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Newly Formed CTE Steering Committee Convenes for First Meeting
The steering committee will integrate perspectives from education, community and business to help ensure that our county's redesigned CTE program and future CTE Center will provide meaningful, equitable opportunities for young people to see what they can be and develop their skills, all while supporting a thriving, more equitable region.
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Student Entrepreneurs Set Up Shop for 'Lemonade Day' Project
This summer, Kalamazoo RESA Career and Technical Education (CTE) is coordinating the “Lemonade Day” program for Kalamazoo Public Schools' Summer Readiness and Galesburg Augusta and Parchment Active Academy. Students will be setting up their own lemonade stands and selling their products to the community. Lemonade Day prepares kids become the business leaders, social advocates, community volunteers and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow!
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Project Seeks to Improve Workplace Inclusivity
The YES Project will bring together young people of color, ages 16 to 24, and three local employers who will work toward creating more inclusive workplaces.
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Grant Funds At-Home Learning Kits
Seeds for Success received a $7,300-grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation to fund At-Home Learning Kits.
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Partnership Advances CTE System Redesign
KRESA and Southwest Michigan First’s public-private partnership, formed ahead of the 2019 CTE millage campaign, remains strong as the two agencies are united in the goal of redesigning Kalamazoo County’s CTE system.
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Voters Approve Special Education Millage
Voters approved the renewal of a six-year, 1.5-mill property tax to help fund the cost of special education in local schools.
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Program Welcomes Back Educators
Our country is facing a critical shortage of teachers. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is hoping a new program will motivate educators with expired credentials to return to the classroom.
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Collaboration Leads to Remarkable Connection
For three years, students from the Juvenile Home Schools Intensive Learning Center (ILC) have been spending time with students at WoodsEdge Learning Center – the collaborative project that brings together these two unlikely groups of KRESA students is as heartwarming as it is impactful.
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Meet Liz Jones - CTE Career Coach
Helping people learn about themselves and explore their next steps is a true passion of Liz Jones, KRESA Career & Technical Education career coach.
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Seniors Honored for Academic Excellence
Excellence in Education recognizes the top-achieving high school seniors from Kalamazoo County’s public and non-public high schools.
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Early Intervention Helps Students Succeed
Kalamazoo RESA’s Early On program and PrePrimary Evaluation Team (PET) provide free developmental assessments for children ages 0-6..
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Pre-K Enrollment is Open Now
If your child turns three or four years old on or before December 1, 2021, they could be receiving high-quality pre-kindergarten education at low or no-cost this fall.
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MiCareerQuest Southwest Career Discovery Event is Going Virtual!
Eighth-grade students across southwest Michigan will virtually explore dozens of careers during the annual MiCareerQuest Southwest event on May 12, 2021.
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Experiencing Success at Valley Center
Valley Center collaborates with local school districts and families to build a path to success for students.
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Making Good on the Promise of "CTE for ALL"
KRESA CTE understands it is critical we acknowledge – and learn from – the history of CTE, previously known as vocational education, specifically its impact on the Black community.
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World-Class CTE: A Report to the Community
In 2020, KRESA partnered with the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab to conduct several highly credible and interrelated studies to project tomorrow’s high-demand, well-paying jobs and the skills they will require.
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Discover and Ignite Your Future This Summer
YOU’s summer programs, MyCITY and CareerNOW, are designed to help young people find their answer to, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
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Kalamazoo Great Start Collaborative Launches Talking Is Teaching Campaign
KRESA Great Start Collaborative joins Too Small to Fail to support parents in promoting early learning and brain development
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Interpreters Help Students Connect
When Emily Brown graduated from high school, like many young adults, she wasn’t sure where her future would lead; until a course in American Sign Language (ASL) ignited a new passion.
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New WBL Supervisor Supports All Students
Kathy Hurley, Kalamazoo RESA Career and Technical Education (CTE)’s new work-based learning supervisor, understands the value of work-based learning and how it strengthens a student’s educational experience.
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