What Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District does

Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) is a Michigan intermediate school district headquartered at 2525 3rd Avenue South, Escanaba, operating under state education law to serve K-12 students across Delta and Schoolcraft counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Its core function is delivering shared Career and Technical Education (CTE), special education, and early childhood services that individual small, rural local school districts could not afford to operate on their own. The Escanaba campus runs eight CTE career clusters — Careers in Education, IT Essentials, Product Design and Development, Machining, Building Trades, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Welding — while a satellite campus at Manistique Area Schools offers Welding, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Building Trades. Eight local districts (Bark River-Harris, Escanaba, Gladstone, Hannahville, Mid Pen, Rapid River, Carney-Nadeau, Manistique, and Big Bay de Noc) feed students into the programs, with articulation agreements with Bay College allowing early college credit.

The district's underlying technology stack is modest and operational rather than differentiating: PowerSchool is used as the student information system with a dedicated CTE portal (cteps.dsisd.net), and the public-facing site runs on the Sharpschool CMS with ADA-compliant, mobile-friendly design. CTE instructors are required to hold a minimum of 4,000 hours of industry experience, and curriculum is shaped by roughly 60 regional employers who serve on advisory committees twice yearly. DSISD participates in the NASA HUNCH program as the only Upper Peninsula school and one of three in Michigan, allowing machining students to fabricate hardware for the International Space Station. Beyond CTE, DSISD operates the Small Wonders Preschool across seven communities, Early On and Great Start Readiness Program early-childhood services, a Learning Center for students with special needs, and Professional Learning and K-12 Math Consulting services for local educators.

DSISD is funded as a government entity through a combination of Michigan state education appropriations, federal education grants (including Perkins IV for CTE), local property tax allocations, episodic grant awards (e.g., a $180,000 state machining equipment grant, a Nuts/Bolts/Thingamajigs summer camp grant, Marquette Builders Exchange and Shopko Foundation donations), and contributions from member districts for services rendered. Services are provided free to participating students. The district employs 11-50 staff and is governed by an elected Board of Education.

Name

Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District

Legal name

Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District

Website

https://dsisd.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District is a Michigan government intermediate school district serving K-12 students across Delta and Schoolcraft counties, delivering shared Career and Technical Education, special education, and early childhood services through its Escanaba and Manistique campuses to eight local school districts.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Escanaba

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State and Federal Education Funding: Public school district funded through Michigan state education funding formulas and federal education grants including Perkins IV for CTE programs.
2. Local District Tuition/Contributions: Local school districts contribute to or pay for CTE and special education services provided to their students.
3. Grant Funding: External grants such as $180,000 state grant for machining equipment, Nuts/Bolts/Thingamajigs grant for summer camp, Shopko Foundation donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DSISD is a public intermediate school district that provides shared Career and Technical Education (CTE), Special Education, Early Childhood, and Professional Learning services to eight local school districts in Delta and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan. It operates two campuses (Escanaba with eight career clusters and Manistique with four career clusters) and offers coordinated programs including Small Wonders Preschool, the Learning Center, and articulation agreements with Bay College for early college credit.

Product overview

Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District (DSISD) is an educational institution serving Delta and Schoolcraft Counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, providing Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at two campuses. The Escanaba campus offers eight career clusters: Careers in Education, IT Essentials, Product Design and Development, Machining, Building Trades, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Welding. The Manistique campus offers Welding, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Building Trades. Beyond CTE, the district provides Special Education Services, Early Childhood Programs including Small Wonders Preschool, a Learning Center, Professional Learning Services for educators, K-12 Math Consulting, Technology Integration Resources, and School Improvement Services. The district also hosts CTE Summer Camp for middle school students exploring trade careers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs Instructional programs for high school students that advance career choices while still in high school, with early college credit opportunities through Bay College. Escanaba campus offers Careers in Education, IT Essentials, Product Design and Development, Machining, Building Trades, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Welding. Manistique campus offers Welding, Automotive, Health Occupations, and Building Trades.
• Special Education Services Special education programs including staff members, administration, Child Find services, and Parent Advisory Committee. Provides social work services and mental health support for special education students across Delta and Schoolcraft Counties.
• Early Childhood Programs Early childhood services including Early On, GSRP-Great Start Readiness Program, and Great Start collaborative programs serving Delta and Schoolcraft Counties.
• Small Wonders Preschool Free preschool program located in multiple communities (Bark River, Big Bay, Escanaba, Gladstone, Manistique, Mid Pen, Rapid River) serving families in Delta and Schoolcraft Counties. Received Quality Standard Rating from the State of Michigan in 2025.
• Learning Center Educational programs at the Learning Center including staff members, program supervision, annual reporting, and LC drills for students with special needs.
• Professional Learning Services Professional development opportunities for local educators across Delta and Schoolcraft Counties, including Wisdomwhere registration, Regional PL Offerings, Edupaths, REMC Offerings, Michigan Virtual, GoOpen Michigan.org, and MOECS resources.
• CTE Summer Camp Careers In Technology Summer Camp for middle school students learning about trades such as automotive, welding, and machining. Funded partly through a grant from Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs (Fabricators and Manufacturer's Association).

Quantifiable outcome

• Students receive certifications including CNA, automotive certifications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Bay CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBay College partners with DSISD for staff orientation and community well-being meetings. DSISD has articulation agreements with Bay College allowing CTE students to receive college credit for coursework with C or better grade and 80% attendance.
• Northern Michigan UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNMU provides mentorship to DSISD machining students in the NASA HUNCH program. Assigned mentor provides guidance on space-grade hardware fabrication.
• NASA HUNCH ProgramflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSISD is one of three Michigan schools and the only Upper Peninsula school in the NASA HUNCH program. Students create hardware for International Space Station. 201 participating schools in 38 states, 2,354 students, 489 items flown to ISS.
• Truck Equipment Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEscanaba business supplied wheel and hub assemblies for DSISD welding program log splitter class project.
• Applied Industrial TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingsford business supplied hydraulic pumps, cylinders and valves for DSISD welding program log splitter class project.
• McCoy Construction & ForestryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEscanaba business donated hydraulic fluid, hoses and fittings for DSISD welding program log splitter class project.
• Michigan Department of Education - Literacy, Identification, and Outreach (MDE-LIO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) workshops at DSISD for interpreters working in K-12 settings.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DeltaSchoolcraft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/delta-schoolcraft-intermediate-school-district

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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