Doris Klaussen Developmental Competitors

Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) provides educational leadership that impacts instruction, learning, student achievement, productivity, and efficiency. Strong relationships and partnerships are the foundation of GISD's services. It is through those relationships and partnerships that GISD is able to provide high quality, innovative educational programs and support services to students, parents, and educators. GISD's departments and programs provide expansive, relevant, and state-of-the art learning opportunities in general education, career technical education, and special education. Further, its focus on early childhood education, specialized schools, robust professional development programming, along with its many shared and collaborative programs, enables our organization to encompass the educational community with programs and services that reach far beyond the classroom to benefit the broader community. At GISD, we are collaborators, leaders, educators, and service providers. It is through the knowledge, unique skills, and talents of GISD staff, and the collaborative support of stakeholders, that delivery of our programs and services are achieved, and our most important role - service to students - is accomplished. GISD is an NCA-AdvancED accredited intermediate school district. Our mission describes a commitment to providing high quality programs and services, and includes standards that guide GISD's continuous improvement efforts. GISD serves a region with nearly 66,000 students and 8,500 educators. Its primary service area consists of the 21 public school districts and 15 public school academies (charter schools) in Genesee County, Michigan. Other services extend to Lapeer, Shiawassee, and surrounding counties.

The Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, or NC RESA, is a public education entity that provide many services—early childhood education, special education, and career-technical programs as well as accounting and auditing of student enrollment numbers for each local district in the County. NC RESA also provides general education services for professional development, curriculum support, economic development and training, and technology services through our NCATS group. Our goal is to provide and support our community, and surrounding communities, educational services and to provide resources that otherwise may not be available in the area.

Partnering with school districts and the broader community to offer specialized services and essential programs including early childhood education, special education, career learning, and educator development, ensuring that learners of all ages receive the support they need. Kalamazoo RESA provides services to nine local public districts and to all non-public schools within its boundaries. One of 57 ISD's/ESA's in Michigan, Kalamazoo RESA provides a broad range of services to meet the needs of the families, teachers and communities we serve.