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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL › Section R. 340.1799b - Teachers of students with visual impairment; special requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 99b. The teacher education program for teachers of
					 students with visual impairment shall include a minimum of 30 semester or
					 equivalent hours pursuant to
					 R 340.1781,
					 R 340.1782, and all of the
					 following:
(a) Understand and apply
				  knowledge of the foundations for the education of students with visual
				  impairments, including unique characteristics and needs, as well as ethical
				  considerations relating to students' education.
(b) Research and understand legislation and
				  policies which impact identification, educational continuum, placement, service
				  delivery, and outcomes.
(c)
				  Knowledge of normal development of the visual system, structure and function of
				  the eye, diseases and disorders of the eye, and their educational
				  implications.
(d) Understand the
				  effects of a visual impairment on early development in the following areas:
(i) Cognition.
(ii) Self-help.
(iii) Language.
(iv) Motor skills.
(v) Social emotional interactions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL › Section R. 340.1799c - Teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing; special requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 99c.
(1) The
				  teacher education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of
				  hearing must include a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours. The teacher
				  education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing must
				  meet the council on education of the deaf standards or must, at a minimum,
				  include 30 semester or equivalent hours relating to all of the following areas:
(a) Language and linguistics.
(b) Audiology and speech science.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Education.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL › Section R. 340.1799e - "Psychologist" defined

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 99e. "Psychologist" means an approved Michigan school
					 psychologist who is certified by the department or who is a fully licensed
					 psychologist.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL › Section R. 340.1799g - Transition coordinator; requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 99g.
(1) Full
				  approval as a transition coordinator shall be granted by the department to a
				  person who meets all of the following requirements:
(a) A bachelor's or graduate degree in
				  special education or a field related to transition of youth with disabilities
				  into adult life roles. Related fields include, but are not limited to, general
				  and vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, and counseling.
(b) A minimum of 3 years of satisfactory
				  teaching experience in special or vocational education at the secondary level;
				  or a minimum of 3 years of satisfactory employment providing transition-related
				  service to individuals with disabilities between the ages of 13 to 26 years.
				  Transition-related services include, but are not limited to, vocational
				  rehabilitation, employment, counseling, independent living, and mental health.
				  A person with a master's degree in special education or field related to
				  transition of youth with disabilities into adult life roles shall be credited
				  with 1 year of employment.
(c)
				  Approval under competencies and procedures established by the
				  department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1801 - Source of funds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 101. Funds for operating and housing special education
					 programs and services operated by intermediate school districts, constituent
					 local school districts, and public school academies shall be derived from
					 federal appropriations; general and categorical appropriations in 1979 PA 94,
					 MCL 388.1601 et seq., and known as the state school aid act of 1979; local
					 general and specific property taxes, gifts, grants, and bequests; or payments
					 from a school district sending students with disabilities to another school
					 district.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1802 - Use of funds

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 102. Funds available to intermediate school districts,
					 constituent local school districts, and public school academies as provided in
					 R
					 340.1801 may be used for any of the following:
(a) The employment of teachers and other
				  personnel.
(b) Transportation of
				  students with disabilities.
(c) The
				  purchase and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
(d) The lease, purchase, construction,
				  renovation, or acquisition of vehicles, sites, buildings or portions thereof,
				  and equipment as deemed necessary for staff, programs, and services operated
				  under the intermediate school district plans as approved by the department and
				  other provisions of law.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1803 - Building or purchasing facilities

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 103. When facilities are purchased, constructed, or
					 renovated with funds acquired through 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1722 to 380.1729 for
					 constituent local school districts, funds shall be used for contractual
					 purposes which provide that the constituent local school district or public
					 school academy shall make that facility available for special education
					 programs and services for a period of 25 years. Disbursement of the funds shall
					 be made by the intermediate school district board of education under the
					 intermediate school district plan.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1808 - Reporting costs

