The Michigan Alliance for Families presents Understanding IEPs, a workshop to help you better understand the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students who receive special education services. The workshop will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Clare-Gladwin RESD's Admin Building at 4041 E. Mannsiding Road in Clare. You can get all the information by clicking here.
Get ready! Get set! Go! It's time for the annual Clare-Gladwin Area School PTO Hero 5K run and walk, set for Saturday, Oct. 6 at the school. It's a great event for a great cause. Get all the details and signup information here.
The Clare County Leadership Institute is looking for the next wave of local leaders. Take a look at the brochure and application below; they may also be picked up at Clare-Gladwin RESD.
Schools of choice applications for 2018-2019 school year
Under the Schools of Choice legislation (Section 105 and Section 105(c) of the School Aid Act), kindergarten through twelfth grade students residing within Clare Gladwin Regional Education Service District (RESD) and contiguous intermediate school districts, may apply to attend participating public school districts in the RESD, including Beaverton Rural Schools, Clare Public Schools, Farwell Area Schools, Gladwin Community Schools, and Harrison Community Schools.
All Clare-Gladwin RESD schools are accepting students for enrollment for the first semester of the 2018-2019 school year with unlimited openings in all grades.
Transportation for these students is the responsibility of the parents or guardians.
Application must be made to the desired school district no later than the end of the first week of school.
Contact the preferred school district for details about the application and enrollment process.
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PARKS SITES WILL REOPEN AT SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOLS
When the 2018-19 school year starts up this fall, the SPARKS program will serve students in all five local school districts in Clare and Gladwin Counties for the first time in its 15-year history.
Staff at the Clare-Gladwin Regional Education Service District, which oversees the afterschool and summer program that is free to students and their families, recently received word of new federal funding in the amount of $810,000 per year for the next five years that will allow SPARKS to reopen sites in secondary schools in Beaverton, Farwell, Gladwin and Harrison.
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CLARE-GLADWIN AREA SCHOOL CELEBRATES GRADUATION
The Clare-Gladwin Area School celebrated the graduation of four students at commencement ceremonies held May 31 in the school gymnasium. Graduates for 2018 are Jason Blaskie, C.J. Genow, Ashley Szczepanski and Keenan Waite. The ceremony, attended by about 100 friends and family, included student performances, a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Special Olympics and recognition of the school’s teaching staff.
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When the Clare-Gladwin Career & Technical Education program dedicated its new building at the Magnus Center May 18, it carried different meanings for different people.
For the Clare-Gladwin RESD, it meant fulfilling a promise to voters who passed the CTE millage two years ago. For members of the Magnus family, it was another step in transforming the property they gifted to the RESD into a high-impact educational center for local high schoolers. And for the students who will benefit from CTE programs for decades to come, it represented a place to call their own.
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Read the latest edition of Special Education Matters by clicking here.
Math in the Mail focuses on developing math skills in three-year-olds by providing the tools needed in the home environment for parents and caregivers. Children from Clare and Gladwin Counties, as well as surrounding counties can be enrolled in the program. Families enrolled in the Math in the Mail program will receive a free kit in the mail six times per year that will contain materials, resources and instructions for several age-appropriate math activities.
Math in the Mail is part of a region-wide focus to better prepare our students for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experiences and STEM careers. To enroll, families should visit the Clare-Gladwin Great Start Collaborative website, or call (989) 737-9532. Enrollment is on-going.
This initiative is funded by the Dow Corning Foundation, and represents a collaboration between the Bay-Arenac ISD, Clare-Gladwin RESD, Gratiot-Isabella RESD, Midland ESA, and the Saginaw ISD.
Check out this video for more information about Math in the Mail.
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CGRESD is accepting applications for a variety of locations. Click here to see the available positions.
