Cadillac Educational Opportunities

CADILLAC AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

For educating children for over 100 years - yes, we are proud.

We have a quality education system, with picturesque settings and outstanding facilities that include:

Community Auditorium
Libraries/Media Centers
Gymnasiums
Classroom Laboratories
Modern Lunchrooms
Outdoor Track
Stadium and Ballfield
Tennis Courts
Camp Torenta
Neighborhood Playgrounds
Teen Center

The public support to Cadillac Area Public Schools was demonstrated by a strong vote of confidence in a 1993 millage renewal for seven years.

Cadillac's first school building, a rough-sawed, vertical, boarded structure shown here cradled the area's first school classes in 1872. Pen sketch by Fred H. Lamb

PHILOSOPHY OF BOARD OF EDUCATION

Educational stability is very important during these times. Working with you and your children to provide the best possible education for all children is our goal, our task, and our responsibility. That is why we maintain the philosophy that all children should be given the opportunity to learn at their own rate.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL
CONCEPT

The Cadillac Area Public Schools operate as community facilities, day and night. Many educational and recreational programs are offered for preschool, teenagers, adults, and senior citizens. The city and schools invite you and your family to take an active part in the Arts Council, Symphony Orchestra, Sweet Adelines, Civic Theatre, and the many year-round recreational programs offered through the Community-School Programs. The community also offers cross-country skiing at Vocational School, ice skating at Lincoln School, swimming at Kenwood Community Beach and lakefront parks for picnics and boating recreation. Each school building has parent and/or booster groups and we encourage your contact with the building principal to become active members in their many activities. The parent groups have helped to provide carpeting for our elementary schools, equipment for our athletic programs, lights for the Viking Memorial Stadium and parking lots at the Middle School and High School. We are proud of the many improvements made possible by the assistance of these groups.

MISSION STATEMENT

We believe education is a continuous process in which all students can learn through shared responsibility of students, staff, parents and community.

We further believe it is essential that the school district provide a diversified curriculum through which each student will achieve his/her potential academically, emotionally, physically and socially.

We will strive to develop each student as a productive, self-reliant, and responsible member of our changing global society.

EDUCATIONAL GOALS

* To develop a command of the fundamental intellectual processes and skills needed today and in the future.
* To develop a positive attitude toward lifelong learning, feelings of positive self-worth and self-assurance.
* To develop and maintain good health, physical fitness, and leisure skills.
* To develop marketable skills as well as make those understandings and attitudes which will make him/her a productive participant in our changing society.
* To develop the ability to make sound decisions, to be resourceful, and to anticipate consequences of his or her decisions.

PARTNERS FOR PROGRESS

The achievement and quality of life for students of the Cadillac Area Public Schools are directly related to the equally shared partnership with the school and the parents.

Parent-Teacher Organizations are quite supportive of their schools by assisting with projects - such as classroom carpeting. Viking Boosters is a parent and citizen organization dedicated to providing funds and equipment for the various sports functions.

Band Boosters is the same type of activity supporting the high school, middle school, and elementary bands with funds for uniforms, equipment and other requirements.

The Ski Boosters, Junior Achievement, area business/school partnerships, and others are supportive of the schools.

BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

The purpose of Business/Education Partnerships is to foster a better understanding in the community of our public school system and improve the educational process through direct involvement of businesses in a one-to-one relationship with individual schools. CAPS has many existing partnerships involving students in elementary and secondary schools and teachers/business people. Partnerships enable educators to be aware of the current trends in business to create relevant activities and curriculum. Students are exposed to a variety of careers and skills through partnerships.

THE DISTRICT

Size of District 284 Square Miles
Number of Buildings
5 Elementary Schools
2 Middle Schools
1 High School
1 Community Education
1 Central Office Administration
Number of Teachers '97-'98 225

SPECIAL FEATURES

Special Reading Classes
Support Group Counseling
Elementary Art & Music
Math Coordinator
Instructional Coordinator
Future Problem Solves
Computer Labs
Learning Labs
Honors Swing Choir
Physical Education
Sex Education
CPR Training
Bands: Concert-Marching-Symphony-Honors Jazz
Choirs: Honors-Chorale-Treble-Troubadours
Radio/Television Production & Techniques
Student Recognition

The Staff has High Expectations
Assertive Discipline Program
Students have Enthusiasm for Learning
Olympics of the Mind

Gifted & Talented Programs
Alternative High School
Science & Art Fairs
High School Career Day
Junior Great Books

Student Leadership Programs
Teacher Recognition
Federal Programs
Math Competition
Summer Camp

BUILDINGS

As of the Fall of 1998, CAPS will operate eight buildings: five Elementary, two Middle Schools, one Senior High School, one Community Education Center, and one Central Administrative Office.

Cadillac High School - 400 Linden Street
779-9370
Grades 10-12

Cadillac Middle School - 500 Chestnut Street
779-9360
Grades 8-9

Mackinaw Trail Middle School
8401 Mackinaw Trail
Grades 6-7

Forest View Elementary School
25 Mile Road, Boon
Grades K-5.
779-9310

Franklin Elementary School
505 Lester Street
Grades K-5
779-9320

Kenwood Elementary School
1700 West Chestnut
Grades K-5
779-9330

Lincoln Elementary School
125 Ayers Street
Grades K-5
779-9340

McKinley Elementary School
601 East North Street
Grades K-5
779-9350

Community Education Center
221 Granite Street
779-9380

CAFETERIA SERVICES
Lunches are served at a cost of $1.25 to students. Every school maintains its own cafeteria program and has its own kitchen facilities.

