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The Beaver Island Community school staff will look different
this fall as long-time teacher Jacque LaFreniere sheds one role
and takes on another. For the past couple of years, Jacque has
been considering making a change in her life to be able to devote
more time to her family and other personal interests. Jacque has
resigned her full-time teaching position and will be taking a
part-time support staff position at the school as a school-to-work
coordinator. In her new role, she will develop, monitor and ensure
state compliance in work-based and service-learning opportunities
for students, assist students with career assessment, and monitor
progress of students enrolled in on-line or other independent
study courses.
Principal/Superintendent Kathleen McNamara sees the staff changeover
as a win-win situation. Three board goals will be met with the
changeover at no additional cost to the district:
1. The district will hire a teacher who has specific training
and experience in Middle School education to complement its strong
elementary and secondary programs;
2. The district will build a strong and focused school-to-work
program, which had been absorbed by the principal's office following
major budget cuts four years ago; and
3. The change will free up administrative office personnel so
that more attention can be paid to the overall operation of the
K-12 school and district.
At the July School Board meeting, the Board of Education expressed
its appreciation to Jacque LaFreniere for her long-term dedication;
she started as a half-time teacher in the fall of 1979. The Board
recognized her contribution to the district, especially her work
in developing the GLOBE weather monitoring station, the Service
Learning and Life-Skills program, and the popular Little Traverse
Nature Conservancy programs.
The BICS is looking for a 7-12-grade Science and 7-8-grade Social
Studies Teacher. The deadline for applications is August 4th.
Anyone interested should contact principal Kitty McNamara at (231)
448-2744.
The position requires someone who meets NCLB/MDE “highly
qualified” standards. The applicant must have a science major;
a social studies minor is preferred. The applicant must have training
and experience in middle school education (bonus for National
Board Certified Teacher) and must be willing to work in small
K-12 building and live in an Island community. Anyone interested
in applying for the position can phone the school or email a letter
of interest and his or her resume to
employment@beaverisland .k12.mi.us
For more information contact Kathleen McNamara (231) 448-2744.
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