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 108. An intermediate school district, a local school
					 district, or a public school academy operating a program under these rules
					 shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction, at the close of the
					 fiscal year, an itemized report of the actual cost of operating the program,
					 including the cost of transportation, on forms provided for that purpose.
					 Reported actual costs for purposes of reimbursement shall include only those
					 that are reasonable and appropriate as determined by the superintendent of
					 public instruction.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1809 - State aid to operating school districts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 109. The intermediate school district and its
					 constituent local school districts and public school academies shall be
					 entitled to receive reimbursement for special education programs and services
					 that are in compliance with these rules and in accordance with the intermediate
					 school district plan as approved by the department and as prescribed in 1979 PA
					 94, MCL 388.1601 et seq. and known as the state school aid act of
					 1979.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1810 - Reimbursement of special education transportation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 110. Specialized transportation or additional
					 transportation, or both, as required in the individualized education program
					 for a person with a disability to receive a free appropriate public education
					 in the least restrictive educational environment, shall be reimbursable as
					 authorized by 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 et seq., and known as the state school
					 aid act of 1979.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1811 - Distribution of intermediate millage to intermediate school district, its constituent local school districts, and public school academies

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 111.
(1) Only
				  those programs and related services provided under a department-approved
				  intermediate school district plan and approved for reimbursement by the
				  department shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds generated by adoption
				  of millage under sections 1723 and 1724 of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1723 and
				  380.1724.
(2) If intermediate
				  school district special education tax funds are insufficient to reimburse
				  constituent claims in full, then a like percentage of the claim shall be paid
				  for support of each program and service to each constituent district. Claims
				  for operation of special education programs and services available to all
				  constituent local school districts or public school academies may be reimbursed
				  in full before any prorated payment which may become necessary for other
				  programs and services.
(3) Current
				  intermediate school district special education tax funds need not be used to
				  offset operational claim deficits from prior years.
(4) Amounts may be retained by the
				  intermediate school district for required cash flow purposes not to exceed 1
				  year's operational expenses for the purpose of maintaining special education
				  programs and services operated by the intermediate school district.
(5) Intermediate school districts shall
				  submit the desired method for the distribution of funds to the intermediate
				  school district, its constituent local school districts, and public school
				  academies and the reasons therefor for approval as part of the intermediate
				  school district plan required under section 1711 of 1976 PA 451, MCL
				  380.1711.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 6 - FINANCING › Section R. 340.1812 - Intermediate school district's use of special education millage

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 112.
(1)
				  Costs for the operation of special education programs and services by the
				  intermediate school district, available to all constituent local school
				  districts and public school academies, may be reimbursed in full before the
				  reimbursement of local districts from funds generated by adoption of millage
				  under sections 1723 and 1724 of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1723 and
				  380.1724.
(2) If intermediate
				  school district special education personnel offer direct services to students
				  with disabilities in some but not all constituent local school districts or
				  public school academies, and if prorated payment of constituent local school
				  district or public school academy operational claims is necessary, then the per
				  capita deficit for each student served shall be paid by the school district of
				  residence or a direct charge shall be made to the constituent local school
				  district based on the amount of deficit and the proportion of time the
				  constituent local school district or public school academy received the service
				  from the intermediate school district.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1831 - Plan and modification submission

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 131.
(1) Each
				  intermediate school district board shall submit an intermediate school district
				  plan for special education to the superintendent of public instruction to
				  become effective when approved by the superintendent of public
				  instruction.
(2) Any intermediate
				  school district plan or subsequent modification approved by the superintendent
				  of public instruction shall be distributed by the intermediate school district
				  to each constituent local school district superintendent, each chief executive
				  officer of a public school academy, and the chairperson of the parent advisory
				  committee within 7 calendar days of the intermediate school district's receipt
				  of approval by the superintendent of public instruction.
(3) Except as provided in subrule (4) of this
				  rule, a plan submitted by an intermediate school district and approved by the
				  superintendent of public instruction shall remain in effect until the
				  intermediate school district submits modifications that the intermediate school
				  district deems necessary to the department and the modifications are approved
				  by the superintendent of public instruction.
(4) The department may require an
				  intermediate school district to modify its plan if, after the effective date of
				  the individuals with disabilities education act,
				  20 U.S.C.
				  §1400 et seq., the provisions of that
				  act, its regulations,
				  34
				  C.F.R. 300.1, et seq., 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1
				  et seq. or these rules are amended, there is a new interpretation of any of
				  these laws or regulations by the United States Department of Education, the
				  department, or court, or the department finds noncompliance.
(5) If the department requires a modification
				  to the intermediate school district plan under subrule (4) of this rule and an
				  intermediate school district's process as set forth in this part does not
				  result in agreement among the intermediate school district, its constituent
				  local school districts, public school academies, and the parent advisory
				  committee regarding the required modification, then the intermediate school
				  district shall submit the required modification. A constituent local school
				  district, public school academy, or the parent advisory committee may file an
				  objection under
				  R
				  340.1836.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1833 - Cooperative development and review

