Early/Middle Colleges & Programs in Michigan

1. Early/Middle Colleges & Programs in Michigan 2014 MASSP Summer Conference Beverly Brown, Ph.D. Chery Wagonlander, Ed.D.

4. Four Types of E/MCs in Michigan • A stand-alone public high school (can be a SEE) • A school within a school (SWS) • Public School Academy • E/MC Program

5. Shared Educational Entity (SEE) • A SEE is an Early/Middle College that enrolls students from multiple districts. • It allow districts to report students in an entity (the E/MC) not within the district's hierarchy. • This model requires a new entity code.

6. School Within a School (SWS) • Operates within an existing high school. Some students attend the regular high school for 4 years, other students participate in a 5 year program.

7. PSA Sunrise Early Middle College

8. 13 E/MC SEEs currently exist in Michigan • 13 E/MC SWS currently in Michigan • 2 PSAs • 1 School of Choice • 27 E/MC Program Operations

9. THINGS TO CONSIDER • Organizational Structure • Philosophical Base • Higher Education Partnerships • Legal Issues • Funding • Personnel • Facilities, Furnishings & Supplies • Safety/Security • Marketing/PR/ Communication • Data • Educational Plans • Standardized Testing • Stakeholders • Technology

10. Memorandum of Understanding • Secondary Agency • Postsecondary Agency

11. If you are opening a new Early/Middle College, it will be necessary to establish a new EEM entity code. If you have a current school that will become an Early/Middle College, the current EEM record will need to be modified. In either case, please send an e-mail message with the details to CEPI@michigan.gov or call 517-335-0505.

12. Contact Information • Beverly Brown at brownb21@Michigan.gov • Chery Wagonlander at cwagonla@geneseeisd.org • Scott Jenkins at scott.jenkins@mcc.edu