A big thank you to the Saginaw ISD buildings and grounds teams who took extra care this weekend to ensure our buildings were heated and the snow was cleared during the heavy snow, blustery wind, and cold temperatures this weekend. #OurStory #OrangeSpot
about 2 years ago, Scott Sawyer
Plow Truck
Our Early Childhood Department enjoyed a training day with staff focusing on Health and Wellness! Our keynote speaker - back by popular demand - was Dr. Mamie Thorns, Chief Diversity Officer of SVSU. Her training focused on Recognizing and Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace. #SaginawISD
about 2 years ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
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Mrs. Jackson, Dr. Thorns, Dr. Taylor
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What an amazing opportunity for the Millet Center AND Transitions Center staff to spend the morning together learning about wellness and self care from Matt Johnson. One Team, One SISD! #OurStory #SaginawISD
about 2 years ago, Uhrich Brigette
Millet and TC Staff
Matt Johnson
Early Childhood Staff enjoyed the different experiences for our staff wellness event. #SaginawISD #OurStory
about 2 years ago, Stephanie Eickholt
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Solutions Behavioral Health
"Thank you for sharing, your presentation was OUTSTANDING! I absolutely love what you're doing at Saginaw ISD!" shared a partner Michigan ISD after hearing from Saginaw ISD Chief of Staff Coty Kuschinsky and Deputy Superintendent Scott Sawyer present to MAIPO on #Our Story.
about 2 years ago, Scott Sawyer
Presentation
MAIPO Group
It’s pretty cool when you roll up to a community meeting and your county’s Chief Administrative Public Health Officer is sporting your district’s swag! #SAGINAWesome #Partnership #SaginawISD #OurStory
about 2 years ago, Jeffrey Collier
Saginaw County Health Department Administrator
The Saginaw ISD Deputy Superintendent, Finance, and Special Education team spoke with regional school business officials about opportunities to maximize special education revenue and minimize general fund encroachment to help increase education funding for all students! #OurStory
about 2 years ago, Scott Sawyer
Durant Reimbursement
A combined professional learning day is off and running at Millet Learning Center for our special education teaching and support staff! #SaginawISD
about 2 years ago, Erin Senkowski
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Today, we honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy by embracing his vision of equality and education for all. Let's continue to educate and inspire our students in the spirit of Dr. King's dream. #MLKDay
about 2 years ago, Coty Kuschinsky
MLK
Come celebrate literacy at our Winter Wonderland event on January 25th at Claytor Preschool, 3200 Perkins Street starting at 4:00 p.m. There will be pictures, free books, music, cupcakes and cookies! #EarlyChildhood
about 2 years ago, Ericka M. Taylor, Ph.D.
Winter Wonderland
HR Executive Director Andrea Wise and HR Director Jenn Grigg bundled up to bring a touch of warmth to the workplace in this winter wonderland. #SaginawISD #PositiveVibes
about 2 years ago, Andrea Wise
Bundled Up!
Spark the Orange Frog wants to remind Staff and Students of 5 tactics to retrain the brain toward happiness. Meditation is a great way to quiet the mind to find peace (Shapiro & Schwartz). During your time off, how will you find quiet time to reflect on all the positive things?
about 2 years ago, Scott Sawyer
Meditating Orange Frog
SISD Instructional Services Events this week: 1/16 Skyward Users Group 1/17 CTE Career Development Workshop 1/18 Systems Work (MTSS/MICIP) 1/19 Coaching Alliance Please go to: https://www.sisd.cc/page/instructional-services for information and registrations!
about 2 years ago, Chris Bolen
instructional
Executive Director of CTE Jenny Geno and Deputy Superintendent Scott Sawyer had a wonderful opportunity to talk with SVSU Gerstacker educational leaders about unique opportunities in education like career/vocational instruction and ISD operations. #OurStory
about 2 years ago, Scott Sawyer
Jenny and Scott
Kindergartners at Merrill Park are benefitting from alternative seating provided by a grant from the Saginaw Foundation: Academic Enhancement Grant, submitted by Gretchen Federico and Kelli Schiebner, kindergarten teachers; Marcella Mosqueda, principal; and Emily Garlinghouse, SLP. #OurStory
about 2 years ago, EMILY GARLINGHOUSE
The grant provided surf tables, wiggle boots, desk pedals, wobble stools and more to keep brains engaged in learning!
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about 2 years ago, Mark Lyons
Power Up
Classes at the Great Lakes Bay Early College are canceled on Friday due to the winter storm warning for our area. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 16th. #GLBEC
about 2 years ago, Kevin Summey
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Millet Learning Center and Transitions Center School will be closed Friday, January 12, 2024. Have a safe weekend! #SnowDay
about 2 years ago, Erin Senkowski
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Students at Merrill Park, their amazing teacher, and Speech and Language Pathologist Emily Garlinghouse spent some time this fall learning to make applesauce, taking about apple vocabulary, and doing a taste-testing science experiment on three different apple types while charting data to examine our favorites! #SaginawISD
about 2 years ago, EMILY GARLINGHOUSE
Ms.O’Rita Fairies, special education teacher helps student peel apples
Miss Emily, SLP and her kindergartners peeling apples for applesauce
kindergartener and Miss Emily, SLP, great work!
taste testing experiment to talk about senses, adjectives and decide which is our favorite for our graph!
📰 Dive into the December edition of our Superintendent’s Newsletter! Read Dr. Collier’s insights on #OurStory hitting 2,000+ stories, discover new how-to’s, and unravel “Did You Know” fun facts! Stay connected with #SaginawISD by clicking here: https://conta.cc/3vwrCW1
about 2 years ago, Coty Kuschinsky
superintendent