Help us celebrate 50 years!
MANS exists for YOU! Take two minutes right now to reflect on the past 50 years and to point us in the right direction for the next 50 years!
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Announcing: MANS Summer Connect
Launching June 1, 2021
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The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools is pleased to offer a virtual professional learning opportunity centered on education technology. With more than 10+ sessions for K-12 educators, participants will enhance their understanding of effectively integrating technology in the classroom. Session topics include Google Slides, Google Sites, 22 Tech Tools, and so much more.
Registration for Summer Connect gives you access to the sessions through March 2023. Participate when you can or watch a session multiple times.
Registration is $125.00 and includes access to the virtual platform through March 2023. State Continuing Education Clock Hours will be provided. Registration launching soon!
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50 years of the MANS Education Conference and Expo |
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The first MANS General Conference and Exhibition was held in 1972 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and 50 years later we are excited to bring the conference to Lansing for the first time. In celebration, here is a look back at previous conferences:
- The conference rotated from Grand Rapids and Detroit every three years,
- In 2014 the conference schedule changed to every other year with the addition of Lansing in the city rotation,
- In 2018, MANS launched the Faith-based Educator Award, awarding Sheri Wohlfert the first award. Sheri is joining us this year as the Friday Keynote Speaker!
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MANS Summer Event Registrations Now Open! |
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MANS School Law Seminar - June 23, 2022
The 2022 MANS Law Day is being planned right now. Mark your calendar for June 23rd at the Michigan Catholic Conference to learn about legal topics of great importance to nonpublic schools in Michigan.
This event will be held at the Michigan Catholic Conference in Lansing, Michigan from 8:30 to noon.
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Creating Pathways toward School Success - July 29, 2022
This event, geared towards your school's most important ambassador, school secretaries and administrative assistants, is back in 2022! Invite your office staff to participate in this unique opportunity to reflect on their critical role in the school and to develop skills to help them succeed.
This event will be held at the Michigan Catholic Conference in Lansing, Michigan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will include presentations on Google Classroom, Self-Care, Customer Service, Health and Safety, and time for networking!
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A message from the Let Michigan Kids Learn Campaign |
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Let MI Kids Learn Weekly Update – April 29, 2022
Dear Friends,
Thank you once again for your support of the Let MI Kids Learn proposals for full educational choice in our state!
With only a few weeks remaining to achieve the 340,000+ signatures necessary to enact these proposals (goal is 500,000) in the Michigan Legislature, our petition campaign has shifted into highest gear. Last weekend produced big progress, as hundreds of concerned parents and other volunteers from the Let MI Kids Learn team circulated petitions in parishes, churches, schools, and events all over the state. Your help is still urgently needed to secure the required signatures and enact these proposals that will give real educational choice and hope to hundreds of thousands of Michigan families.
To help you in circulating the Let MI Kids Learn petitions among family, friends, and neighbors, here are some interesting facts about nationwide support for Education Savings Accounts that explain why – now more than ever – the time is right for full educational choice in Michigan:
Education Savings Accounts – the focus of the Let MI Kids Learn proposals in Michigan – are supported by the overwhelming majority of voters nationwide.
The results of a scientific nationwide poll conducted just two months ago showed:
- 77% of all voters support Education Savings Accounts, with only 14% opposed.
- Support for Education Savings Accounts defied the typical partisan divides, with 83% of Republicans, 76% of Democrats, and 74% of Independents expressing approval.
- 84% of Black voters, 85% of Hispanic voters, and 77% of white voters backed Education Savings Accounts.
Michigan is one of the very few states that does not yet offer full educational choice. The Let MI Kids Learn proposals are our ONE CHANCE to change that!
Reminder: What will the Let MI Kids Learn proposals accomplish?
- The first proposal will create Educational Opportunity Scholarships for up to nearly $10,000 (per child, per school year) for eligible students to pay for tutoring, training, and other educational services.
- The second proposal provides tax credits for individuals and businesses who contribute to the scholarship funds.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in signing events so far. If you have petitions already signed, please mail them to the campaign at Let MI Kids Learn, C/O National Petition Management, 24293 Telegraph Rd, Suite 285, Southfield, MI 48033 as soon as possible. If every church collects a few hundred signatures and every school child has their family’s signatures, this effort will be wrapped up quickly!
Once again, thank you for your support of the Let MI Kids Learn proposals – our ONE CHANCE to bring real educational choice to Michigan!
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MANS received the following update from MDE on the EANS Grant process:
EANS I Round 3
Relative to EANS I Round Three there were over $12.7M in requests for the approximate $5M available in EANS I, Round Three. MDE is currently working through its internal competitive grant process in regard to proration of competitive grant award amounts, which is required in situations like this. It is anticipates that process will be complete and that review of applications will begin on/around May 1.
EANS II – ARP
MDE did not want to overlap the two funding sources (EANS I and II) and is anticipating a mid-to-late June opening of the EANS II process.
As MANS learns more information it will be shared with member schools.
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Michigan Association of Non-public Schools Faith-Based Educator Award |
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The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools (MANS) invites you to submit nominations for the 2022 MANS Faith-Based Educator Award. This award is one of five awards that recognize excellence in education in MANS member schools. Award winners demonstrate the very best in faith-based education and are leaders in the field. Educators may be nominated by administrators using the electronic submission below. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2022.
Nominations are peer-reviewed and awardees are recognized at the 2022 MANS Conference and Expo on November 4, 2022. Award winners and nominators are provided complimentary conference registration in recognition of their achievement.
