“Partners in Building Full Potential” sums up what Ionia County Intermediate School District (ICISD) is all about. Our basic function is to provide services and support for nine public schools, two charter schools and six non-public schools. ICISD spans an area of 576 square miles, home to 12,292 students. We employ over 300 educators & support staff who help schools provide direct educational services to students or consultation assistance to educators. Our business is helping schools help students and teachers reach their full potential.
The bulk of our staff assists exceptional children and young adults in overcoming physical, emotional, or cognitive challenges. They work in the local schools across the County, on the Freedom Acres campus or the off-site Transitions programs located on Main Street in Ionia. We collaborate with local districts in providing a full continuum of special education programs to students and their families.
Our General Education Department acts as a liaison, communicating to the local districts the expectations mandated by No Child Left Behind and the Michigan Department of Education. They deliver quality professional development to teachers and administrators concerning curriculum, instruction, assessment, school improvement, and our highly regarded Service Learning Program. This department also writes and manages many grants that are intended to support student learning and achievement.
ICISD is the fiscal agent for the Heartlands Institute of Technology located at the Educational Center in Ionia. It offers career and technical education programs for high school juniors and seniors throughout the county. This program is essential in imparting to our young adults the knowledge, skills and attitudes for the careers in Michigan’s future.
The Ionia County Intermediate School District’s Business and Technology Departments supports the administrative needs for payroll, finance, student accounting, and provide the wireless network for the County’s local districts.
The Ionia Michigan Works! Service Center serves the County by connecting people to jobs and careers. They provide a range of services and assistance to those seeking employment. ICISD manages this vital program.
The 2007-2008 school year has been very busy, exciting and rewarding for me. I have met numerous individuals committed to making Ionia County a great place to work, live and play. They understand the value of a quality educational system and its relationship to the future prosperity of Ionia County. Ionia County ISD will continue to strive to be “Partners in Building Full Potential” in our terrific students and wonderful County.
