The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Great Start, Early Childhood Education and Family Services, will conduct public hearings to receive comment on the proposed Michigan Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (aka Early On®) Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012 application.

The Part C application includes a revised State Plan which has incorporated updates as a result of the Federal Regulations released September 29, 2011, and the System of Payments Policy.

• DRAFT Part C Application 
• DRAFT State Plan  
• Michigan System of Payments Policy  

Public hearings will be held at the following sites:

• Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Marquette-Alger Regional Educational Service Agency, Large Conference Room, 321 E. Ohio, Marquette, Michigan.
• Wednesday, February 29, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, Library Forum, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, Michigan.

Oral or written comment may be presented in person at the hearings or submitted in writing by mail, email, or facsimile no later than 5:00 p.m., March 25, 2012.  All comments will be reviewed and considered in the final version of the Part C application.  Comments may be submitted to the following:

Public Comment
Michigan Department of Education
Office of Great Start
Early Childhood Education and Family Services
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI  48909
MDE-ECEPubComment@michigan.gov 
Fax:  517-335-0592

If special accommodations are needed to participate in the public hearings, contact Cheryl Najm at 517-335-1580 or email at najmc@michigan.gov by February 15, 2012.