Monthly Communication

Welcome to the monthly Continuous Improvement and State & Federal Programs communication. The purpose is to contextualize Continuous Improvement into our daily work, to efficiently complete all State and Federal Program tasks, and to promote moving these tasks past simple compliance.

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• New Administrators
• Consolidated Application Due August 29
• Continuous Improvement - Getting a Solid Start for 24/25
• MASFPS Fall Professional Learning Institute (S&F Programs PD)
• Quarterly Virtual S&F Programs Meeting Dates

• October 3 & 4 - MASFPS Fall Professional Learning Institute (Info | Register)
• October 15 & 16 - MDE Special Populations (Save the Date)
• November 21 - MDE Continuous Improvement Conference (Info/Registration)

Please forward this communication to any new administrators and invite them to subscribe. The information is applicable to state and federal program supervisors, curriculum directors, principals, and the business office. Need some guidance getting started?

• State and Federal Programs/Curriculum Directors - Compliance Calendar
• School and District Leaders - Continuous Improvement Monthly Checklist

The Consolidated Application is now open (June 26 Memo - be sure to read it all). Due date for a 7/1 obligation date is Thursday, August 29. If the consolidated application is submitted after August 29, the obligation date will be the date submitted.

I was going to type out a big help article here, but I'll do us both a favor and send you over to Frank and Don's Consolidated App Help Document (Thanks to Frank Holes, MDE, and Don Beck, Calhoun ISD). A few highlights:

• Use the MDE Help Document. Start at the top, go to the bottom, don't skip around.
• There are new requirements for Homeless Title I Set-Aside (MDE Memo).
• There are new requirements for EL Program Evaluation.
• All Title I schools, including skipped schools, must complete the Title I Template.

August is the time to make sure your District and Building teams are set for the year and all the logistics for your meetings are in place (dates, times, location, communication). There are some solid tips about this in Day 1 of the MICIP Collaboration Series (Presentation | Video). Here are some additional resources that I have found very helpful:

• District-Led Continuous Improvement
• Building Teams and District Teams
• Forming a Team
• Leading and Managing Change

MICIP Plan "Due Date"

The revised school code requires that districts make school improvement plans available to the department by September 1 each year. While the term "school improvement plan" is used, our current construct and language for this is MICIP/Continuous Improvement. As we know, there is no Submit button in MICIP. Completing the MICIP process by having all active plans in the MICIP portfolio and using the monitoring tools fulfils your legal obligations. See this May 30 MDE memo for the official communication on this subject.

The Michigan Association of State and Federal Program Specialists (MASFPS) is hosting our first Fall Professional Learning Institute since pre-COVID and we have a great lineup.

• Day 1 Keynote - Tiffany Winters-Kesslar (Bruman Group, Washington DC) - Federal Updates
• Day 2 Keynote - Dr. Joe Sanfelippo - Lead From Where You Are
• 18 breakouts from district practitioners, ISD partners, and MDE across many topics of interest

More Info

• The institute is October 3 and 4 at Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor. Use room code 6580406 for block room rate at Weber's Inn (book by 9/1/2024)
• Registration is currently open (details)
• We are hoping to get everyone registered early for planning purposes. If you are planning to use funds from the consolidated application, you could get prior approval from your regional consultant, register now, and pay later.

Additionally, there are many other offerings from MASFPS this year. Here are the events at a glance and the events page with links to registrations.

The following State and Federal Programs meetings are open to everyone, statewide. The meetings are typically well attended by reps from MDE OES and program directors from many districts and ISDs across the state. Same Zoom Link for all: https://muskegonisd-org.zoom.us/j/6740302165

• Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 9:00 - 10:30
• Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:30
• Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 9:00 - 10:30
• Final meeting is the MDE Spring Workshop. Dates TBD

If you have any resources to share or other suggestions for this area, please send them my way (contact info below).

Continuous Improvement

• MICIP Collaboration Series Dashboard (2024)
• Continuous Improvement Monthly Checklist
• MICIP Continuous Communication Archives

State and Federal Programs

• State Grants Repository
• Compliance Calendar
• Time and Effort Flowchart
• Time and Effort Written Process
• Written Process Collaborative

Due Dates and Calendars

• OES Applications Schedule (MDE - Updated for 2024-25)
• State Assessment Calendars

School Index

• School Index Interactive Presentation Guide
• School Index Video Playlist
• School Index Flow Chart
• School Index System Guide (business rules)
• What is CSI?
• What is TSI?
• What is ATS?

Miscellaneous

• Record Retention Guidance (updated as of April 2023)

Email: dhundt@muskegonisd.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/muskegonisd.org/processes/home
Phone: 231-767-7265