November 3

Better Together

MAISA General Membership

Legislative Edition

Welcome!

• Dr. John Severson &

Paul Hungerford, Board President

ECAN Proposal

• Amy Brauer, MAISA

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Discussion on 31aa

• Mary Bradley & Jeremy Motz, Clark Hill

Funding Discussion

• Supt. Ebenstein & Gluesing

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Legislative Discussion

• David Ladd, Kelley Cawthorne

HB 5044

• Dr. Hoppstock

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Intro of FY 27

• Various Presenters

HB 6058

• David Ladd, Kelley Cawthorne

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Overview & Highlights

Meeting Norms

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1. Stay Engaged

2. Be Concise & Share the Air

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3. Value/Respect Opinions

Members will…

4. Seek Clarity

5. Support Final Decisions

Meeting Objectives

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• Integrating Diverse Voices for Foundational Buy-In
• Multiple Speakers, Turn and Talk, Large Group Discussions
• All Voices are heard

• Elevating Capacity in Difficult Topics for Potential Solutions
• Increase MAISA members understanding of current legislative challenges
• Learn from each other

• Align, Unify, and Advocate
• Share your thoughts - Slidos and “Gots & Wants”
• Work towards next steps and common solutions
• Integrate how to legislatively advocate

Discussion on 31aa

• Mary Bradley, mbradley@clarkhill.com

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• Jeremy Motz, jmotz@clarkhill.com

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Turn & Talk

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A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!

FY 26

Section 56

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Legislative

Discussion

Elimination of 32p

27L

Contract & Budget Impacts

DAVID LADD | LEGISLATIVE LIAISON |

KELLEY CAWTHORNE/MAISA

Spec. Education Millage Reimbursement & Equalization

Great Start Collaborative

(Overview Section 27l: Educator Compensation Program and Educator Compensation Allocation)

BLAKE PREWITT | ISD SUPERINTENDENT |

NEWAYGO COUNTY RESA

Turn & Talk

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November 3, 2025

LUNCH

AMY BRAUER| ECAN DIRECTOR & ELPL PREK COORDINATOR | MAISA

Help Me Grow 2024 Impact Report

FY 2025 GSCs

Help Me Grow is the front door to access services

Help Me Grow is also behind the scenes coordinating

When you don’t know, call Help Me Grow!

Outreach to Families

Today

Loss of local early childhood network connections

Loss of Family & Community Outreach Activities

• Parent Education Services
• Literacy training/outreach/spaces
• Trainings like HOPE & Strengthening Families

Loss of Child Healthcare Provider Outreach Activities

• Developmental Screening
• Literacy materials to support outreach

Loss of local care coordination

Loss of universal home visiting programs

• Navigators to connect families to services

Loss of local, universal ASQ screening

Loss of Parent Education services

Limited HMG MI Care Coordination

Loss of local early childhood outreach

• GSC coordinator supported outreach to families, doctors, & providers

Future State

Trusted entry for families, with follow-up

Building awareness, trust, & referral networks

Engaging pediatric providers in early detection

Real-time insights to improve services & systems

• 45 out of 56 ISDs committed to Help Me Grow by choice

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• Local control with statewide structure, vision, coordination, and data collection

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• Annual fidelity assessment implemented by National Center

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• Return on Investment Calculator to demonstrate cost savings to the state

Investment

• Total allocation of $28,490,000 to support evidence-based early childhood system building through the Help Me Grow Model.
• Distribution to ISDs is $27,090,000 using the former Great Start Collaborative formula

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• Help Me Grow Implementation: $15.9 million
• Family Support Services: $7.19 million
• Evidence Based Early Literacy: $4 million
• State Leadership & Support: $1.4 million

Each ISD must convene a Help Me Grow collaborative with family and community partners to achieve these outcomes:

1. Improve family access, leadership, and engagement
2. Enhance child development, learning, and well-being
3. Create strong, efficient community systems

Each ISD is required to employ:

• At least 0.8 FTE Help Me Grow Lead (system-building)
• At least 0.5 FTE Care Coordinator per ISD

