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Overview |
We are involved with the educational community across the country.
Our staff members are leaders in state and national programs.
Many are working with colleges and universities. Still others are
exchanging information with their professional colleagues. All these
activities have a single purpose: to identify and develop techniques and
programs which improve learning opportunities in Macomb County and
maintain our reputation for educational excellence.
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Assessment |
Assessment for
learning takes place in the
classroom and helps teachers
know what their
students have learned.
Assessment for
learning, more
importantly, informs
teachers how to adjust their
instruction. Assessment
of learning is used to
determine what students have
learned at the end of a unit
of instruction, course or
grade. Assessment for
learning can only take
place in the classroom.
Assessment of
learning takes place in the
classroom but can also be
used for accountability
purposes such as the
Michigan Accreditation
System and No Child Left
Behind.
We offer support to
teachers, school improvement
teams, building and district
administrators in the use of
many types of assessments,
the collection and analysis
of data, and decision making
based on dialogues around
data. One of the most
important uses of data is
for evaluating school
performance and
determining school
improvement
priorities.
Evaluation focuses
determining the effect or
impact of specific classroom
interventions, building
initiatives, curriculum
programs or district
projects. We help
individuals and teams
focus and refine their
evaluation questions and
design a plan that includes
the appropriate assessment
instruments, timeline and
analysis. Evaluation plans
typically collect both
quantitative and
qualitative data. We
help schools develop
qualitative tools such
as paper or online
surveys. We also provide
help in conducting focus
groups to collect data from
a variety of stakeholders.
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Bilingual/ELL
Education |
The
MISD Bilingual/ELL Education Program
provides bilingual instructional
assistants, who help English
language learning students to learn
English and to achieve competency in
English language and reading skills.
Thus, providing the ELL students an
equal access to education in a
classroom where English only is
spoken.
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Career &
Technical Education |
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Bridging the
gap between education and the world
of work, Career Technical Education
programs increase students’ options
for occupational choice in the high
skill/high wage/high demand careers
of the future. Macomb County schools
offer 243 programs in 32 career
fields.
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more...
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Career
Preparation |
As a
Career Education Specialist, Karen
Johnston develops, coordinates and
promotes career preparation events
and programs.
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Early Childhood |
Early Childhood works
collaboratively with the 21 school
districts in Macomb County and the
MI Department of Education. Current
state initiatives including the
Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP),
Great Parents Macomb,
migreatparents.org, the Great Start
Collaborative and the Early
Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC)
are supported throughout the County.
Support of early childhood
networking through the Children's
Network of Macomb is ongoing.
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Gifted Education |
MISD is committed to an educational
program of options that recognize
the unique value, needs and talents
of each student. Instructional
programs for the gifted and talented
are an integral part of this
commitment. With the support of the
MISD, local districts will
differentiate instruction pre K-12,
and offer a continuum of services
designed to encourage maximum
development of every student's
potential.
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High School
Reform Steering Committee |
The
High School Reform Steering
Committee (HSRSC) was formed in
response to the State of Michigan's
adoption of the New High School
Graduation Requirements in April
2006. The HSRSC discusses the
implications and implementation of
the graduation requirements, as well
as the programs and supports needed
to be instituted to ensure the
successful completion of these
requirements by all of Macomb
County's students.
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Homeless
Students |
In cooperation with local Macomb
County school districts we can
assist parents and their families
while they are temporarily between
homes.
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International
Academy of Macomb |
The
International Academy of Macomb (IAM)
is a public, tuition-free, high
school for students from 18 Macomb
County districts. IA Macomb provides
a unique blend of rigorous academic
standards, practical career-related
experiences, and intercultural
learning opportunities focused on a
very challenging and engaging
curriculum; and features the
world-renowned International
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme as
the centerpiece of the 11th and 12th
grade curriculum.
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Language Arts |
The
Language Arts program at Macomb ISD
is based on the Michigan Department
of Education English Language Arts
Standards and Content Expectations.
Our mission is to provide leadership
for a balanced literacy program
throughout the curriculum equipping
students with the communication and
thinking skills necessary to become
literate and informed individuals.
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Mathematics |
The Mathematics Unit of the
Consultant Services Department makes
a difference in Macomb County
Schools by providing: Leadership,
Curriculum Support, Professional
Development, Student Services,
Community Involvement and a Resource
Clearinghouse.
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New Teacher
Academy |
New
Teacher Academy provides current
research based information on best
practices for new teacher. These
opportunities are available to new
teacher and provide professional
development hours to satisfy the
requirements for all new teachers.
By attending these session new
teachers will have the opportunity
to log hours to move their
certificates from provisional to
professional.
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Paraprofessional |
All paraprofessionals
working in educational support
positions hired after January 8,
2002, and are funded by Title 1
monies, must meet the highly
qualified requirement of the No
Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The
Macomb ISD is an approved site that
administers an internet-based
Parapro Assessment Test, as well as
provides a Parapro Study Workshop
which offers a targeted review of
the material covered on the
assessment test.
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REACH
(Reinforcing Educational
Achievement) |
Macomb
Intermediate School District (MISD) has
designed a program of supplemental
educational services to meet the needs of
local constituent districts and/or public
school academies. The REACH program
is specifically designed to meet the
legislatively mandated obligation of
providing supplemental educational services
to students at schools that have been
identified for improvement under No Child
Left Behind. Districts may also elect
to provide supplemental services to students
in schools in danger of identification or as
an after school enrichment program during
the school year or in the summer. By
downloading the materials developed by MISD
personnel and ordering the other materials
from the identified publishers, your
district will have all of the resources
needed to provide a comprehensive
supplemental services program to your
students.
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Safe & Drug-Free
Schools |
Safe
and Drug-Free Schools offers the
training, technical assistance and
resource coordination to help
districts keep students healthy,
safe and drug-free.
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Science |
We have adopted the shared vision
for mathematics and science.
Our goal is to help all students
develop the knowledge and skills
needed to participate fully as
enlightened citizens in economic,
social and civic actions and
decision making in an increasingly
complex society.
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School
Improvement |
The
services provided by School
Improvement(SI) assist schools and
districts with taking a
comprehensive look at their internal
systems to assess where student
achievement and the school is, in
relationship to the elements of
effective school practices.
Facilitators of School
Improvement(FSI) is a group of
administrators and teachers who work
together once a month to network SI
and develop their expertise in the
facilitation of school improvement
at their schools.
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Social Studies |
The
MISD offers consulting services in
social studies curriculum and
instruction and professional
development sessions on instruction
for specific grade levels and
courses, as well as content literacy
at the secondary level. In addition,
the MISD hosts countywide social
studies meetings throughout the year
to assist schools in keeping current
with changes at the state level and
research in the field of social
studies education.
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Teacher Leader
Program |
The
Macomb Intermediate School District
Teacher Leader Program is designed
to identify and develop teacher
leaders in the K-12 school buildings
within the county.
A teacher leader is a person who demonstrates the skills of a highly
effective teacher and has the
influence to extend beyond their own
classroom within their own school
and elsewhere. The MISD teacher
leader program is designed to
develop teacher leader skills to
improve learning for the school
community that includes students,
parents, and staff.
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World Languages |
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The Macomb Intermediate School District
offers assistance in world languages
curriculum and professional development for
the twenty-one school districts in Macomb
County, Michigan.
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