In September, LESA hosted its first Transition Council meetings of the school year! To best support our students' unique journeys, our Transition Council is divided into two specialized groups:

Certificate Track Group: Comprised of representatives from local middle and high schools, Pathway, PREP, STEP, and Project SEARCH. Their first session focused on developing well-connected transition plans and participating in a collaborative problem-solving activity.

Diploma Track Group: Made up of middle and high school teachers, as well as representatives from alternative education and adult learning programs. This group dug into Personal Curriculum options with guest speaker, Jennifer Barnstable.

We’re excited to continue collaborating across programs to create smooth, meaningful transition pathways for all of our learners!

1 day ago, Pleasanna Carter
A group of people seated around an O-shaped table setup in a modern conference room, working on laptops during a meeting.
Participants gathered around an O-shaped table arrangement inside a conference room with wall-mounted screens, whiteboards, and overhead recessed lighting, actively engaged in a group meeting or workshop.
Collaboration in action! 💡 Our Job Coaches teamed up with the Pathway staff for a joint professional development session on Google Vids and video modeling strategies. It was a great opportunity to connect, share valuable training tools, and continue finding innovative ways to support our students together!
2 days ago, Kelly Bailey
A presenter speaking to a group in front of a presentation slide titled "Types of Video Modeling."
Audience seated at tables during a presentation in a gymnasium setting.
A presenter leading a video modeling training in front of seated staff.
Wide shot of attendees seated at tables during a training session in a gym.
Children’s work deserves to be seen! 💚 Displaying their creations builds pride, belonging, and shows that their ideas are valued.
2 days ago, Kelsey Mickus
Children’s colorful family portrait drawings displayed on classroom walls at child eye level.
Pretend play builds creativity, language, problem-solving, and social skills—all while children are simply playing! 💛
4 days ago, Kelsey Mickus
Preschooler engages in pretend play, caring for a baby doll in the classroom dramatic play area.
Creativity in action! 🎨 Open-ended art gives children the freedom to explore, make choices, and express their own ideas.
5 days ago, Kelsey Mickus
Preschooler uses watercolors and a paintbrush to create artwork during an open-ended classroom art experience.

Thank you, Carrie Newstead, Executive Director of Livingston County United Way, for dropping off these suitcase backpacks! 💞

We continue to feel the impact of last month's Day of Caring, when sponsors purchased these backpacks and the Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club filled them.

Donations like these are essential to supporting our Education Project program, led by our Student Services Specialist, Candice Olrich. The Education Project provides supports to students who are homeless or facing homelessness throughout Livingston County.

12 days ago, Merribeth Tognetti
Two women standing next to a cart filled with backpacks.
Another Benny’s Bakery delivery is in the books! 🍪💛
Benny delivered fresh cookies to LESA three mornings this week to help welcome and treat area educational leaders as they gathered together.
We are so grateful for the continued relationship between LESA and Benny.

Life is Better with Cookies! 🍪
15 days ago, Merribeth Tognetti
Young man standing in front of LESA sign at the Ed Center
Adult Education can lead you to your future pathway!
15 days ago, Megan Kelley
A graduate wearing a cap and gown holds a diploma and a red rose in front of a brick wall, with top text reading "Adult Education, my pathway to college!" alongside the Livingston ESA logo.
There’s something pretty special about the relationships our learners build with the people who get to cheer them on every day.
16 days ago, Caton Walter
School staff assist a young girl in a specialized wheelchair as she exits a bus lift.
A female staff member holds hands with a smiling young boy using a blue gait trainer down a hallway.
A female staff member sits next to a young man on a black leather recliner in a classroom setting.
A female staff member holds hands with a smiling student wearing a helmet as they walk along the bus loading area.

Every learner has a goal. Every goal starts with an opportunity. 💙

Adult Education helps people build the skills, confidence, and connections they need to take their next step—whether that means earning a credential, finding a career, supporting their family, or simply believing in what's possible.

This week, we celebrate adult education and the people who make opportunity possible.

17 days ago, Megan Kelley
Promotional graphic for Adult Education & Family Literacy Week, September 14-18, 2026, featuring the MACAE logo and bold text saying "Raise Your Voice for Adult Education" over an image of three adults studying together.
The best kind of school welcome: big smiles, big hugs and even bigger excitement to see your favorite people again!
18 days ago, Caton Walter
School staff warmly welcome a student with a hug as she steps off a yellow school bus.
A happy student with a purple backpack excitedly greets staff members after getting off the school bus.

