Professional Development

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

July 29, 2020

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Historical Society in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 2, 1995 Hopkins residents and neighbors sift through rubble of the fire that ravaged downtown Hopkins 100 years ago. Hopkins farmer Orville Miller was taken to his final resting place by a...

WUS teacher Lori Howell selected Fulbright Scholar

January 28, 2020

Wayland Union Middle School sixth grade science teacher Lori Howell, was selected into the highly prestigious Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program. The Fulbright program is a year-long professional learning opportunity and short-term exchange for elementary, middle and high school educators from the United States to develop skills to prepare...

Education Foundation awards over $30,000 in grants

October 15, 2018

The Wayland Union Education Foundation awarded more than $30,000 in Innovation Grants and National Teacher Conference Awards this year. These programs will benefit students and provide professional development for teachers. Wayland High School • Amber Knauf, English and social studies. Magoosh SAT test prep program to increase student SAT scores....

WHS students excel at regional business conference

January 10, 2018

PHOTO: (Front row, from left) Michelle Zheng, Audrey Jingles, Mackenzie Banas, Amber Beggs, Camber Barko, McCann Aten, Gage Gruver, (back row) Connor Geers, Samantha Sager, Emily Thompson, Taylor Geers, Anna Smith, Grace Reurink, Mitchell VanderMeer, Chris Janz and Kayd Hulst. Fifteen Wayland High School students placed in the regional business leadership...

Community Notices

Wayland Union Schools wins at-risk reading grant

October 25, 2017

Wayland Union Schools has been awarded an Additional Instructional Time Grant from the State of Michigan for $43,890. The grant will allow the district to provide summer school programming for students in grades kindergarten through third grade who are at-risk of not meeting reading proficiency on the M-STEP assessment. The...

WHS to send 12 students to state business competition

January 5, 2017

Wayland shined at the Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Conference Wednesday, having 12 students place and qualify for the state level competition in March. More than 300 students gathered at Lake Michigan College to compete in business management, marketing, technology and networking. Nineteen student members of the Wayland Union...

Monday Moanin’: Why is early education workers’ pay so low?

July 10, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ If early-childhood education is so critical why do we pay workers so little? Nearly half the families of Michigan's child care workers rely on public assistance, report says By Brian McVicar | bmcvicar@mlive.com Follow on Twitter http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/07/nearly_half_of_michigans_child.html While...

Monday Moanin’: Repeat 3rd grade bill undermines teachers

March 13, 2016

(From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning) By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Public School Educators (active and retired) & Parents & Grandparents... HOUSE BILL 4822 WOULD REQUIRE READING-DELAYED PUPILS TO REPEAT THIRD GRADE & WOULD UNDERMINE THE EFFORTS OF HARD-WORKING MICHIGAN READING TEACHERS 3/11/2016 By Nick Krieger (@nckrieger)...

Seven WHS students earn places in regional business competition

January 7, 2016

Wayland High School had seven students place and six qualify for state at the Business Professionals of America regional competition Tuesday at Lake Michigan College. More than 400 business professionals took part in the conference to demonstrate business management, marketing, and technology skills, network with others, and to be honored...

WHS awarded Apple Professional Learning Grant

December 14, 2015

Wayland Union High School has been awarded an Apple Professional Learning Grant that will support the high school in its digital learning environment. The grant will create a personalized professional learning plan for high school staff that supports differentiated, professional growth for instruction. “Our goals for the professional development grant...

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