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Head Lice Information

As a reminder, here is a review of certain best practices regarding head lice.  Each school year, a number of our students will experience head lice, which is considered a “nuisance condition” by the Michigan Department of Community Health.  The Michigan Head Lice Manual, co-published by the Department of Education and the Michigan Department of Community Health (August 2013 Revision), guides school policies and practices regarding head lice and is a great resource for parents/guardians.

The number one recommendation for parents/guardians is to check your child’s head weekly for lice and/or nits.  Discovering head lice early can often greatly lessen the burden of dealing with it.  Since direct head-to-head contact is required for transmission, increases in cases of head lice often follow sleep-overs, extended family gatherings, and other activities where children are likely to engage in play that involves head-to-head contact. If you don’t already have the practice of checking your child built into your weekly routines I would encourage you to consider starting as this is an issue that can occur throughout the school year.

The Michigan Head Lice Manual is a useful resource and addresses a number of harmful myths and misinformation surrounding head lice.  It is important to have factual information, please review the Myths and Facts page for more information. While dealing with head lice is not fun for anyone involved, please remember that lice do not jump, fly, and only survive for a short time away from a human head.

This is a transformational year for the performing arts in all our schools. In response to a request from the district, the Foundation is providing nearly $100,000 this school year to support a new drama director at the high school, production expenses, and performances for the middle school and all three elementary school plays.

Thank you, Foundation donors, for helping provide this opportunity for all our students to participate in these productions!

If you want to help give our students opportunity, you can give to the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation today.

At the December 2 board meeting, the Board of Education recognized the following individuals: 

-Ian McIntyre - a National Merit Semi-Finalist
-JC Poortenga - a National Merit Semi-Finalist
-Chris Zylstra, Athletic Director - for his National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association certification
-Patrick Gushee - accepted into the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative
-Beth Milanowski - retiring board member
-Abby Sorota - retiring board member

Congratulations to all these individuals on their achievements! 

For more than 40 years, the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation has been providing opportunity. Thanks to our donors, we fund vital school programs and classroom enhancements at every school and every grade level. 

We offer our students opportunity not only in reading, writing, science, and math, but also in the fine arts and performing arts, world languages, robotics, athletics, Innovation Lab, Gone Boarding, mental health resources, and so much more. We support our students in nearly everything they do. 

None of that would be possible without donors like you.

Today, you have a new opportunity. It's your opportunity to help the next generation of Pioneers reach their full potential. And it's your opportunity to support public education in our community.

Let's give our students that opportunity, together. 

Please give to the East Grand Rapids Schools Foundation today.