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July/August 2020
Post COVID-19 Closure Update
On June 15, 2020, the Genesee Intermediate School District partially re-opened buildings for staff to report to the office following the rescission of Governor Whitmer's "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order (EO 2020-42).
As in the past, in an effort to lower energy usage & costs, the GISD will continue to implement adjusted hours for the summer months. The GISD will be open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and all GISD buildings and programs will be closed on Fridays. Regular hours will resume with week of August 24, 2020.
Due to the situation and restrictions to keep everyone as safe & healthy as possible, the GISD has adapted to accommodate the need for more remote learning along with precautions for in-person events. We currently have some face-to-face workshop opportunities scheduled in the upcoming months and more details will follow regarding safety measures that participants will be asked to follow. Currently, all staff & visitors to GISD will need to complete a mandatory health screening to enter the building.
Please visit the GISD Website for more information regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19). This includes updates regarding executive orders, safety protocols and resources for schools, families, staff and the community.
Considering the Whole Child in District & School Improvement Plans
MDE believes caring for, supporting, and educating the whole child is an essential part of promoting academic achievement and excellence throughout the Pre-natal through Age 20 (P-20) system. The practical aspects of promoting the whole child requires an approach that encompasses evidence-based practices. MDE supports the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, a leading national model. The WSCC model was developed in collaboration by education and public health practitioners (ASCD and the Centers for Disease Control). These half day sessions (AM or PM) are structured to provide an overview of the ASCD/CDC Whole School, Community, Child (WSCC) model and the implications for creating Needs Assessments and Improvement Plans via ASSIST or MICIP.
This event was originally scheduled for March 16, 2020 at the GISD Davis Education Center and has been re-worked in a virtual format as a recorded presentation. Please click here to access the free webinar. The entire presentation, without pauses, takes approximately 1.25 hours to view.
All handouts and materials referenced in this presentation have been made available to you via the following link: http://bit.ly/2vzlZ9L
The presenters recommend the following handouts be downloaded printed prior to viewing the presentation:
- The entire TENET Indicators UpdateFolder
- The WSCC Improvement Plan Format Updated 2020.pdf
- WHOLE CHILD Update Genesee ISD Spring 2020 HANDOUT.pdf
- WSCC Components&RelatedTenetIndicatorsTally.docx
- WSCC Five Tenets of Whole Child and ASCD Ten Indicators 2.0.pdf
Sloan/Longway Virtual Townhall Meeting
Interactive virtual programs could prove to be especially important in this upcoming school year. Sloan Museum/Longway Planetarium have virtual field trips for your elementary school students. They would like to share those programs with you and also get your input on programs that need to be developed to engage and that would be valuable to your students. Your input is essential and very important. Please join the Director of Education and Outreach for Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium, Laurie Bone, for this one hour town hall meeting on Zoom so that you can be part of the planning process. We would like to have new programs in place to offer for the 2020-2021 school year.
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 10:00am - 11:00am
View details and enroll here!
[CANCELED] Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Training (KRA Training)
Join us for this two day professional learning to become certified in administering the KRA.
The state mandated assessment measures school readiness of incoming kindergartners across four domains: Language and Literacy, Social Foundations, Mathematics, and Physical Well-Being and Motor Development. It is administered over the first 45 school days.
This course has been cancelled. Anyone needing training can email dprevett@geneseeisd.org for more information or call 810-591-4487.
July 27 & July 28, 2020
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[CANCELED] Cognitive Coaching Seminar
August 19 & August 20, 2020
September 30 & October 1, 2020
February 2 & February 3, 2021
March 2 & March 3, 2021
Due to the current uncertainty of the pandemic, this series has been CANCELED at this time with the intention of being rescheduled later in the year. Please stay tuned for updates!
[POSTPONED] Add+Vantage Math Recovery Course 1 (AVMR 1) - MiSTEM Grant Funded
This series, originally scheduled to begin in August 2020, will be held virtually and dates/times will be determined.
View details and enroll here!
LOOKING AHEAD....
5 Dimensions of Teaching & Learning/5D+ Teacher Evaluation Rubric Workshop - VIRTUAL
THIS COURSE WILL NOW BE HELD VIRTUALLY. PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER!
This workshop series will begin in August 2020.
For more information about this professional learning opportunity and to register, please visit https://massp.com/5Dtraining!
[CANCELED] Adaptive Schools
This training not only explores what makes teams effective but how to develop skills as facilitators and knowledgeable group members in informal and formal settings of all group sizes. Participants will move beyond the idea of professional learning communities into the actual implementation, describing specific ways to weave the collaborative fabric of faculty, develop group member skills, and acquire the principles and understandings to engage a continuous cycle of a team and individual improvement. Adaptive Schools is the “how” of professional learning communities: how to behave in groups, how to lead them, and how to facilitate them for improved leading, teaching and learning.
For more information about this workshop, please visit https://www.massp.com/adaptive-schools-seminar.
Registration is now open! Click the flyer below to enroll!
[CANCELED] Student-Centered Coaching
October 20-21, 2020
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Leadership Meetings
ELA
- Elementary Leadership - 1st Meeting - September 17, 2020
- Secondary Leadership/GFEC - 1st Meeting - October 1, 2020
- *No registration required for these events
Math
- Elementary Leadership - 1st Meeting - October 14, 2020 (view details & enroll here)
- Secondary Leadership - 1st Meeting - October 13, 2020 (view details & enroll here)
Social Studies
- Elementary Leadership - 1st Meeting - October 27, 2020 (view details & enroll here)
- Secondary Leadership - 1st Meeting - October 6, 2020 (view details & enroll here)
Science
2020-2021 Genesee County Counselors Meetings
The first meeting in this series will be held virtually via Zoom platform. For more information or to register for these meetings, please click here!
First Meeting: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Happiness Advantage Training
The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop was first introduced to Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) leaders in summer 2016. They were so impressed with the workshop and its many immediate and positive affects, they committed to become Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop presenters so they could train all GISD staff on the principles of positive psychology.
Since that time, nearly all GISD staff have participated in the workshop, and now GISD leaders are ready to bring the Happiness Advantage to you!
The Happiness Advantage | Orange Frog Workshop presented by GISD will cover key principles for creating a more positive and productive workplace and lifestyle. Participants will first learn to embrace the benefits of positive thinking and then learn how to share that positivity with coworkers, leading to a compounding effect inside the organization.
If the goals of your organization include finding ways to overcome adversity, improve engagement with staff and the community, or bring more gratitude and joy into your everyday culture, GISD can help!
For more information on how your district can benefit from the Happiness Advantage or to register for an upcoming training, please visit orangefrog.geneseeisd.org!
Education & Learning
Email: dprevett@geneseeisd.org
Website: www.geneseeisd.org
Location: 2413 West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 810-591-4487