroll in the Great Lakes Bay Early College program for the 2021-2022 school year. Early college students have the opportunity to earn a high school diploma, certifications, and college credits simultaneously at no cost to the student(s).
Interested students and parents are invited to attend a GLBEC informational meeting tonight from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Open the e-Brochure to learn more: http://bit.ly/38f9odx
Register to attend an information session here: http://bit.ly/37xMHkm
Check out our Teacher Appreciation edition of the Educator Guide, featuring a spotlight on Merrill Elementary School's Beth Glazier!
https://conta.cc/3hjGAWn
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer & MDHHS join mental health advocates across the nation in recognizing May as #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth.
Learn More: https://bit.ly/3ttJKc9
Find Support: https://bit.ly/3tpHEdF
Learn how tools in Pages make it easy to customize fonts and add images, movies, audio clips, & shapes to any document. You can even make interactive books. Earn 2 SCECH hours for completion of this session held on May 13th.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3egTNgs
Students at the Juvenile Detention Center School had an opportunity to view and ask questions during the live "Three Doctors - Dr. Sampson Davis, Dr. George Jenkins, and Dr. Rameck Hunt" presentation on Facebook Live. You can view the video on Facebook at University High School - Phoenix Forward
https://fb.watch/4knmbMA-Ta/
A special thanks to Lisa Coney for scheduling the Facebook Live viewing with The Three Doctors. Thank you to Rachel Eschenbacher for coming in after-hours to help facilitate a classroom during the presentation.
Enjoy the May issue of the Special Education Parent Newsletter! Lots of great tips, resources and topics for parents!
https://www.smore.com/mcjdv-special-education-parent-newsletter?ref=email
It's time for another teacher appreciation moment! Say hello to Connie Griffore, Careers in Education/Teacher Academy Instructor at the Saginaw Career Complex.
Connie has worked tirelessly to innovate within her program in response to the teacher shortage we are facing in education. Two years ago, her program was approved to offer a CTE Early Middle College track, offering students a jump start to their career as a teacher at no cost to them. Just this year, a second track was added, focusing on early childhood. These opportunities were designed to mitigate student barriers and were coordinated with two post-secondary institutions.
Connie is extremely involved at the state level with curriculum development for her program and is regarded as one of the best CTE instructors for Education in the state. Connie embraces challenges with a positive mindset and ALWAYS goes the extra mile for her students. Mrs. Griffore exemplifies not only what an outstanding teacher should be, but the kind of teacher we would all want for our own children. Thanks for everything you do Connie! #SaginawISD #SCC #MIteachAppreesh #ThankATeacher
Superintendent Collier is thrilled to once again partner with @Apptegy. This new communications platform is going to dynamically expand our positive storytelling campaign @SaginawISD! #SaginawISD @JeffreyJCollier
The Texas Computer Education Association is offering a free 1-year membership during teacher appreciation week. Offer ends at 5:00 PM Central Time, May 7, 2021 so don't delay.
https://tcea.org/membership/free
We are pleased to announce that Saginaw ISD’s new website and mobile app are now available for you to explore! Since late 2020, we partnered with Apptegy and have been working to implement a new customer service experience that focuses on authenticity, real-time content sharing, and user-friendliness. Explore our new website at www.sisd.cc and download the free mobile app available on Google Play or the Apple App Store.
