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Doing More. Together. at the Maranda Park Party in Kollen Park, Holland.

Dear Colleagues, Partners, and Friends,

Dear Community Member,

When English poet John Donne penned that famous line “no man is an island” in 1624, he could have as easily been writing about the current state of education. Whether by default or design, very little of what we do today can or will be accomplished alone. It takes input, ideas, and support from a wide array of partners who are committed to a mutually beneficial mission: to build great communities in which to live, learn, play, and work.

The often quoted African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a

We are fortunate to be part of an eco-system here in the Ottawa area where that mission comes to life every day. In partnership with our local school districts, the OAISD is helping to forge and leverage connections that make sense for our schools, our students, and our communities. Success in creating these partnerships is born of a willingness to bolster traditional ways of “doing school” with new opportunities for all students to reach their potential.

This annual publication is an opportunity to share that work with you. It is by no means an exhaustive list of our 2013-14 accomplishments. It is, rather, a snapshot of programs and services, key highlights, and financial and human investment made in our mutual success. I hope you’ll take a minute to turn through the pages. I guarantee you’ll find something you didn’t know was happening here, right in our own back yard!

Thank you for your investment in our efforts. We look forward to the work ahead.

child” rings true in many life arenas of which education is one – an important one. The Ottawa Area Intermediate School District is leading the charge in actively involving all areas of the community in supporting our schools and the essential and thoughtful work our area educators perform daily to ensure life success for our students.

During the 2012-13 school year, we introduced Ottawa Area Schools, Doing More. Together. — a partnership between educators, community members and local businesses showcasing the high quality education offered throughout the Ottawa region. The support of this partnership continues to grow as evidenced by the nearly 2,000 Facebook page “likes,” 500 Twitter followers, and over 25 business and community partners.

Some of the remarkable efforts put forth by the OAISD staff to provide teaching resources to local educators and innovative learning experiences for students are the focus of this highlights publication. I encourage you to visit www.doingmoretogether.org to experience stories about the high quality schools in your community and learn about the people behind the numbers who keep our students thriving and in turn our community strong.

Sincerely,

Sincerely, Eric Packer OAISD Board President Karen McPhee Superintendent

List of Services Business Services • Bus Driver Transportation Training Agency • Business Officials, Information and Assistance • Business Managers Affiliate Group • Contracted Financial & Operational Services for Charter Schools • Contracted Financial Services for Public Schools • Cooperative Purchasing • Facilities Management Affiliate Group • Facilities Managers, Information and Assistance • Food Service Directors, Information, and Assistance • Medicaid Reporting and Reimbursements • Michigan Student Data System (MSDS) Information and Technical Assistance • MUNIS • Payroll Affiliate Group • Pupil Membership, Information and Audits • Regional Data Coordination and Analysis • Regional Initiatives with other ISD Partners • Schools of Choice Data Collection and Advertising • State Budget Impact Analyses • Strategic Financial Planning and Comprehensive Accounting Services • Transportation Affiliate Group • Transportation Directors, Information and Assistance Career and Technical Education • Adult Training in Office, Health and Industrial Fields • Adult-Focused National and State Test Preparation and Certification • Adult-Focused Skill Training • Articulated and Direct College Credit • Career Assessment, Planning, Training and Placement • Career/Technical programs offered in the following Pathways: • Agriscience • Arts and Communications • Business, Management, Marketing and Technology • Construction Trades • Manufacturing • Transportation • Health Sciences • Human Services • Career and Technical Education Services • Corporate Training Institute (CTI) On-Site Business Training Solutions • Customized Training - Open Entry/Open Exit, Online and On-Site Training • Electrical and Mechanical Testing • Industry-Based and College Field Trips • National Career Readiness Certification

