Michigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative Expands...
MiBLSi Supports Student Success One evening in November 2003, just a few cars remained in the parking lot at Krause Early Elementary in Armada Township. Inside, the halls were quiet. The Macomb County...
View ArticlePeer to Peer Support Programs Change Lives for Students With Autism Spectrum...
As a speech and language pathologist working with elementary students in a peer support program, Heather Stanton-Rudy knows the benefits of peer-mediated interventions, especially for independence and...
View ArticleNew Resource for Parents and Professionals to Improve Their Partnerships
We all know that parent involvement is crucial for our children’s success in school, and in life. Now more than ever, professionals and parents of children with special needs are expected to...
View ArticleMichigan Emphasizes Outreach Services for Students With Low Incidence...
The Michigan Department of Education, Low Incidence Outreach (MDE-LIO) Initiative Supports Students Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI) and Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH) Low incidence...
View Article“All Students Count” With MEAP Access
Federal legislation has placed great importance on student performance in state assessments. With funding for districts tied to state assessments, as mandated by the Elementary and Secondary Education...
View ArticleMichigan Special Education Reference (MI-SER) Resource Now Available
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education (OSE) has recently released a web-based resource that provides access to policy and regulatory information in one centralized...
View Article“One Pagers” Offer Information and Resources on Special Education Topics
The Michigan Special Education One Pager series of documents and training opportunities, developed by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education (OSE), offers information...
View ArticleParent Support and Literacy Skills are Two Keys for Student Success
Michelle Miller was upset. After months of requesting progress reports from her daughter’s high school reading teacher, she had finally received one: a call stating that Kaley had been “noncompliant”...
View ArticleState and Federal Laws Address Teacher Shortages
Michigan faces a critical shortage for teachers, including disciplines in special education and related areas. To address the shortage, the state has passed legislation regarding rehiring retired...
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iPad Becoming a Popular Tool for Increasing Accessibility in Classrooms
Over the past few years, iPads have seemingly become the technology of choice when it comes to classroom learning. Schools that have purchased building/classroom sets or are implementing 1:1 student...
View ArticleMichigan’s Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative Expands...
MiBLSi Supports Student Success One evening in November 2003, just a few cars remained in the parking lot at Krause Early Elementary in Armada Township. Inside, the halls were quiet. The Macomb County...
View ArticlePeer to Peer Support Programs Change Lives for Students With Autism Spectrum...
As a speech and language pathologist working with elementary students in a peer support program, Heather Stanton-Rudy knows the benefits of peer-mediated interventions, especially for independence and...
View ArticleNew Resource for Parents and Professionals to Improve Their Partnerships
We all know that parent involvement is crucial for our children’s success in school, and in life. Now more than ever, professionals and parents of children with special needs are expected to...
View ArticleMichigan Emphasizes Outreach Services for Students With Low Incidence...
The Michigan Department of Education, Low Incidence Outreach (MDE-LIO) Initiative Supports Students Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI) and Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH) Low incidence...
View ArticleStrategic State Plan Addresses Autism Spectrum Disorder in Michigan
In August 2009, Michigan human service agency directors approved the development of a Michigan Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) State Plan to address the state’s growing rate of people with an ASD. A...
View ArticleMichigan Special Education Mediation Program Is Free Service That Helps...
Did you know there’s a program that can help your district avoid costly and time-consuming special education complaints? The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Special Education’s (OSE)...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Early On®
The Michigan Alliance for Families, a statewide resource to connect families of children with disabilities to resources to help improve their children’s education, recently announced the release of a...
View ArticleCollaborative Partnerships Lead to Postsecondary Success
On an ordinary Thursday afternoon, Ben McClure has already unloaded the dishwasher, vacuumed his room, baked a batch of cookies, returned some DVDs to the library, and browsed the aisles at his...
View ArticleDistrict-Level Performance Data are Available
Michigan’s 2011-2012 school year special education performance data for each school district are now available, as is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for 2013 public...
View ArticleOakland Schools Works to Improve Significant Disproportionality for Discipline
In response to data showing that Significant Disproportionality for Discipline is a problem in Michigan, Oakland Schools, an intermediate school district (ISD), has taken steps to educate its districts...
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