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Edwardsburg board honors community partners, unveils unified district brand and hears superintendent’s MICIP update
Summary
The board recognized local partners (PTO, Wood Foundation, Culver’s, Flat Rock Grill, the Leap family), announced a unified ‘Edwardsburg Public Schools’ brand while retaining the ‘Eddie’ athletics identity, and heard a superintendent presentation on the district’s MICIP school‑improvement plan and next monitoring dates.
Courtney, representing the district communications subcommittee, opened a new tradition of publicly recognizing community partners, and the board acknowledged contributions that include fundraising, equipment donations and event support.
Courtney said the PTO partnered with the Wood Foundation to raise funds to provide night locks for every classroom; installation is scheduled to begin next week. She also named Culver’s (Elkhart, Mishawaka and Granger) and Flat Rock Grill as recurring district partners that sponsor staff recognition, donate playground equipment and provide support to families. The Leap family donated a complete sound system for the district performing arts center; installation is underway and the system is expected to be in place for the upcoming musical.
Courtney also previewed a proposed unified brand for Edwardsburg Public Schools developed with Dojo Creative. She described the proposal as a simplified, modernized mark that preserves the familiar block “E” and the district’s orange-and‑blue color scheme while making it adaptable for individual school uses, signage, email and letterhead. Courtney emphasized that the district’s athletic identity, “Eddie,” would remain unchanged.
Superintendent Ryan Towner provided a detailed update on the district’s Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP). Towner summarized how district goals (multi‑year) align with school improvement plans (shorter‑term, school‑specific strategies), and outlined core strategies such as fully integrated MTSS in reading and math, PBIS staff training, tutoring and summer programming to address learning recovery. He described the district’s monitoring cadence (three district team meetings per year), with the next meeting in January and an April 13 capstone review.
Board members offered brief positive feedback on the branding proposal. No formal vote or policy action on the brand was recorded at the meeting.
What’s next: The communications subcommittee will develop brand standards and roll out updated signage and templates. The policy committee will return with recommendations about policy vendor choices after further review; the MICIP monitoring schedule continues with the next committee meeting in January.
