Consultant Services

Improving student achievement and success at the middle, junior high, and high school levels is one of the goals of the Macomb Intermediate School District, accompanied by the implementation strategy of developing a plan for secondary school reform.

The Macomb Intermediate School District’s 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 has been meeting once per month, September through June, since September 2006 and is comprised of representatives from each of the 21 Macomb County school districts, such as superintendents, assistant superintendents, curriculum directors, special education directors, building administrators, and counselors. 

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.  The committee stays abreast of all new developments from the Michigan Department of Education regarding the graduation requirements, and disseminates the information to all district administrators, in order to be as proactive as possible in implementing support programs and initiatives.

The goals of the High School Reform Steering Committee are to:

• Gain up-to-date information on the graduation requirements initiative and all aspects of its implementation,
• Collaborate with the 21 Macomb County school districts by sharing and networking with their educational leaders,
• Obtain knowledge of intervention strategies and current Best Practices,
• Learn the latest legislative news,
• Be apprised of Professional Development offerings,
• Gain awareness of curriculum support, educational resources, and consultant services offered by the MISD, and
• Become aware of current school policies and procedures practiced in Macomb County’s 28 comprehensive high schools.

The Macomb Intermediate School District developed and published Michigan’s High School Graduation Requirements Guide for Parents (../HSGraduation/default.htm), starting in August 2005 and continuing (4^th Edition) until May 2008.  The first edition was sent to every Macomb County seventh and eighth grade parent in August 2005, and subsequently was disseminated to every eighth and ninth grade student/parent during the 2006/07 and 2007/08 school years.  School administrators, counselors, and teachers discussed the guide with the students in the classroom, and provided evening meetings during which the most current and factual information could be delivered to the parents.  A disk was also provided to any other school district/ISD that requested the guide’s format, and has now been shared with nearly every county in Michigan.  To view this guide, please go to www.misd.net.  Under Quick Links, click on High School Graduation Requirements and then on Michigan’s New High School Graduation Requirements Guide for Parents (4^th Edition).