Information on Personal Curriculum

By Jim Ballard
MASSP Executive Director

From a Member:
Please take our short (only 4 questions!) survey on the establishment of cut scores in your district. (Click on the link below)

Survey Link

You can also review the results here:

By Jim Ballard
MASSP Executive Director

I had the pleasure of recently sitting at a discussion table with the Chief Academic Officer for the MDE, the Educational Advisor to the Governor, the Chair of the Senate Education Committee, and the Director of State Scholars. The topic was the implementation of the Michigan Merit Standard/Curriculum.

Here are the powerpoint and other resources for the Personal Curriculum Webinar-- Mathematics 5-06-08

Mathematics
Powerpoint
Effective Strategies for Teaching Students with Difficulties in Mathematics
A Study Guide to a Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades ETS
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Intervention Lenses Click Here to Download

The powerpoint and supplemental materials for the 4-29-08 webinar are attached below:

PC Powerpoint
Agribusiness system career pathway sample
Early College Credit
School District Early College Credit
General Directions for Attending a PictureTalk Meeting
PictureTalk Navagation Slides

Here is the powerpoint and other resources for the 4-15-08 webinar on the Personal Curriculum and counselors

1. Powerpoint
2. EDP Sample
3. General Directions for attending a PictureTalk Webinar
4. PictureTalk Navigation slides

The MASSP Board of Directors met on March 19, 2008. There is a lot happening- both in Lansing and at MASSP. It was one very busy meeting! Interested? Check out the draft minutes!

By Diane McMillan
MASSP Associate Director

Visit the MDE MMC PC Wiki Space (Click Here)

MMC PC Webinar Link from the 18th Following this link give you access to

PC Agenda from MDE Examples.pdf

NC RESA PC Example.pdf

Tracking Form from MDE Examples.pdf

Additional Examples (Just Click on the Titles Below)

Visit the MDE MMC PC Wiki Space (Click Here)

MMC PC Webinar Link from the 18th Following this link give you access to

PC Agenda from MDE Examples.pdf

NC RESA PC Example.pdf

Tracking Form from MDE Examples.pdf

Additional Examples (Just Click on the Titles Below)

Here is the powerpoint for today's webinar. Please download it just in case of technical difficulties. Remember to phone in at 3 pm. I have also included some sample document of personal curriculum. Newaygo County RESA has graciously allowed us to post their work and tell the participants to revise, edit, expand etc. to fit your needs.

By Jim Ballard
MASSP Executive Director
This legislative process really has seasons. There are times when legislation is developed and sent to the floor for consideration, and times to “get’r done.” June and late December are the times when the pressure is on to “make it a law.” So, this is the time of year we try to get our ideas in play so they are ready for the “passage” season.

Three topics have our attention. It’s my goal to accomplish these things this legislative season.

MME Assessment

Please download and bring a copy of the following documents to the MASSP "How To" seminar on March 5, 2008.

Please download and bring a copy of the following documents to the MASSP "How To" seminar on March 5, 2008.

I am posting the powerpoint and the other resources here, just in case technology fails! See you tomorrow at 3:30 pm. You can test the technology beginning at

This 2007 legislation allow a student transferring into the public school certain exceptions from the MI Merit Curriculum.