Kalamazoo RESA

Join us on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 2 p.m. for an interactive professional learning session designed to strengthen family engagement in career development! Register at: bit.ly/3KYSBkP

We're looking for a CTE School Counselor to guide students in discovering their passions, building real-world skills, and preparing for success after high school. If you’re ready to transform futures, this role is for you. Apply today: bit.ly/4qkVMmU

EFA visual teaching artist Gayle Swank-Reyes and her students led a hands-on ArtBreak at the KIA. Attendees wrote short reflections on fabric and twisted them together with a rope-making machine, creating a single rope from many voices.

We’re hiring two instructors at KRESA’s new Career Connect Campus! You’ll help high school students explore careers, earn industry credentials, and build skills for life. bit.ly/422czAy Open roles: - Culinary Instructor - Rehabilitation Therapy Instructor

Staff at WoodsEdge Learning Center kicked off the new school year with an “Amazing Race." At WoodsEdge, supporting students is truly an all hands on deck effort, and taking time to strengthen relationships ensures we continue growing together as a caring, united team.

Last week, our Head Start/GSRP families gathered at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market for a “Sweet Start” to the school year: meeting teachers and family advocates, connecting with other families, and celebrating all the learning ahead.

What a sweet way to kick off the school year! Our staff came together at KRESA’s Back-to-School Ice Cream Social to celebrate, connect, and get energized for the year ahead. We can’t wait to welcome students back next week!

CTE Orientation is almost here! Dates and times vary by program—please check your personalized schedule here: bit.ly/3JdXjKG At orientation you will: - Meet your instructor and classmates - Tour learning spaces - Get details for a strong start to 2025–26

The new KRESA website is live! It’s faster, easier to navigate, and packed with new features. Whether you’re looking for program details, upcoming events, or staff updates, it’s all just a few clicks away.

While summer break winds down, Principal Meghan Haas at Valley Center School has been hard at work preparing an inspiring school year. Her calendar says it all—full of opportunities to help her school thrive!

Thanks to a generous donation, the 2025 Social Studies Summit is now FREE to attend for educators in these counties: Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph, and Van Buren When: August 12 from 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM Register now: bit.ly/3HliNo6

🎉 Don't miss out on the 2025 Social Studies Summit coming up on August 12! This summit will center on empowering learning through the Inquiry Arc. ➡️ Register today at bit.ly/44L2VF0

Attention K-6 Educators! Join us for an upcoming professional learning series - Acadience Reading K-6 Essential Workshop beginning on August 13. Learn more and register here: bit.ly/3ItuskW

🎉Join us for a 4-day collaborative professional learning series this year, building on insights from the 2025 Social Studies Summit. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and bring history to life in your classroom! ➡️Register here: bit.ly/44sGPq6

Lemonade Day is back! Join KRESA's Career Connect team as we partner with local schools for two special Lemonade Day events, celebrating young entrepreneurs and their amazing lemonade stands. Comstock Elementary & Woods Lake Elementary Schools Thursday, July 25 | 10:00 a.m.

Don't miss out on the Math Instructional Leaders Network this school year! The Math Instructional Leaders Network is a professional learning community designed for math coaches and consultants working in and around Kalamazoo County. Learn more here: bit.ly/4kJfuVv

Reminder! 🎉 Don't miss out on the 2025 Social Studies Summit coming up on August 12! This summit will center on empowering learning through the Inquiry Arc. Register by July 29 at bit.ly/44L2VF0

Join us for an interactive 2-part professional learning series in September focused on deepening your understanding of restorative practices, with a special emphasis on community circles! Learn more and register here by September 9: bit.ly/44ssDxo

📣 Attention Educators! Our 6th annual Educating Outside the Box Symposium will be held on October 31 at KVCC. Register by Oct. 17: bit.ly/Outside-the-bo…

Only a few seats left! 📷 Join us at Tillers International for a two-day hands-on workshop where you'll explore blacksmithing, traditional farming, and more while creating inquiry-based tools to bring history to life. Learn more and register by July 22: bit.ly/44vfvaS