Genesee Intermediate
School District
Genesee County’s Regional Educational Service Agency
Is Your District Ready to Share Services
with Non-Education Entities?
Lisa A. Hagel
Superintendent
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About Genesee ISD
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Regional Educational Service Agency with Ten Facilities
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Twenty-one Constituent School Districts and Ten Public
School Academies (Charter Schools)
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73,613 Students and 9,669 Educational Staff
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Metropolitan, Suburban and Rural Districts
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GISD’s total Budget is $140 million.
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GISD has a total of 1,200 employees that work in GISD’s
facilities and are shared between partner entities.
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GISD is Michigan’s 5th largest ISD by student count and
2nd largest by staff and service delivery capacity.
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GISD’s Primary Roles
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Provide service, support and leadership
Oversight of Mandated Functions
Operation of Programs
Collaboration with Agencies / Districts / MDE
GISD Organization and Programs:
- Office of the Superintendent
- Business Services
- Career Technical Education
- Communications & Development
- Education & Learning
- Genesee Early College
- Health, Safety & Nutrition Services
- Human Resources & Operations
- Ligon Outdoor Center
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- Mott Middle College
- Special Education Services
- Early Childhood Programs & Svcs.
- Elmer A. Knopf Learning Center
- Marion D .Crouse Instructional Ctr.
- Project CHOICE Sites
- Transition Center
- Technology & Media Services
- Transportation Services
GISD’s History of Successful,
Ongoing Collaborations
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21st Century Community Learning Centers (serving 6,000+ students)
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Attendance Intervention
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Career and Educational Development Plan (33,250 student EDP’s)
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Cooperative Purchasing
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Early Childhood Investment Corporation
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Easy IEP, Student Data Collection and Medicaid Billing (15,000 web-based
IEPs annually, $59.2 million generated from Medicaid since 1994)
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Employer Education Training Connection
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Energy Education / Energy Management (Saved $2.1 million in 42 months)
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Fingerprinting/Criminal Records Checks (29,403 live scans)
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Food Service
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GASC Transportation Consortium (saved $10.8 million within last 8 years)
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GISD’s History of Successful,
Ongoing Collaborations
(Continued)
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Genesee County Great Start Collaborative (Project SKIP)
Genesee County Substitute Collaborative (saves districts 10.5%-12%
annually)
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Genesee Early College
GenNET (saves GISD and constituent districts $1.6 million per year)
Mott Middle College
Paperless Operation (Board of Education Materials, Paychecks, Building
Communications, Employment Applications, and Archival Files)
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Pre-School Programming Countywide
Regional Online Employment Application
REMC Cooperative Bid (districts saved over $3 million last year)
Safe and Drug Free Schools
School Health Services
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GISD’s History of Successful,
Ongoing Collaborations
(Continued)
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School Safety/Homeland Security Collaboration
Shared Business Services (15 participating districts save $900,000 annually)
Shared Human Resources Services (three participating districts)
Shared Special Education Administrative Services (nine participating
districts)
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Shared Technical Services (15 participating districts with annual savings up
to $200,000 per district)
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Special Education Programs and Services (4 center-based programs and 28
Project CHOICE classrooms countywide)
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Special Needs Transportation Consortium (saved constituent districts
$69.2 million plus $9.4 million in bus purchases since 1997-1998)
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Third Party Administrator for Tax-Sheltered Annuities
Waste Management Project (saves 21 participating organizations over
$100,000 annually)
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Shared Municipal Services (Mundy Township, Flushing, Fenton, Flint, G.C.)
