EMC Administrator Manual

Acronyms and Abbreviations

EMC History, EMC Entities, the Michigan Early Middle College Association and Dual Enrollment

• History of Michigan Early Middle Colleges
• EMC Philosophy and Populations Served
• EMC Definition and Student Outcomes
• EMC Entity Types
• High-Quality EMC Program
• On-Track and Off-Track Graduate Definitions
• How To Start an EMC
• EMC Design Principles, Beliefs and Best Practices
• “The Big Four” Dimension of College Readiness
• Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA)
• Purpose of MEMCA
• MEMCA Student Certificate
• MEMCA Membership
• Dr. Chery Wagonlander EMC Excellence in Practice Awards
• Early Middle College and Dual Enrollment

EMC Application and Operational Processes

• EMC Application Process
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• Five Year Program of Study (POS)
• Final Year Math and Pupil Membership
• Board of Education Minutes
• Organizational Chart
• Focus Areas
• Role of the EMC Coordinator
• Collaboration and Coordination
• EMC Student Supports
• Data Management and Student Reporting
• Leadership, Technical Assistance and Professional Development
• Program Quality
• Role of the EMC Postsecondary Partners
• EMC Funding
• EMC Naming
• Tuition and Fees
• Remedial Coursework
• EMC Document Retention
• Changing EMC Entity Types
• Out of State Postsecondary Partners
• EMC Closure
• Reinstatement of EMC Closed by MDE

Student Coding and Reporting

• 3500 Code
• Does the 3500 EMC Code Automatically Upload to MSDS From a Student Information System (SIS)
  Coding Appeals for 11th Grade EMC Students
• Students Missing a Semester
• Reporting by EMC Type
• EMC Program or EMC High School
• EMC Consortia
• Reporting the Extra Grade Level (Fifth Year) in MSDS
• EMC Student State Assessment Exam
• Graduation Year on the EMC Student Diploma
• Student Transcripts
• Out of State EMC Transfer Students
• In-State EMC Student Transfers
• Athletics
• Homeschool and Nonpublic Students
• Free/Reduced Lunch for EMC Students
• Academic Honors
• Special Education Students
• Age

Pupil Accounting

Data Systems

• Data Quality Reports
• Student Reporting Information Sessions
• MI School Data
• Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) Deadlines and Data Systems
• Michigan Student Data System (MSDS)
• Exiting Student from the MSDS
• Reporting EMC Student Outcome Codes in MSDS
• Student Transcript and Academic Record Repository (STARR)
• Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL)

Career Technical Education Early Middle College (CTE EMC)

• Do I need a CTE EMC Program Serial Number (PSN)?
• EMC and Career Center Programs
• Leveraging CTE to Support the MMC
• CTE EMC Student and Completion of a State-approved CTE Program
• EMC Funding
• Career and Technical Education Information System (CTEIS)
• Teacher Student Data Link (TSDL) Repeated for CTE EMC
• Section 61b State School Aid Formula Funding/Strategic Plans and Planning Grants
• Developing CTE EMC Programs
• CTE EMC Sample Program of Study
• Coding EMC Students Prior to New CTE EMC Program
• Application Approval