Monroe County Intermediate School District
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The Monroe County Intermediate School District (commonly abbreviated as the Monroe County ISD or MCISD) is an intermediate school district
that provides educational services throughout Monroe County
, Michigan
. The ISD provides numerous services to all nine of Monroe County's public schools
, as well as two public charter school
s and 15 private school
s. The ISD also provides educational services for juvenile delinquents
and works with other government agencies, charitable organizations (such as United Way), Monroe County Community College
, and the county's library system.
While the Monroe County ISD serves all schools in Monroe County, its boundary is not conterminous with Monroe County and follows the district lines drawn by the county's public schools. Certain portions of Monroe County, especially those in the northern portions near Milan
, Flat Rock
, and South Rockwood
, are within the boundaries of schools in Wayne County
and are incorporated into the Wayne County RESA. Not all students in Monroe County attend a school in Monroe County and therefore are not under the ISD's jurisdiction. At the same time, the ISD provides services for those out-of-county students who attend schools in Monroe County — most notably Whiteford Agricultural Schools
and Airport Community Schools
, who have boundaries extending into neighboring counties.
on South Raisinville Road just south of M-50
and down the street from Monroe County Community College
. The campus provides numerous educational services, though the only students who regularly attend school on the main campus are those with severe impairments
who require specialized assistance. The ISD also employs numerous staff and teachers who work in other schools. These employees include special education
teachers, special education aides, paraprofessional educator
s (such as speech and language pathologists
and social work
ers), and substitute teacher
s. While employed through the ISD, these workers may work in any of the schools in which the ISD provides services. Many teachers and other employees throughout the county often meet at the ISD's main campus for conferencing and professional development
. The Monroe County Intermediate School District runs independently of other districts in the county, and the ISD itself receives its funding through the government. The ISD consists of its own Board of Directors, led by superintendent
Donald Spencer and assistant superintendents Nancy Swanson, Stephen McNew, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michelle Brahaney.
Many distant learning
classes are taught from the main campus. This is done primarily for classes at individual schools that do not have enough participating students to warrant a teacher. One such example is Japanese
, which is taught by one teacher from the ISD and broadcast live to students at a number of other schools. Many other technology programs and supplies are provided by the ISD.
services. The main campus contains three special education buildings: the Educational Center, main Special Education building, and Transition Center. The Educational Center provides services for students with severe impairments ranging from ages 3–26. The main Special Education building houses administrative offices and the Youth Opportunity Program, which provides education opportunities for low-income students who are looking for jobs or attempting to get their GED. The Transition Center is the smallest building on the main campus and serves to provide assistance to students who have difficulties transitioning into adulthood.
While only students with severe impairments attend classes on the main campus, other special education students with less required assistance attend self-contained classrooms in the public school system, where they are able to partake in general education
to the best of their abilities. These students are technically enrolled through the ISD but may be placed in any of the nine public school districts, where they may earn their high school diploma from the school they attend. The ISD provides services to these students and also employs the special education teachers and aides. The ISD leases classrooms from other schools to use for special education students. All ISD classrooms are required to have a certified aide who assists the teacher and the classroom, and the number of students in each class is very low compared to other classes. The ISD also oversees classrooms and teachers at the Monroe County Youth Center.
The ISD has its own buses and provides transportation for special education students, especially those who attend a school while living outside of that school district's boundaries. For the most part, an ISD classroom operates independently from the rest of the school in which they are located. The number of ISD classrooms a school has depends on the number of special education students within that school. Most special education students do not leave their ISD classroom during the school day, except for lunch and to attend "out" classes, such as physical education
, art
, music
, etc. They may also go to a resource room
for certain subjects in which the student is semi-proficient. These classes are taught by special education teachers but are not ran by the ISD.
and the Mercy Memorial Hospital System — formed the Monroe County Middle College (MCMC) for student in grades 9–13. The program, which has selective enrollment, is designed for students who desire early entry into mainly health care
professions. Upon graduation from MCMC, student receive their high school diploma
and may have earned up to 60 college credits — the equivalent to an associate degree upon graduating from high school. These students are on a College Campus taking their classes.
