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Kalamazoo RESA Career and Technical Education: Thank you, voters!
With a 60 percent approval margin, the Kalamazoo RESA Service Aarea voted strongly in favor of the Kalamazoo RESA CTE Millage proposal.
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Quay Taylor “Seizes the Day” as First Recipient of the Student Adventure Fund Scholarship
WoodsEdge Learning Center student Quay Taylor has been honored as the first recipient of the Student Adventure Fund Scholarship, created in memory of the late David Haan and Stephanie Hirdning.
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Students ReConnect with Education as part of unique YOU program
Education ReConnection is a program through YOU that helps youth find their way back to education. This past academic school year, 36 students were able to rekindle their relationship with education with the help of their teacher Onika Powell.
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Precautions Regarding Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Southwest Michigan
Kalamazoo RESA has been closely following the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) situation in Southwest Michigan and will continue to be diligent in evaluating the risks. Recently, two cases of EEE, a rare mosquito-borne virus, were confirmed in Kalamazoo County.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer Visits KRESA Head Start/GSRP Classroom
Kalamazoo RESA Head Start/GSRP hosted special guest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at its KRESA Commons campus on Monday, Sept. 9, to discuss the importance of early education.
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Kalamazoo RESA Honored as Best and Brightest in Wellness
The honor is bestowed upon companies and non-profits that are making their workplaces, their employees and the community a healthier place to live and work.
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Collaborative YOU Program a Slam Dunk for Participants
A YOU Career Coach visited Western Michigan University with Bridging Opportunities youth. Bridging Opportunities fills young people’s summer hours with productive activities such as paid work experience, educational support activities, community beautification projects and career exploration.
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WoodsEdge Learning Center to Implement Literature-Based Adapted Curriculum
Designed around well-known literature themes, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, the curriculum offers a blended approach of hands-on learning, technology facilitated lessons and individualized instruction across English language arts, math, science and social studies.
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Kalamazoo RESA Project SEARCH Recognized at National Convention
Project SEARCH, a Kalamazoo RESA transition program in collaboration with Bronson Healthcare, was nationally recognized at the 13th Annual Project SEARCH Conference. The team was honored with the Model Fidelity Spotlight Award in Transformative Collaboration.
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KRESA CTE Millage Proposal Would Fund Systemic Redesign of K-12+ CTE
On Nov. 5, Kalamazoo County voters will decide on the KRESA Career and Technical Education (CTE) Millage Proposal. The one-mill property tax increase would be levied over 20 years to help fund a systemic redesign of K-12+ CTE.
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EFE Alumni Gain Hands-On Experience in South Africa
Education for Employment alumni experienced an unforgettable trip to South Africa in June, where they gained hands-on experience working in their field.
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Kalamazoo RESA Book Garden Receives Generous Donation
Celebrating her 50th birthday, Maggie Elms threw a party with the theme ‘50 Books for 50 Years,’ where she asked those in attendance to bring books instead of gifts, which would then be donated to the Book Garden project.
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Kalamazoo RESA Welcomes Angie Straley, New Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Supporting Kalamazoo RESA Superintendent Dave Campbell, Straley will assist the Board of Education as well as the Foundation Board, and will collaborate with local district superintendents.
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Systemic redesign of Career and Technical Education (CTE) considered
On May 1, the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency recommended a systemic redesign of its current Career and Technical Education programming.
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Meet Up & Eat Up Combats Summer Food Gap
The Meet Up & Eat Up program will once again provide free, healthy meals to children all summer long at 47 locations across Kalamazoo County.
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Valley Center School Honors Student at Graduation
Surrounded by family, friends and educational mentors, Nina Poznanski shed tears of joy as she was honored for her academic and personal achievements during a high school graduation ceremony at Valley Center School on May 31.
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Kalamazoo RESA Excellence in Special Education Award Winners Recognized
Sponsored by the Parent Advisory Committee of Kalamazoo County, the Excellence in Special Education Awards are designed to honor those who have gone above and beyond their role in educating and supporting students with an Individualized Education Plan.
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Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Deb Vliek to Retire
After 11 years of dedicated service as the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent, Vliek is eager to begin the newest chapter of her life - retirement.
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YAP Students and Community Partners Recognized at Annual Showcase
Students, families and community partners of the Kalamazoo RESA Young Adult Program (YAP) attended the Annual YAP Showcase on Thursday, May 16, to highlight student achievements through the work-based learning program.
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Kalamazoo County Early/Middle College Celebrates Class of 2019
The EMC program, which allows students to earn an associate degree or certificate with little or no cost by completing a fifth year of high school, boasted 367 students enrolled during the 2018-19 school year, with 56 Kalamazoo County students having completed the program this year at KVCC.
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