JCISD Learning Services Team Update
Volume 1, Issue 3
JCISD BOARD OF EDUCATION DIGS INTO MiSCHOOL DATA
On Nov. 7th, the Jackson County ISD Board of Education, in collaboration with the JCISD Learning Services Team, spent over two hours digging into the MiSchoolData website! During this time, the BOE learned about the breadth and depth of the data that the state-created website makes publicly available. Director of Instruction and Learning Services, Tovah Sheldon, led the experience as the BOE made sense of student count data, attendance data, mobility data, MSTEP data and much more! By understanding the data, both the JCISD Board of Education and the Learning Services Team can better serve and strategically respond to the needs of Jackson County students, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders.
LS Team Member and Board of Education Member (Pairings)
Jennifer Fox - Lillian Fields
Heather Holshoe - Doug Schedeler
Maeghan McCormick - Liz Raduazo
William Montgomery - Dave Salsbury
Sandy White - Bob Inman
WHAT'S NEW IN READING RECOVERY?
On November 16th, Peter Johnston kicked off the Reading Recovery Council of Michigan 2017 Institute in Troy, Michigan. During this conference, over 20 Jackson County teachers and their administrators learned more about balanced literacy and the intricate ways students can "experience literacy as a tool for building fulfilling lives". This conference was co-organized by Maeghan McCormick and Dr. Mary Lose. To learn more about how Reading Recovery is one critical process within a balanced, comprehensive literacy vision see http://www.rrcm.org/ and http://www.oakland.edu/readingrecovery/. The depth of teacher training, a shift in teachers' practices and the long-term student successes are evidenced in the research and results nationally and internationally. Reading Recovery works and this kind of return on investment is unmatched by other intervention systems.
WHAT ARE JACKSON COUNTY MS MATH TEACHERS SAYING ABOUT MATH ACADEMY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL?
- Heather Holshoe, heather.holshoe@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5151
- Ronda VanStempvoort (Support), Ronda.VanStempvoort@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5251
Or Browse Our PD Online Catalog
LEARNING SERVICES TEAM TIME
Reaching for our Goals
Once a month the Learning Services Team meets to work towards our three Learning Service Goals and the Board of Education (BOE) goals and strives to excel to enact our core values of Instruction, Leadership, Service, and Community.
- Learning Services Goal #1 - BOE Goal #2: (Curriculum) "Moving the Needle" JC4, K-12 Reading, Writing and Mathematics (inclusive of Early Childhood, Whole Child, and others)
- Learning Services Goal #2 - BOE Goal #3: (Connections/Collaborations) Collaborate inter-departmentally (like Early Childhood/Literacy) and across departments (with Special Education and Technology)
- Learning Services Goal #3 - BOE Goal #4: (Culture/Climate) Assess and improve our culture within the department and cross-department (like with communications and Technology addressing System issues)
Below are members of the team playing a game of Scategories as a method of brainstorming new ways to collaborate both within Learning Services and with other departments at JCISD such as Special Education and Technology.
The Learning Services Team Contributes to the Jackson Community
Nov. 10 - Dec. 8 Toy Drive (Priceless Gift Toy Store) bringing in new or used toys
Dec. 15 - Service Afternoon @ Priceless Gift Toy Store 1:00 - 4:00
For More information contact:
- Deb Spencer, Deb.Spencer@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5175
LEARNING SERVICES TEAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Director of Instruction and Learning Services
- Tovah Sheldon, tovah.sheldon@jcisd.org, (517) 990-3612
Data and Assessment
- Jennifer Fox, Jennifer.Fox@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5212
- Deb Spencer (Support), Deb.Spencer@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5175
Early Childhood (Birth to Grade 3) / Great Start Collaborative / GSRP Preschool
- Jean Allison, Jean.Allison@jcisd.org, (517) 990-6710
- Wendy Bell, Wendy.Bell@jcisd.org, (517) 990-8046
- Christina Blackwell, Christina.Blackwell@jcisd.org, (517) 990-8015
- Catherine Brubaker, Catherine.Brubaker@jcisd.org
- Deb Spencer (Support), Deb.Spencer@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5175
- Kelly Sheppard, kelly.sheppard@jcisd.org (517) 768-5281
- Kelly Friedland, Kelly.Friedland@jcisd.org, (517) 990-3625
Literacy
- Melissa Bulgrien, Melissa.Bulgrien@jcisd.org, (517) 990-8077
- Maeghan McCormick, Maeghan.McCormick@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5191
- Tammy Minder (Support), Tammy.Minder@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5158
- Sandy White, Sandra (Sandy).White@jcisd.org, (517) 990-6718
Mathematics / Science
- Heather Holshoe, heather.holshoe@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5151
- William Montgomery, william.montgomery@jcisd.org, (517) 990-6717
- Ronda VanStempvoort (Support, SCECHs), Ronda.VanStempvoort@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5251
School Improvement
- Jennifer Fox, Jennifer.Fox@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5212
- Dan Luciani, Dan.Luciani@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5238
- Deb Spencer (Support), Deb.Spencer@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5175
Whole Child / School Health / Project AWARE / Attendance and Homeless Programs
- Janelle Buchler, Janelle.Buchler@jcisd.org, (517) 787-5903
- Kara Klotz, Kara.Klotz@jcisd.org, (517) 990-3623
- Tammy Minder (Support), Tammy.Minder@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5158
- Caitlin Williams, Caitlin.Morton@jcisd.org, (517) 768-5264