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Local Superintendents Recognize
Need for Efficiencies
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Maximize Resources with Declining Budgets
Capitalize on Economies of Scale in Purchasing and
Bidding
Opportunity
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Increased Expectations for Student Achievement
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(NCLB, MI Merit Curriculum, Race to the Top, STEM, MI High School
Graduation Requirements)
Request for Services by Local Districts
Separation of Duties
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Local District Retirements, Terminations, Leaves, Inability to Attract
Good Staff Members, Cost Constraints
Internal Controls
Cost Shift Mentality
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Benefits of Collaboration
(Teamwork / Consolidation)
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Saves money, stretches dollars
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Promotes trade-offs and solves problems
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Helps both large and small groups
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Sharing highly skilled staff (remotely)
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Responds to the challenge of change
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Standardizes processes and procedures / Best Practices
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Allows for cross-training
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Resources can be leveraged
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Enhances success
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Promotes creativity
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Builds synergy
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Challenges to Collaboration
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Local Control
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Union Issues (contracts, multiple bargaining units)
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Variety of Platforms and Systems
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Existing Staff
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Organizational Culture
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Politics
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Fear
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Similarities (Government & Education)
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Both are service agencies
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Both serve a defined area of customers
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Both have unions
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Both have Boards (Local Control)
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Both operate with limited financial resources
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Both serve areas of Michigan that are
characterized as having great benefits/salaries
and unsustainable legacy costs
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Cindy McCain
Assistant Superintendent
Business Services
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Montrose
LakeVille
Genesee
Beecher
Westwood
Kearsley
Kearsley
Heights
Bentley
Atherton
Bendle
Atherton
Bendle
Shared
Business
Services
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Goodrich
Lake
Fenton
Areas of Business Office Services
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Management and Oversight
Payroll Services
Section 125 Plan
Tax Sheltered Annuities
On-Line Employee Attendance
Audit Preparation
Audit Management Discussion & Analysis
Develop and Implement Written Procedures
Initial Budgets & Amendments
Assistance with cash flow – State Aid Note borrowing
General Ledger Reconciliations to Bank Accounts
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Areas of Business Office Services
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Accounts Receivable
Grants
Federal & State Reports
Property Tax Reporting & Reconciliation
Purchase Orders
Accounts Payable
Fixed Asset Inventory
Liability Insurance Claims
Financial Analysis and Presentations
Cost Calculations/Projections for Negotiations
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District Demographics
District
Atherton Community Schools
Beecher Community School District
Bendle Public Schools
Bentley Community School District
Durand Schools
Genesee School District
Goodrich Area Schools
Howell Public Schools
Kearsley Community Schools
Lake Fenton Community Schools
LakeVille Community School District
M ontrose Community School District
Westwood Heights Schools
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2012 W-2s
Employees
106
345
221
79
300
101
290
785
451
303
239
258
172
2012-13
FTE
798.84
1,319.06
2,103.93
795.10
1,615.22
779.46
2,096.57
7,860.19
3,197.38
1,952.58
1,458.30
1,325.43
833.18
2010-11
Expenditures
$8,326,570.00
$20,874,977.00
$16,899,490.00
$7,370,831.00
$14,048,570.00
$6,996,854.00
$17,654,201.00
$64,445,034.00
$27,385,373.00
$15,361,490.00
$14,888,928.00
$14,017,779.00
$10,335,457.00
GISD Business Services –
New Opportunities
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Municipalities
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Non Profits
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Cities
Townships
County
Priority Children
YWCA of Flint
Genesee Education Consultants
Charter Schools
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Academy of Flint
Alternative Path Academy
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Matt Stark
Technical Services Administrator
Technology and Media Services
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Local
of Education
Member Districts
GenNET Governing Board
(Member District Superintendents)
Executive
Committee
Agreements - Policies
Committee
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Supts. Committee for
Technical Support
GenNET Snapshot
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435 miles of installed fiber
223 school buildings connected
500 Mbps of Internet capacity
Integrated data services
Anti-virus / Security / Content filtering
Virtual learning adventures / Video streaming
65 instructional television (ITV) sections
1,200 online courses
40,000 Computers / 5,000 Phones
132 ITV units installed
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GenNET Benefits
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Common Desktop Platform
SchoolsOPEN Software (Payroll and Finance)
Synergy (Student Services)
System Access with Proper Authorization &
Security Controls
Common Office Environment
 Microsoft Office Products
Blackboard for Shared Files
Common support
Common training
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Cost Benefit Analysis
 Local district GenNET annual capital cost is $10 pp
 Estimated cost to a district without GenNET
 Voice, Video & Data network
$ 19.24 pp
 Data services equipment
$ 12.68 pp
 Telephone system
$ 2.41 pp
 Other technical systems
$ 2.93 pp
 Subtotal without GenNET
$ 37.49 pp
 Annual Savings estimated at
 Local districts’ annual savings
 GenNET III savings over 5 years
Note: Flint included in all areas
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$ 27.49 pp
$1,763,280
$8,816,400
LakeVille
Mt. Morris
Flushing
Beecher
Westwood
Kearsley
Heights
CarmanAinsworth
Davison
Flint
Bentley
Atherton
Bendle
Shared
Technical
Services
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Goodrich
Lake
Fenton
Linden
GISD Shared Technical Services
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Started in 2005
Currently, 15 constituent districts participating in varying degrees of
support ranging from enterprise backup only (across GenNET fiber) to
full technical support (down to the desktop)
Average long-term total cost savings to be approximately 60%
(Based on recommended staffing levels, remote support, standardization,
projected hardware and software replacement/upgrade costs, etc.)
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Services include, but not limited to:
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Network Administration and Support (Local and Remote)
File Server Hosting and Support
Email/Messaging Services Hosting and Support
Enterprise Backup Services
Web Server Hosting
Desktop Support (Local and Remote)
System Monitoring and Security
Management of District Technology Helpdesk
Management of GISD Shared Technical Support Staff
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GISD Shared Technical ServicesNew Opportunities
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Michigan Department of Education – Michigan
School for the Deaf
Mundy Township
Fenton City
Flushing City
Central Michigan University
Charter Schools
Genesee County / City of Flint
Genesee County 911
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Lisa A. Hagel
Superintendent
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Specialized Transportation Services
Consortium
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Founded in 1997
21 School District Members
Transport 1,257 Special Needs Students to and from Centerbased programs
Conducts training for drivers from multi-county region
Added layers of service that would otherwise be too costly for
member Districts
Purchased 127 fully-equipped buses, saving districts $9.4m
Cumulative savings to local districts $69.2m
70% of costs reimbursed from the State, balance paid on a
per student basis from each member district
Governed by Combined Transportation Steering Committee,
Member District Superintendents, GISD Board of Education.
