Information on Michigan academic standards and instructional resources.
Responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to MDE.
Learn more about the MDE office responsible for providing leadership in curriculum and instruction that provides students with greater choices to prepare for success.
Resources for educator certification, recognition programs, evaluation, and workforce research.
Resources related to financial and pupil accounting and auditing.
Options available for Michigan students that provide unique learning opportunities.
Food & Nutrition Programs
This MDE office provides resources and technical assistance in physical education, sex education, health education, behavioral, emotional, mental, and social education as well as safety, discipline, and transportation.
Resources for programs and initiatives that support school improvement efforts.
Resources for supporting special education in Michigan.
Michigan has an innovative and comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement in learning our state content standards.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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March 13, 2020
Advance Payments to sponsors participating in Unanticipated School Closure SFSP are now available. Please note: Advance payments are processed through Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Cash Management System (CMS), and will be reconciled with the next payments processed by MDE, not necessarily a child nutrition program reimbursement. Therefore, sponsors expecting other CMS disbursements should carefully consider whether requesting an advance is right for them.
To request an advance:
Please email Wendy Crowley, Financial Specialist, crowleyw@michigan.gov.
Email must come from the sponsor authorized official and include the following:
Name of Agency and sponsor number making the request
Month for which the advance is requested, (currently, this is the month of March)
Dollar amount of advance requested
Advances cannot exceed 50% of the reimbursement of the final July 2019 claim for SFSP-only sponsors, or the final January 2020 claim for NSLP participating sponsors.
Requests that exceed this threshold will be processed at the above rate.
We are working to process advance payments as quickly as possible, at this time the exact timeline is unknown.
Thank you for partnering with us to feed children in Michigan. Great things are happening today!
Contact us
Email: MDE-SchoolNutrition@Michigan.gov
Nutrition Gateway: The Michigan Department of Education Nutrition Gateway provides Child Nutrition Program (CNP) agencies a singular system to access annual CNP applications (MEGSplus), monthly claims (MIND) and periodic administrative reviews (GEMS/MARS) through an integrated dashboard and portal.
If you or someone you know is interested in receiving the School Nutrition News and Updates and SNP Bulletins, visit School Nutrition News and Updates Subscription.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
