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Early/Middle Colleges (EMC)

2018 MPAAA Fall Conference – Bay City

Holly Strong Ingrid Seruga

• 5 year educational track approved by MDE
• Can begin as early as 9th grade
• Allows a pupil to earn high school diploma while also

earning up to 60 transferable college credits toward a 4 year degree or an Associate’s degree

• EMC must have a formal agreement with each

postsecondary partner

Early Middle College (EMC)

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Early Middle College School

• Stand‐alone public high school
• A school within a school
• Public School Academy (PSA)
• Shared Educational Entity (SEE)
• Designed to allow a pupil to earn, at the same time:

– high school diploma – associate’s degree, professional certification, the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) technical certification, or 60 transferable college credits, or the right to participate in a registered apprenticeship through an additional (fifth) year of study

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Early Middle College Program

• High school program
• Designed to allow a pupil to earn, at the same time:

– high school diploma – an associate’s degree, a professional certification, the Michigan Early Middle College Association (MEMCA) technical certification, 60 transferable college credits, or the right to participate in a registered apprenticeship

• May be formed through a consortium agreement between

an ISD or a school district and a Michigan public or private college or university

• Must have Department approval

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Requirements for Counting Membership

A district may count a pupil in membership if all of the following are met: The pupil:

• 1. Must meet pupil membership eligibility

requirements.

• 2. Shall be registered, enrolled, and participating in

the course(s).

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Requirements for Counting Membership

• 3. May be considered full‐time if one of the following is satisfied:
• a. The combined number of classes in which the pupil is enrolled and which he or she

is attending at the high school and at an eligible postsecondary institution equals the number of scheduled classes per day at the high school necessary to reach the minimum required hours for a full‐time pupil. Actual hours of instruction do not need to be calculated.

• b. The combined number of classes in which the pupil is enrolled and which he or she

is attending at the high school and at an eligible postsecondary institution equals the number of scheduled classes per day at the high school necessary to meet the minimum instructional time requirements of a reduced schedule. Actual hours of instruction do not need to be calculated. c. The sum of the actual instructional hours in which the pupil is enrolled and which he or she is attending at the high school and at an eligible postsecondary institution plus the actual travel time meets the minimum number of hours required to meet a reduced schedule.

• d. The pupil meets the postsecondary institution’s definition of a full‐time college

pupil.

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Requirements for Counting Membership

• 4. Is enrolled in a school district that has a separate

designation EEM for an EMC or EMC program.

• 5. Has been reported MSDS by grade 11 with

participation code ‘3500’.

• 6. Has not satisfied all graduation requirements.

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Requirements for Counting Membership

• 7. Is enrolled in at least one high school math or math

related class during the pupil’s final year; the course may be offered by the postsecondary institution if high school credit is also awarded.

• 8. Is not a foreign exchange pupil.
• 9. Has at least one parent or legal guardian who is a

Michigan resident.

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How to Calculate Full‐Time FTE

Same as Postsecondary Dual Enrollment 1) Combined number of college and high school classes equals the number of scheduled classes per day to be full time at the high school.

• a. 1 college class = 1 high school class

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How to Calculate Full‐Time FTE

• b. Convert college credits to HS class equivalence
• Some college classes are equivalent to more than one HS

class.

• 12 college credits = Full time student

# of College Credits/12 x # classes in full HS Schedule = HS Class equivalence 4 credits/12 x 6 HS class schedule = 2 HS classes

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How to Calculate Full‐Time FTE

2) Combined number of college and high school classes equals the number of scheduled classes per day at the high school to meet the hours requirement for a Reduced Schedule.

• 80% of full schedule
• 75% of full schedule if block schedule

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How to Calculate Full‐Time FTE

3) If the number of combined courses scheduled does not equate to a full‐time schedule according to 1) and 2) above, the actual class hours must be calculated.

• See Section 3 of the PAM for instructions.

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Counting Pupils for More than 1.0 FTE

• Section 6 of the State School Aid Act
• MCL 388.1606(4) (kk)
• “A pupil enrolled in a middle college program may be

counted for more than a total of 1.0 full‐time equated membership if the pupil is enrolled in more than the minimum number of instructional days and hours required under section 101 and the pupil is expected to complete the 5‐year program with both a high school diploma and at least 60 transferable college credits or is expected to earn an associate's degree in fewer than 5 years.”

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Counting Pupil for More Than 1.0

A pupil enrolled in a Department approved EMC may be counted for more than a total of 1.0 FTE if all of the following requirements are met:

1) The additional courses must be part of the pupil’s course schedule during the count period and must result in the pupil receiving more than the number of days and hours required under Section 101 of the State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1701). 2) The district must demonstrate that the pupil is expected and on‐track to complete the 5‐year program early (in less than 5 years) with both a high school diploma and at least 60 transferable college credits or an associate's degree. (5 Year Plan) 3) In addition, the district must provide the auditor with evidence of enrollment in postsecondary courses that are part of the early middle college program of study and evidence that the tuition has been paid.

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Counting Pupil for More Than 1.0

• Membership calculated on the total number of hours

enrolled over 1,098

• District may use the equivalency rules stated in Calculating

Instructional Hours to convert college course credits to high school instructional hours (same as stated previously)

• A MEMCA certificate does not qualify for additional FTE

unless the program also provides at least 60 transferable college credits or an associate’s degree

• Auditor will make an aggregate FTE adjustment to the

district’s membership

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Let’s Practice

• Scenario #1

– Student has 4 classes at the high school and a 4 credit college class

• Scenario #2

– Student has 5 classes at the high school and a 1 credit college class

• Scenario #3

– Student has 4 classes at the high school and a 2 credit college class

• Scenario #4

– Student has 3 classes at the high school and a 2 credit college class

• Scenario #5

– Student has 3 classes at the high school and two 4 credit college classes for a total of 8

• credits. She is on track to complete her EC

program of study in less than 5 years

• Scenario #6

– Student has 3 classes at the high school and two 4 credit college classes for a total of 8

• credits. She is on track to complete her EC

program of study in less than 5 years and completed one of the college courses in the summer term at the college.

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What Auditors will Require

100% Audit of >1.0 FTE EMC population

• HS schedule (all classes must be listed)
• College schedule
• Proof district paid tuition
• Evidence that student is on track to complete

program early (in fewer than 5 years)

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EMC Form

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MSDS Reporting

Program Eligibility Participation Code

• Program Participation Component
• 3500 = Early/Middle College Participant
• Must be reported in each MSDS collection, otherwise

cohort year will be incorrect

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MSDS Reporting

District Exit Status Code

• 40 = Graduated from a Middle College with both a high

school diploma and an Associates Degree or other advanced certificate

• 41 = Graduated from a Middle College with only a high

school diploma

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MSDS Reporting

Use accurate Exit Codes. This will affect your Graduation/Dropout rates.

What Happens When a Student Opts Out

• Must remove “3500” program participation code
• If transferring back to resident district and meets

graduation requirements, that district may graduate the student upon transfer.

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What questions do you have?

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Contact Information

Holly Strong Lead Pupil Auditor, Jackson County ISD holly.strong@jcisd.org Ingrid Seruga Pupil Accounting Auditor, Livingston ESA ingridseruga@livingstonesa.org

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Contact Information

• Early Middle College

– Beverly Brown BrownB21@Michigan.gov

• State Aid and School Finance

– Brian Ciloski CiloskiB@Michigan.gov – Jessica Beagle BeagleJ1@Michigan.gov

• CEPI

– Customer Service cepi@Michigan.gov

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