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News & Events

Building the future transition expo. Wednesday, Nov. 6th
Building the Future Transition Expo 9-12 grade students with a disability, their parents, guardians, family members, teachers, school staff and anyone interested in helping them transition into life after school are invited to attend the free expo Wed, Nov 6 Full Article
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CTC Alumnus Places 3rd in Worldwide Competition Diesel/Heavy Equipment Mechanics program student wins bronze in Heavy Vehicle Technology at the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition in Russia. Full Article
Congrats, Kyle Mayer, PH.D., Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services
Governor Reappoints OAISD Employee to MI PreK-12 Literacy Commission Kyle Mayer, PH.D, assistant superintendent for Instructional Services at Ottawa Area ISD, has been reappointed for a two year term Full Article
OASSN Ottawa Area Secure Schools Network
OASSN hosts Fall Summit, building off 3 prior Summits Over 100 local representatives attend Ottawa Area Secure Schools Network Summit, focused on preparing for what happens after an incident. Full Article
Careerline Tech Center Ag and Animal Science students with their winning animals and awards
Two Students Win 1st Place Awards at 4H Competition Careerline Tech Center Agricultural and Animal Sci students earn 16 top 3 ribbons Full Article
HOSA winners with teacher
Careerline Tech Center Student Places in Top 5 in National Health Careers Competition Recent CTC Dental Careers student placed 5th in Dental Science competition at Health Occupations Students of Amerca (HOSA) Full Article
devries and teacher at competition with medal
Careerline Tech Student Wins National 2019 SkillsUSA competition Diesel and Heavy Equipment program student was named National Champion in the Diesel Equipment Technology competition at the 2019 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference Full Article
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CTC Student Wins In National Contest Promoting Safe Driving Former Careerline Tech Center Media Communications student and Unity Christian High School junior won the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Award & $2,000 scholarship, check out the video! Full Article
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Juvenile Justice Institute Students Graduate, Look Forward to Future Seven students from the Juvenile Justice Institute (JJI), a court-based educational program operated in partnership between the Ottawa Area ISD and the 20th Circuit Court – Juvenile Court, received high school their diplomas Full Article
students holding fish on boat with captain
Students With Special Needs Hook Fish, Learn Water Safety During Charter Fishing Excursion 4 Ottawa Area Center students recently enjoyed a day of learning on Lake MI while charter fishing Full Article
Thank You, Richard Cooley
Thank You and Best Wishes We thank our outgoing Ottawa Area ISD School Board President Richard Cooley for 12 years of dedicated service.
Rick Dernberger and Ron Eding
Two Members Elected to OAISD Board of Education Rick Dernberger from Zeeland and incumbent Ron Eding from Hamilton were elected to fill two seats on the OAISD Board of Education. Full Article
Group of graduates
Young Adult Students With Special Needs Graduate With Life & Work Skills Eighteen students in the Young Adult Services (YAS) program celebrated their graduation from YAS May 21 Full Article

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Upcoming Events

  • 21 Nov
    • MI Data Hub Support Meeting 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
      MI Data Hub Support Meeting
      Date: Nov 21
      Time: 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM
      Location: Ottawa Area Intermediate School District: Educational Services Building, 13565 Port Sheldon St, Holl
      Calendar: OAISD Events
      1. Come and get some help setting up the MI Data Hub synchronization for your district.  This is just a working session.  Please register for this event.

      Register Here
    • EL Connect 2019-20 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
      EL Connect 2019-20
      Date: Nov 21
      Time: 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
      Location: Hudsonville Public Schools Freshman Campus, 3370 Allen Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426
      Calendar: OAISD Events
      This EL Teacher Leadership Group is an opportunity for EL teachers, coordinators, specialists, and paraprofessionals serving our diverse English Learners throughout the region to come together throughout the year to learn about current EL updates and best practices, share successes, and collaborate on strategies of how to best support our local districts and content teachers as we serve our linguistically and culturally diverse population.

      More Information and Registration Here
  • 22 Nov
    • Lakeshore Coaching Collaborative 2019-2020
      Date: Nov 22
      Time: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
      Location: Ottawa Area Intermediate School District: Educational Services Building, 13565 Port Sheldon St, Holl
      Calendar: OAISD Events

      Register Here

      Description
      This collaborative community of Muskegon and Ottawa Area coaches meets throughout the school year to discuss relevant topics in literacy coaching. This year our focus will be around the GELN Essential Coaching Practices for Elementary Literacy. The group will be led and supported by both the ISD ELA Consultants and Early Literacy Coaches in-order to grow in understanding of job embedded, ongoing professional development that enhances classroom literacy instruction.
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  • 4 Dec
    • CPI Training 2019-20 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
      CPI Training 2019-20
      Date: Dec 4
      Time: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
      Location: Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (13565 Port Sheldon St, Holland, MI 49424, United States)
      Calendar: OAISD Events
      Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Training

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    • Intro to Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) 2019
      Date: Dec 4 - Dec 5
      Time: 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
      Location: Ottawa Area Intermediate School District: Educational Services Building, 13565 Port Sheldon St, Holl
      Calendar: OAISD Events
      This two-day training will introduce K-12 content teachers and administrators to the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) Model, which is a research based model that highlights 8 specific components and 30 features to make content comprehensible for English Learners.

      More Information and Registration Here
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