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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States are obligated under federal law to have a system of general supervision to monitor and support the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 in local education agencies (LEAs). Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Special Education (OSE) strives to address the goals of Michigan's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan while meeting the federal obligation to develop an effective general supervision system. The general supervision system is an accountability mechanism for improving educational results and functional outcomes for children and youth with disabilities while ensuring LEAs meet program requirements of IDEA, with a particular emphasis on requirements most closely related to those improvements.
In Michigan, intermediate school districts (ISDs) are subrecipients of IDEA grant funds and, thus, serve as LEAs, with the responsibility to support member districts in improving results and ensuring program requirements are met.
The general supervision system consists of eight separate but interrelated components developed by Michigan to meet its obligation under federal law. The eight components of Michigan's system include:
This document describes the general supervision system, consisting of eight separate but interrelated components developed by Michigan to meets its obligation under federal law.
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) directs states to ensure its general supervision system includes policies, procedures, and practices reasonably designed to consider and address areas of concern in a timely manner.
Across MDE and OSE, staff are supporting learners and learning with high expectations and flexible supports through the provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).