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TRANSPORTATION
CAPS operate 23 buses daily and transports approximately 2,100 students. Bus service is extended to parochial students who live outside a one-mile walking distance from their neighborhood public elementary school or outside the city limits.

KINDERGARTEN
Children are eligible to begin kindergarten if they are five years old before December 1st of that school year. Kindergarten attendance is recommended, but a child is not required to attend until he is six. A Pre-school Orientation is held each spring for the parents of beginning students. A Pre-school Clinic for physical exams and proper inoculations against contagious diseases is required.

CAMP TORENTA
School Camp is owned and operated by the CAPS Board of Education. It is located on the northwest side of Lake Mitchell on the cove. During the summer students have the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge in the out-of-doors under a staff of qualified teachers and college students. The Camp serves students eight through fourteen years of age from mid-June to mid-August through a variety of weeklong camp experiences. One week of camp is offered for Special Needs (physical or mental handicaps).

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES
The Cadillac Area Public Schools Summer Intercession Program started in 1994 and has "grown by leaps and bounds".

One of this program's most important functions is to provide high school students with an avenue to make up classes or work for reinforcement in subject areas. As requirements increase for graduation, it is important for high school students to succeed in all required subject areas. As demands on students' time increase, should they fall behind in credit hours, it becomes increasingly difficult to make up necessary classes. Should they need to totally make up a class or just need some reinforcement, the intercession is here to help.

Also offered are classes in reading and math for all school-aged children and science classes for upper elementary and middle school grades. The approach in summer is relaxed and fun, and learning in these subject areas takes on new dimensions.

Along with summer classes, CAPS also covers summer recreation, handled by Community Schools. There are a wide variety of recreational activities available from swimming lessons to camping and sports camps for male and female athletes.

Reading (GRASP) programs, summer GED and Learning Labs are conducted each summer for six weeks. Also available through the Community-School Program are a wide variety of enrichment and recreational activities for all ages.

A playground program for elementary students is conducted on the various playgrounds.

ADULT EDUCATION
This department has received a new importance in recent years within the structure of the Community School Program. Classes are offered each semester including credit courses for college, service programs, high school completion, enrichment, and self-improvement.

WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District is a regional service agency that provides educational services to seven K-12 school districts and one K-8 school district.

A vital component of Michigan's public education system, Wexford-Missaukee ISD is one of fifty-seven intermediate school districts in Michigan - established by legislative action in 1962 to assist local community school districts in the delivery of education to their communities based on local school district needs. The intent of that action was to establish regional districts which would share information between the Michigan Department of Education and local districts.

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District is to provide high quality education and support services requested by its constituent districts whereby each district can more effectively meet the educational needs of its students and citizens.

PUBLIC AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS
· Cadillac Area Public Schools
· Lake City Area Schools
· Manton Consolidated Schools
· Marion Public Schools
· McBain Rural Agricultural Schools
· Mesick Consolidated Schools
· Pine River Area Schools
· Northern Michigan Christian School
· Heritage Christian School
· Northview Seventh-Day Adventist
· Saint Ann Elementary School

Educational services provided include the following:

· Vocational Education (Wexford-Missaukee Area Career Technical Center)
· Special Education (A complete spectrum of services for Handicapped Students)
· General Education Programs
· Substance Abuse Prevention Education
· Literacy Consultant Services
· Gifted & Talented Corrdination
· Distance Education
· A Regional Materials Center
· Bus Driver Training
· Drug Free School Grant Support

The Wexford-Missaukee Intermediate School District has earned a long-standing reputation for providing high-quality services to schools in their quest to educate students.

Administrative offices are located at:

9905 East 13th Street
Cadillac, MI 49601

For more information phone 231-8876-2260 or visit our web site at:
www.wmisd.k12.mi.us

COLLEGES
College courses are available in the area through - Cadillac and Baker College - Cadillac. Ferris State University and Central Michigan University are both within commuting distance of Cadillac.

BAKER COLLEGE

Baker College of Cadillac first opened its doors to the Cadillac community in 1986. Baker College of Cadillac is now one of ten Baker College campuses serving over 15,000 students statewide. Baker College has an open door admissions policy; the only requirement for initial enrollment is a high school diploma or G.E.D. Baker College of Cadillac is north central accredited and offers associate, bachelors and master degrees, as well as diplomas and certificates, in 49 different career-training programs.

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

THE WEXFORD MISSAUKEE AREA CAREER-TECHNICAL CENTER, operated by the Wexford Missaukee Intermediate School District, enrolls approximately 650 students and adults on a half-day basis from the local school districts that comprise the intermediate district. High school students and adult education students can enroll tuition free in one or more of the following courses; Agriscience and Natural Resources, Allied Health Technologies, Automotive Services, Building Trades, Business Services and Technology, Cosmetoloty, Electronis, Hospitality and Food Service, Machine Trades, Marketing and Distributive Education, Mechanical jDrafting and C.A.D., Metal Fabrication and Welding, Robotics and Automation, and Small Engines. Cooperative work experiences are available for both high school students and adults to expand their technical knowledge in actual work situations.

Students can receive college credit for many of the WMACTC programs through articulation agreements with Northwestern Michigan College, Kirtland Community College, Baker College and Mid-Michigan Community College.

WMACTC provides occupational interest and aptitude assessment as part of its guidance program. Recommendations from this assessment are used to help high school and adult education students make career decisions and select educational classes.

Wexford Missaukee Area Career-Technical Center
9901 East 36 Road (East 13th Street)
Cadillac, Michigan 49601 (231) 876-2212