RESOURCES FOR MICHIGAN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Athletics/Activities/Field Trips

Application for a Field Trip

Bus or Coach

Michigan High School Athletic Association Resources for Administrators

School Sponsored Trip Checklist

Assessments/Standardized Testing

A.C.T.-American College Testing

S.A.T. I-Scholastic Assessment Test

AP: Advanced Placement

ASVAB

CLEP: College Level Equivalency Program/SAT II Subject Tests

Measuring the Cost

Michigan Merit Exam

Sample Policies for Michigan Merit Exam as a graduation requirement

Testing Out (High School Classes)

Attendance

Components

Compulsory School Attendance

Grade Reduction/Credit Loss

Legalities

Sample Policy: Chesaning

Sample Policy: Holt

Sample Policy: Hudsonville

Sample Policy: Troy

AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress

Top 10 Tips for Communicating Your Education Yes Report Card

Blue Ribbon Schools in Michigan (1982-2007)

Certification

Office of Professional Preparation Services

Michigan Standards for School Principal Programs

FAQ for School Administrator Continuing Education and Renewal

Teacher Certification Reference Manual

Teacher Testing

Contracts and Salary Issues

Curriculum

Guidelines for Personal Curriculum Modification

Curriculum Review Worksheets

Michigan Merit Curriculum and Content Expectations

Discipline

Bullying

Recommendations from SafeYouth.org

Sample Anti-Bullying Policy

Code of Conduct

Corporal Punishment (Excessive Force)

Cyberbulling

Dress Code

Drugs

Canine Searches/"Dog Days"

Random Drug Testing

Expulsion

Gang Symbols

Hazing

Hearings

Miranda Rights

Off-Campus Conduct

Parent Rights

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Seclusion and Restraint Standards

Sexual Harassment

Facts on Sexual Harassment

Guidelines: U.S. Department of Education

Supreme Court on Student to Student Harassment

Special Education

Common Goofs in disciplining students with Disabilities

Strip Searches and the 4th Amendment

Strip Searches: Whitmore Lake (Unconstitutional)

Student Handbook

DISTANCE LEARNING

Dropout Challenge

Overview of the Issues

Approaches to the Problem, Early Warning Signs and Appropriate Interventions

Why Students Drop Out: 25 Years of Research

Drop Out Prevention Practice Guide

DUAL ENROLLMENT

Evaluations

10 Recommendations for Evaluations

Foreign Exchange

Graduation

Legal Issues

Senioritis: A Cure

Guidance Counselor: Your Best Friend

Resources for Your Guidance Counselors

Role of the School Guidance Counselor

Homeless

Hot Topics: A-Z (Legal Updates)

Internet and Technology

Developing an Acceptable Use Policy

Acceptable Use for Students

Cyberbulling

Disclaimers and Notice for Websites

Internet Safety Guide

MySpace (Social Networking) Guide

School Technology Policy

Video Viewing for Instructional Use

Interviewing and Employment

Interview Questions

More Interview Questions

Legislation

Freedom of Information and Open Meetings Act

Freedom of Information Act Summary

Exempting Directory Information

Whistleblowers Act

MASSP Listserv Q&A

Jobs and Job Postings

Michigan School Administrator Job Postings

Michigan Educational Job Search

Michigan Merit Exam, MEAP and Michigan Promise Scholarship

Military

ASVAB-Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

Parent Involvement and Community Relations

Media Do's and Don'ts

Parent Involvement Contracts

School Climate Survey: Parent Results

School Climate Survey: Teacher Results

School Climate Survey: What Principals Might Want to Know

Personal Curriculum

MDE Page on Personal Curriculum

PCP Parent and Educator Guide

PCP Supplement to the Parent and Educator Guide

FAQ on the PCP Supplement to the Parent and Educator Guide

Parent's Guide to the PCP: Focus on Algebra II

Parent's Guide to the PCP: Focus on the Transfer Student

Parent's Guide to the PCP: Focus on the IEP

Parent's Guide to the PCP: Focus on Enrichment

PowerPoint on the PCP

Principalship

Making Sense of Leading Schools

National Standards

Principal Shortage in Michigan

Reinventing

Professional Development and School Improvement

Mentoring

SB-CEUs

School Improvement

Prom

Pupil Accounting

Work-Based Criteria

Retirement

Michigan Office of Retirement Services

2 Year Countdown

Earning and Purchasing Services Credits: Enhancing Your Retirement

403B Plan

Safety, Health and Wellness

Fire and Tornado Drills

Lock Down Drills

Salary

Bulletin 1014

Compensation Plan

Salary Schedule Development

Sample Compensation Formula: Sandusky

Scheduling

Block

Trimesters

Michigan Trimester Scheduling

Research Brief

Sample: Alternate Day

Sample: Associate's Degree

Sample: Collegiate

Sample Hybrid

Sample: Traditional vs. College

Video: Looking at Trimester Scheduling

Special Education/504 Plans (IDEA)

Student Records

School-Based Suicide Prevention Guide

Teacher Issues

First Amendment Rights

Interview Questions

Mentoring

Sample Interview Questions

Teacher Evaluation Timelines

Teacher Tenure Act

Ten Recommendations for Teacher Evaluation

Teacher Testing

Virtual/DISTANCE LEARNING

State of Michigan Guidelines