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 133.
(1)
				  Intermediate school district plans, or any modification thereof, shall be
				  developed in cooperation with constituent local school districts, public school
				  academies, and the parent advisory committee.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1835 - Plan signatures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 135. Each intermediate school district plan, or
					 modification thereof, shall be signed by all of the following:
(a) The intermediate school district
				  superintendent, signifying approval by the intermediate school district
				  board.
(b) The superintendent of
				  each constituent local school district, the chief executive officer of each
				  public school academy, and the chairperson of the parent advisory committee,
				  signifying their involvement in the development of the intermediate school
				  district plan.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1837 - Approval of intermediate school district plans

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 137.
(1)
				  Intermediate school district plans, or modification thereof, or any changes to
				  the intermediate school district plan based on an objection to the plan, shall
				  be approved by the superintendent of public instruction under
				  R
				  340.1836. The intermediate school district plans or
				  modifications shall be in compliance with all of the following:
(a) The provisions of sections 1701 to 1766
				  of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1701 to 380.1766.
(b) Michigan rules promulgated to implement
				  statutory provisions for special education programs and services.
(c) The individuals with disabilities
				  education act,
				  20 U.S.C.
				  §1400 et seq., and its implementing
				  regulations,
				  34
				  C.F.R. §300.1 et seq., adopted by
				  reference in
				  R
				  340.1701.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1838 - Parent advisory committee

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 138.
(1) A
				  parent advisory committee shall be appointed by each intermediate school
				  district board.
(a) The parent advisory
				  committee and its officers shall consist only of parents of students with
				  disabilities with at least 1 parent from each constituent local school district
				  and public school academy unless no parent agrees to serve on the parent
				  advisory committee to represent the constituent local school district or public
				  school academy.
(b) Each
				  constituent local school district board of education and each public school
				  academy board of directors shall nominate at least 1 parent.
(c) The intermediate school district board of
				  education may nominate additional members not to exceed 33 1/3% of the total
				  parent advisory committee membership.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 7 - DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMISSION OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS' PLANS AND MONITORING › Section R. 340.1839 - Monitoring and program evaluation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 139.
(1) The
				  department shall establish monitoring procedures, criteria, and evaluation
				  activities to ensure that minimum standards are being achieved by all public
				  agencies.
(2) Each intermediate
				  school district shall implement monitoring procedures and evaluation methods
				  developed by the department to ensure that the standards and criteria
				  established are being achieved by the intermediate school district, their
				  constituent local school districts, and their public school
				  academies.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 8 - STATE COMPLAINTS › Section R. 340.1851 - Filing a state complaint

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 151.
(1) A
				  state complaint filed with the office of special education of the department
				  must meet the requirements of
				  34 CFR 300.153
				  (2019).
(2) An individual shall
				  file a state complaint with the office of special education of the department
				  within 1 year of the date of the alleged violation.
(3) The complainant shall deliver the state
				  complaint to the office of special education of the department and the public
				  agency by mail, by personal delivery, or by electronic submission.
(4) Any person acting on behalf of a
				  complainant shall provide evidence of that authority to the office of special
				  education of the department.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 8 - STATE COMPLAINTS › Section R. 340.1852 - General responsibilities of public agencies, intermediate school districts, and the department

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 152.
(1) All
				  public agencies shall receive allegations of violations of state or federal
				  regulations pertaining to special education. When an allegation is made orally,
				  the recipient public agency may take formal or informal action as necessary to
				  resolve the situation in compliance with applicable provisions of law, but, at
				  a minimum, shall immediately do all of the following:
(a) Inform the person making the allegation
				  that he or she has a right to file a written state complaint with the
				  department.
(b) Inform the person
				  making the allegation that the filing of a state complaint may be delayed so
				  that mediation or other informal resolution may be attempted. The right to file
				  a state complaint is retained if the informal attempts to resolve the concern
				  in a timely manner are unsuccessful.
(c) Provide the person making the allegation
				  with a copy of part 8 of these rules and the department's procedures pertaining
				  to state complaints.
(d) Offer to
				  assist the person in filing a state complaint.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 8 - STATE COMPLAINTS › Section R. 340.1853 - Investigation, report, and final decision of a state complaint

