1. Spring Directors’ Meeting Department of Education Update May 9, 2008

2. MDE Update Staffing Allocations Budgets AMAO status Monitoring Program Self Evaluation Desk Monitoring On-site (Field Services/Title III) GAD Summer Workshop

3. Staffing Consultant Three candidates Interview in next 2 -3 weeks Offer position – early/mid June Person in place early July Analyst Posted Interviews – mid June In place – mid-July

4. 2008 – 2009 Allocations Preliminary allocations Section 41 – Goal: January 2009 Budget approval - Legislature Title III – Goal: July 2008 Allocation notification from USED Based on count in SRSD – fall/spring Pre-school – EOY SRSD report – Grade 30 AND Students tested through ELPA test window

5. 2008 – 2009 Allocations Preliminary Allocations Migrant Regular Year Programs Allocations from USED July/August – if we have an analyst Final Allocations Section 41 – January 2009 Title III- Fall 2008 Migrant – Summer 2008

6. Budgets Title III – MEGS – Consolidated Application Admin limit of 2% including indirect Section 41 – MEGS – Separate application

7. AMAOs Final calculations may be ready next week Letters out this year Parent notification made at end of year Statewide system of support for those not making AMAOs

8. Monitoring Levels of Monitoring Self Evaluation Desk/Telephone Monitoring On-site Monitoring Conjunction with Field Services Follow Up Field Service Visits this year

9. Audit Report Response to Federal Audit Due next week Responses will site staff issues and plans based on our discussions here when staff is in place Single Audit Monitoring Follow up to Final Expenditure Reports

10. GAD Available in CEPI Special Education Medically Fragile ELL No communication for ELL this year Will approve those in the system Next year available for delay

11. Summer Workshop SAVE the DATE: August 11, 12, 13 Lansing Center ELLs, Reading First, High Priority Schools, School Improvement, Special Education, Math, Science, other curricular areas

12. MDE Update Questions?????

13. MDE Update Contact: Betty Underwood, Interim Director Office of School Improvement underwoodb@michigan.gov Linda Forward, Supervisor Academic Support Unit forwardl@michigan.gov