Policies and Procedures
Much thanks to Donna Fiebelkorn and her sub-committee for the work they did in developing a draft document that could be brought before the membership for a vote (twice).
Thank
you too, to the membership, who contributed thoughtfully and engaged
in the adoption process. I hope all can agree that the document, purposefully
not called "by-laws", respects the informality
of the group and the primary mission of information-sharing and dissemination
between member institutions.
Policies and Procedures 
Meeting dates for 2010-2011 are: October 8, December 3, February 4, and April 1.
Michigan Non-traditional Route to Teacher Certification Information:
- Summary
document of
existing non-traditional programs in Michigan;
- Senate Bill 0965 introduced last week for an alternative route via legislation;
- The route as proposed by the State Superintendenrt last spring.
Applications are being accepted now
for the MATE student teacher of the year competition. The application
fee and form must be in by March 5, 2010; all materials must be in
by March 18. The winner and finalists are announced on May 14. 
The new elementary
education standards were
approved by the State Board of Education on Jan. 8, 2008. All
information pertaining to the upcoming review may be found on
the MDE web site right
here. Training sessions for reviewers will be held on Sept.
25 at Wayne State, Sept. 28 at Central Michigan, and Oct. 12
at Northern Michigan. The submission deadline for early adopters
is Nov. 1, 2009, and the payment deadline is Dec. 1. The review
session for early adopters is February 12, 2010.
The most recent of Jerry Robbins' MACTE public affairs notes is available as of March 5, 2009. Download the latest here, and look up the archive here.
AICUM institutions working together to align TEAC quality principles and cross-cutting themes with MDE standards in vartious specialty areas. The results are freely available to use.
Criteria for Teacher Preparation:
Download the
2007-08 TPI reporting forms and worksheets. 
Exceptions to the requirement
that secondary teacher candidates pass MTTC tests in minor areas of
certification
Proposed Administrative Rule Changes (Teacher Certification, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Suspension/Revocation of Certificates)
Development
Timeline for New Program Standards
Press Release: Governor
Signs Bills Establishing Rigorous High School Curriculum
USA Today Article: Teacher Testing
Panel Considers Revamping College Aid and Accrediting
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