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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This unit provides guidance to school districts related to the laws and administrative rules governing the procedures to count pupils in membership and generate state aid funding.
Pupil Accounting Resources
Documents Related to Pupil Accounting
Section 21f Expanded Virtual Learning for Course Providers
Work-Based Learning Experiences Program Requirements
Resource Documents
Counting Professional Development Toward Instructional Time Requirements
Q&A for the 15 Virtual Learning Instructional Days under MCL 388.1621f
Days and Clock Hours (D/CH)
Actual Number of Days and Clock Hours of Instruction (DS4168)
Preliminary Pupil Headcount
Preliminary Pupil Headcount Report (DS4898)
Districts in their 1st or 2nd year, or Districts that have added a new grade level.
Waiver Applications
Additional Forgiven Days Waiver
Related Topics
Current Labor Day Waiver Approvals
Foreign Students Enrolled in Public School Districts
Instruction Cancelations (Snow Days) Overview
Student Count Day and School Funding Information
Homebound and Hospitalized Services Guidance
Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE)
Postsecondary Dual Enrollment Information
2017 Shared Time Workgroup Report
Instructional Time Scheduling Options for Non-testing Grades
Administrative Rules for the Distribution of State Aid
MDE Recommends
Kindergarten Enrollment (Updated June 2014)
Memorandums
Days of Instruction Requirement
Forgiven Days and Hours for Special Education Early Childhood
