Staff
Calendars
2024-25 At-A-Glance Calendar
2025-26 At-A-Glance Calendar
2026-27 At-A-Glance Calendar
These dates can also be viewed on our online calendar.
This is the District level calendar. For specific events in your school, please visit your school home page for school level events.
Employee Handbook
Synergy Student Information System
Synergy is the software that the district will use for student information, including, attendance, grades, discipline, scheduling, and other data that we need so we can provide our students and families with a caring and collaborative environment.
If you have questions or comments, please send an email to Synergyfaq@lansingschools.net
Synergy - How to Access Shortcuts This document describes how to access and create shortcuts within Synergy Version 10.
Enrollment Guide
General Survey Guide
How to Take Attendance by Seating Chart
How to Take Attendance by List
How to Take Lunch Counts by Student
How to Take Lunch Count Values
Elementary Report Card Checklist
Elementary Report Card Matrix
GISD Gradebook for Secondary Teachers
Synergy Secondary Report Card Grades and Comments
TeacherVUE - How to Print Elementary Report Cards
Educational Resources
Libraries
The Library of Michigan
Search Multiple Catalogs
Bills of Rights Institute
What is Constitution Day?
Preamble to the Constitution Lesson Plan
Simple Preamble Explanation
U.S. Constitution
School-House-Rock
Preamble to the Constitution---What is Good Government Anyway?Lesson Plan
The Articles of Confederation Comparison Chart
The Constitution Explained
Background to the passage of the Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation Text
The Federalist Papers
Constitutional Law
The Founding Fathers
Foundations of Freedom DVD
I Signed the Constitution
Other Links:
Office 365 for Staff
Teachers in the Lansing School District get Office 365 for free, across their personal devices.
Because our district has Office 365, teachers and students now have access to the latest Office applications, across all of their personal devices. Install at Office.com/Teachers
Give your students Office for free at Office for Student
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook included.
Asbestos Awareness
PART 305. ASBESTOS STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY
1910.1001(j)(7)(iv)
The employer shall also provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM, an asbestos awareness training course, which shall at a minimum contain the following elements: health effects of asbestos, locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, requirements in this standard relating to housekeeping, and proper response to fiber release episodes, to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present. Each such employee shall be so trained at least once a year.
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)
Access to information and training materials.
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)(A)
The employer shall make a copy of this standard and its appendices readily available without cost to all affected employees.
Staff COVID19 Information
2024-25 COVID-19 Exposure Protocol
2024-25 COVID-19 Protocol
Please visit the Coronavirus Information page, for more information.