Professional Development
Resources to better prepare Michigan educators in the access, inquiry and dialogue surrounding educational data. What's happening in your MI School Data Region?
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
View a comprehensive list of all presentations and events.
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This presentation is also available on the AER page of the MI School Data site to provide an overview and guidance on creating Cover Letters. |
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This interactive document has slide shows and additional resources in each component of the Index. Use your mouse and start clicking! |
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This interactive document has “how-to” videos for ESSA Amendment and includes a Video Playlist containing each component of the School Index. |
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Dashboards & Education Focus Areas |
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Personas in MI School Data |
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Tour of PK20 Menus |
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FERPA Compliance |
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Professional Learning Resources & User Support Self-Paced Course (Three-Hour) |
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General Education Leadership Network (GELN) Meetings |
Bulletin Board Resources |
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MCIFN Network Meetings |
Meeting Resources |
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Presentations
Technical Updates for Technical Administrators and Train-the-Trainer Network Members
Drop in for a 30 minute technical update about what's happening in the portal, hosted by CEPI's own Cheryl Twichell and the MISchoolData Statewide Leadership Team.
Trainings
Come on a guided tour of the recently updated MISchoolData site, with a spotlight on the Career Technical Education, Workforce, and Post-secondary resources.
Play VideoTopics: CTE
Come on a guided tour of the recently updated MISchoolData site, with a spotlight on the Early Childhood resources.
Play VideoTopics: "Early Childhood"
Come on a guided tour of the recently redesigned MISchoolData portal. Navigation, functionality, reporting, access, and technical updates will be provided in this guided tour.
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Come on a guided tour of the recently redesigned MISchoolData portal. Navigation, functionality, reporting, access, and technical updates will be provided in this guided tour of the K-12 area of the portal based on the Educator Persona.
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Come on a guided tour of the public side of MISchoolData portal. Explore district overviews from a variety of personas, including parents, policymakers, and the media.
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This session will examine annual reporting and review of School Index, Annual Education Report, and Accountability within MISchoolData.
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Come on a guided tour of the recently updated MISchoolData site, with a spotlight on the K-12 resources for district and building analysis. Explore the 30,000 foot view of achievement and demographic data, menus and personas, new reports and features, user roles, and student level performance that guides administrative decision making.
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Enroll in this online training with the EduPaths system, freely available to Michigan educators. Find out more at EduPaths.org or search for MI School Data courses in their online catalog. From FERPA to Navigating the Portal to Access and Inquiry, these courses are available for just-in-time training!
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Additional Links and Resources
Professional Learning Resources
Access the Professional Learning Resources.
On Demand Materials for Professional Development
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Recent Technical Updates and New Resources by Audience
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| MI School Data New User or Updated Roles & Permissions form | The updated form is now being used statewide and combines the previous forms into one convenient document. The FERPA quiz, accountability and general user roles and permissions are now located in this single form. Use this when asked to activate a new account or make changes to roles and permissions for a user. The link to the FERPA Quiz Answers are located on the form or can be viewed here. |
| MI School Data Accountability User Administration - Assigning Accountability Roles and Permissions | Describes the difference between a Technical Administrator and an Accountability Administrator, as well as how to administer accounts and collect forms at the ISD level. |
| MI School Data Access: User Management Essentials for ISD Technical Administrators |
Back-to-School Session on August 13, 2025 Overview: This session is designed for new or returning ISD/Agency Technical Administrators seeking a refresher on how to create, edit, and manage user accounts in MI School Data. Participants will review key forms, step-by-step processes, and have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify procedures. |
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Technical Administrator Updates (2025-26 School Year)
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Overview: These 30-minute sessions, co-facilitated by MI School Data experts, offer timely updates from CEPI. Drop in for one, several, or all sessions to hear what’s Coming Soon, Under Development, or Recently Released. Bring your questions—whether they’re about hot topics or specific data challenges—and join the conversation.
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| MI School Data in MICIP: Adding Data to Evidence in MICIP |
Learn about the options for uploading evidence to the MICIP platform from MI School Data and other local sources. |
| Learn more about joining the Train-the-Trainer Network | Find out how to sign up to be an authorized provider of PD in MI School Data. |
| MI School Data - Data Reports for MICIP |
Created by Dan Wei of Berrien RESA, MAISA Region 7, this document leads users through the student, staff and school reports in MI School Data for connections in MICIP. |
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Created by Kathy Miller of Shiawassee RESD, MAISA Region 6, this document indexes the MI School Data Reports, Keywords, and Sources for use in MICIP. |
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If you are a logged in user and have Train-the-Trainer permissions, you should see the Training Course Materials below. If you do not, please contact your ISD Technical Administrator to request that the "Train-the-Trainer" permission be added to your user role.
