152b Mandate Reimbursement Applications are LIVE | |
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In 2016 the Michigan legislature passed, with bipartisan support, an appropriation to reimburse nonpublic schools for complying with state mandates that help ensure the health, safety, and general welfare of school children. The funding has been held up for the past six years in litigation until a recent Court of Claims ruling that allowed nonpublic schools to seek reimbursement for 15 health and safety mandates. Schools that have submitted reimbursement claims in previous years will receive payments!
The 2021-22 application, for expenses you incurred doing school safety drills and other functions during the last school year, is now available and you can access it by logging into your MEGS+ account. Applications are due by August 31st. Many of the items can be calculated quite quickly and will potentially result in thousands of dollars for your school.
MANS created a 152b worksheet to help schools determine the correct reimbursement amount to request, which can be found here. This document is for planning purposes only and may not accurately reflect final Michigan Department of Education regulations. Do not submit this with your application - retain for your own records.
Thank you to MANS members Mandy Wildern and Anne Hufnagel for creating this helpful tool that may help you with your application!
For questions regarding specific reimbursement categories and calculations, contact Brian Broderick (MANS) or Paul Stankewitz (Michigan Catholic Conference) by email.
For technical questions, please contact Nonpublicschools@Michigan.gov
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The final Let MI Kids Learning petition is being submitted to the Bureau of Elections today. Over 500,000 signatures from Michigan voters seeking to amend the income tax act and allow for tax credits to Scholarship Granting Organizations is one step closer to reality. A big thank you to all who participated and want to make a difference for more than one million Michigan K-12 students!
Just like the first submission, the Secretary of State has to review and certify the petitions to present to the Board of Canvassers. Once the signatures are certified and voted on by the Board of Canvassers, the legislature will have their 40-day window to approve the petitions. MANS and the campaign will continue to push for a fair and realistic review timeline of both petitions.
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2022 MANS Education Conference and Expo - Early Bird Rate Extended!
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The Early Bird Registration Deadline has been extended until September 9 at 11:59 p.m. As of September 10 at midnight, the price increases to $250 per person! | |
The MANS Education Conference and Expo brings together school leaders, teachers, and staff from member schools across the state. Enjoy two days of professional development, sharing with colleagues, and the unique opportunity for fellowship with the Catholic, Lutheran Schools - Missouri Synod, and Christian Schools International communities in Michigan.
Educational Excursions:
Make the most of your experience at the 2022 MANS Education Conference & Expo by participating in some of our educational excursions to sites around the city of Lansing. Excursions are $25.00 and include lunch. Click here to see a description of the excursions.
Google Form:
Are you registering your teachers for the MANS Education Conference and Expo? Make it easier by asking them to complete this Google Form. Your teachers will be able to indicate if they want to attend an excursion, add a box lunch, or participate in the conference . Then you will have all the information in one place. Instructions on how to use the form are below:
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Click here. A web page will pop up asking you to make a copy of the form.
- All additional conference opportunities will be listed already. If you would like to edit the form to fit your needs, please do so.
- Once you are ready to share with your staff, click the 'Send' button.
- A pop-up window will appear. The second option in the "Send Via" option is to share by a link. Copy and share the link with your staff.
- Review your your staff's submissions by clicking the "Response" tab.
Parent Flyer:
MANS developed this parent flyer that you can personalize and share with the parents at your school to help them understand the importance of educators professional development. | |
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Share with your faculty! Earn up to 10.5 SCECHs in your free time and avoid the rush before renewing your certificate in the spring!
MANS Summer Connect offers you virtual professional development that an be accesses wherever the summer takes you. With more than 10+ sessions centered on education technology for K-12 educators, participants will enhance their understanding of effectively integrating technology in the classroom.
Registration for Summer Connect gives you access to these content experts 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. SCECHs may be applied for.
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State and Federal Updates | |
Helping Teachers Afford Comprehensive Pathways into the Profession and Achieve Loan Forgiveness | |
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The U.S. Department of Education invites you to an upcoming webinar:
“Helping Teachers Afford Comprehensive Pathways into the Profession and Achieve Loan Forgiveness”. This will be held on Wednesday, August 31st from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
The webinar will focus on opportunities to learn about significant improvements to the TEACH Grant program and the limited time Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver to support program affordability and decrease student loan debt for educators.
Click Here to Learn More and to Register
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Census Bureau’s 2022 Back-to-School Guide for Teachers | |
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Find easy-to-use classroom resources and activities created by the Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. As teachers across the nation begin mapping out lesson plans, they can incorporate new and updated SIS resources in core subjects like: Math, English, History, Geography, and Sociology, to introduce students to Census Bureau data and how to use them in the real world.
Click Here for More Information
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Food Service Administrative Memo No. 2 - School Year 2022 - 2023 | |
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For information on outreach to households on the availability of the School Breakfast Program, please see Food Service Administrative Memo No. 2 – School Year 2022 - 2023.
Click Here to Learn More
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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Application Deadline | |
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The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to announce that the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) application is now available for School Year 2022-2023. To access the application, you will need to have a MILogin for Third Party Account and you will need to request access to NexSys in MILogin. Applications must be submitted in NexSys by 5:00 pm ET on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
The FFVP grant is a competitive grant based on free and reduced-price meal eligibility.
Click Here for More Information
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Out-of-School Time (OST) Grants | |
The Michigan Department of Education is pleased to announce the availability of $24.5 million in funds for a grant to provide in-person before-school, after-school, before-and-after-school or during the summer programming to children in any of grades K to 12. This grant opportunity will be awarded through a competitive application process under Michigan Public Act (P.A.) 144 of 2022, Section 32n. OST programs must provide educational programming in core subject areas, including, but not limited to, mathematics, reading, and science.
Submission of this notice is a prerequisite for this application; it does not obligate the organization to apply.
It is strongly suggested that potential applicants participate in the application information webinar on August 31, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Click on the link to complete the mandatory pre-registration process.
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Additional Professional Development Opportunity | |
This Logos Workshop will be offered in four sessions on September 19 & 20, October 18 and November 15, all from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Join your colleagues for this workshop for instructors of pre-readers and pre-writers in East Lansing, Michigan.
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Non-public School Partner Update | |
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! | |
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! | |
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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Invest Your EANS Funds Wisely! Catapult Learning Can Help! | |
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Have EANS funds to spend? Invest them in research-based solutions and services that are proven to reduce learning loss, support your students and families, and assist your school leaders and teachers. Catapult Learning offers programs such as:
- Reading & Math Intervention
- Accelerated Learning
- High-Dosage Tutoring
- Coaching & Professional Development
- STEM & Robotics Enrichment
- Life Skills & Mindfulness
- Family Counseling & Services
- Summer Learning
- And more!
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 | |
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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