Gladwin Community Schools

Update on High School Gas Leak: The District is continuing to explore the reason behind the early dismissal for a gas leak outside the High School, last Friday. Our boilers and ventilation units on the roof are being inspected by the appropriate personnel. Our building mechanical engineer believes the issue was caused by either a Consumer Energy pipeline surge or a boiler which misfired. Both issues would cause the system to release gas to an outside valve, getting rid of excess gas. This explanation makes sense because the smell of gas was located on the backside of the building near boilers and new ventilation units. Pipes to and from the units have been checked by our maintenance staff with no leaks found. The appropriate personnel do not feel safety of the students is an issue and that the machinery acted properly to avoid a build up of gas within the building.

Out of an abundance of caution, Gladwin Community Schools will be dismissing High School and Junior High Students at 10:30 am. Elementary and Intermediate School Students will be dismissed at 10:45 am. Dismissal is due to a gas leak located outside the High School. Students are safe and all appropriate safety personnel have been notified.

@internationalwalktoschoolday started our day today! Healthy habits are being formed…keep it up kids!! Thank you to the parents & staff who joined us…including our new superintendent, Mr. Frisbie!! Thank you to PEPSI for donating bottled water & our Food Services for the healthy snack for the end of our walk!! Thank you to our volunteers today too! (Jordan too!) #sograteful❤️

Thank you Village Flowers for brighten our day, and our offices with beautiful flowers 🌸

Gladwin High School is selling "Beat Beaverton" t-shirts designed by Grace Gawel. We play Beaverton for football on 10/13 and home volleyball on 10/16. Orders are due September 26th. Please drop off your orders at the Gladwin High School Office. Money is due at the time of ordering. Questions should be directed to the office staff at the high school 989-426-7341.

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Notice of School Board Special Meeting Agenda 1. Amend L4029, 2. Workshop to follow Date of Meeting: 9/25/2023 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Gladwin Junior High Library

Happy Labor Day: According to the US Department of Labor, the day is to celebrate the social and economic achievements of the American worker. The holidays stem from the late 1800s when labor activists wanted a federal holiday to recognize workers' contributions to the country.

Notice of Time Change: Tonight's School Board Workshop will begin at 6:00 pm in the Junior High Library

Notice of Special Board Meeting August 16, 2023 Agenda: Strategic Planning Place: Riverwalk Place Meeting Room Time 6:00 pm

Early this morning there was a shooting in the City of Beaverton. While we have no reason to believe that there is any danger to our students, we are operating our buildings in secure mode. Secure mode is not a lockdown but rather a heightening of our security posture. You are always welcome to give me a call if you have any questions or concerns. 989-429-0610 . Rick Seebeck

The vote was close with 1132 yes and 1788 no. We will reevaluate and press forward doing what is best for our students and providing the high level education we have been known for.

Just finished voting! The polls are open until 8 tonight. Everyone with the exception of Arthur township votes at the Sacred Heart Activity Center. Get out and VOTE🙂

Tomorrow is election day! Don't forget to vote. Everyone will vote at the Sacred Heart Activity Center with the exception of those living in Arthur Township. Arthur Township will vote at their township hall. If you have any last minute questions about the proposal, feel free to give me a call at 989-429-0610

Notice of Board Special Meeting April 4 and April 5, 2023 at 5:30 pm in the Junior High Library for Superintendent Interviews. Board Meetings are open to the public. The community is encouraged to attend.

At last night's BOE meeting the Board voted to hire Ann Clayton as the Junior High track coach. In other business, the Gladwin Community Schools Board of Education has taken the next step toward hiring a replacement for retiring Superintendent Rick Seebeck. During the meeting the Board worked with consultant John Skolton of Michigan Leadership Institute to review a diverse slate of applicants and selected five candidates for first round interviews. Those candidates are, Paul Flynn who is the current Superintendent at Sandusky Community Schools, Charles Frisbie the current assistant principal at Bangor High School in Bangor Michigan, Ben Gilpin the current principal at Warner Elementary in Western Parma, Michael Hugan the Superintendent at Deckerville Community Schools and Martin Prout the Superintendent at North Huron Schools. Interviews are being scheduled for the evening of April 4th and 5th at the Gladwin Junior High School Library and are open to the public. Board of Education President Chris Pellerito stated that the Board is excited to move forward with the process and encourages the community to be involved by attending the public interviews. A complete schedule of interviews will be made available once set.

NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TIME CHANGE: The March 13 2023 School Board M meeting will start at 5:30 pm

Looks like the majority of the weather models now indicate the storm track will stay south of us. We will see some snow but nothing like the major event predicted earlier. As of right now plan on having school tomorrow but stay flexible with your planning in the event the storm track changes and we need to adjust.

Tomorrow's weather looks interesting depending on who you listen to! TV 9&10 is forecasting light snow after 5 pm with minimum impact, while NOAA is predicting up to 15 inches beginning at 9 am. I plan on watching the forecast very closely tonight with the hope that the weather experts eventually agree upon the most likely scenario. Stay tuned!

SCHOOL CLOSED TOMORROW. The kids are home safely thanks to the efforts of these professional drivers. Sue Farling, Kala Ranes, Justin Smith, Rosie Wilber, Mary Price,Shannon Brown, Stacie Kitchen, Kevin Cuddie, Ernie Simon,Keith Flach,Gerry Binger, Jennifer Kerrins, Jeff Balzer, Cheryl Eagleson and Adam Johnson.