How does the program align with Education YES!?

Education YES! (State of Michigan, 2002)

• Seeks to hold schools to a high level of accountability for student academic performance, progress, and outcomes--and ties an accreditation system to school performance
• Requires every school to engage in a self-assessment process, examining MEAP results and their schools' evidence related to 11 equally weighted School Education Yes! Performance Indicators. Those indicators are clustered under:

Indicators of Engagement: performance management systems, continuous improvement, and curriculum alignment

Indicators of Instructional Quality: teacher quality and professional development, extended learning opportunities, arts education and humanities, and advanced coursework.

Indicators of Learning Opportunities: family involvement, student attendance and dropout rate, four-year education and employment plan, and school facilities

MEAP data comprises 67 of the 100 possible points for accreditation, while performance indicator data comprises the remaining 33 points. Each school enters its assessment data online and, based on that information, Michigan's accreditation system assigns a letter grade, A, B, C, D, or F to each school.

Teacher Support Team Alignment With Education YES!

• Academic performance outcomes and progress for every student is the mission of the school
• The Teacher Support Team Program constitutes a performance management system for schools to produce continuous improvement and curriculum alignment for every child
• The Teacher Support Team Program continuously supports improved teacher quality and competency through workshops, training, modeling, and in-classroom teacher coaching
• The Teacher Support Team Program engages families in all aspects of student learning (screening, assessment, instructional intervention, and follow-up)
• High levels of student attendance are achieved when every student experiences success in school