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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Districts must ensure that all teachers, including virtual teachers, are appropriately placed for the grade level and subject area (either with certificate or permit) to avoid a state aid deduction or penalty. If an educator is not able to be placed appropriately (grade level and subject area), the district must obtain a permit for the placement of the teacher outside of his or her endorsement. Please refer to the guidance below to better understand placement options for virtual instruction. Also included are related resources for supporting virtual/online instruction.
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) recognizes there are many ways in which local education agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academies (PSAs), provide virtual/online coursework and instruction to students. This June 30, 2022 memorandum includes two new questions with answers which have been added to previously issued guidance to update the placement of virtual/online teachers beginning in academic year 2022-23.
The state legislature passed and the governor signed into law Public Act 48 of 2021, which defines teacher certification requirements for membership purposes in section 6 (MCL 388.1606) of the state school aid act.
On September 2, 2021, MDE issued a memorandum to address a pattern of questions surrounding the topic of canceled in-person instruction. This memorandum provides responses to those topics based on current understanding of the state law.
MDE has compiled a list of resources available to districts to support educator evaluation in a virtual or online environment.
