Unpacked Podcast
Digging into critical issues shaping education and unpacking programming, services, budgets, infrastructure, and data with transparency. Focusing on school-centered insight, realities in our schools impacting students and staff and an eye on what's next!
About Intermediate School Districts
In episodes 1-4, we unpack intermediate school districts by exploring what they are, how they are governed, their history and how they are funded. Each episode breaks down these complex topics into clear conversations that help listeners better understand the vital role ISDs play in Michigan’s education system.
Episode 1: What is an intermediate school district?
This episode is the first in a four-part series with Ingham ISD Superintendent Jason Mellema sharing how local districts and intermediate school districts work together to create a full array of educational options.
Episode 3: History of Intermediate School Districts
In episode 3 of a 4 part series, we explore the history of intermediate school districts (ISDs) and the different responsibilities that have been moved to ISDs over the years.
Episode 2: Governance of Intermediate School Districts
This episode is the second in a four-part series featuring Ingham ISD Superintendent Jason Mellema sharing how local districts and intermediate school districts work together to create a full array of educational options for students and families from birth to age 26. The topic is governance of intermediate school districts.
Episode 4: Intermediate School District Funding
This is episode 4 in a four-part series about intermediate school districts (ISD) to explain how funding works. Funding at the ISD level is quite complex compared to a local district.
