Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District

Message from our Superintendent Jennifer Huotari

Attention parents of children ages 0-10! Please fill out this 8-10 minute survey on preparing your child for early learning. This survey helps the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education Advancement and Potential (MiLeap) understand how parents find and use information about literacy programs in their county. Survey responses are anonymous. After completing the survey, you can enter a drawing for a $25 gift card!

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Please join us in welcoming our new support staff for the 2025-2026 school year!
-Kathy Harteau-Holmes, Lead Teacher, Willis Head Start
-Kiera Bowser, Special Education Aide, Norway Elementary
-Payton Hawkins, Head Start Flex, Willis Center
We look forward to having them as part of our team!

Please join us in welcoming our new administration staff for the 2025-2026 school year!
-Joe Tinti, Director/Principal of Technical Education
-Amy Ryan, Director of Special Education
-Jayci McInnis, Special Education Supervisor
We look forward to having them as part of our team!

Members of Michigan Department of Education's continuous improvement team, Dot, Steven & Jennifer, traveled from downstate to the DIISD to train ISD and local district leaders on the Michigan Integrated Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP)!

We are honored to congratulate our retirees for the 24-25 School Year!

Click the link to apply! https://diisd.schoolspring.com

Child Safety 101 was done in collaboration with Northpointe Behavioral Health with lunch provided by CAN Council. Attendees became CPR Certified. Take Home Packets, First Aid Kits, Prepare with Pedro Educational Tools/Books and Caretaker Info Notepads were provided along with a door prize opportunity. Topics Covered: CPR, First Aid In-Home Safety Emergency Preparedness with Kids Weather Emergencies Sleep, Mealtime & Hygiene Heat & Cold Temperature Safety Babysitting Tips (Parents & Caregivers) Travel Safety Cost to attend was free for families and both agencies plan to offer another class Fall 2025.

Students from Ms. Kelsey and Miss Tamara's class watch the loggers skid the cut timber on the Willis Campus today!

Dickinson & Iron Counties:

Please Note:

To Dickinson-Iron ISD Staff, Students, and Parents: As a follow-up to our communication on January 8, 2025, PowerSchool, our student information system provider, had experienced a cybersecurity incident. This incident was on PowerSchools end and did not affect other district servers. On January 29, 2025, PowerSchool began notifying individuals whose information was involved. To support those affected, PowerSchool has partnered with Experian to provide identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators, regardless of whether their information was impacted. In the coming weeks, Experian will send direct email notifications from Ps-sis-incident@mail.csid.com (or similar addresses) with instructions on activating these services. Parents/guardians are encouraged to monitor their email, visit PowerSchool’s website for more details, or contact the dedicated support line at 833-918-9464 for any questions. Below you can find more information from PowerSchool: What happened? PowerSchool, the company that provides our student information system, experienced a cybersecurity incident. On January 29, 2025, PowerSchool began notifying individuals whose information was involved. What is being done? PowerSchool has engaged Experian, a credit reporting agency, to provide identity protection and credit monitoring services to current and former students and educators whose information was involved. PowerSchool is providing these services regardless of whether an individual's information was involved. In the coming weeks, Experian will be sending direct email notifications to involved individuals (or their parent/guardian) for whom PowerSchool has sufficient contact information. These notifications will come from Experian, using one of the following email addresses: Ps-sis-incident@mail.csid.com Ps-sis-incident@mail1.csid.com Ps-sis-incident@mail2.csid.com PowerSchool has also set up a dedicated, toll-free call center (833-918-9464) to answer any questions about these services and the incident. Website with more information: http://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/ Sincerely, The DIISD Communication Team

An amazing scholarship opportunity! Students pursuing a 2-year vocational type degree that attend either Iron Mountain, Breitung, Norway, North Dickinson, Forest Park, West Iron, Niagara or Florence schools!

All local EK-5th grade teachers were invited to participate in grade level professional learning days at the ISD this month! Teachers who attended got to participate in wellness activities provided by our Behavioral Services Team and literacy learning provided by our Literacy Team. They also had time to collaborate with teachers from all six local schools, share some of the great things happening in their classrooms, and even got to go home with some fun giveaways too!

Strategic Planning Survey

Local districts participated in a Virtual Dyslexia Summit Friday, January 31, 2025 in the Borga Center at the DIISD!