Intermediate School District
An Intermediate School District is a term used by some states to classify a special agency the operates outside of the traditional charter of a school district...
that provides educational services throughout Monroe County
Monroe County, Michigan
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2010 population is 152,021. The largest city and county seat is Monroe. The U.S. Census Bureau defines all of Monroe County as conterminous with the Monroe Metropolitan Area...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The ISD provides numerous services to all nine of Monroe County's public schools
Public education
State schools, also known in the United States and Canada as public schools,In much of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, the terms 'public education', 'public school' and 'independent school' are used for private schools, that is, schools...
, as well as two public charter school
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
s and 15 private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s. The ISD also provides educational services for juvenile delinquents
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile delinquency is participation in illegal behavior by minors who fall under a statutory age limit. Most legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles, such as juvenile detention centers. There are a multitude of different theories on the causes of crime, most if not...
and works with other government agencies, charitable organizations (such as United Way), Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College is a public community college located just west of the city of Monroe, Michigan with another building, the Whitman Center, located in Temperance. The main campus itself is just south of M-50 within Monroe Charter Township. MCCC was founded in 1964 and is the only...
, and the county's library system.
While the Monroe County ISD serves all schools in Monroe County, its boundary is not conterminous with Monroe County and follows the district lines drawn by the county's public schools. Certain portions of Monroe County, especially those in the northern portions near Milan
Milan, Michigan
Milan is a city in Monroe and Washtenaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,775 at the 2000 census. About 60% of the city's area and 75% of its residents are located on the Washtenaw County side adjacent to York Township in Washtenaw County; while 40% percent of the...
, Flat Rock
Flat Rock, Michigan
- Racial makeup :As of the census of 2000, there were 8,488 people, 3,181 households, and 2,306 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,266.9 per square mile . There were 3,291 housing units at an average density of 491.2 per square mile...
, and South Rockwood
South Rockwood, Michigan
South Rockwood is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,284 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:...
, are within the boundaries of schools in Wayne County
Wayne County, Michigan
-History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
and are incorporated into the Wayne County RESA. Not all students in Monroe County attend a school in Monroe County and therefore are not under the ISD's jurisdiction. At the same time, the ISD provides services for those out-of-county students who attend schools in Monroe County — most notably Whiteford Agricultural Schools
Whiteford Agricultural Schools
Whiteford Agricultural Schools is a public school district in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. The district includes all of Whiteford Township, as well as a small portion of Riga Township in Lenawee County...
and Airport Community Schools
Airport Community Schools
Airport Community Schools is a public school district in Carleton, Michigan. It is the largest district in Monroe County in terms of area. The districts includes the village of Carleton and the surrounding Ash Township, as well as portions of Frenchtown Charter, Exeter, and Berlin Charter townships...
, who have boundaries extending into neighboring counties.
Main campus
While the Monroe County Intermediate School District works through numerous other schools, their main campus is located in Monroe Charter TownshipMonroe Charter Township, Michigan
Monroe Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 13,491. The City of Monroe is adjacent to the township, but is administratively autonomous...
on South Raisinville Road just south of M-50
M-50 (Michigan highway)
M-50 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan. Although designated as an east–west highway, it is nearly a diagonal northwest-southeast route...
and down the street from Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College is a public community college located just west of the city of Monroe, Michigan with another building, the Whitman Center, located in Temperance. The main campus itself is just south of M-50 within Monroe Charter Township. MCCC was founded in 1964 and is the only...
. The campus provides numerous educational services, though the only students who regularly attend school on the main campus are those with severe impairments
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
who require specialized assistance. The ISD also employs numerous staff and teachers who work in other schools. These employees include special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
teachers, special education aides, paraprofessional educator
Paraprofessional educator
A paraprofessional educator, alternatively known as a para-pro, paraeducator. instructional assistant, teacher's aide or classroom assistant, is a teaching-related position within a school generally responsible for specialized or concentrated assistance for students in elementary and secondary...
s (such as speech and language pathologists
Speech and language pathology
Speech-Language Pathology specializes in communication disorders.The main components of speech production include: phonation, the process of sound production; resonance, opening and closing of the vocal folds; intonation, the variation of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of...
and social work
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
ers), and substitute teacher
Substitute teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly...
s. While employed through the ISD, these workers may work in any of the schools in which the ISD provides services. Many teachers and other employees throughout the county often meet at the ISD's main campus for conferencing and professional development
Professional development
Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...
. The Monroe County Intermediate School District runs independently of other districts in the county, and the ISD itself receives its funding through the government. The ISD consists of its own Board of Directors, led by superintendent
Superintendent (education)
In education in the United States, a superintendent is an individual who has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization....