• School-Business Partnerships • Skills4Success Workshop Series • WorkKeys Testing and Remediation • Work-Based Learning Opportunities Communications and Integrated Marketing • Brand Development • Campaign Strategy • Doing More. Together. Partnership Campaign Development and Execution • Event Promotion • Issues Management • Public Relations, Marketing, Advertising and Media Relations Consulting • Publications Assistance • Regional Marketing Affiliate Group • Social Media Marketing Strategy • Survey Development Early Childhood Education • Birth to Three Special Education • Early On • Great Start Collaborative • Great Start Parent Coalition • Parents as Teachers • Playgroups • Preschool Supports • Support for Great Start Readiness Preschools Human Resources • AESOP User Affiliate Group • AESOP User Support/Interface • Contracted Human Resources Services to Charter Schools • Coordination with Third-Party Agency to Employ Substitute Teachers • Data Collection and Analysis • Fingerprint Audit Preparation and Assistance • Human Resources, Information and Assistance • Insurance Consultant Expo • Legal Update and Training • Personnel Administrators, Information and Assistance • Human Resources Audits • Recruiting/Interviewing Assistance • Negotiation Consultation • Performance Evaluation Consultation/Consortium • Policy/Administraive Rule Development and Assistance • Highly Qualified/Teacher Certification Assistance

Instructional Services • Accountability and Compliance • Administrator/Teacher Certification • K-12 English Language Arts (ELA), Math, Science, Social Studies and Health Instructional Planning and Support.

• Assessment Development Assistance • Assessment Training • Assistance and Information for Principals, Counselors and Curriculum Directors • Coordinated School Health Program Services • Curriculum Development and Alignment • Curriculum Directors Affiliate Group • Data Collection and Analysis • Data-Driven School Improvement • Delta Math RtI Implementation and Support • Elementary School Principals Affiliate Group • English as a Second Language • Gifted and Talented Affiliate Group • Gifted and Talented Program Development • Grant Development Resources • High School Principals Affiliate Group • Homeless Support • Images Student Art Program • Instructional and Professional Resources • Instructional Rounds Training and Support • Instructional Technology, Distance Learning, Video Conferencing and Web-Based Tools • Leadership Development and Mentoring • Literacy Affiliate Group • MEAP/MME Assistance • Michigan Citizenship Curriculum Collaborative (MC3) • Middle School Principals Affiliate Group • Moodle Course Design and Support • PE/Health Education Affiliate Group • Professional Learning Programs • Regional Education Media Center (REMC7) • Statewide Volume-Buy Purchasing • Courier Services – REMC7 Van Delivery • Data Projectors, Ellison Die Cuts • Educational Videos, DVDs and Video Streaming • Laminating and Poster Printing Services • REMC7 Advisory Council • State and Federal Funding Support • Survey Design and Implementation • Teaching American History Activities/Workshops • Title I Network Affiliate Group • Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition Data and Trainings

Special Needs Services and Instructional Programs • Adapted Physical Education • Assistive Technology • Autism Programming • Behavior Specialists • ISD Parent Advisory Committee • Juvenile Justice Institute • Juvenile Services Center Education Program • Nursing • Occupational Therapy • Ottawa Area Center Programs and Services • Physical Therapy • School Psychology • Sheldon Pines School • Social Work • Special Education Complaint Investigations • Special Education Data Coordination and Analysis • Special Education Directors, Information and Assistance • Special Education Funding System Administration • Special Education Monitoring/Compliance • Speech and Language Therapy • Teacher Consulting: Autism, Hearing, Vision, Traumatic Brain Injury, Physical/Health Impairment • Transition Services • Truancy Services Technology Services • Gateway Security Services • Infinite Campus Educational Service Agency Consortium • Instructional Research Information Source (IRIS) Technical Support • Internet Filtering and Security • Internet Provider - Commodity and Internet 2 • Internet Protocol Television • Learning Management System Hosting • Ottawa Area Information Technology Consortium (OAITC) • Ottawa Area Technology Directors Affiliate Group • Ottawa Area Wide Area Network • Performance Monitoring • Spam and Virus Email Protection • System Integration Assistance • Technicians, Information and Assistance • Technology Directors, Information and Assistance • Technology Plan, Information and Assistance • Telecommunications Assistance • Two-Way Interactive and Desktop Video Conferencing • Universal Service Fund, Information and Assistance • Website Hosting

Highlights Shared Services • OAISD added Coopersville Public Schools as the fourth member school district to contract with the OAISD for a package of business services including accounting, payroll, and accounts payable.

