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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Four categories represent the primary responsibilities of the Initiative: engagement, coordination, capacity building, and strategy & policy development.
The Indigenous Education Initiative Team leads strategic engagement and community outreach efforts with tribes, tribal organizations, and Indigenous communities throughout Michigan.
The primary MDE collaborator in this work is the Confederation of Michigan Tribal Education Departments (CMTED). The CMTED is the MDE's consultative body on education policy and practice matters. The MDE, through the Initiative, also serves as a thought partner to the CMTED Executive Leadership Team and participates in the CMTED's quarterly business meeting.
In addition to the consultative partnership with the CMTED, the MDE continues community outreach efforts to Michigan's American Indian urban populations in Detroit, Flint, Lansing, and Grand Rapids.
The Initiative Team is charged with coordinating internal MDE efforts to ensure a consistent and cohesive approach to working with Michigan's Indigenous education community. These coordination efforts may include supporting consultation efforts of the MDE offices and partnering with other Michigan state agencies on shared education priorities. As part of living and learning in a consultative relationship, the Initiative Team links the department and Michigan's tribal education community partners.
Believing the learning needs to be ongoing and reciprocal to build shared capacity, the Initiative partners with tribal communities and Indigenous scholars to convene professional learning opportunities for the MDE staff.
The Initiative Team also works closely with the MDE offices to determine possible learning opportunities for tribal education leadership and communities on identified areas of interest.
The Initiative Team analyzes federal and state policy requirements related to the education of Indigenous learners to develop, in partnership with the CMTED, Indigenous education consultation policies and processes for the MDE and local education agencies. In addition, the Initiative Team analyzes data to identify shared work between the MDE, the CMTED, and additional education partners.
