Clinton County RESA tells DeWitt board it serves roughly 1,400 special‑education students and is expanding district profiles
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Summary
Clinton County RESA presented updated service and strategic‑plan information to the DeWitt Public Schools board, highlighting special‑education services, early‑college credit totals and a district‑profile process intended to drive continuous improvement.
Scott (identified in the transcript as the RESA superintendent) told the DeWitt Public Schools board that the region’s intermediate school district provides a range of services to local districts and is emphasizing continuous improvement across six partner districts. "We provide services to about 1,400 kids across the county," he said, summarizing special‑education, early‑childhood and business/technology supports.
Why it matters: The RESA said its programs—career and technical education (CTE), early‑college partnerships and an office for innovative projects—are designed to broaden options for students and reduce costs for families. The presenter cited specific measures for recent years: 844 college credits earned at Mid Michigan College and 407 credits at Lansing Community College last year, which the presenter said saved Clinton County families more than $217,000.
Details: The presenter reviewed a year‑two strategic plan that retained five goal areas: services/programs/partnerships; communications and community engagement; organizational culture; operations/personnel/finance; and teaching and learning. He described an expanded "district profile" process used in October, in which district teams identified a "North Star" priority, built root‑cause hypotheses and developed action plans. DeWitt’s chosen priorities were identified as climate/culture/belonging, attendance/engagement and math.
The RESA representative said the district teams will reconvene for a March 5 check‑in and that the regional office maintains a dashboard to track quarterly progress and move objectives from red/yellow to green as they are met.
Quotation: "We are focusing on communicating, communicating, communicating," the presenter said when introducing summary materials and a strategic‑plan update.
What wasn’t resolved: The presentation described data and processes but did not propose new binding district policy or ask the DeWitt board to take immediate action beyond engagement and follow‑up participation in the district‑profile cycle.
Next step: The RESA said it will bring district teams back on March 5 for a progress check and to continue facilitated activities tied to the strategic plan.
