Don’t forget to send your district’s feedback to MDE regarding the proposed Michigan School Accreditation System.

Background:

 A stakeholder group worked with staff from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) to develop a recommendation that will redesign the annual school accreditation report (Education YES!) and replace it with the Michigan School Accreditation System (MI-SAS).

The redesign recommendation has been presented to the Superintendent for Public Instruction and to the State Board. MDE is required to send the new standards out to all public schools and to gather input, incorporating changes as needed, before bringing the final MI-SAS standards back to the State Superintendent and State Board for approval.

DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC INPUT: MARCH 6, 2009  
Please review the materials posted at the MI-SAS website and share with all stakeholders for the purpose of providing public input.

Resource Links:
• Michigan's School Accreditation System: From Education YES! To MI-SAS 
• MI-SAS Presentation Video
• MI-SAS Video PowerPoint 
• MI-SAS Online Survey