

March 31, 2025
Nearly 200 middle school students participated in the 40th annual MathCounts competition held at West Shore Community College. This was the highest number of students in several ...

February 26, 2025
It's said it takes a village to raise a child. This is also true for supporting academic and collaborative success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math skills (STEM). For...

January 14, 2025
Everybody likes a caramel apple bar, especially if there are scrumptious options like melted chocolate, crushed peanuts, pretzel crumbs, toasted coconut, miniature marshmallows an...

December 13, 2024
The "Showing Up is Job 1" regional attendance initiative, sponsored by our ESD and local school districts, is launching a new service to support to students, parents, and caregive...

November 4, 2024
Of course, we celebrate Thanksgiving in November, too! So, we have much to be grateful for. The West Shore ESD provides classroom program services to students from all local scho...

October 24, 2024
The combined effort of eager-to-work students, site trainers, and community partners ignites a variety of valuable learning and work experiences. Here's an example where four ama...

August 15, 2024
Planting the seeds of future career options The thoughts of a farmer riding a tractor in a field come to mind when most think of agriculture. But there's so much more. Much mor...

August 15, 2024
Question - How do administrators, teachers, and support staff set the stage for a great new school year? Answer - They "keep learning" their craft and stay on top of the latest b...

August 5, 2024
MiSTEM Network Region 9 is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with UACJ Whitehall Industries to provide space for a new practice facility dedicated to our local FIRST Rob...

June 6, 2024
As the new playground takes shape on the westside of our ESD building, you might miss the little colorful rocks scattered amidst the hundreds of rocks in the landscape alongside t...

May 20, 2024
During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 1400 students with disabilities, birth through age 26, are supported by the West Shore ESD and local school districts in Lake, Mason, a...

May 9, 2024
Educators and school support staff do some of the most important work in the world. Caring for our young people, sharing knowledge, and inspiring our youth is a high honor and co...

April 22, 2024
Biologists Jim and Carol McGrath founded and operate Nature Discovery , a private nature center attached to their home north of Williamston, MI. It's billed as “the biggest lit...

April 16, 2024
Sometimes opportunities come along – and you've got to be ready! This is what happened to Jon Hughes, eight-year veteran instructor in the West Shore ESD's "IT: Networking"CTE pr...

April 4, 2024
See the link below for information on the Prevent 2 Protect project. https://engagedscholar.msu.edu/enewsletter/volume16/issue2/ley.aspx

March 20, 2024
Ludington Elementary School (LES) took part in HIL (High Impact Leadership) School Renewal Rounds on Tuesday, March 19. Jaynie Manier is an ESD Literacy Specialist and she is al...

March 5, 2024
The West Shore Educational Service District Regional (WSESD) Superintendents’ Association believes the current rate of chronic student absenteeism is unacceptably high and as a re...
February 16, 2024
Amanda is the Educator Academy Coordinator for the CTE program. She works with high school juniors and seniors throughout the West Shore ESD. Because of this she's able to see ...
February 1, 2024
The Rising Stars and Trailblazers who are students in our ESD's moderate cognitive impairment programs enjoyed a Winter Fun Day on January 23. Here's a quick glimpse of this spec...