1. Facilitate Help Me Grow Collaborative & implement the four Help Me Grow Core Components & Key Activities as indicated by Help Me Grow National Fidelity Assessment

• Centralized Access Point
• Family and Community Outreach

• Child Health Provider Outreach
• Data Collection and Analysis

2. Ensure data-driven early childhood initiatives (literacy, home visiting, etc.)

3. Complete annual Help Me Grow National Fidelity Assessment & track key data

4. Provide universal access to developmental screening (birth - five)

5. Ensure ISD has dedicated Care Coordinator to support families (flexibility here)

1. Regular support of a public telephone line during work hours to answer family questions
2. Follow up on universal developmental screenings and referrals to appropriate early childhood programs and services
3. Data tracking to ensure referrals from Help Me Grow successfully connect to early childhood services
4. Coordinate cross-sector supports to ensure families are seamlessly connected to the full scope of services within the ISD region

Family Support Services

Proposal includes funding for each ISD to implement evidence-based, family-centered, data-driven family support services, including, but not limited to, home visiting.

• $3,500,000 distributed to ISDs awarded funds in 2024-2025 as per previous formula
• $90,000 to each remaining ISD
• Initiatives must be aligned with Help Me Grow National Fidelity Assessment and MiLEAP’s strategic vision

Early Literacy

$4,000,000 to advance evidence-based literacy programs that connect Help Me Grow collaboratives and medical providers. Programs must:

• Educate families on the importance of reading aloud with their children, reading frequency, and other developmentally appropriate, evidence-based strategies to support early literacy

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• Prioritize families with the greatest economic need if funding is limited.

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• Funds distributed according to last year’s allocation formula

One easy door for families.

One coordinated system before school entry.

One shared vision for measurable results.

Turn & Talk

123-456-7890

hello@reallygreatsite.com

Phone

Email

123 Anywhere St., Any City

DAVID LADD | LEGISLATIVE LIAISON | KELLEY CAWTHORNE/MAISA

Address

MPSERS

SECTION 147

Introduction of FY27

School Aid Transfer Chart 2009-Current

Higher Ed Funding

27L

Contract & Budget Impacts

Vs.

Vs.

General Fund

K-12 Funding

ETHAN EBENSTEIN | ISD SUPERINTENDENT | IONIA ISD

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JUSTIN GLUESING | ISD SUPERINTENDENT | ALPENA-MONTMORENCY-ALCONA ESD

HFA: Use Of School Aid Fund In

Community Colleges & Higher Education

Programs Funded by SAF Transfer

Historical Context of SAF Transfer

Summary of SAF Transfer to Higher Education & Community Colleges

Turn & Talk

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BREAK

A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!

DR. ERIC HOPPSTOCK | ISD SUPERINTENDENT | BERRIEN RESA

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🔥Hot Topic: HB 5044🔥

Reservations, Risks, Recommendations & Rationale

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MAASE ABA Policy Analysis

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🔥Hot Topic: HB 6058🔥

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DAVID LADD | LEGISLATIVE LIAISON | KELLEY CAWTHORNE/MAISA

House Bill 6058

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🔥Hot Topic: SNAP🔥

Food Insecurities

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DR. STEVEN TUNNICLIFF | ISD SUPERINTENDENT | GENESEE ISD

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Gots & Wants Reflection

What did you get out of today?

What do you want to do moving forward?

PAUL HUNGERFORD | GRATIOT-ISABELLA RESD | MAISA

WRAP UP

DR. JOHN SEVERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | MAISA

PAUL HUNGERFORD | GRATIOT-ISABELLA RESD | MAISA

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Good Morning! Tuesday, November 4

• 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast

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• 8:30 – 11:30 Learning with Dr. John Hattie

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• 11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

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• 12:30 - 4:00 Learning with Dr. John Hattie

Review of Related Research

Register Here

Questions?

jseverson@gomaisa.org

Email

We look forward to

seeing you tomorrow!

• Breakfast at 7:30 AM
• