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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The Regional Teachers of the Year, including the Michigan Teacher of the Year (MTOY), form the Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council (MTLAC). During their year of service, the group of teacher leaders representing ten regions across Michigan regularly meet to share issues of importance to teachers and students with MDE, as well to provide input on proposed state and department initiatives.
The MTLAC began in 2017 with 24 educators from across Michigan applying directly to the MDE for selection to the advisory council before shifting to its current format in 2018-19 with membership determined through the MTOY program application process.
Region 1: Michael Powers, a social studies teacher at Manistique Middle/High School in Manistique Area Schools.
Region 2: Molly Dunham, a third-grade teacher at Kingsley Elementary School in Kingsley Area School
Region 3: Kristen Ritter, a mathematics teacher at Greenville High School in Greenville Public Schools.
Region 4: Laura Baker, an English teacher at Shepherd High School in Shepherd Public Schools.
Region 5: Sasha Wakefield, a mathematics teacher at Clio High School in Clio Area Schools.
Region 6: Cassandra Eberhardt, a social studies teacher at Williamston Middle School in Williamston Community Schools.
Region 7: Melissa Frost, a science teacher at Buchanan High School in Buchanan Community Schools.
Region 8: Kristina Dennis, a third-grade teacher at Onsted Elementary School in Onsted Community Schools.
Region 9: Kelley Cusmano, an English Language Arts teacher at Rochester High School in Rochester Community Schools.
Region 10: Calvin Nellum, a science teacher at Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences.
