Sturgis Public Schools Board of Education on Monday welcomed newly hired staff members to the district.
Andrea Barry, seventh-grade science, Sturgis Middle School. Barry has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Michigan State University with minors in psychology and sociology. She completed her teacher certification program from Eastern Michigan University with a major in elementary provisional, K-8, and minors in language arts and science. Barry taught language arts for two years at American International School Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. She previously taught in Marshall and Lincoln City, Ore.
Katie Bir, first grade, Wall Elementary. Bir graduated from University of Arizona with a Bachelor in Education Studies and a Master in Business Administration. Most recently, she was a long-term substitute teacher at Wall. Bir was an intelligence analyst for National Security Agency, U.S. Air Force.
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Sturgis Public Schools will offer an “academic summer camp” for students entering first through ninth grade during the 2021-22 school year.
The camp is intended to help students who require extra assistance in learning, particularly gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and shifted learning experiences.
Students will be selected for the academic camp based on academic criteria, teacher recommendation and federal guidelines attached to the funds being made available for the program, district officials said Monday.
Additionally, high school summer school for credit recovery aimed at current high school students will be expanded, with the assistance of federal CARES Act funds. Tentatively, Superintendent Art Ebert said, the following are guidelines set for each building level: