2024 MDE Continuous Improvement Conference

2024 MDE Continuous Improvement Conference

Welcome to the 2024 Michigan Department of Education Continuous Improvement Conference.

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7:30am EST

Registration and Breakfast Foyer

8:30am EST

General Session Welcome & Housekeeping Royale BallroomKelley Cusmano

8:40am EST

General Session - Opening Remarks, Dr. Michael Rice Royale Ballroom

8:50am EST

General Session - Award Recognitions Royale Ballroom

9:00am EST

General Session - MICIP Update Royale Ballroom

9:15am EST

General Session: Keynote Address: Empowering Students Though Truth That Resonates Royale BallroomMatt Vriesman

10:15am EST

Transition to Breakout Sessions

10:45am EST

A Breakout Session #1 A Conversation About MICIP Ballroom ASteven Curry • Dave Carlson • Renie Araoz • Ben Boerkoel • Dorothy Blackwell Advancing Excellence and Equity Through Antiracism in Social Studies Education Ballroom BMatt Vriesman De-Implementation: Streamlining Teachers Workloads for Effective Continuous Improvement Ballroom ERebekah Hornak Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement Through Integrated Systems Ballroom FKim Hubert • Elizabeth Mosher Fall 2024 School Accountability Overview & Updates Ballroom CChris Janzer • Chad Bailey • Matthew Gleason How Did We End Up Here Again? Anticipating and Overcoming Implementation Barriers Cord RoomLindsay Brindley • Rich Marshall MDE Collective Conversation: Building a Shared Understanding of Curriculum: Presenters - Michigan Department of Education Ballroom D MTSS and the Continuous Improvement Process Aurora RoomAmy Basket Reflective Practices - the Key to Continuous Improvement Reo RoomDr. Karen Rayner • Nick Wasmer

12:00pm EST

12:45pm EST

A Breakout Session #2 A Conversation About MICIP - REPEAT SESSION Ballroom ARenie Araoz • Ben Boerkoel • Steven Curry • Dorothy Blackwell • Dave Carlson Advancing Balanced Assessment Systems through Continuous Improvement Reo RoomKathy Humphrey • Nicole Kalmbach • Ellen Vorenkamp Department-Level Continuous Improvement: One School's Approach to Involving the Whole Team in CI Cord RoomChris Williams • Hannah Whyard Developing a System Built on Voice Aurora RoomSarah Ludwig • Kelsea Jabkiewicz Leveraging AI for Improved Learning Outcomes Ballroom EMaureen Young • Aaron Baughman Literacy 321 Launch Ballroom DKellie Flaminio • Brandie Turner • Jamie Bouchelle MDE Efforts to Support You in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Ballroom CRane Garcia Revving Up Results: Creating a High-Quality Continuous Improvement Team Ballroom FDr. Angela Jack • Jennifer Snapp Strategic Planning & the MICIP Process: Kentwood's Journey of an Integrated Approach to Continuous Improvement Ballroom BSunil Joy • Veronica Lake • Carrie Tellerico • Bre' Bartels

2:00pm EST

Break/Transition to Breakout

2:15pm EST

A Breakout Session #3 Bridging Silos Ensuring Resources for Equitable Student Success Aurora RoomSteven Curry Common On-Site Review Findings Ballroom FAndrea Rogers • Michelle Patton Enhancing English Learner Program Evaluation and Support Ballroom CSuzanne Grambush • Kelly Alvarez Implement, Monitor, Adjust: Making Your Continuous Improvement Plan Come Alive Ballroom ADiane Joslin-Gould • Renie Araoz • Ben Boerkoel • Lisa Francisco • Liesel Carlson • Lynn Hogan Including All Voices: Equitable Family Engagement in the Continuous Improvement Process Reo RoomMelissa Manko • Al Thomas Integrating Structures and Practices to Connect MICIP Plans, MI School Data and Continuous Improvement Ballroom DCasey Hadaway • Kathleen Miller • Dr. Rhonda Provoast • Cheryl Twitchell Putting the Essentials into Action: How to Implement the Essential Instructional Practices from Your MICIP Plan into Your Classrooms Ballroom EErin Pell • Michelle Goaley Taking MICIP Plans off the Bench and onto the Field with Decision-support Data Systems and Improvement Cycles Ballroom BJustin Leach Unleash the Magic - Effective Classroom Management Strategies That Shine Cord RoomShanna Richey