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 153.
(1) The
				  department and the intermediate school district shall investigate state
				  complaints pursuant to part 8 of these rules, procedures established by the
				  department pertaining to state complaints, and the federal regulations
				  implementing the individuals with disabilities education act. The department
				  may independently initiate and investigate a state complaint.
(2) The intermediate school district shall
				  appoint a staff member, or contract with an independent agent, to conduct the
				  investigation with the department. The intermediate school district
				  investigator shall not have administrative authority over programs or services
				  against which a state complaint is filed.
(3) The public agency shall cooperate with
				  the department and the intermediate school district during the conduct of the
				  investigation, including submitting documents requested by the intermediate
				  school district or the department.
(4) The department, during the pendency of
				  the state complaint, shall require any public agency against which the
				  complaint was lodged to maintain the educational status, program placement, and
				  services of an involved student as it was before the complaint if, in the
				  judgment of the department, not doing so constitutes a violation of the
				  student's due process protections.
(5) The department shall issue a final
				  written decision within 60 calendar days after a complaint is filed.
(6) The department may grant an extension of
				  time if exceptional circumstances exist with respect to a particular state
				  complaint. A denial of an extension request is final.
(7) The department shall mail the final
				  written report to the complainant, any public agency subject to the state
				  complaint, and the intermediate school district.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 8 - STATE COMPLAINTS › Section R. 340.1854 - Corrective action and proof of compliance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 154.
(1) The
				  public agency shall correct violations as directed by the department.
(2) The intermediate school district shall
				  assist the public agency in monitoring the progress of the corrective
				  action.
(3) The public agency shall
				  submit proof of compliance to the department and the intermediate school
				  district documenting that the violation is corrected within the time line
				  specified in the corrective action.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 8 - STATE COMPLAINTS › Section R. 340.1855 - Failure to comply with corrective action in a timely manner; sanctions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 155 (1) If a public agency fails to correct known
					 violations of law in a timely manner, or fails to cooperate with the department
					 or the intermediate school district during the conduct of its investigation, or
					 presents known falsification of fact, or continues repetition of similar
					 violations, the department shall do 1 or more of the following:
(a) If the public agency in violation is a
				  local school district or a public school academy, then the department shall
				  direct the intermediate school district to provide complying programs and
				  services pursuant to section 1702 of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1702.
(b) If the public agency in violation is an
				  intermediate school district, the department may withdraw the authority of the
				  intermediate school district to operate a program that is in noncompliance and
				  simultaneously require the public agency of residence to place the affected
				  student or students in an appropriate program.
(c) Withhold federal funds under part B of
				  the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 U.S.C. chapter 33, §
				  1400, et seq.
(d) Apply other
				  penalties under 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1.
(e) Withhold state funds under 1979 PA 94,
				  MCL 388.1601, or any other governing statute.
(f) Withhold, withdraw, or suspend such
				  endorsements, approvals, credentials, grants, or authorizations pertaining to
				  special education personnel or projects that the department, or its designee,
				  had authority to grant as authorized by, and in accordance with, the procedures
				  required by law.
(g) Seek
				  enforcement of the corrective action in a court of appropriate
				  jurisdiction.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 9 - RECORDS AND CONFIDENTIALITY › Section R. 340.1861 - Records; maintenance; content; transfer of records; release of records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 161.
(1) A
				  registry shall be maintained by intermediate school districts under procedures
				  established by the department and under the provisions of 1976 PA 451, MCL
				  380.1711, for all students with disabilities, as defined by
				  R 340.1702, including students
				  placed in state and privately operated facilities. The registry shall be an
				  operational, active database system with the capacity to provide up-to-date
				  student counts and other data requirements to the department on a timely basis.
				  Each constituent local school district, public school academy, or state agency
				  shall provide the intermediate school district with a complete updated data
				  record for each student with a disability. The updated record shall contain
				  full-time equivalency data for each student enrolled in a special education
				  program by the student count dates required in the state school aid act, 1979
				  PA 94, MCL 388.1601 et seq., and shall contain each student's data enrolled in
				  programs and services by the student count date required by the regulations
				  implementing the individuals with disabilities education act,
				  34
				  C.F.R.§300.1 et seq.
(2) If the residency of a student with a
				  disability changes from one intermediate school district to another, then the
				  intermediate school district of previous residence shall transfer the records
				  maintained under this rule to the new intermediate school district upon written
				  request of the intermediate school district of residence and the parent of the
				  student with a disability for whom the record was maintained.
(3) Public agencies shall comply with
				  34 C.F.R. 300.610
				  to 300.626.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 10 - BIRTH TO THREE › Section R. 340.1862 - Individualized family service plan; time lines; eligibility

