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 Memorandum
from State Superintendent Tom Watkins Announcing Public Hearing
Schedule For Proposed Early Childhood Standards of Care
by Thomas D. Watkins, Jr., Michigan Department of
Education, November 10, 2004
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TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents,
Public School Academy Directors, Public and Private Agency
Directors, and Michigan Education Associations
FROM: Thomas D. Watkins, Jr.
RE: Public Comment Opportunities on Proposed Early Childhood
Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten
In January 2003, Michigan continued on a journey to develop a
comprehensive early childhood system, with the vision of
Governor Granholm’s “A Great Start for every child in Michigan:
safe, healthy, and eager to succeed in school and in life.” As
the work unfolded, it became clear that expectations for young
children’s learning and for quality program standards beyond
child care licensing rules were a critical foundation for this
comprehensive system.
In response to this, the Department of Education convened an
interagency group to lead the development of the Early Childhood
Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten. The purpose of this
work was to build upon earlier efforts by the Michigan State
Board of Education, especially the leadership of Carolyn Curtin,
Chair of the State Board of Education’s Ensuring Early Childhood
Literacy Task Force and its partners to define early childhood
standards, applicable to all young children, that are aligned
with the Michigan Curriculum Framework, the K-8 Grade Level
Content Expectations, the Head Start Performance Standards, and
the research-based recommendations of early childhood and
content area specialty organizations.
At its meeting on November 9, 2004, the State Board of Education
received the document, Early Childhood Standards of Quality for
Prekindergarten, proposed by a committee of more than 80
individuals, and was informed of the plan for public comment on
the Standards.
Public comment will be at the following locations and times.
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Macomb ISD,
44001 Garfield Rd., Clinton Twp., November 16, 2 p.m. – 4:30
p.m.
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Berrien ISD, 711
Saint Joseph Ave., Berrien Springs, November 18, 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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State
Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting, State Board of
Education Board Room, Hannah Building, 608 W. Allegan, Lansing,
November 19, 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Dickinson-Iron
ISD, 1074 Pyle Dr., Iron Mountain, November 29, 10 a.m. - noon
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Michigan Child
Care Task Force Meeting, Michigan Library and Historical Center,
702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, December 1, 11 a.m. – noon
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Patricia A.
Taylor School for Exceptional Learners, 1515 Cemetery Rd.,
Petoskey, December 2, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The document can
be accessed on the Michigan Department of Education website at
www.michigan.gov/mde
click on “keywords” and then on “Early Childhood Standards of
Quality.” Comments on the document will be accepted until
December 3, 2004 through a dedicated e-mail address,
ecsq@michigan.gov, or by
mail to: Lindy Buch, Ph.D., Director, Office of Early Childhood
Education
and Family Services, Michigan Department of Education, P.O. Box
30008, Lansing, MI 48909.
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