Black Pearl is a USA HUBZone registered business, which means we are small business in a historically underutilized business zone. Our philosophy is driven by our origins. We believe that smaller, tailored approaches to international development, program and project management, and emergency response can bring superior results to our customers and the people they serve. We also know that by staying small, we are able to stay affordable, nimble and deliver efficient, customized solutions to both our clients and our communities. People come first in our world, and nothing is ever planned without developing trust with our clients and the communities they serve so that we can get a clear understanding of the challenges they face. We believe that when people are safe, healthy, and financially secure, they are empowered to make better decisions about other aspects of their lives and communities, whether it be environmental protection, childhood education or equitable governance.

GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN SH is an education management company based out of 1508 Alexander St SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.

eSafety is a powerful, easy to use EHS training platform. Quality training and compliance tracking wrapped into a cost-effective package with unparalleled service make eSafety a powerful partner in cloud based learning. Established as an Environmental, Health and Safety consulting company under the name Safety Matters in 1995, we discovered the need for an efficient and cost effective method to train employees and launched our online platform in 2001. Our expertise in these areas have offered great advantages for our customers providing comprehensive, relevant, and compliant online training.

The Michigan Center for Student Success is an initiative of the Michigan Community College Association, providing state-level support to Michigan’s 28 community colleges by serving as a hub connecting leadership, administrators, faculty, and staff in their emerging and ongoing efforts to improve equitable student outcomes, emphasizing linkages between practice, research, and policy.

Managed a portfolio of student success initiatives to increase enrollment, retention, and persistence in a state-wide, cross-sector, multi-institution environment. Served as program lead for the 15 public universities to develop and support implementation of a $1,050,000 grant-funded statewide approach to develop transfer pathways between Associate and Bachelor programs to increase outcomes and graduation rates for transfer students. Researched statewide workforce development and employment data and trends to ensure that pathways were designed to meet future labor market demands.Negotiated with key leaders of universities and community colleges to identify the 12 majors to be included in the MiTransfer pathways, such as Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Business, and to develop multi-institution articulation agreements.Led various committees to implement the 3-phase strategic project plan to review syllabi and encourage curricula changes to more closely align with the pathways.Facilitated meetings with institutional leaders and presented to faculty and staff to advocate for the initiative, emphasizing the positive impact on student outcomes, and promoting the benefits of participation. Developed relationships and built coalitions to upgrade the Michigan Transfer Network (MTN), engaging all 68 Michigan higher education institutions (i.e., 15 public universities, 25 independent colleges and universities, and 28 community colleges) in the initiative. Partnered with a team to coordinate the Request for Proposal (RFP) process, select a vendor, and upgrade the student-facing web portal for course-to-course comparisons between institutions of higher education.Conducted external reviews to assess the efficacy of student success programs at Grand Valley State University and Michigan Technological University. Developed project, outcome, and budget reports to comply with grant reporting requirements.

In multiple, rigorous studies, EduGuide’s Peer Mentoring Community has improved schoolwide attendance, behavior, grades, test scores and college achievement by 10% or more, putting it in the top-tier of CASEL’s evidence-based engagement programs. Yet EduGuide’s system is so simple to run that schools have launched the program within days of signing up -- just by sharing a link with students. Additionally, EduGuide’s multi-layered PD helps teachers grow their own social emotional strengths to coach their students more effectively. Each week teachers ask students to do an online EduGuide reflective writing activity on their own for at least 15 minutes. Students watch a video or work through a scenario and set goals. They learn one new skill and then choose one other person they can help that week with the skill. EduGuide is a universal Tier 1 program that has also been used widely for targeted Tier 2 and 3 students with a range of special cognitive, social, emotional, and other needs. Activities are culturally responsive and trauma informed and include unique language learning tools for English language learners. Elementary, middle, and high schools in all 50 states have used EduGuide to improve student outcomes. That’s because EduGuide is built on 5 What Works Clearinghouse validated control group studies on interventions that have been shown to improve engagement, wellbeing, and equity.

Every business needs the right foundation to be successful. At CMURC we take our services one step above the rest to make that happen. Our programs are uniquely designed to deliver entrepreneurs with proven lean startup processes while connecting them to a growing community of changemakers. When we put high potential entrepreneurs together with startup veterans, magic happens right in the middle of the Pure Michigan, Mount Pleasant SmartZone. CMURC is a nonprofit business accelerator focused on advancing economic development in the community by leveraging the resources of Central Michigan University, the Mt. Pleasant SmartZone and its local, regional and State-wide partners to accelerate the success of entrepreneurs, growing businesses and jobs. Michigan SmartZones are distinct locations where technology experts, entrepreneurs, researchers and others come together in a geographic area within a community. The intent? Drive growth — in business, the economy, jobs and more while commercializing on innovative opportunities that come from universities, private or institutional research, corporations or individuals.

PLYMOUTH CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION is a company based out of 965 PLYMOUTH AVE NE, GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, United States.