Providing ALL Students

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Providing ALL Students
A 21st Century Education
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Common Requirements Common Goals

• The Michigan Merit Curriculum for the first time
  provides
• Michigan schools with a common set of graduation
  requirements and,
• Teachers with a common set of learning
  expectations.

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Personal Curriculum

• The legislative intent of the Personal Curriculum
  is to increase the rigor and relevance of the
  educational experience and provide a tool to help
  ALL students succeed with the MMC.

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Personal Curriculum

• A documented process initiated by
• the parent/legal guardian,
• student over 18 if no appointed guardian, or
• an emancipated youth.
• Involves an agreement between the
  parent/guardian, superintendent, and the student.

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Whats Practicable Mean?
What Does Practicable Mean?

• Practicable is an inclusive term meaning as
  much of the subject area content expectations as
  possible during high school instruction for the
  individual student.
• Students with disabilities operate under this
  same context!

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Four Reasons for a A Personal Curriculum

• There are four reasons for a PC.
• Add more math, English, science or world language
  courses.
• Modify credit requirements because a student has
  transferred from out of state or from a
  non-public school.

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Four Reasons for a Personal Curriculum

• Modify the Algebra II requirement by spreading
  the content over two years for two credits.
• Modify the credit requirements based on a
  students disability.

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1-Adding additional math, English, science or
language

• After all elective options have been exhausted,
  students may substitute
• Up to 1 credit of Visual, Performing and Applied
  Arts credit.
• The 3rd social studies credit, excluding Civics.

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1-Adding additional math, English, science or
language

• A student may substitute
• ½ credit of Physical Education (Consideration A
  previous law remains in effect requiring students
  who are physically fit and capable to take a
  physical education course.)

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1-Adding additional math, English, science or
language

• A student may substitute
• ½ credit of Health (However, students are still
  required to have STD and HIV instruction.)

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2-Transfer Students

• Student has successfully completed the equivalent
  of 2 years of high school credit out of state or
  at a non-public school.
• Districts may use appropriate assessment
  examinations to determine what credits were
  earned out of state or at a nonpublic school.

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2-Transfer Students

• Student successfully completes at least 1
  mathematics credit during final year of high
  school.
• Credit must be at least Algebra 1 if enrolled at
  least 1 year.
• Next credit above Algebra 1 if student has
  demonstrated success in Algebra 1.
• Student must earn ½ credit in Civics.

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3 - Math Modification
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Subjects That Cannot Be Modified

• English Language Arts
• Science
• World Languages
• Civics
• Online Learning Experience
• Exception Students with a disability and
  transfer students.

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Students With Disabilities

• The state statute uses the definition of a child
  with a disability found in IDEA 2004.
• The term child with a disability' means a child
  who needs and is eligible for special education
  and related services.

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Students With Disabilities

• A school district or PSA may, at the parents
  request, consider modifications to the MMC not
  otherwise allowable.

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Students With Disabilities

• Created so that the MMC would not present an
  absolute barrier for students with an IEP.
• The intent is to create an educational bridge to
  cognitive barriers similar to an architectural
  bridge to physical barriers.

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Students With Disabilities

• How is this done?
• PC decisions rest with a district level team with
  the authority to make modifications to the
  extent necessary if they are directly related to
  the disability.
• The PC team has tremendous local discretion.

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Modification Requirements

• The modification is determined to be necessary
  due to the students disability.
• Translation it is the students disability and
  not the instructional environment that creates
  the barrier to access or proficiency. The
  students response to supports and interventions
  needs to be taken into account.
• Limits the modification to the extent made
  necessary by the disability.
• Translation modifications should be specific
  and targeted and based solely on eligibility.

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Students With Disabilities

• Modifications to academic expectations made
  through the PC option, should support progress
  along the career pathway and achievement of
  postsecondary goals.

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Students With Disabilities

• The student's IEP
• Identifies supports, accommodations, and
  modifications necessary for achievement in the
  general curriculum.
• The PC determines or modifies the students high
  school content to meet the graduation
  requirements.

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Drop Out Prevention

• The school district or PSA shall notify the
  parent/guardian of the availability of tutoring
  or other supplemental educational supports and
  counseling services
• If a student is identified as being at risk of
  withdrawing from HS or struggling to successfully
  complete a credit required for graduation.

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Contact Information

• Betty Underwood - UnderwoodB_at_michigan.gov
• Director, Office of School Improvement
• 517-241-3147 MDE OSI
• Jacquelyn Thompson - ThompsonJ3_at_michigan.gov
• Director, Special Education and Early
  Intervention 
• 517-373-9433 MDE OSE/EIS
• Deborah Clemmons - Clemmonsd_at_michigan.gov
• Supervisor for Curriculum and Literacy
• 517-241-2479 MDE OSI
• Matt Korolden - koroldenm_at_michigan.gov
• Co-director, Secondary Redesign and Transition
• 517-241-3509 MDE OSE/EIS

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Thank you!