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 162.
(1)
				  Eligibility for Michigan special education services for all children with a
				  disability birth to age 3 shall be determined by and documented in an
				  individualized family service plan.
(2) Evaluations conducted to determine
				  eligibility for Michigan special education services shall meet the requirements
				  of 34 CFR part 303 and
				  R
				  340.1705 to
				  R
				  340.1717.
(3) Determination of eligibility for Michigan
				  special education services, for a child birth to 3 with a disability shall
				  follow all time lines and requirements pursuant to 34 CFR part 303.
(4) Special education services for children
				  birth to 3 with disabilities shall be all of the following:
(a) Determined by the child's individual
				  needs and specified in an individualized family service plan.
(b) Provided by an approved or endorsed early
				  childhood special education teacher or approved related services
				  staff.
(c) Provided for not less
				  than 72 clock hours over 1 year. The time line begins upon receipt of signed
				  parental consent to provide services.
(d) Provided in an appropriate early
				  childhood setting, school setting, community setting, or family
				  setting.
(e) Have a parent
				  participation and education component.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Superintendent Hearings › Section R. 349.291 - Procedure for conducting hearings before the superintendent of public instruction

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction or designee shall send a notice of hearing
				before the superintendent of public instruction or designee to all interested
				parties by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice of hearing must
				state the date, time, and place of the hearing, the manner in which the
				superintendent of public instruction or designee will conduct the hearing,
				including, but not limited to, an in-person format or a virtual format, the
				issues involved, and the reasons for holding the hearing. The superintendent of
				public instruction or designee shall send the notice of hearing at least 20
				days before the date scheduled for the hearing. Unless indicated otherwise in
				the notice of hearing, the superintendent of public instruction or designee
				shall hold the hearing in the offices of the superintendent of public
				instruction in Lansing, Michigan.
(2) A person may appear at a hearing under
				this rule in person, by a duly authorized representative, or by
				counsel.
(3) A person who receives
				a notice of hearing under this rule may do 1 or both of the following:
(a) At least 10 days before the date of the
				hearing, file with the superintendent of public instruction or designee, and
				serve on all interested parties, a written answer to the notice of hearing or a
				brief addressing the issues identified in the notice of hearing.
(b) At the hearing, present an oral statement
				addressing the issues identified in the notice of hearing.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.101 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 1. As used in this code:
(a) "Alternative route school administrator
				preparation program" means a pathway to school administrator certification
				under
				R 380.105 offered by an approved
				provider that is an established state professional organization.
(b) "Annual district provided professional
				development" means that term as defined in
				R
				390.1101.
(c) "Central office administrator" means 1 or
				both of the following:
(i) Superintendent of
				a school district.
(ii) An
				individual whose primary responsibility is administering instructional programs
				in a school district on a district-wide basis.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.102 - Certificate and permit requirements for school administrators

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may issue the following school
				administrator certificates under this code:
(a) School administrator (1246(1)(a))
				certificate.
(b) School
				administrator (1246(1)(b)) certificate.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.103 - School administrator (1246(1)(a)) certificate

