The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on August 17.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on July 20.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on June 15.

Early On and Great Parents, Great Start offer playgroups for parents and children, ages birth to five years old, who live in Ingham County. Parents play with their children and experience together a variety of fun activities such as playdough, puzzles and moving to music. Groups usually begin and end with a brief singing time together in a large group. See the playgroup schedule for places and times. Information on how to register for these groups is on the schedule.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on May 18.

The Ingham ISD Board of Education and the City of Mason approved an easement agreement to allow runners and walkers, who enjoy the Hayhoe Riverwalk, to use the ISD's parking facilties to access the pathway to the Riverwalk.

Entrepreneurship is growing in all age groups and our K-12 student audience is no different. Join entrepreneurs from all over the mid-Michigan area on May 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. as they pitch their business plan idea at LCC's Youth Business Plan Competition.

The Capital Area Career Center is holding a Year End Student Showcase on Thursday, May 20 from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Lansing Community College is offering high school seniors, who currently operate a business or plan to have one started by the end of the 2010 school year, the chance to compete on May 11, 2010 for $1000 cash awards to support their endeavors. Application deadline is April 30.

Summer camps are meant to be fun and energizing for youngsters and that is exactly what happens at the Career Center. But we add a little twist...our camps offer students a way to explore their talents and begin thinking about their future.

Ingham ISD will hold the Fourth Annual Gallery Opening and Art Reception featuring the artwork of local students on April 21 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Thorburn Education Center. This event offers student artists a unique opportunity to have their work professionally juried and selected for public display.

Check out the next edition of Beyond the Classroom, a newsletter designed to help educate the community, parents and students about career and technical education options.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on April 13.

The Michigan Center for Civic Education, state coordinator for the nationally acclaimed civics program We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution, is holding its annual summer institute June 22-25, on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Early On and Great Parents, Great Start offer playgroups for parents and children, ages birth to five years old, who live in Ingham County. Parents play with their children and experience together a variety of fun activities such as playdough, puzzles and moving to music. Groups usually begin and end with a brief singing time together in a large group. See the playgroup schedule for places and times. Information on how to register for these groups is on the schedule.

State Superintendent Flanagan candidly discusses the Hot Line issue of today: Michigan's application for the federal Race to the Top -- how we got here, and how we proceed. Click here to see "Who's On The Line?"

The Keep Learning Coalition of over 30 education, business, government and business partners are committed to doubling the number of college graduates in Mid-Michigan to help our region and individuals thrive. Click here to see the pledge that businesses are taking and to access the latest Keep Learning online resources.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on March 16.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on February 16. Click here to view a PowerPoint, "Ingham ISD: Addressing Fiscal Realities," that was presented during the meeting.

The Michigan Department of Education is looking for more community sponsors to run summer food programs to prevent more than 510,000 children in Michigan from going hungry when school lunchrooms close for the summer.

Middle and high school students...are you interested in starting your own business or sharing your concepts? Turn your dreams into reality by entering IGNITE's Youth Business Plan competition and becoming eligible for cash prizes to help launch your business. Teachers...there are prize opportunities for you too.

The 10th annual Ingham Art Exhibit is coming soon. This competition, celebrating excellence in the visual arts, is open to all students within the Ingham ISD service area. Student artwork, created during the 2009-10 school year, is eligible and each participating school is allowed up to 20 entries.

January marks the annual observation of School Board Recognition month-a time to salute the work of school board members and celebrate public education. Ingham ISD's students, families, staff and administrators honor the efforts of the five-member ISD Board of Education.

With Michigan's federal Race to the Top grant application now submitted to the Education Secretary Arne Duncan, State Superintendent Mike Flanagan highlights some key components that will put Michigan's application at a competitive edge nationally, and sets straight some of the misinformation that was spread about the development of its bold, innovative, and revolutionary education reforms. View the podcast.

Also, here is a link to the State's Race to the Top's Executive Summary.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on January 19.

Rob Stephenson, third grade teacher at Wardcliff Elementary, Okemos Public Schools, has been named a finalist for the 2010 National Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Mr. Stephenson joins three other teachers from California, Florida and Iowa, one of whom will be named the 60th recipient of the nation's top honor: National Teacher of the Year.

The State Superintendent will visit with students at the Capital Area Career Center, with parents of children in the ISD's early childhood, career and technical education, and special education programs, with teachers and specialists, and with superintendents and board members on January 14. The superintendent will also tour the Career Center.

After months of hearings and countless hours of negotiations, Governor Granholm signed a series of historic reform bills that will result in changes to K-12 education throughout the state. The Michigan Association of School Administrators has prepared a summary of these recently enacted laws. Click here for the summary.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on December 15.

Early On and Great Parents, Great Start offer playgroups for parents and children, ages birth to five years old, who live in Ingham County. Parents play with their children and experience together a variety of fun activities such as playdough, puzzles and moving to music. Groups usually begin and end with a brief singing time together in a large group. See the playgroup schedule for places and times. Information on how to register for these groups is on the schedule.

Beyond the Classroom is a career and technical education newsletter to educate students and parents about the dynamic programs and college bound benefits of CTE programs.

Almost 250 community leaders from education, business, government and the media joined in the 3rd annual Celebration of Public Education held on November 18 at the Kellogg Center on MSU's campus to recognize excellence in education and to focus on the importance of partnerships between schools and business.

The Capital Area Career Center is holding its annual Open House on December 2, 2009 from 5-8 p.m.

The Ingham Intermediate School District Board of Education held a board meeting on November 17.

As one of 14 Project ReImagine demonstration districts selected by the Michigan Department of Education, Ingham ISD's proposal, "Ingham Compact for Education," developed in partnership with the 12 local districts and with the support of community partners, is now in line for potential "Race to the Top" federal dollars.

On Tuesday, November 10, Governor Granholm met with invited school board members, superintendents, parents, legislators, and educators at the Capital Area Career Center on Ingham ISD's campus to present her plans to fix public education funding, to seek out stories about the impact of the funding cuts to schools, and to respond to questions from participants.

State Superintendent Mike Flanagan warns that the next step we take as a state will be critical to Michigan schools. In his new podcast, he lays out some short- and long-term solutions to rescue Michigan schools that enlist the new 3Rs: ReImagine, Reductions and Revenues.

The Ingham County Department of Public Health and local schools are partnering to create clinics on site in the districts to help limit the spread of the H1N1 virus. The focus will be on administering vaccinations to students in their school district.

Since 1962, Ingham ISD has been customizing services in response to the changing needs of the local school districts and building collaborations to stretch tax dollars.

The Ingham ISD Board is comprised of five members - Dave Robinson president, John Wolenberg, vice president, Mary Thaden, secretary, Rudy Wilson, treasurer, and Nancy Stanley, trustee - who adopt policies that guide the superintendent and district staff in providing quality educational services for all learners within the ISD service area.

Great Parents, Great Start offers parent and child activities and developmental screenings for children birth through age five, as well as connecting families to community resources, promoting school readiness, and supporting high quality early education and care.