Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) have many functions. Two very important functions are communicating and coordinating.
Our local districts depend on the ISD to inform them of new opportunities and services that the state is rolling out. The state of Michigan often uses ISDs as a mechanism for communicating with the local districts because ISDs have earned the reputation of being able to get this done.
Here at the Copper Country ISD, we host all of the local superintendents for a monthly meeting. The agenda is filled with updates from many sources throughout the state and locally. The CCISD has a General Education Director who will update the superintendents on recent Michigan Department of Education memos, any new federal regulations, information on new trainings that are available and new state regulations that affect the majority of students and teachers. The superintendents will then hear from the CCISD’s Special Education Director. She will cover information that relate