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Rule 3.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may issue a school administrator
				(1246(1)(a)) certificate to an applicant based on evidence of employment by a
				school district in this state on or before January 4, 2010, as a
				superintendent, principal, assistant principal, or other person whose primary
				responsibility was administering instructional programs if, during the 5-year
				period immediately preceding the issuance of the certificate, the individual
				completed any combination of education-related professional learning hours, as
				defined in
				R
				380.101, totaling 150 hours.
(2) Holding a valid Michigan professional
				teaching certificate satisfies the continuing education requirements of subrule
				(1) of this rule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.104 - School administrator (1246(1) (b)) certificate and endorsements; Michigan traditional school administrator preparation program

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Rule 4.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may issue a school administrator (1246(1)
				(b)) certificate with PK-12 building endorsement to an applicant who satisfies
				both of the following:
(a) Possession of a
				masters degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or
				university.
(b) Completion of a
				Michigan approved school administrator preparation program at least at the
				masters degree level, including at least 18 semester hours of graduate credit
				in PK-12 school administration.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.105 - School administrator (1246(1)(b)) certificate and endorsements; Michigan alternative route school administrator preparation program

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Rule 5.
(1) Only an
				established state professional organization may offer a Michigan alternative
				route school administrator preparation program and all such programs shall meet
				state board approved PK-12 building or central office standards.
(2) A Michigan approved alternative route
				school administrator preparation program may admit a candidate to obtain a
				school administrator (1246(1)(b)) certificate and endorsement based on the
				assessment of a standards-based portfolio under either of the following
				categories:
(a) Category 1: A candidate
				possesses a masters or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or
				university.
(b) Category 2: A
				candidate possesses a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college
				or university and has experience that meets at least 1 of the following during
				a minimum of 3 years:
(i) Successful
				experience as a PK-12 school administrator.
(ii) Successful experience as a central
				office school administrator.
(iii)
				Management or leadership experience in a field or fields other than PK-12 or
				central office administration.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.106 - Out-of-state applicant for school administrator (1246(1)(b)) certificate

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Rule 6.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may accept a school administrator
				certificate from another state or a foreign country as a basis for issuance to
				an applicant of a comparable Michigan school administrator (1246(1)(b))
				certificate.
(2) An applicant for a
				school administrator (1246(1)(b)) certificate who has completed an out-of-state
				school administrator preparation program shall present to the department
				evidence of state approval of the program.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.107 - Expiration of school administrator certificate

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Rule 7.
(1) A school
				administrator certificate or renewal issued under this code expires 5 years
				from June 30 of the calendar year of issuance.
(2) A school administrator certificate holder
				and an employer shall be familiar with the requirements and expiration date of
				the certificate.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.109 - Renewal of school administrator certificate

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Rule 9.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may renew a school administrator
				certificate upon the applicant's completion, since the issuance of the most
				recent school administrator certificate or renewal, of any combination of
				education-related professional learning hours, as defined in
				R
				380.101, totaling 150 hours.
(2) Holding a valid Michigan professional
				teaching certificate satisfies the requirements of subrule (1) of this
				rule.
(3) An individual who holds
				an expired Michigan school administrator certificate and a valid out-of-state
				school administrator certificate is eligible, upon application to the
				department, for one 5-year renewal of the Michigan school administrator
				certificate. The requirements of subrule (1) of this rule do not apply to the
				1-time renewal under this subrule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.111 - School administrator preparation program providers; standards and approval

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Rule 11.
(1) The
				state board shall approve standards for reviewing school administrator
				preparation programs.
(2) The
				superintendent of public instruction shall approve school administrator
				preparation program providers in accordance with state board approved
				standards.
(3) Continued approval
				of a school administrator preparation program by the superintendent of public
				instruction requires national accreditation of the preparation program provider
				by an accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education
				or a recommendation for approval to the superintendent of public instruction
				from a state review process.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.111b - Professional learning enhancement

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Rule 11b.
(1) The
				department shall establish standards for approval of, and shall approve,
				established state professional organizations' performance-based professional
				learning programs that offer professional learning enhancements for issuance on
				school administrator certificates.
(2) Upon request of the superintendent of
				public instruction, an established state professional organization shall
				present to the department evidence of the program descriptors and performance
				measures of its professional learning enhancement program.
(3) The superintendent of public instruction
				may issue a professional learning enhancement on a school administrator
				certificate after the certificate holders successful completion of an approved
				professional learning enhancement program.
(4) A professional learning enhancement on a
				school administrator certificate is valid for the period that the school
				administrator certificate is valid, including renewal periods.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.112 - Approved school administrator preparation program providers; experimental programs

