The Michigan Leadership Improvement Framework Endorsement is a professional learning program for Michigan Educational Administrators that was developed as a result of a grant from the Microsoft Partners in Learning Program to the Michigan Department of Education.
MI-LIFE is stimulating, inspiring and challenging and will cause school leaders to confront and question their current assumptions about leading, teaching and learning.
Based on the Michigan School Improvement Framework and aligned with the
Council of School State Officers ISLLC (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium) school leader standards and
the Microsoft Education Competencies, the MI-LIFE curriculum will provide technology-rich courses that, when successfully completed, will earn school leaders a Michigan Leadership Improvement Framework Endorsement and 18 State Board Continuing Education Units (SBCEUs.)
Practical Curriculum
The courses in the MI-LIFE curriculum have been developed by a core faculty comprised of Michigan educators who have had practical experience in the "real" world of school leadership and understand the day-to-day workings of schools. While the courses are research based, they are practical and applicable to the busy leader's daily life.
For the MI-LIFE Program brochure, click here.
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State Board Continuing Education Units SBCEUs
Completion of each unit in the MI-LIFE Program will earn participants SBCEUs as indicated below for a total of 18 SBCEUs for successful completion of the entire program.
- Leadership 3.5 SBCEUs
- Data Leadership 6.0 SBCEUs
- Instructional Leadership 8.5 SBCEUs
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University Credits
We have secured agreement with the following Universities to provide credits for participants: Western, Central, U of M Flint, Madonna, and Sienna Heights. Participants can elect to get University credits or SBCEUs for completing the MI-LIFE program. Click here for more information.
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Endorsement
Upon successful completion of the entire MI-LIFE program, a certificated administrator will receive a Michigan Leadership Improvement Framework Endorsement. This endorsement will be indicated on the participant's administrator certificate. Non-certificated administrators are not eligible for endorsements but can earn SBCEUs.
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Administrator Certificates
Individuals interested in applying for a school administrator certificate who previously have held an administrator certificate may obtain an application at www.michigan.gov/mde
Individuals who have completed an administrator preparation program but never held an administrator certificate should contact the higher education institution where the program was completed and request that the institution make a recommendation to the MDE for certification.
The MDE has identified four different categories of administrators potentially impacted by the 2006 legislation allowing the MDE to issue administrator certificates on a voluntary basis. Click here to read more information about these categories.
For further information, contact: Flora Jenkins, Director, Office of Professional Preparation 517.373.6505, JenkinsF@michigan.gov
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