Donald Spencer and assistant superintendents Nancy Swanson, Stephen McNew, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michelle Brahaney.
Many distant learning
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
classes are taught from the main campus. This is done primarily for classes at individual schools that do not have enough participating students to warrant a teacher. One such example is Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, which is taught by one teacher from the ISD and broadcast live to students at a number of other schools. Many other technology programs and supplies are provided by the ISD.
Special education
As a special school, the main campus of the Monroe County Intermediate School District is most well known for its special educationSpecial education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
services. The main campus contains three special education buildings: the Educational Center, main Special Education building, and Transition Center. The Educational Center provides services for students with severe impairments ranging from ages 3–26. The main Special Education building houses administrative offices and the Youth Opportunity Program, which provides education opportunities for low-income students who are looking for jobs or attempting to get their GED. The Transition Center is the smallest building on the main campus and serves to provide assistance to students who have difficulties transitioning into adulthood.
While only students with severe impairments attend classes on the main campus, other special education students with less required assistance attend self-contained classrooms in the public school system, where they are able to partake in general education
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
to the best of their abilities. These students are technically enrolled through the ISD but may be placed in any of the nine public school districts, where they may earn their high school diploma from the school they attend. The ISD provides services to these students and also employs the special education teachers and aides. The ISD leases classrooms from other schools to use for special education students. All ISD classrooms are required to have a certified aide who assists the teacher and the classroom, and the number of students in each class is very low compared to other classes. The ISD also oversees classrooms and teachers at the Monroe County Youth Center.
The ISD has its own buses and provides transportation for special education students, especially those who attend a school while living outside of that school district's boundaries. For the most part, an ISD classroom operates independently from the rest of the school in which they are located. The number of ISD classrooms a school has depends on the number of special education students within that school. Most special education students do not leave their ISD classroom during the school day, except for lunch and to attend "out" classes, such as physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, art
Art education
Art education is the area of learning that is based upon the visual, tangible arts—drawing, painting, sculpture, and design in jewelry, pottery, weaving, fabrics, etc. and design applied to more practical fields such as commercial graphics and home furnishings...
, music
Music education
Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain , the cognitive domain , and, in particular and significant ways,the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity...
, etc. They may also go to a resource room
Resource room
A resource room is a separate special education classroom in a regular school where some students with educational disabilities, such as specific learning disabilities, receive direct, specialized instruction and academic remediation and assistance with homework and related assignments as...
for certain subjects in which the student is semi-proficient. These classes are taught by special education teachers but are not ran by the ISD.
Monroe County Middle College
Starting the 2009–10 school year in September 2009, the Monroe County Intermediate School District — in collaboration with Monroe County Community CollegeMonroe County Community College
Monroe County Community College is a public community college located just west of the city of Monroe, Michigan with another building, the Whitman Center, located in Temperance. The main campus itself is just south of M-50 within Monroe Charter Township. MCCC was founded in 1964 and is the only...
and the Mercy Memorial Hospital System — formed the Monroe County Middle College (MCMC) for student in grades 9–13. The program, which has selective enrollment, is designed for students who desire early entry into mainly health care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
professions. Upon graduation from MCMC, student receive their high school diploma
High school diploma
A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED.-Past diploma styles:...
and may have earned up to 60 college credits — the equivalent to an associate degree upon graduating from high school. These students are on a College Campus taking their classes.
Public school districts
- Airport Community SchoolsAirport Community SchoolsAirport Community Schools is a public school district in Carleton, Michigan. It is the largest district in Monroe County in terms of area. The districts includes the village of Carleton and the surrounding Ash Township, as well as portions of Frenchtown Charter, Exeter, and Berlin Charter townships...
- Bedford Public SchoolsBedford Public Schools (Michigan)Bedford Public Schools is a public school district in Temperance, Michigan. It is the smallest school district in Monroe County in terms of area. The district includes all of Bedford Township and a very small portion of Whiteford Township...
- Dundee Community SchoolsDundee Community SchoolsDundee Community Schools is a public school district in Dundee, Michigan. The district includes all of the Village of Dundee; most of Dundee Township, parts of which are served by the Britton-Macon, Summerfield and Ida public school districts; the westernmorst portion of Raisinville Township; part...