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Rule 12. The superintendent of public instruction, at the
				  request of an approved school administrator preparation program provider, may
				  waive for a specific time particular requirements of this code for an
				  experimental school administrator preparation program. The request must provide
				  sufficient detail to allow assessment of the proposed experimental program and
				  comparison with the providers approved program. If the superintendent of public
				  instruction grants the request, the provider shall objectively evaluate and
				  report to the department on the effectiveness of the experiment for the time
				  period of the waiver. The superintendent of public instruction may renew the
				  waiver if evaluation data provide evidence of value.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.116 - School administrator substitute permit

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Rule 16.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may issue an initial school administrator
				substitute permit to a school district under this rule only if all of the
				following apply:
(a) The individual who
				applies for the permit on behalf of the school district is not the individual
				whom the school district will employ under the permit.
(b) The school district certifies that an
				appropriately certificated and endorsed school administrator is not available
				for the assignment.
(c) The
				individual whom the school district will employ under the permit earned a
				baccalaureate or higher degree at a regionally accredited college or
				university.
(d) The school district
				assigns a mentor to the individual whom it will employ under the
				permit.
(e) The department receives
				the fee for an approved permit prior to the first day the individual is in the
				assignment.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.121 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of school administrator certificate

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Rule 21.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may refuse to grant, refuse to renew,
				suspend, revoke, or impose reasonable conditions on a school administrator
				certificate for the following reasons:
(a)
				Fraud, material misrepresentation, or concealment or omission of fact in the
				application for or the use of a school administrator certificate.
(b) Conviction of a crime described in
				section 1535a or 1539b of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1535a
				and 380.1539b.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.123 - Investigation

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Rule 23. The superintendent of public instruction shall
				  designate an employee of the department to perform the investigatory and
				  prosecutorial functions regarding cases pertaining to school administrator
				  certification. Upon receipt of information that may serve as the basis for
				  refusal to grant, refusal to renew, suspension of, or revocation of a school
				  administrator certificate, the designee of the superintendent of public
				  instruction shall initiate an investigation of that
				  information.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.124 - Notice of basis for action; notice of right to hearing; informal conference to show compliance; referral for hearing

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Rule 24. Subject to summary suspension under section 1535a(2)
				  or 1539b(2) of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1535a and
				  380.1539b, all of the following apply to action taken under
				  R 380.121(1)(a) or
				  (b):
(a) Not more than 7 calendar days after
				receiving notice that the criminal history of an applicant for or the holder of
				a school administrator certificate includes conviction of a crime described in
				section 1535a or 1539b of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1535a
				and 380.1539b, the department shall request from the court a certified copy of
				the judgment of conviction and sentence or other document regarding disposition
				of the case.
(b) Upon receipt of
				notice of a basis for action under
				R 380.121(1)(a), or
				not later than 10 business days after receiving documentation of a conviction
				under subdivision (a) of this rule, the department shall notify the applicant
				for or the holder of the school administrator certificate in writing of all of
				the following:
(i) Because of the conviction
				or because of the identified reason under
				R 380.121(1)(a), the
				superintendent of public instruction may deny, suspend, or revoke the school
				administrator certificate.
(ii) The
				applicant or the holder has the right to a hearing.
(iii) If the applicant or the holder does not
				request a hearing within 15 business days after receipt of notice of the right
				to a hearing, the superintendent of public instruction will deny or suspend the
				school administrator certificate.
(iv) If the applicant or the holder requests
				a hearing within 15 business days after receipt of the notice, there will be an
				informal conference to show compliance.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › School Administrator Certification Code › Section R. 380.136 - Action by superintendent of public instruction on proposal for decision

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Rule 36.
(1) The
				superintendent of public instruction may adopt, modify, or reverse a proposal
				for decision of the Michigan office of administrative hearings and rules or may
				remand a case to the Michigan office of administrative hearings and rules for
				further proceedings.
(2) A party
				shall not directly or indirectly communicate with the superintendent of public
				instruction or individuals involved in the review of a proposal for decision
				regarding issues of fact or law except on notice and opportunity for all
				parties to participate, unless provided by law.