The debate over Delta College's handling of student information came to an end this week, when the board voted to forego recommendations by Bay City attorney and board trustee Kim Higgs to update the campus directory. Higgs had suggested that the directory should include more information about Delta students, including items such as photographs and telephone numbers. He feels... Full story »

The Delta College Board of Trustees meets tonight to iron out additional wrinkles in their policies and bylaws. In October, the board approved a revised set of bylaws that was supposed “to move the board of the college forward.” Trustee Robert Stafford led the subcommittee on changing the bylaws and said in October that “there will be changes, but... Full story »

Administrators in the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District on Monday received a one-year extension to their current contracts, securing their jobs through 2012. The ISD board voted to approve the contract extensions on a 5-1 vote. Trustee Richard Klender voted against the proposal. "These are dire circumstances in regards to finances at the state level," said Klender. "I'm uneasy at... Full story »

Two weeks ago, one Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District trustee questioned whether or not administration should receive traditional, one-year contract extensions. Today, the board takes that question to a vote. The board meets at 4 p.m. at the Bay-Arenac Service Center, 4228 Two Mile. At its March 3 meeting, Superintendent Michael Dewey asked the board to extend administrator contracts by... Full story »

Third- and fourth-grade students across Bay County are pretty sharp when it comes to math. The Michigan Educational Assessment Program test results were released Friday and a majority of those students were above state math averages. Mackensen Elementary and Linwood Elementary — which is in the Pinconning Area Schools District — had 100-percent of their third- and fourth-grade students... Full story »

Gunnar Phillips says his most recent art class project at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Bangor Township was both fun and helpful. Phillips and his fellow seventh-grade art students are among students at 13 area schools lending a hand to raise money for Bay County Habitat for Humanity. Auction Info • WHAT: Bay County Habitat for Humanity Mailbox Auction... Full story »

BAY CITY - Kindergarten registration for 2010-2011 in Bay Area Catholic Schools is underway throughout March and April.  Children must be five years old on or before December 1, 2010. Interested parents may contact any of the four elementary schools directly: Holy Trinity School (989) 892-3018, St. James School (989) 892-4371, St. John School (989) 892-0363, St. Stanislaus School (989)... Full story »

School board members in Coldwater sat in front of a silent audience Tuesday evening, anxiously awaiting an answer from the person on the other end of the telephone. That answer determined the future leader for the Coldwater Community Schools district, and the person on the other line was Bangor Township Schools Superintendent Tina Kerr. Kerr accepted the job, and... Full story »

The majority of the Pinconning school board agrees that Superintendent Darren Kroczaleski meets his job requirements, although there were some votes where board members felt he didn't meet those requirements. All but five out of the 12 categories that Kroczaleski was rated on, had at least one board member vote that he wasn't meeting his job requirements. In the... Full story »

Bangor Township Schools Superintendent Tina Kerr was unanimously selected by the Coldwater Community Schools Board of Education as the district’s new superintendent Tuesday night. “I’m very excited,” said Kerr. “I’m sad about leaving Bangor, but excited about the new possibilities in Coldwater.” School officials from Coldwater were in the Bangor district Tuesday afternoon to visit the schools and talk... Full story »

Bay County school officials aren’t keeping their fingers crossed when it comes to Michigan seeking money from future rounds of the Race to the Top education reform competition. Last week, Michigan wasn’t on the list of 16 semi-finalists, but future rounds are planned. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia were chosen. What strikes a nerve for school officials... Full story »

The Bay City School Board has decided not to move forward on plans to hand out "certificates of completion" to students who cannot meet the state's graduation requirements. During Monday's school board meeting, Curriculum Director Brian Johnson said it was discovered that the state does not recognize a "certificate of completion" as a completion of high school. "Our recommendation... Full story »

Bay City Public Schools interim Superintendent Douglas Newcombe met or exceeded expectations in the criteria set forth by the school board, said School Board President Marie McFarland. Newcombe received his first evaluation tonight since becoming the school district's chief in May 2009. His evaluation was done during a more than two hour closed session, which also included discussion on... Full story »

Superintendent of Bangor Township Schools Tina Kerr is one of two finalists for a superintendent position in the Coldwater Community Schools district. After Monday’s school board meeting, Kerr confirmed that she is a finalist for the job and that school officials from Coldwater will perform a site visit in the Bangor district Tuesday, March 9. “I have a lot... Full story »

The Essexville-Hampton Public Schools Board of Education meeting tonight might draw in a larger-than-normal crowd, with interested families wondering if their elementary school building is slated to close. The board meets at 7 p.m. at the Garber High School library, 213 Pine. Assistant Superintendent Douglas Trombley, who is heading the building closure advisory committee, said he will explain to... Full story »