Speaking of Leading:
“My top priority as Governor is to make sure Michigan’s children have the world opened up to them by learning how to read. A rock-solid education with a firm foundation of reading skills will give our children access to every opportunity in life to succeed. Every month in Michigan should be Reading Month, not just March.”

–Governor Jennifer Granholm

Plan now for National Healthy Schools Day - April 28
Healthy Schools Network has launched a new website for National Healthy Schools Day to help you plan an event to celebrate healthy school facilities... More>

Communicating about graduation rates
CEPI will calculate the 06-07 graduation rate using a 4-year cohort model, which is different from previous years. This new way of reporting will create communications challenges particularly for those whose graduation rates will appear to have dropped... More>

MASB - SEG Property/Casualty Pool offers benefit advantages! The MASB - SEG Property/Casualty Pool is Michigan’s leader in school insurance coverages. For 20 years, the Pool has worked in consultation with its members to develop exceptional coverage options designed to meet the needs of educational institutions. More>

Former Teacher of the Year releases free online presentation
Bill Cecil has a goal: to reach as many educators as possible with a positive, uplifting message of hope and determination that we can, and will, meet the many challenges we currently face in education... More>

Learning First Alliance launches PublicSchoolInsights.org
The site is an inspiring new release that promotes a fresh, 21st-century vision for public education, with real examples... More>

Behavior and reading support for all students
Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative: Addressing school wide behavior and reading support for each and all students. MDE awarded a grant to Kalamazoo, Macomb and Ottawa ISDs to direct a school wide program... More>

• Do you know a Champion for Children?
• Winners' Circle best practices
  • Computers for Learning Program to significantly upgrade educational technology
• Members in the news
  • Rod Green, East China Schools
  • Former KRESA supt named to regional education post
• Exhibitor information now available for Fall Conference 2008

• Reading First program showing student gains
• CTE Academic Crosswalks
• Supplemental Educational Services (SES) Update
• MEAP administrative changes

• Minimum drop-out age of 18 studied
• Clean school bus grant goes to thumb districts
• Superintendents of Learning
• 'Effective teaching not happening' says expert to area educators

• Comprehensive Needs Assessment is topic of planned MDE focus groups
• Register for MMC Connections:
  Effective Intervention for All Students and the Personal Curriculum 

• Attention all administrators:
  It is time to apply for MI-LIFE Cohort 2
• Silk Road Professional Development Workshops: Cultures and Crossroads
  March 19 & May 3
• School Improvement Conference
  Apr 6 (preconference recap)
  Apr 7-8, Lansing Center
• Building Bridges from Michigan to the World - 2nd Annual Internationalizing Michigan Education Conference
  Apr 18, Kellogg Center, E. Lansing
• Eat Healthy + Play Hard = Healthy Students
  April 22-24, Grand Traverse Resort
• Site-Based Professional Development: "On a Shoe String"
  May 7, Kent ISD
• Sustainable Energy Project Development Workshop for Public Institutions
  May 22, Meadow Brook Hall

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