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![Southfield Schools’ special education director recognized with Gwisdalla Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1600703315/oaklandk12mius/pe7suyunu6ktfx1qblud/southfieldschools_award_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1600703315/oaklandk12mius/pe7suyunu6ktfx1qblud/southfieldschools_award_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1600703315/oaklandk12mius/pe7suyunu6ktfx1qblud/southfieldschools_award_1.jpg","width":800}])
Dr. Lanissa Laura Freeman, director of the Intense Student Support Network for Southfield Public Schools, was honored on Sept. 11 with a Gwisdalla Award for her work in the special education field.
![Oakland Schools recognized as Michigan’s 2020 Best and Brightest in Wellness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1599590829/oaklandk12mius/p8ruwxrozlosizyv1mxx/BBlogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1599590829/oaklandk12mius/p8ruwxrozlosizyv1mxx/BBlogo.png","width":300}])
For the second year in a row, Oakland Schools will receive the National Association for Business Resources’ (NABR) Michigan’s 2020 Best and Brightest in Wellness award. Oakland Schools was one of 109 companies in the state to win this honor.
Check out the Oakland Schools Newsroom for the latest press releases and past news stories about Oakland Schools ISD and Oakland Schools Technical Campuses.
![Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner Financial Literacy Multimedia Arts Contest Reception recognizes work of local students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1593090059/oaklandk12mius/id34spgsmsfe8q35tvj7/Winners12thgradeArt_Page_1.jpg","width":2200}])
![Woman wears a face mask with see thorugh window to better communicate with hearing impaired students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1592579169/oaklandk12mius/d7aw44cemopzpkv8q2kv/Katemask2.jpg","width":1280}])
Caron Truax wholeheartedly believes in the motto “See a need, fill a need.”
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Truax had already been creating regular masks for local nursing homes and hospitals. To date, she has sold or donated 271 of the original-style masks and 20 surgical caps.
Check out the Oakland Schools blog for stories on our latest Oakland Schools and Oakland Schools Technical Campus happenings as well as helpful education-related articles written by our very own experts.
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