📚Happy Adult Education and Family Literacy Week!

This week, we celebrate the power of learning at every stage of life. Adult Education and family literacy programs help individuals build skills, reach their goals, and create a brighter future for themselves and their families.

Here's to lifelong learning and the many ways education open doors! 💙

Check out our Adult Education programs today!

#CelebrateAdultEd

19 days ago, Megan Kelley
Poster for COABE Adult Education & Family Literacy Week, September 14-18, 2026 featuring a starburst graphic and the text "Celebrate Adult Education!" alongside the hashtag #CelebrateAdultEd.
PREP, STEP & Project SEARCH are back and ready to roll. From welcoming new staff and learning new skills to making final preparations and enjoying Prize Patrol, our teams are kicking off the year with energy, enthusiasm, and plenty of teamwork! Here’s to a great year ahead!
19 days ago, Dennette Kreutzkamp
One female standing, leading a training session with one female sitting in a chair.
A group of female teachers sitting at tables conversing.
Female teachers sitting along tables, socializing.
One female standing, holding up her phone in a school setting.
One female sitting, looking through a tables with shirts.
Breakfast is a time for connection! 💬 GSRP students are offered mobile COR boards to support expression and encourage language.
22 days ago, Kelsey Mickus
GSRP students sit around a classroom table eating breakfast while a teacher holds and uses a mobile COR communication board with the children.
GSRP students eat breakfast together at a classroom table with individual mobile COR communication boards placed in front of them.
Our dedicated team gracefully stepped into new roles as traffic coordinators to keep things moving during an unexpected parking lot project at PREP.
23 days ago, Dennette Kreutzkamp
Three ladies standing in the road wearing pink constrution vests.
Construction trucks working on a parking lot project.
Just putting our new gym teacher through a little skills assessment. 👀🏀

This Pathway athlete got in some playtime while making sure his juggling and basketball skills are up to par. I think it's safe to say he's got some pretty tough competition around here!
24 days ago, Caton Walter
A young boy shoots a basketball toward a hoop while an instructor watches.
A young boy kicks a soccer ball high in the air near a portable basketball hoop while an instructor observes.
The people behind the wheel deserve a little love, too. 🚌💚

Our bus drivers do way more than get our learners from Point A to Point B. They know the names, the personalities, the jokes, the routines — and they’re a familiar face to start and end the day.

We really do have the best. 🥹
26 days ago, Caton Walter
A young boy holding a red stuffed snake walks hand-in-hand with an adult towards a yellow school bus.
School staff and a driver assist a young student getting off a Livingston Educational Service Agency school bus.
New Hire Onboarding in full swing ~

Welcome to the team Jodi Douse (OT for Early On) & Rhonda Thomas (ECSE teacher for GSRP classrooms)

L to R - Libby Mason, Cristian LaBar, Jodi Douse, Lucas Smith, Rhonda Thomas
29 days ago, Lori Waite
Five adults sitting around desk working on their computers.
Our STEP learners showed up ready to give back at Day of Caring! 💚

Half of the group put their teamwork to work packing backpacks, while the other half rolled up their sleeves and helped with landscaping around local schools. 🌱🎒

Day of Caring is all about coming together to make a difference in our community, and our learners were happy to be part of it!
about 1 month ago, Caton Walter
olunteers in green shirts spread mulch near a large pile outside Challenger Elementary School.
A group of volunteers in green t-shirts pose together outside a school entrance.
A large group of volunteers pose for a wide photo outdoors near a patio table.
Volunteers holding rakes pose for a group photo outside against a brick wall.
A group of volunteers in matching green t-shirts huddle together to take a group selfie in a hallway.
Due to a widespread power outage in the Howell area, Howell Public Schools, all programs hosted at the Education Center, STEP, PREP, and Project SEARCH, will be closed today, Thursday, September 3rd.

Enjoy your extra long weekend!
about 1 month ago, Livingston ESA
Photo of the Livingston ESA Education Center behind a frosted window with a sign that reads "Sorry, We're Closed"