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.
Early learning and development program resources for all children, birth to age eight, especially those in highest need.
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.
Resources for Michigan’s Out-of-School Time programs and providers.
Resources for programs and initiatives that support school improvement efforts.
Michigan has an innovative and comprehensive system of assessments to measure student achievement in learning our state content standards.
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SEAC is obligated to receive findings and decisions of all completed due process hearings related to special education by receiving summary information pertaining to all completed due process hearings.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) ensures a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to all children with disabilities. IDEA specifically codifies three critical rights for students with disabilities: identification, evaluation, and educational programming/service. To ensure compliance with the statute, numerous provisions are included that ensure procedural safeguards for students with disabilities. Procedural safeguards guarantee a complaint resolution system, mediation, and an impartial due process hearing as remedies for parent/guardian challenges of local education agency (LEA) decisions.
Redacted versions of court decisions are studied by SEAC members in order to better understand the special education legal decisions in Michigan. These written review of cases heard in court assist SEAC members in understanding existing administrative laws, binding precedent, and persuasive precedent hearing officers use to form their decisions.
Additional dispute resolution options and resources are available from the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Office of Special Education (OSE).
Due process hearing decisions in Michigan are available through a due process database.
