VIDEO: Mid-Michigan jobless picture gradually improving

&Ldquo;The minor jobless rate increases in May throughout the southern part of the state mainly reflected the seasonal influx of workers into the labor market seeking summer and seasonal employment,” said Rick Waclawek, director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives. “While many did find jobs by mid-May, others did not.” “The minor jobless rate increases in May throughout the southern part of the state mainly reflected the seasonal influx of workers into the labor market seeking summer and seasonal employment,” said Rick Waclawek, director of the Bureau of Labor Market Information & Strategic Initiatives. “While many did find jobs by mid-May, others did not.

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VIDEO: Mid-Michigan jobless picture gradually improving

The entire four-county mid-Michigan region comprised of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella and Montcalm counties also recorded an unemployment rate of 9.7 percent, the analysis of the state unemployment figures said. More people are working in mid-Michigan,



Proposed Senate redistricting plan would put mid-Michigan into one district

Clare County would stay in the 97th District, but the new map swaps out northern Bay County for nine townships and the city of Evart in Osceola County. Rep. Joel Johnson, R-Clare, lives in the district. Continued All of mid-Michigan would remain



Officers Searching for Missing Teenagers in Clare and Osceola Counties

Deputies are looking for two Northern Michigan teens after they took off early Friday morning. Officers say around midnight on Friday, 13 year-old Jerry Don Hayes Jr. took his dad's pick up truck and left his home in Clare County.



Storms create havoc in mid-Michigan

Trees were toppled all over in that area, making it difficult for emergency workers to get in to assess the damage from the storm that ripped across central Michigan Wednesday night and Thursday morning. After being called in to Clare County Central



Fish-killing virus found again in mid-Michigan lake

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources today announced that viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, has been confirmed in Budd Lake. The 175-acre lake in Clare County experienced a die-off of largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegills,




What were they thinking? : ClareCountyOnline.com - The Clare ...

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“What were they thinking?”

The “they” refers to Superintendent Greg McMillan and the Clare Public School District’s Finance Committee, which came up with a number of ways to cut almost $500,000 from the district’s 2011-12 budget.

One of the ideas to save money included taking Mike Schubart, currently Athletic Director (60% of his job) and Assistant Principal (40% of his job) at Clare High School and having him: give up his assistant principal duties, retain most but not all of his athletic director duties and also become full-time Clare Primary School principal.

So he’d be doing about 1.5 jobs, but he also gets a $4,000  pay raise for the extra work.

So who does the assistant principal job duties taken off of Schubart’s plate, you might be wondering? Great question, glad you asked that.

Well, the proposal has current Clare High School Principal Lee Turner taking on that 40% of Schubart’s job, but alas with not even $1 more in pay for doing so.

Here’s a rundown of Schubart’s duties that Turner would have to absorb after Schubart departs to Clare Primary School as its new principal:

Turner must do all evaluations of  tenured teachers instead of only half of the evaluations.

Turner must assume role of attendance officer that has not belonged to the principal for at least the last seven six years.

Turner must deal with all discipline issues instead of only those involving juniors and seniors (Schubart has been in charge of discipline for freshmen and sophomores.)

Turner also won’t be able to rely upon support of eliminated liaison officer (assuming plans go through to eliminate Officer Greg Kolhoff’s role as CPS liaison officer).

So we find it odd that the focus has been placed only on “transferring” Schubart to serve as Clare Primary School principal, but nary a mention about the elimination of the assistant high school principal’s job (which, as you’ll recall has been 40% of Schubart’s job).

In addition to the $4,000 raise for becoming Primary School principal, Schubart would also be provided with a game manager to assist with home athletic contests in his continuing role as athletic director. However, the CHS principal who will be doing his job as principal plus the job of assistant principal, received no pay raise and is not provided with any extra administrative support.


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Public and local acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan

Public and local acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan

... of the State of Michigan, That the Commissioner of tho State Land Office, ... did deduct from the credit of Mecosta county and credit to Clare county ...

Clare County special, "the land of diversified agriculture."

Clare County special, "the land of diversified agriculture."

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Past and present of Isabella County, Michigan

Past and present of Isabella County, Michigan

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History of Oakland County Michigan, a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests

History of Oakland County Michigan, a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests

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The Michigan sportsman

The Michigan sportsman

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