Ms. Meghan Bryant was nominated by her peers Cathy Bryson and Daniel Benedict as Choice Schools Associates’ Staff Spotlighting Staff feature! Meghan is a special education teacher at Creative Montessori Academy in Southgate. Core values Megan represents: Student Focused, open…
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Three Oaks Has Been Authorized!
Exciting news at Three Oaks Public School Academy! We were recently reauthorized for eight more years! This means our authorizer, Bay Mills, sees the value that Three Oaks is providing to their students and community. This is the second eight-year…
Creative Montessori Academy Student Donates 100 Masks to Peers
Creative Montessori Academy’s very own Trinity Kelly is making a difference! This soon-to-be sixth-grader is donating 100 student masks for her peers. She has attended CMA since she was in preschool and has a heart for her school community. Since…
August staff spotlights
We love spotlighting our incredible school staff! Check out some of our August staff spotlights below. Four Corners Montessori Academy: Ms. Mandy, Ms. Irene Ivywood Classical Academy: Ms. Channels & Mr. Warchol Macomb Montessori Academy: Ms. Chevon, Ms. Anne Second Home…
5 Tips To Keep Your Teachers Engaged Over the Summer
It’s no secret that this year has taken an unexpected turn. From school buildings closing down for the remainder of the school year to switching gears in a matter of days to online distance learning, teachers have definitely stepped up…
Congratulations to our Power of One Winners
Each year, staff members have the chance to nominate one of their peers who deserves to be recognized for their endless contributions. These nominees encompass Choice’s core values in their daily work by going above and beyond for students, working…
The school was all smiles and tears when student Conor Grandstaff received a surprise visit at his school’s holiday assembly
At Battle Creek Montessori Academy, kindergartener Conor Grandstaff received a surprise visit from his dad, Shawn Grandstaff, who has spent the last 10 weeks at Fort Leonard Wood, MS in Army boot camp. Conor had no idea that his dad…
A Season of Giving
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill Our students and staff have hearts of gold! We are overwhelmed with the number of heartwarming stories we have heard…
Helping Everyone Thrive in Schools – School Interventionists
If a student seems disengaged or even presenting behavioral problems in class, a teacher may call on the help of an interventionist or literacy coach. Specialized knowledge about external and cognitive variables that impact a student makes a school interventionist…
Our School Nutrition Professionals Provide Essential Ingredients to Academic Success
“It’s more than chicken nuggets, sloppy joe’s, plastic gloves & hairnets,” said Shatara Morris, school nutrition program support at Choice Schools. “The school nutrition professionals are responsible for budgeting, supervising, scheduling, counting, measuring, auditing, sanitizing and heavy lifting. They’re counseling, encouraging…