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Students from the Area School MOCI class, comprising 15-20-year-olds, worked at "The Venue" in Clare. The students had many responsibilities, including cleaning and decorating. Polishing and wrapping flatware and more. All the students really enjoyed this work experience. Thank you to the owners and staff of "The Venue" for partnering with us this year!

We look forward to many more years to come. #MOCI, #AreaSchool, #CGRESD, #OurStory, #TheVenue

The Area School MOCI class comprises 15-to 21-year-old students who enjoy MMI (Mid-Michigan Industries) and come into their class weekly. This week, Mr. Lance presented a lesson on cyberbullying. The students did a great job participating in the discussions and playing an exciting game of "Jeopardy". Thank you, MMI, for coming out weekly and bringing great lessons to our students. #OurStory, #MOCI, #AreaSchool, #MMI, #CGRESD

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The Area School MOCI class, comprised of 15-20-year-old students, tapped some of the maple trees around the Area School this spring. This is our second year collecting sap. We collected over 40 gallons of sap this year. Our collection will yield about 1 gallon of syrup. The students and staff really enjoyed getting outside and working with nature. We are all looking forward to our pancake luncheon when we get to try this year's maple syrup! Thank you to CTE Agriculture for processing our sap and to Tony Wood for sharing his maple syrup tapping tools. #AreaSchool, #MOCI, #CGRESD, #OurStory

Gladwin Intermediates Peer-to-Peer Program is having its end-of-year celebration! I am so proud of all of these amazing 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. They have practiced acceptance, understanding, and kindness throughout the year. They have done a great job embracing neurodiversity! #CGRESD #ourstory #peer-to-peer

The Area School classes participated in a school-wide first Top Chef competition. Everyone had a great time. Volunteers from the special ed office and early childhood staff were our judges. Thank you to all of them. The MOCI class of 15-20 year olds selected and made a 7-layer dip, and the MOCI class of 21-26 year olds made homemade pierogi; another class made trail mix. The other two classes also made great dishes.

#AreaSchool, #MOCI, #CGERSD, #OurSchool

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Always learning, always growing! This past Tuesday, our Clare Gladwin RESD Literacy Coaches wrapped up our last quarterly training with the MAISA Early Literacy Coaching Network at Saginaw Valley State University.

We had an incredible time diving into:
✅ Meaningful literacy assessments
✅ Engaging interactive read-alouds
✅ Effective coaching cycles

It was an inspiring day of strengthening relationships and collaborating with literacy leaders from across the state. We are excited to bring back fresh, research-supported coaching plans based on the Essential Instructional Practices to help our amazing educators meet the literacy needs of every child in every classroom every day. 🌟🍎

#LiteracyLeaders #ClareGladwinRESD #ourstory #MAISA #EarlyLiteracy #SVSU #EmpoweringEducators #CoachingCycles

The Area School Special Olympics track team participated in the Ithaca track meet on Saturday, 5/2/26. Our Olympians did a great job! We are so proud of their hard work and sportsmanship. #SpecialOlympics, #Area7, #CGRESD, #AreaSchool, #OurStory

We want to congratulate Molly Humphrey, a Para-educator in the Area School MOCI class, which comprises 15-20-year-old students. Molly is a first-time published author. This spring, Molly received the first copies of "Here Mushroom Mushroom!" just in time for March reading month. Molly is a passionate mushroom hunter. Molly loves sharing her love of mushrooms and foraging with her grandchildren and the community. Molly read her book to our MOCI class and the students at Clare Elementary. Great job, Molly. We hope to see more books from you in the future!

#OurStory, #AreaSchool, #CGRESD, ##MOCI, #MollyHumphrey

Happy School Nurse Day to Nurse Carrie! Carrie Balcirak has been the School Nurse at the RESD for 23 years! She is the absolute best! She supports the Area School, Early On, and the ECSE Classroom! She is a doer of all things, always willing to help, and her beautiful smile lights up our building! #CGRESD #ourstory #NationalNursesDay

REMC 5 is excited to announce that it will host a book study this summer using the bestseller "The Anxious Generation" by Johnathan Haidt. Joe Trommater will break the book into 5 sessions for discussion; there will also be an online option via Google Classroom.

Each participant will get a free copy of the book. Teachers who participate will get to select from an assortment of maker materials and educational games, courtesy of a REMC Grant. Administrators are encouraged to participate as well. REGISTRATION and details can be found here: https://canva.link/zt06ikplpbtgqqt

#CGRESD #REMC5 #ourstory

The Area School MOCI class, comprising 15-to 20-year-old students, celebrated March reading month by kicking off a new project. Some of Ms. Dawn's students are now reading to Ms. Sharon's MOCI 6-10-year-old students on Wednesday afternoon. We are five weeks into the project, and the students are loving it. Listening looks different for each of us, and we love and embrace our individuality. We will continue this project and expand it in the future.

#OurStory, #AreaSchool, #CGRESD, #MOCI

CGRESD Special Education staff attended the START Project's 25th annual conference to learn, grow, and connect. Dr. Shelley Moore presented on supporting ALL in Inclusive Classrooms. A great message for everyone! #CGRESD #ourstory

Gladwin Intermediates Grades 3-5 Peer-to-Peer program closed out April with an Autism and Neurodiversity Acceptance Activity. The kids enjoyed some playtime after our activity and did great at practicing inclusion! #CGRESD #ourstory #peertopeer

The Area School MOCI class, comprised of 15-21-year-old students, learns to play Skip-Bo at Verna's house. We are practicing social skills, taking turns, fine motor skills, following directions, making personal choices, and so much more. Our students love to play games together.

#MOCI, #Verna'sHouse, #AreaSchool, #OurStory