C - Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District

Board Briefs – May 7, 2013
Personnel Updates:
New Position: School Climate Specialist
New Employees:
Katie Graham, Secretary, Instructional Services
Tracy Huhn, Teacher Assistant
Resignations:
Anne Peele, Teacher SXI (retiring 29 years)
Lorna Coe, Teacher Assistant (retiring 10 years)
SanJuana Fisher, Migrant Recruiter
Kelly Ciolek, School Nurse
Jennifer Denoyer, Teacher Consultant
Keri Johnson, LEA Accountant
Diana Glaesmer-Hawn, Director, AWC (retiring 29 yrs)
Timothy Somero, Food Server
Superintendent’s Report:
• Site visitations to review the General Education budget
to our local districts have been completed.
• The biannual ISD Board election will be held June
• Incumbents Joe Fisher, Ranae McCauley and Bob
McCall will run again for another 6-year term. District
representatives will be attending the election to cast their
official ballot.
• He attended the first meeting of a state Systemic Reform
Committee comprised of 40 superintendents in the state
to provide input and recommendations to legislators for
future education related topics.
Approved:
• Superintendent Evaluation and Contract
• Oak Park Security bid
• Special Education Curriculum materials
• iPad Bid
• Phone Bid
• Microsoft Educational Enrollment Service (EES)
• Consortium Agreement with Michigan Virtual School
Special Education Report:
• The first meeting for a Multi Tiered System of Support
partnership will be with Mancelona next week.
• Interviews will be scheduled soon for the position of
Compliance Director.
• Itinerant staff will be attending a Marzano workshop
tomorrow to have an overview of this evaluation model.
Career & Technical Report:
• Many state competitions were held for CTC students.
Those advancing to Nationals will take place in June.
• The Record Eagle printed a front page story on a
collaborate project for Mother’s Day cards performed by
students in the VIT program and Paper Works Studio.
• Two VIT students again placed first in the fine art and
graphic art commemorative Cherry Festival poster.
• Applications are being accepted for the annual CTC
Summer Camp for 6-8 graders.
• Tim VanderMeulen, Instructor for Electrical Occupations
provided an iPad demonstration he uses with students.
Instructional Services/Technology Report:
• A security study was completed last April. Overall
existing plans are good with some additional suggestions
recommended.
• Michelle Moeggenberg, Student Achievement Data
Specialist, provided information on the Northwest
Evaluation Association (NWEA). This year districts
received a price break as a region to lower the cost for
districts to use as a web based program to offer testing for
grades 3-11.
Welcome the New Arrival!
Sloane Katherine Bulger
Born April 29, 2013
7 pounds 7 ounces, 20 inches long
to Susan Bulger, Teacher for Cognitively Impaired
Let’s all do the
Barbecue!
The NMC BBQ has been a community tradition
since 1951 and continues to draw families and friends
from the region to explore the NMC campus, enjoy
live entertainment, childrens’ activities, classroom
displays and the famous juicy buffalo burger meal.
JOIN THE FUN Sunday, May 19, between 11 a.m. and
5 p.m.
Order your BBQ tickets TODAY by contacting
online at www.nmc.edu/bbq. Advance ticket price is
$6 per person. Tickets increase to $8 the day of the
event. Proceeds of the BBQ go toward special NMC
projects that enhance the learning environment for
NMC students. SEE YOU AT THE BBQ!
May 19 - Michigan Reads! at the NMC BBQ on
campus in the Osterlin Library. Featuring special
readings of Moose on the Loose! Free books and
children’s activities.
August 11 - Beach Bums Game. Free lawn seating
tickets available from 4:30-5:30 for families with
children age zero to five. Sponsored by Traverse
Bay/Manistee Great Start Collaborative.
Great Start,
Great Futures
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