Mike's Monday Memo for the Week of February 25, 2008

02/25/2008
Here’s what’s up for the week of February 25, 2008:
 
1.

Last days of February
 

Little by little, we are making it through these long winter months! Two down and one to go! Spring is only 25 days away.
     
2. Special Thanks – This has been a long winter. I would like to thank our staff for their continuing effort to provide our students with the very best education possible, with all the interruptions and the weather this winter. It would be easy to not give your very best. However, that has not been the case. Each of you, in your own way have helped to make our instruction days the best possible and for that, I thank you all.
     
3. Board Presentations – If you are interested in making a presentation to our Board of Education regarding you programs or student’s accomplishments please contact your program director. They in turn will contact my office to arrange the time and date.
     
4. Upcoming Legislative Breakfast – Our next scheduled Legislative Breakfast will be on Friday, March 7, 2008. This is always a great time to have our local Board members and Superintendents meet and talk to our representatives face-to-face about current issues in Lansing. If you have any special comments or information you would like me to share with our Legislators just give myself or Brenda a call. We are always willing to ask the questions.
     
5. Share Your Successes – I realize I keep harping on this but don’t forget, if you have some good news you wish to share with our ISD staff please pass it along to me or Brenda at 667-3281.
     
6. Information for staff members that work during the summer – Summer hours will start on June 9, 2008.
Monday through Friday, June 9 to July 4, 2008 – 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(July 4th is a Holiday for all employees.)

Monday through Thursday (Friday, we will be closed each week for 7 weeks).
July 7 to August 22, 2008 – 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Please see the attached
Summer Schedule for additional clarification.
     
7. Strategic Planning Chairs – Your 2007-08 updates are due to Katie Legner by March 11, 2008. Thanks for your support.
     
8. Quote Sharing – “Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into a flame by another human being.
Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”          – Albert Schweitzer
     
9. Union Representatives Meeting – Our next Union President meeting will be Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. at the Career Center.
     
10. Birthday Wishes – Happy Birthday to Everyone!
     2/25 Tammy Krevinghaus 2/27 Joe Chritz 2/28 Cathy LaLonde
     3/1 Amanda Beranek
Tammy Mortensen
       
               
  Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center Newsletter – To viw a copy of the Pink Sheet, please click here.      
               
  Words to live by this week:   “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single minute before starting to improve the world.” 
                                    - Anne Frank