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    Priority SchoolsPriority Schools (formerly known as Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools) are Michigan public schools identified in the bottom 5% of the statewide Top to Bottom ranking.

    For support on Priority Schools, please contact: State School Reform/Redesign Office (SRO) at:
    517-335-5310

    For support with the Top-to-Bottom Ranking, please contact:

    Office of Evaluation, Strategic Research and Accountability (OESRA) at:
    877-560-8378, Option 6 or MDE-Accountability@michigan.gov 

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    Overview and List

    • 2012-13 Priority Schools List (For Print) PDF icon

    • 2012-13 Priority Schools Policy Brief PDF icon

    • At-A-Glance Overview of Priority Schools PDF icon


    Policy Documentation

    • Understanding Priority School Status PDF icon

    • 2012-13 School Ranking Business Rules PDF icon


    Supports for Priority Schools

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- Elementary School ZIP icon

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- Elementary School Video

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- Middle School ZIP icon

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- Middle School Video

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- High School ZIP icon

    • A Redistribution of Instructional Time- High School Video

    • Change in Priority Notification Deadline PDF icon

    • Screencasts for the Priority/Focus/Reward Preliminary Scorecard Release

    • Overview on Choice/Transfer PDF icon

    • Parent Notification Process PDF icon

    • Memo to Title I Priority Schools PDF icon

    • Frequently Asked Questions for Priority Schools PDF icon

    • Frequently Asked Questions on Identification and Notification Parent Letters for Title I Priority Schools and Optional Choice/Transfer Program PDF icon

    • Optional Choice Transfer Transportation Information for Priority Schools PDF icon


    Data and Tools

    • 2012-13 Beating the Odds Individual School Lookup Tool ZIP icon

    • 2012-13 Achievement Gap Individual School Lookup Tool Excel icon

    • 2012-13 Top-to-Bottom Individual School Lookup Tool ZIP icon

    • 2012-13 District and School Accountability Master Designations File Excel icon

    • 2012-13 Top-to-Bottom List (For Print) PDF icon

    • Top-to-Bottom Resources for School Use (Diagnostic Worksheet and Sample Communication) PDF icon


    Historical Priority School Information

    • 2011-12 Priority Schools List PDF icon

    • 2011-12 School Ranking Business Rules PDF icon

    • 2011-12 Combined Facts and Figures on the Top-to-Bottom Ranking, Reward, Focus, and Priority Schools PDF icon

    • 2011-12 Accountability Master Results File (Sortable by ISD, District, and School) Excel icon

    • 2010-11 Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools List PDF icon

    • 2009-10 Persistently Lowest Achieving (PLA) Schools List PDF icon




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