As you might be aware, the House K-12 Education Committee received a presentation from MDE on the PA 63 - Consolidation of Services Report. 

MAISA has resources available (developed by Ron Koehler at Kent ISD) that might be useful for you to consider/use in your region to help build awareness and understanding about the PA 63 report. These resources include:

• PA63 Report Template
• Communication Guide
• Sample Communication Plan

You can access this material at www.MichiganEduSource.org; go to the Intermediate School District section.

Clearly the issue of using resources efficiently and effectively will keep this topic of consolidation of services in the forefront. Proactively sharing the efforts and success of your work with your LEAs and other regions in this process will help keep your stakeholders and legislators informed about your leadership.