The State of Michigan is divided into 22 REMC regions. REMC 12 is represented by Barry, Kalamazoo, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties (REMC 12 West) and Branch and Calhoun counties (REMC 12 East). Both REMC 12 regions have a REMC Media Council. The council consists of media specialists and librarians from the school districts in the counties served as well as the REMC Director and staff from each region. These representatives are essential in ensuring information and opportunities are shared throughout the districts.
The REMC Association of Michigan (Regional Educational Media Center) has been developing collaborative programs for schools statewide since its creation in 1970. The REMC Association of Michigan:
provides proactive leadership to the Michigan educational community
participates with other organizations in building a vision that supports quality teaching and learning
provides equity to Michigan's Pre K-12 students
Regional Educational Media Center
Provides assistance with video check-out to all CISD partner districts
Cooperative Acquisitions Projects - Bid Books
This program is designed to establish statewide bid prices for:
AV Equipment and Supplies
Office Supplies
Computer Equipment, Software, Accessories and Supplies
Library Supplies
Online Instructional Resources
Art Supplies
Copy Paper
As a result of this project, schools may purchase items such as: laminating film, CDs, audio/video tapes, transparency film, TVs, VCRs, computers, calculators, computer software, data projectors, notebooks, copy paper, batteries, binding units and much more. These items will need to be purchased directly from the vendor listed for that item. The result of this cooperative buying power is that local school districts are able to save thousands of tax dollars. The statewide savings to schools during the 2009 year alone was $39.7 million. For the full catalog, visit: www.remcbid.org