- Ida Public SchoolsIda Public SchoolsIda Public Schools is a public school district in Ida, Michigan. The district includes all of Ida Township and a large portion of Raisinville Township. Being centrally located in Monroe County, Ida Public Schools also serves portions of several other townships...
- Jefferson SchoolsJefferson Schools (Michigan)Jefferson Schools is a public school district in Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan, just outside of the city of Monroe. The districts encompasses portions of Frenchtown Charter Township, including Detroit Beach, Woodland Beach, Stony Point, and other lakefront communities...
- Mason Consolidated SchoolsMason Consolidated SchoolsMason Consolidated Schools is a public school district in Erie Township, Michigan. The district includes all of Erie Township and a small portion of La Salle Township to the north...
- Monroe Public SchoolsMonroe Public Schools (Michigan)Monroe Public Schools is a public school district in Monroe, Michigan. It is the largest school district in Monroe County in terms of enrollment...
- Summerfield SchoolsSummerfield SchoolsSummerfield Schools is a public school district in Petersburg, Michigan. The district includes all of Summerfield Township, as well as a small portion of neighboring Dundee and Ida townships. -Sports:Summerfield Sports is in the Tri-County Conference...
- Whiteford Agricultural SchoolsWhiteford Agricultural SchoolsWhiteford Agricultural Schools is a public school district in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. The district includes all of Whiteford Township, as well as a small portion of Riga Township in Lenawee County...
Charter schools
- New Bedford Academy (LambertvilleLambertville, MichiganLambertville is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the name of the area served by the Lambertville Post Office. The Lambertville ZIP code, 48144, serves the southwest part of Bedford Township, as well as portions of adjacent Whiteford Township....
) - Triumph Academy (FrenchtownFrenchtown Charter Township, MichiganFrenchtown Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,777 at the 2000 census. Frenchtown is the second most populated township in Monroe County after Bedford Township...
)
Private schools
- Holy Ghost Lutheran School (FrenchtownFrenchtown Charter Township, MichiganFrenchtown Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,777 at the 2000 census. Frenchtown is the second most populated township in Monroe County after Bedford Township...
) - Lutheran High School South (NewportBerlin Charter Township, MichiganBerlin Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census, the township population was 6,924. Berlin Charter Township was organized from the northern portion of previously established Frenchtown Charter Township, and the township boundaries...
) - Meadow Montessori School (Monroe TownshipMonroe Charter Township, MichiganMonroe Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 13,491. The City of Monroe is adjacent to the township, but is administratively autonomous...
) - St. Charles School (NewportBerlin Charter Township, MichiganBerlin Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census, the township population was 6,924. Berlin Charter Township was organized from the northern portion of previously established Frenchtown Charter Township, and the township boundaries...
) - St. John School (MonroeMonroe, MichiganMonroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
) - St. Joseph School (ErieErie Township, MichiganErie Township is a civil township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,850 at the 2000 census. The township is served by Mason Consolidated Schools.-Geography:...
)
- St. Mary Catholic CentralSt. Mary Catholic CentralSt. Mary Catholic Central High School, known colloquially as SMCC, is a private, coeducational Catholic senior high school located at 108 West Elm Avenue in Monroe, Michigan. The school is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The school itself is listed as a contributing property...
(MonroeMonroe, MichiganMonroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
) - St. Mary Parish School (MonroeMonroe, MichiganMonroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
) - St. Michael School (MonroeMonroe, MichiganMonroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
) - St. Patrick School (CarletonCarleton, MichiganCarleton is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,562 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Ash Township and is served by Airport Community Schools.-History:...
) - State Line Christian School (TemperanceTemperance, MichiganTemperance is an unincorporated community in Bedford Township, Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes. The population was 7,757 at the 2000 census...
) - Trinity Lutheran School (MonroeMonroe, MichiganMonroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ...
) - Zion Lutheran School (FrenchtownFrenchtown Charter Township, MichiganFrenchtown Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,777 at the 2000 census. Frenchtown is the second most populated township in Monroe County after Bedford Township...
)
Juvenile detention schools
- Monroe County Youth Center (Monroe TownshipMonroe Charter Township, MichiganMonroe Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 13,491. The City of Monroe is adjacent to the township, but is administratively autonomous...
) - Moreau Center (FrenchtownFrenchtown Charter Township, MichiganFrenchtown Charter Township is a charter township of Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,777 at the 2000 census. Frenchtown is the second most populated township in Monroe County after Bedford Township...
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