• M.O.V.E. International (Mobility Opportunities via Education) established Ottawa Area Center as a model site and recognized them as a standard, statewide and nationally, for incorporating functional movement with learning.

• Human Resources and Instructional Services staff worked collaboratively to host the first ever OAISD Educator Evaluation Summit. Eleven local district teams comprised of over 75 teachers and administrators attended the daylong event, which provided information and leadership in the region through both philosophical and pragmatic guidance.

• Ottawa Area Center further developed their School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SW-PBIS) by creating a behavioral data collection system that allowed more efficient and comprehensive supports.

• The Ottawa Area Information Technology Consortium (OAITC), administrated through OAISD, supported the expansion of technology in Hamilton Community Schools, Holland Public Schools, Saugatuck Public Schools and Wavecrest Career Academy. Support included network upgrades,1:1 program launches, an increased number of student devices used to deliver curriculum and supporting technology upgrades under 21st Century Bond projects.

Student Achievement • Ottawa Area Intermediate School District provided regional and statewide leadership in aligning existing instructional practices with the Common Core. OAISD led the State of Michigan with over 150 teachers trained and implementing the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators English Language Arts units of instruction aligned to the Common Core.

• OAISD implemented the inquiry based Van Andel Education Institute Question, Prediction, Observation, Explanation and Evaluation (QPOE2®) model across area secondary school science programs helping educators teach students to think and act like scientists.

• The OAISD was integral to the creation of the Reading Now Network, a collaboration between 100 West Michigan school districts focused on improving 3rd grade reading proficiency across the region.

• OAISD developed and utilized an all-new Instructional Coaches Network.

• OAISD Instructional Rounds moved beyond the superintendent ranks within many of our districts to include building leaders and teachers.

• Ottawa Area Center implemented a newly designed curriculum focusing on 10 Core Skills in English Language Arts (ELA) and math that students can use in all areas of life.

Instruction of the Core Skills occurred in all academic content areas and is aligned with both the Michigan Extended Grade Level Content Expectations and the Dynamic Learning Maps Essential Elements.

• Seventy-four Careerline Tech Center teachers and paraprofessionals visited eleven local industry partners to learn more about the skills students need to be prepared for future careers and employment in the inaugural Teacher to Industry Day. • CTC launched a Non-Traditional Student Supports program that identified and assisted students enrolled in a career program specified as being “non-traditional” for their gender.

The program provided students with mentoring, presentations by industry role models, and the opportunity to meet with other students for group discussion and support.

• The OAISD’s Early On and Infant programs were one of seven programs selected throughout the State, as part of a pilot evaluating service delivery methods for children birth to age three.

• Great Start Readiness Preschool programs increased from 572 four-year-old children in high-quality preschools throughout the Ottawa area in 2012-13 school year to 772 in 2013-14.

• Sheldon Pines School implemented a countywide Child Study Team process to offer continued support to local school districts struggling with students’ disruptive or extreme behaviors. The Child Study Team consisted of representatives from Community Mental Health, the Ottawa County 20th District Circuit Court, and special education and behavioral specialists from local districts and the OAISD. The team utilized many outside agencies and other behavioral experts to provide recommendations for strategies or interventions that help local school districts support struggling students.

• In collaboration with the Ottawa County 20th District Circuit Court, OAISD implemented a new Character Development and Leadership curriculum for incarcerated youth who reside at the Juvenile Services Center. The students received direct instruction on various character traits like integrity, respect, honesty, empathy, leadership and more. This curriculum is aligned with the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and included expository writing assignments, short-answer written responses, and persuasive arguments.

