The CASD is going great! In spring 2009 we received our Michigan Department of Education report card grades, and all of our MEAP schools earned "A" ratings!!

Congratulations to the students of AuSable Primary School, Grayling Elementary School and Grayling Middle School. Their excellent scores on the State of Michigan MEAP tests mean that our schools are all "Grade A" schools for the first time ever. We met or exceeded the state averages on 26 out of 28 tests. Tests given to students in grades 3-9 include mathematics, reading, writing, science and social studies. Congratulations also to the faculties and staffs of these buildings for their good work with our students. (Grayling High School students take a different test, and we will not receive those results until the end of the summer.)

It is well-known that the State of Michigan is struggling financially. The State will probably end up reducing school budgets, so every SD is facing the same difficult decisions that many families, companies and government units are facing. However, the CASD Board of Education has done a great job managing our district during Michigan's economic downturn, which now approaches a decade. We continue to have economic challenges in the CASD, but we also continue to be responsible and fiscally conservative so we can continue to provide the best possible academic programs for our students.

I am always available to talk with you, so feel free to contact me with any questions.

                                                          ~ Joe Powers, Superintendent 
                                                              jpowers@casdk12.net 

This page last updated July 01, 2009

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