HOUGHTON Cadets from Houghton High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program showcased their activities in a presentation to the Houghton-Por
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HANCOCK Superintendent Steve Patchin said that at during the April meeting of the Hancock School Board, the Copper Country Association of School Boards (CCASB) Awards were announced.
“These honors,” said Patchin, recognize individuals and organizations that have performed generous acts to benefit the district, its teachers, and/or its students throughout the past year.”
U.P Health Systems-Portage received the School Service Award.
School Service Award is presented to one individual in each district who has given outstanding service to education. The recipient may be a student, employee, or community member, and should be notable for his or her contributions to the quality of education above and beyond expectations associated with their job or status. These should be people who have been “spark plugs” for the district through means such as:
GARRETT NEESE Copper Country Intermediate School District Career Technical Education Construction Technology students paint the new horse ring announcer’s booth designed and built by the students for the Houghton County Fairgrounds. (Picture courtesy of Copper Country ISD Career & Technical Education via the Houghton Daily Mining Gazette)
HANCOCK The Copper Country Intermediate School District board approved posting an assistant supervisor of special education position for the CCISD Learning Center at its monthly meeting.
The special education department has continued to grow, with classrooms in Baraga, Calumet, Hancock’s elementary and high schools and the ISD, Superintendent George Stockero said.
“It’s just too hard to cover,” he said. “There are many other ISDs who have two supervisors of special education.”
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Picture courtesy of Copper Country ISD Career & Technical Education
CCISD CTE Construction Technology students paint the new horse ring announcerâs booth designed and built by the students for the Houghton County Fairgrounds.
HANCOCK The CCISD board approved posting an assistant supervisor of special education position for the CCISD Learning Center at its monthly meeting Tuesday.
The special education department has continued to grow, with classrooms in Baraga, Calumet, Hancock’s elementary and high schools and the ISD, Superintendent George Stockero said.
“It’s just too hard to cover,” he said. “There are many other ISDs who have two supervisors of special education.”
CAROLINE CARLSON
ESCANABA The Escanaba School Board has reconfirmed its current Extended COVID-19 Learning plan. The plan determines how the district will provide education to students, through in-person, streaming or hybrid education models. Having an ECOL is required in order to receive state aid for the 2020-2021 school year.
At its monthly meetings, the board reviews the the past month’s plan and either reconfirms the plan going forward or makes changes to it, as necessary. The current plan makes full time in-person instruction available to every student, while also streaming every class every day for students who prefer to continue learning remotely. Superintendent Coby Fletcher said due to low COVID-19 rates and high attendance rates (over 98%), he does not recommend any changes to the ECOL at this time. He believes the additional attendance guidelines recently set forth by the district have contributed to the high attendance rate.