The HSE Board of School Trustees approved her hiring in
a 5-2 vote
at a special meeting on Thursday, ending a process that started late last year when current superintendent Allen Bourff announced his retirement. Board members Brad Boyer and Suzanne Thomas were the no votes.
She’s currently assistant superintendent for the School Town of Munster and starts as the leader of HSE on July 1. She will be the first woman to lead the district in more than a decade.
The appointment wasn t without controversy. About two dozen protesters gathered outside of the meeting ahead of the vote, urging the board to vote no. They held signs that said things such as qualified staff matters, education not indoctrination and teach our kids how to think not what to think.
GRPS will not expand hybrid in-person learning because of health department guidance
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and last updated 2021-04-23 11:47:47-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Grand Rapids Public Schools will not be expanding hybrid in-person learning for students in grades 9 through 12.
Itâs because of data and guidance from the Kent County Health Department, according to a news release Friday.
The health department hasnât approved the new three-feet social distancing mitigation measure for grades 9 through 12.
Because of the number of students in these grades currently in the hybrid in-person model, GRPS isnât able to combine the cohorts and still maintain six feet of social distancing.
Grand Rapids Public Schools provides update on hybrid in-person learning
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and last updated 2021-04-21 15:53:01-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Grand Rapids Public Schools has released an update on their hybrid in-person learning expansion.
Weâre told K through 8 classes will be held in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays starting Monday, April 26.
GRPS says they are monitoring data and awaiting guidance from the Kent County Health Department before making a final decision for grades 9 through 12. They tell us a similar in-person learning schedule will be in effect starting May 3 if approved by the health department, otherwise they will continue in-person learning two days a week until the end of the school year.
What s being done to address the teacher shortage in Michigan
and last updated 2021-04-21 05:41:42-04
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. â Itâs no secret that thereâs a critical teacher shortage in the state of Michigan, itâs a problem that has been growing for years.
Wendy Winston is an Algebra teacher in the Grand Rapids Public School District and she says her students are not interested in becoming educators.
âIf you survey them and ask them, you know, what do you want to do when you grow up? Very few of them are going to answer that they would like to be a teacher when they grow up. And when you ask them why? They ll kind of look at you funny and say that they see how we re treated and how hard we work and how little respect and reward we get for that hard work,â said Winston.
Apr 13, 2021
Grand Rapids Public Schools is pushing back the date for in-person learning expansion.
The district announced on Tuesday that in-person learning will not shift from two to four days until April 26.
Superintendent Leadriane Roby says the decision was made based on the increase in COVID-19 cases in Kent County.
The district says the date may change based on future information.
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