July 19, 2012Traverse City, MI

Barb Fardell, Michigan Dept. of Educationfardellb@michigan.gov

Manager, Educational Technology

OEII Goal – Ensure that ALL teachers are prepared to teach in an online environment to reach ALL students.◦ 21 Things for Teachers◦ Learnport

Available to all LEAs and ISDs retaining FTE Currently processing applications Same limits as last year

◦ 25% of 6-12 population◦ No more than 10% of ISD 6-12 Population

K-5 Pilots◦ Oakland ISD-Contiguous ISDs – limited to 1,000◦ CoOp – 5 districts – limited to 1,000 combined

Berrien Springs Manistee Public Schools NICE Communicyt Schools Suttons Bay Public Schools Oxford Community Schools – Reimagine District

Limited to 5 first year – 2013-2014 school year◦ Applications will not be accepted until law goes

into effect – more info to come from Charter School Unit

◦ 5 more the following year and 5 more the next Issue – At this time districts do not have the

same opportunities

Highland Park Muskegon Heights – video Charters to replace district schools District is authorizer Allows state aid payments to cover the

educational programs for the schools, with remaining revenue to the district used to pay down the debt.

MORE – Alignment Workshops ongoing TLF – Created to support effective

instruction in challenging content across all grade levels and content areas.

High School Roadmap to Success – beta◦ Based on National High School Center framework

The EverFi™ - Financial Literacy high school program is a 10 module, 6-hour co-curricular learning platform that covers hundreds of key topics including credit scores, budgeting, insurance, credit cards, student loans, mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings, 401k’s and other critical concepts. Individual student progress and knowledge gains are tracked, and the modular structure gives high schools the flexibility to implement in economics, business, or social studies courses. Demo Video

Everfi – free to any district, just as Financial Literacy Course

“Empowering Teens to Navigate the Digital Landscape”

Demo – Digital Literacy

Opportunity to update the FLVS courses purchased with EETT grant

Demo of Courses

Michigan asking to waive certain requirements in ESEA section 1116 for Title I schools that have not made AYP to be consequently identified for improvement, corrective action, or restructuring. New identification scheme will be:

Priority Schools: Title I schools that are in the lowest performing 5% of schools statewide.

Focus Schools: The next 10% of Title I schools that have the biggest achievement gap between the highest and lowest performing subgroups of students.

Reward Schools: Title I schools that have consistently high academic achievement, large growth in achievement or have demonstrated that they are beating the odds.

Continuous Improvement Schools: All other Title I schools that are not Priority, Focus, or Reward Schools.

What does this mean?◦ The schools would no longer face the consequences

associated with school improvement, corrective action or restructuring designations nor be required to set aside 20% for SES and Choice transportation or 10% for professional development.

For complete PPT see MI Streamnet – January, 2012 Flexibility Waiver - MDE

Sequestration◦ Provision of the Federal Budget Control Act of

2011. Procedure by which automatic spending cuts are triggered.

◦ Results in a 9% reduction in Federal Education Funding Title I IDEA School Improvement Grants CTE

◦ Funds will be held back, MDE positions not filled

Michigan Learnport Courses

◦ Blended Instruction◦ Michigan History for 3rd grade teachers◦ MMC Courses◦ Algebra for All◦ Global Information Systems

Stipends!◦ Michigan History for Third Grade Teachers ◦ Science as a Way of Thinking

21 Things for the 21st Century Educator◦ Teachers◦ Students◦ Administrators

Teacher and Students - Alison