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Preschool enrollment gets a boost at Great Start Readiness

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A boost in the state school budget creates more openings for preschoolers in the D Great Start Readiness Program.

Building parent confidence

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
An early childhood conference connects families to resources and each other.

Going global to help address local 

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Fulbright exchange provides opportunities for elementary and secondary educators to share practices and bring global skills and perspectives to their schools. 

Districts bring in emergency coordinator

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
School districts in Region I have come together to hire an emergency response and safety coordinator to cover each district.

Registration open for early childhood conference

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
The Empowering Parents conference is free and open to all families living in Kent County with children from infants through age five. 

Virtual summer program helps students catch up, get ahead

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
More awareness and comfortability in online learning helped give MySchool@Kent a bump for its summer school program.

Teachers toss the dice in hero’s quest to help students

Kent ISD Alexis Stark
Educators from across the state gathered to discuss what they are doing in the classroom and learn from each other at Kent ISD’s EdCampGR.

Drivers wanted 

Multi Districts Riley Kelley
Dean Transportation is seeking to fill bus driver, attendant and technician positions at Grand Rapids Public Schools and Kent ISD.
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Shining a light on blindness and low vision

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
For April Makley, it’s all about breaking down barriers and creating access for visually impaired students...

Educators examine student perspectives on engagement, belonging

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Discovery Elementary educators are using data from the MI Student VOICE Perception Survey to reach every student in the diverse school...

‘Let’s bring them in!’

Kent ISD Erin Albanese
Patrick DeVoest got a real taste of teaching in Lowell classrooms, thanks to Cherry Creek Principal Craig Veldman and teacher Peter Lang...

Not your typical conference

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
EdCampGR is designed to let educators share topics and ideas...

Pursuing the law to help those in tough places

Kent City Allison Poosawtsee
This Kent City student is planning a career in law enforcement to help women and children in need...

Inspired by grandfather, he inspired generations of students

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
After 40 years of teaching vocational ed, Larry Ridley retires from the profession that picked him...

Hoping to see the world through a camera lens

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
A natural talent has led Angel Vargas into a passion for photography with dreams of traveling the world...

Longtime area superintendent Mike Weiler remembered as trusting and caring leader

Kent City Ezra Craker
Influential educational leader leaves legacy of achievement and positive culture...
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