Early/Middle Colleges & Programs in Michigan

2014 MASSP Summer Conference

Beverly Brown, Ph.D.

Chery Wagonlander, Ed.D.

Four Types of E/MCs in Michigan

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• A stand-alone public high school

(can be a SEE)

• A school within a school (SWS)

• Public School Academy

• E/MC Program

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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.

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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.

PSA

Sunrise Early Middle College

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• 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

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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

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Memorandum of Understanding

• Secondary Agency

• Postsecondary Agency

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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.

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Contact Information

• Beverly Brown at brownb21@Michigan.gov

• Chery Wagonlander at cwagonla@geneseeisd.org

• Scott Jenkins at scott.jenkins@mcc.edu