Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Michael Puffpaff is an experienced educator with a strong background in broadcasting, journalism, library management, and English instruction. Since 2018, Michael has served as a Broadcasting/Journalism Instructor at Ovid-Elsie Area Schools, overseeing a state-sponsored Radio and Television Broadcasting CTE program and advising on yearbook and broadcasting announcements. Previously, Michael worked as a K12 Media Specialist at Greenville Public Schools, managing multiple libraries and collaborating with teaching staff. With a teaching career at Saginaw Public Schools spanning nearly two decades, Michael focused on English education and technology integration. Michael's early career included reporting and photography for the Iosco County News Herald. Michael holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Library & Information Science from Wayne State University and a Master of Arts in History from Central Michigan University.
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Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools is fully accredited by NCA/AdvancEd which provides a rigorous standard of excellence that is verified by on-site visitations and intense yearly reporting procedures. During the past school year, Ovid-Elsie Area Schools had the highest MEAP scores of any of the school districts in the Owosso Argus-Press coverage area. Leonard Elementary has been commended three times in the past two school years by the Michigan Department of Education as a “Beating the Odds!” School of Excellence. In 2011, Leonard Elementary was one of only 20 schools in the entire state to receive this recognition! In 2012, Ovid-Elsie High School was recognized as a "Reward School" by the Michigan Department of Education for our increase in student achievement. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools provides a high quality education based on our mission and strategic plan goals of unprecedented personal growth for every student, and it allows opportunities for them to grow outside the classroom through a large variety of extracurricular activities.