Ottawa Area Schools Are FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE

“I earned my CDL in the winter of 2020 to help on some special education routes and to drive sports teams to their events.” —Andy Ingall, former Superintendent of Grand Haven Area Public Schools

“What makes this collaboration even more exciting is this marker is the first-ever to link a QR code to an audio recording of a Michigan Historical Marker allowing individuals with visual impairments to learn about Hezekiah Smith and his contributions to the local communities.” —Rebecca Hopp, Teacher

“It amazes me that less than a year ago Marcy’s goal for Arlo was to have a fifty-word vocabulary and now we’re working on three to four-word phrases, and I can actually talk to my child,”  —Christina Threloff, parent

“Having the “Salmon into the Classroom” program in the classroom is a great opportunity for 6th graders to build awareness about our natural resources and it encourages them to take an interest in protecting our Great Lakes ecosystem.” —6th-grade teacher Katie Hankins

“’Bigger Than You’ is a labor of love – it’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard of, and schools all around the state have contacted us about starting something similar.” —Bigger Than You teacher Jason Veeneman

“Though there is a focus of engineering skills on the surface, FIRST builds many other skills and opportunities for students.” —Evan Barista, Black River Public Schools student

“I want to be an engineer,” one student says. “We build and design stuff, and that’s what engineers do. That’s what I want to do when I get older.” —Coopersville student

"MAT has helped us so much. I don’t know where we’d be without it. I’m very thankful my town and my school district has it." —Angela Lesley, Grand Haven resident