• The OAISD-facilitated Juvenile Justice Institute implemented a new project for students at the end of each marking period, which increased student engagement and used creative ways to help students learn how to apply math and science to reallife situations.

Public Awareness • The OAISD partnered with Kent and Muskegon ISDs to create the West Michigan Talent Triangle (WWMT). The WWMT is working to align school, corporate and community interests and needs in an effort to influence legislative policy.

• For a second year, OAISD led the innovative Ottawa Area Schools Doing More. Together. (DMT) collaborative between member faith-based, charter and traditional public schools in partnership with local businesses and agencies.

The campaign received a Golden Achievement Award from the National School Public Relations Association recognizing exemplary public relations.

• OAISD annually collaborates with Kent and Muskegon ISDs on marketing efforts for all three high school career and technical centers in an effort to realize significant costsavings. This collaboration saved thousands of dollars for taxpayers and obtained much more advertising reach than the ISDs could have afforded on their own.

Regional Talent Development • Local businesses, students and master educators teamed up for the third year of the futurePREP IChallegeU program, in which students were challenged to solve complicated, realworld issues at a participating business. During the two-week program, students learned about the inner workings of the businesses and industries that they were partnered with, earned college credit, and were awarded college scholarships.

• Based upon the successful IChallegeU program, IChallengeUth and Sundae School were launched in order to extend the real-world learning experiences to younger groups of students. Twenty-three local businesses, 120 students and 42 master educators teamed up for the inaugural year of the IChallengeUth program, in which seventh- and eighth-grade students were challenged to solve complicated, real-world issues at one of the participating businesses over the course of a week.

Highlights (continued) Regional Talent Development • Over 90 kindergarten through fifth-grade students, 11 local ice cream shops, and 22 elementary educators teamed up for the inaugural year of the Sundae School program, in which elementary students were challenged with researching, testing, and marketing a new sundae for the shop they were teamed with.

• Six local businesses, 120 students, and 12 master educators worked collaboratively to deliver the year-long, after-school futurePREP Academy program, in which participating students had the opportunity to explore careers associated with their partnering business, develop post-secondary plans, and work as a team to develop solutions to issues the business is facing. Students earned four college credits through Davenport University, and had the opportunity to earn summer internships and work opportunities.

• Allendale, Coopersville, Spring Lake, and Grand Haven School Districts worked collaboratively with Muskegon Community College and the OAISD to launch the North Ottawa County

Early College program. Within three years, participating students will be able to graduate with both their high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree from Muskegon Community College.

• Careerline Tech Center’s Summer Camp program grew to 425 students. This two-week program gave sixth, seventh, and eighth graders hands-on exposure to future career options.

• Over 600 Careerline Tech Center students entered into Work-Based Learning contracts with local businesses for an educational experience related to their career pathway involving supervised work at a business work-site and being monitored by their program instructor.

• Thompson M-TEC’s Corporate Training Institute staff worked on behalf of 29 companies to train 774 corporate clients, addressing a wide variety of technical training needs in the region.

M-TEC continues to be the number one WorkKeys testing center in the region and offers a full complement of careerfocused classroom and online training options for their clients.

Visual Overview

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Visual Overview Special Needs Education

Early Childhood Education

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Revenue and Incoming Transfers

$48,378,683

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Local Sources

Federal Sources

Total Revenue:

$98,932,700

General Education: Special Education: Career and Technical Education: Cooperative Education Fund:

$8,660,689 $70,547,060 $14,321,020 $5,403,931

Expenses and Outgoing Transfers

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Total Expenditures: General Education: Special Education: Career and Technical Education: Cooperative Education Fund:

$105,450,630 $12,320,929 $71,604,439 $15,697,641 $5,827,621

13565 Port Sheldon Street Holland, Michigan 49424 616-738-8940

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