Ms. Heather and Ms. Amanda's class would like to nominate Glenn and Darrell from our facilities team for an Orange Spot Recognition for installing the new busy board at Claytor Preschool! #OurStory #OrangeSpot
Paraprofessional Raquel Cortez would like to nominate The SISD Wellness Committee for an Orange Spot Recognition. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the Wellness Challenge. The Wellness Challenge is open to all Saginaw ISD employees and promotes physical, nutritional, and social/emotional health wellness by encouraging participants to engage in specific wellness activities. Raquel was a Week 3 Winner! #OrangeSpot #SaginawISD #OurStory
Preschool Teacher Heidi Lindner would like to send a huge thank you to Speech Pathologist Summer Broekhof for reading the story "Different" by Heather Avis to Murphy Farm Preschool for Autism Acceptance Month! #SaginawISD
Our Executive Director of Finance, David Smith, congratulates Business Manager Devon Vanbonn on another successful fiscal review of Saginaw ISD's Healthy Families America (HFA) grant! The auditor noted timely responses and no findings. Devon, thank you for your hard work supporting kids across the region. #SaginawISD
Millet Learning Center staff are thankful for our wonderful bus drivers and aides who brought students safely to school today after Spring Break. We appreciate their patience and dedication! 🚌
Hartley Naturalist Andrea Loshaw would like to nominate Wendy Neumeyer, Hartley Food Service Manager, for her outstanding commitment to students. Wendy provides delicious home-cooked meals to each student who visits Hartley, as well as ensures all food allergy concerns are met. Her positive attitude always shines through, and it makes the meals even more enjoyable. Thank you, Wendy! #OrangeSpot
A big orange shout-out to Infrastructure and Systems Supervisor Rob Lewis for putting into place a vision for our new network closet at Jerome PreSchool. Rob is consistently thinking of ways to improve technology at Saginaw ISD and around the county. We appreciate his leadership and customer-focused approach. #LeadingForward #OurStory #OrangeSpot
Please join us in congratulating Holly Browning, Finance Technician, for being named the February Orange Spot Recognition Winner! Our Executive Director of Finance, David Smith, nominated Holly for the extra time and effort she spent helping local business managers complete year-end reporting. #SaginawISD #OrangeSpot
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A big orange shout-out to Director of Technology Patrick Loshaw for putting Spring in the air with the new images for the display wall. It was a great way to start spring break with a new season's imagery. #LeadingForward #OurStory #OrangeSpot
Paraprofessional Raquel Cortez would like to nominate Miss Eula Gay for an Orange Spot Recognition. Directly after a motivational morning meeting at Millet Learning Center, Eula was "spotted" performing a random act of kindness. She helped fix a student's braid and hair net before they served breakfast. Thank you, Eula, for being so kind and compassionate to all of our students. #OrangeSpot #SaginawISD #OurStory #Millet
The Great Start to Quality Eastern Resource Center had a fabulous Infant Toddler Academy this past Saturday. This conference is focused on infant and toddler teachers and caregivers. As our closing keynote, we had fantastic presenters, including Julie Hartley, Saginaw ISD. A huge #Orange shout-out to our Infant Toddler Specialists, Beth Eschenburg and Shannon Thompson, who lead this activity. A conference of this size must also pull in our entire Eastern RC team. Thank you ALL!
Social Worker Christine Boos would like to nominate School Psychologist Chris Lenhardt for an Orange Frog recognition. "His willingness to always take time out to share his expertise has made working at Saginaw ISD a positive experience. I appreciate how you value my input and collaborate with our team. I am grateful to be working alongside you." #OrangeSpot
Our Saginaw ISD Board of Education Vice President, Dr. Katherine Ellison, would like to extend her congratulations to fellow board member Ruth Ann Knapp for receiving the President's Award for her volunteer work with Saginaw's Positive Results Downtown organization. Congratulations Ms. Knapp! #Orange
The Saginaw ISD Payroll Department would like to nominate Saginaw ISD Executive Director of Finance, David Smith, for an Orange Spot Recognition for his support in assisting our team this week. His expertise and collaboration were truly appreciated. Thank you, Dave! #HappinessAdvantage #OurStory #SISDHR #SaginawISD
The Superintendent's Office would like to nominate Millet Principal Chelsea Korzecki and Special Education Supervisor Trish Duran for an Orange Spot Recognition. Trish and Chelsea used their expertise to create an engaging and meaningful stakeholder feedback process for our upcoming Strategic Compass! We look forward to sharing this process with our community very soon! #Orange #LeadForward
Thank you Angel Tatum for our St. Patrick's Day board at Millet Learning Center! ☘️ #OrangeSpot
Transitions Center Teacher Alexandra Hawkins would like to give a big orange shoutout to fellow teacher (and baking extraordinaire) Kristi Tabacsko! Kristi went above and beyond by baking a perfect birthday cheesecake at home for a student who needed some extra love this year. Her kindness and skill made his day unforgettable. Thank you, Kristi! #OrangeSpot
Transitions Center Principal Brigette Uhrich would like to nominate Transitions Center Teacher Jennifer Spurling for an Orange Spot Recognition for the amazing video she created about the new recycling initiative at the Transitions Center. Jenny has taken the lead on recycling and is passionate about getting students to use technology in creative ways. Not only did her students make the video, but they have also created their own podcasts in the past. #OurStory #TransitionsCenter #OrangeSpot
Executive Director of Early Childhood Dr. Taylor would like to nominate Joani Leisen and Shannon Thompson for an Orange Spot Recognition. We received an email from a childcare provider in Genesee County who gave the following "orange" statement: "Thank you so much, Joani Leisen and Shannon Thompson from Great Start...you both have been a true inspiration, emotional support, guidance in daycare information, research and a collaboration of extraordinary workmanship, information, kindness, and friendship, it has been my pleasure to work with you. An AMAZING TEAM." We are proud of the examples they provide to our families and providers! #OrangeSpot #SaginawISD #OurStory
Millet Learning Center Teacher Dana Polzin would like to give a huge shout-out to our amazing Speech Language Pathologist, Jessica Johnson, for her incredible support with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Core Words! She even took on the challenge of using student AAC devices to activate our classroom Alexa. Thank you for your dedication and innovation! #OrangeSpot