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MANS Yearlong SCECH Processing for the 2021-2022 Academic Year |
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The MANS Yearlong SCECH processing program is in full gear with almost 100 educator applications received so far.
Please note this important step before your educators apply: share with them the number of SCECHs you have approved them for. If educators apply for a different amount than approved, they will automatically receive the lesser number.
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Professional Development and Other Resources |
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John Sowash Google Summer Professional Development |
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Google Certification Academy: become a Google Certified Educator this summer! The Google Certification Academy will provide you with the training and practice you need to pass the L1 and L2 Google certification exams.
- Session 1: June 7-28 (evening sessions)
- Session 2: June 30 - July 21 (morning sessions)
- Qualifies for up to 11 SCECH credits
- Cost: $149/person
- Registration link
Google Admin Bootcamp: The Google Admin bootcamp is for anyone who is responsible for using the Google Admin console to manage users and devices. Get in-depth training and advice on how to manage your school technology infrastructure.
- Virtual session: May 10-24 (morning session)
- Virtual session: July 7-21 (afternoon sessions)
- Qualifies for up to 7 SCECH credits
- Cost: $199/person
- Registration link
Summer Refresh Webinar Series - Empower your teachers this summer with a selection of engaging virtual sessions that will inspire them with new ideas for the 2022-23 school year.
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June 20-22 STEM Learning Ecosystem Conference |
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It takes more than a village to provide world-class STEM opportunities for learners. It takes an ecosystem. From June 20-22, the world’s top STEM leaders will convene in Bay City to discuss the ways STEM Learning Ecosystems help improve education and build a stronger workforce for the next century.
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Mark Trinity, LLC is offering online Logos workshops for teachers of pre-readers and pre-writers:
- 1st session: Saturday, April 23, 10:30-12:00 Eastern time
- 2nd session: Saturday, April 30, 10:30-12:00 Eastern time
- 3rd session: Saturday, May 7, 10:30-12:00 Eastern time
When registered, a Logos binder of materials will be available for pick-up (or delivery), and a zoom link will be emailed to you. The cost of the workshop is $144. Please do not let cost prevent your participation; ask about financial aid if needed.
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College Bound Michigan Registration Now Open |
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Registration is now open for the 2022-23 cycle of College Bound Michigan, Michigan College Access Network's suite of initiatives designed to build and support college-going cultures in high schools and their surrounding communities. This program helps school counselors, college advisers, and other educators create systems and practices that connect all students with the opportunity for formal education beyond high school, including postsecondary certificates and academic degrees.
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Pilot Light Food Education Fellowship |
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Pilot Light created the Food Education Fellowship to invest in PreK—12th grade teacher leaders, with at least two years of teaching experience, who are committed to bringing food education to their students by implementing Pilot Light food education lessons consistently in their classrooms. Teachers can apply for the 2022-2023 school year here through May 23, 2022.
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U.S. Department of Education Update |
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FREE Webinar – Leading for Literacy: Supporting Struggling Readers in Non-Public Schools |
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On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to Noon, the PROGRESS Center, a U.S. Department of Education grant funded program, will host a webinar, Leading for Literacy: Supporting Struggling Readers in Non-Public Schools. The Lead for Literacy Center (L4L) provides tools, resources, and professional learning to build local capacity for educating students with, or at risk for, literacy-related disabilities in elementary schools.
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Non-public School Partner Update |
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Students reading below grade level? Beyond Basics delivers data-driven literacy solutions—90% of students in the program achieve grade-level movement in an average of six weeks.
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Meemic Wants to Celebrate Your Staff! |
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Teacher Appreciation Week is just a few weeks away, and the Meemic Foundation is eager to help you CELEBRATE your teachers and staff! They also want to ensure you and your staff are looped into the monthly grant opportunities available through our Meemic Foundation, a nonprofit started in 1992 by Meemic.
Did you know that our local Meemic Agents are also Meemic Foundation Advocates? Simply give them a call today. They can help you plan a celebration for your staff, as well as drop-in now for an in-school visit to share valuable information about Meemic and our Foundation.
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Welcome Friendzy as a MANS Business Partner! |
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Friendzy provides low burden turn-key SEL for students K-8th grade. The Friendzy program teaches SEL skills one time a week for 20-40 minutes using low-burden, turn-key social-emotional learning tools and resources including:
- A “Return to School SEL Plan”
- SEL Curriculum for K-8th grade with digital supplements
- Workbooks for all students
- Year-Long PD and Continuing Education
- Family and Community Resources
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Spend Your EANS Funds on Catapult Learning’s COVID Recovery Services |
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It’s not too late to take advantage of your EANS (Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools) funding! Help your students reduce summer and COVID learning loss and prepare them to start the new school year on the right foot with Catapult Learning’s COVID Recovery services. Catapult's established solutions for non-public schools as well as our COVID Recovery Program combine to meet the academic and social-emotional needs of students, families, and school communities. Best of all, our programs can be customized to fit the unique needs of your school.
Click here to learn more about EANS funding and how Catapult Learning can help you invest in your students.
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Implement Free School-Wide SEL Programming |
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With support from the state of Michigan, the most comprehensive mental health and prevention education program and social emotional learning (SEL) programming is now available to schools and districts at no cost! This highly customizable, scaffolded curriculum contains more than 1,000 lessons that address real issues that K-12 students encounter every day. Administrators can utilize free data reporting to see the real-time effectiveness of the SEL and mental health lessons.
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