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Board Members

Sharon Yonker, President
12133 Pontaluna
Ravenna, MI 49451

Matt Broton, Vice President
12466 Beechnutt Drive
Ravenna, MI 49451

Mike Pierson, Treasurer
500 S. Ravenna Road
Ravenna, MI 49451

David Swanson, Secretary
PO Box 314
Ravenna, MI 49451

Bob Becklin, Trustee
1592 Squires Road
Ravenna, MI 49451

Mark Grover, Trustee
3615 John Street
Ravenna, MI 49451

Pete Kantola, Trustee
1575 S. Slocum Road
Ravenna, MI 49451

Board of Education

Planted in Promise...Growing in Pride

Ravenna Public Schools has been in existence since 1849. Our district boundaries incorporate the southeast section of Muskegon County, some of the northeast corner of Ottawa County. It encompasses about 100 square miles.

About Ravenna Public Schools

About 1100 students fill out buildings where a dedicated staff helps each one grow both academically and emotionally. Our size helps us to know each and every student and their families. We offer a challenging curriculum, opportunities for dual enrollment within the county and opportunities for students to start career training at our county Career Tech Center.

Ravenna Public Schools has been in existence since 1849. Our district boundaries incorporate the southeast section of Muskegon County, some of the northeast corner of Ottawa County. It   encompasses about 100 square miles. About 1100 students fill out buildings where a dedicated staff helps each one grow both academically and emotionally.

Our size helps us to know each and every student and their families. We offer a challenging curriculum, opportunities for dual enrollment within the county and opportunities for students to start career training at our county Career Tech Center.

Initiatives & Recent Developments
 

  • Continued focus on small class size for K-5 students as resources permit
  • Incorporated an All Day Kindergarten program
  • Continued to offer a Young 5's Program
  • Continued to utilize our Unifi cation Team to help K-5 studetns become better readers (Special Ed and Title I teachers) who use appropriate behavior resulting in increased student success in school and in the community
  • Expanded School-to-Career Plans at the secondary level
  • Community service projects expanded
  • Continued a life skills (character education) program
  • The Family Resource Center is now open in the Beechnau building to serve the residents of our community
  • Continued the Head Start and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Program into the elementary building

 

It is the policy of the Board that no person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, marital status, disability, or English speaking ability, shall be discriminated against, excluded from, participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any federally funded program or activity for which the Board is responsible or for which it receives federal financial assistance from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.