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GASC Transportation Consortium
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Founded in 2005
19 Member Districts
Purchased 26 buses, saving Districts $1.72m
Transports 1,300 GASC Students from their home
high schools to GASC and back.
Cumulative savings to local districts $10.8m
GISD funds half of the cost of the Consortium,
member Districts pick up remaining half based on
their share of mileage.
Governed by Consolidated Transportation
Steering Committee, Local District
Superintendents, GISD Board of Education.
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GISD Transportation Services –
New Opportunities
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Mass Transit Authority
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Partnership Opportunities
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Tire Leasing
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Shared Training and Professional Development
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Substitute Drivers
American R.V.
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Garage and Service
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GISD Human Resources –
New Opportunities
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Genesee County Public School Districts Online
Employment Application Consortium “APPLITRACK”
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Genesee County: Atherton, Beecher, Bendle, Bentley, Carman-Ainsworth,
Clio, Davison, Fenton, Flint, Flushing, Genesee ISD, Genesee, Goodrich,
Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Lake Fenton, LakeVille, Linden, Montrose, Mt. Morris,
Swartz Creek, Westwood Heights.
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Lapeer County: Almont, Dryden, Lapeer, Lapeer ISD, Imlay City, North
Branch
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Saginaw Township
Total Submissions
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7/1/12 – Present
7/1/11 – 6/30/12
7/1/10 – 6/30/11
11,901 applications submitted
8,356 applications submitted
9,324 applications submitted
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GISD Human Resources –
New Opportunities
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Criminal History Records Check Interpretation
Fingerprinting for Municipalities
Skills Testing:
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Microsoft Office Suite (642)
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Job specific skills testing (861)
Pre-employment testing
Professional Development Opportunities
Partnership with City of Flint
Partnership with Genesee County
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Genesee County Energy
Management Consortium
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Founded in 2008
Purpose: allow smaller Districts to enjoy cost savings
benefits of a large-entity energy management program
(Cenergistic)
Consortium Members: Atherton, Beecher, Bendle,
Bentley, Genesee, GISD, Lake Fenton, Westwood
Heights
Combined energy savings: $2.1m over 42 months
Districts share Cenergistic contract and Energy Manager
cost
At end of contract services will continue
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Jerry Johnson
Executive Director
Communications and Development
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Recipe For Change
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First, pour a truckload of evidence into an
ungreased container.
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Next, stir in a dash of inspiration.
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Add two heaping portions of administrative
imperatives.
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Fold into the mix a layer of resentment, tradition,
and habit.
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Finally, dump into the mix precisely one ton of fear.
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Bring to Boil.
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If this recipe were effective, then
change leadership would not be the
single greatest challenge for
organizations around the world – not
only in education, but also in
business, government, professional
practices, and nonprofit
organizations.
(Reeves 2009)
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We Need To Change Our Thinking
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Public support for schools has fallen.
Competition in the marketplace strains
relationships.
New learning paradigms are evolving.
Technology is changing our delivery model.
Legislative changes are continuous and
pervasive.
Expectations for student performance are
escalating.
Funds are continuing to shrink.
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We Need to Tell Our Story
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Affirm the strength, stability, and positive impact
of the Genesee County K-12 educational system.
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Establish a brand message and image for the
promotional campaign.
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Begin the conversation with a calendar of topics
and themes.
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Develop tools and resources to share with our
local districts.
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Promoting Public Education
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Promoting Public Education
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The Future of Schools (Communities)
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More diverse
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Different values
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Different perceptions
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New technologies
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New requirements
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New legislation
….for a future we cannot describe
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GISD Leadership Team
Lisa A. Hagel
Superintendent
Mike Moorman
Deputy Superintendent
Jan Russell
Assistant Superintendent for Special Services
Cynthia McCain
Assistant Superintendent for Business
Mary Behm
Assistant Superintendent for Education and Learning
Jerry Johnson
Executive Director – Communications and Development
Dr. Keely Mounger
Director – Health, Safety, and Nutrition Services
Frederick Stanley
Director – Career Technical Education
Cherie Wager
Director – Compliance and Special Education Administration
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GISD Board of Education
Cindy A. Gansen
President
Jerry G. Ragsdale
Vice President
Paul D. Newman
Secretary
Dale A. Green
Treasurer
Lawrence P. Ford
Trustee
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Questions & Answers
Genesee Intermediate School District
2413 West Maple Avenue
Flint, MI 48507
(810) 591-4402
www.geneseeisd.org
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