We would like you to know more about KARSP Executive Board. In the Spotlight is:

KEN LARSON – LEGISLATIVE CHAIR
Ken Larson has served KARSP as the Legislative Chair since 2012. He retired from
Portage Public Schools in 2010, after teaching for 36 years. There he taught 4th,
6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. In middle school, his teaching assignments were
split between American History and Language Arts.
While being employed in Portage, he and teaching colleagues developed and
implemented the Portage Public Schools’s Gifted and Talented 4th thru 8th grade
language arts program. Besides his class assignments, he found time to serve as a
middle school reading specialist, and language arts building chair, and then took on
the role of a middle school social studies building, and department chair. He
states it was quite a ride.
When asked what his favorite thing to do was, he answered to spend time with his
family. He and family reside in Kalamazoo. His favorite hobby is reading, and
playing golf with a couple of funny friends. His favorite song is, “Here Comes
The Sun” by George Harrison, and the Beatles.
What should you know about KARSP? Ken believes that KARSP can be proud
of its commitment to Amplify Its Voices by communicating with those who make
decisions and legislate. Repealing the retirement pension tax, and demanding
that our legislators pre-fund our healthcare program are just two examples of
how MARSP and KARSP with a common history can act with unified voice to
influence political decisions. We are so very fortunate to have Ken Larson as
our Legislative Chair.