Meet Our Team

                   Janelle Buchler

In leading the Whole Child Team; I oversee,

monitor and support grants, budgets and

projects; represent JCISD in collective

impact spaces within our local schools and

at the community and state levels; lead or

facilitate professional learning, networking

and collaborating opportunities; advocate

for whole child non-academic supports;

provide consultation and coaching to

schools around the WSCC model and other

frameworks and systems; and foster

partnerships between schools and

community partners.

                        Kim Brown

As the Attendance Officer, I work with

families to address the barriers to regularly

attending school and connect youth and

families to community resources. The

attendance officer provides coaching and

training to schools on evidence-based

strategies to improve attendance. Also, the

JCISD attendance officer collaborates with

the Jackson County prosecutors office to

enforce school attendance laws.

                          Eric Swihart

My responsibilities include but are

not limited to School Health,

Physical Education, and Wellness.

                       Fran Adams

I am a Master's level Clinical Social Worker, graduated from Michigan State University, currently working as a General Education Social Worker. In this role, I provide brief therapeutic interventions, case management, and I enjoy facilitating groups for general education students and their families. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and skills-based Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) approaches, while also leveraging community resources to support students and families in overcoming challenges and improving their well-being. 

                 Courtney Vincent

Mental Health Screening,

Attendance & Truancy support,

TRAILS Coach (SEL groups)

                           Julie Page

Social emotional learning tier 1,

social emotional behavior tier 1,

classroom management, best

practices tier 1, wellness for

students and staff, TRAILS

coordinator, PFS Grant- Western,

SEB Grant, professional

development, tier 1 coach

                  MarKeese Boyd

My responsibilities are centered around

removing barriers for our students

experiencing homelessness and ensure that

they receive the same educational experience

as their housed peers. I work directly with LEAs

for the identification of children and youth

experiencing homelessness and to provide

them with resources needed. I also work with

our special populations. My responsibility is to

build a system of support for each group inside

of schools to support their educational experience.

Kara Klotz

                  Kelsea Jabkiewicz

Lead district and building continuous

improvement efforts and support

readiness, development, implementation

and monitoring of Multi-Tiered Systems

of Support. Create and facilitate

professional learning opportunities

related to data, assessment, continuous

improvement, MTSS and PBIS. Guide

districts in utilizing qualitative and

quantitative data in order to make

equitable, systemic decisions.