On November 22, 2023, Michigan Governor Gretchen E. Whitmer signed into law two bills (SB 395 & SB 396) reforming the teacher and school administrator evaluation processes at K-12 schools. The new legislation introduces...more
As addressed in our Jan. 1, 2022 E-Alert, Governor Whitmer has signed a bill temporarily permitting Michigan public schools to use non-teaching staff, such as secretaries, paraprofessionals, and other workers, as substitute...more
To address the current substitute teacher shortage, Governor Whitmer has signed a bill temporarily permitting Michigan public schools to use non-teaching staff as substitute teachers. The bill, codified as Public Act 149 of...more
Executive Order 2020-65 Identifies New Requirements for 2019-2020 Michigan Teacher Evaluations and Great Start Readiness Programs - On April 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued EO 2020-65, which replaces EO 2020-35. Much of the...more
As anticipated, on April 2, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-35 (the “Order”) regarding the provision of K-12 education in Michigan for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. The 17-page order, in short,...more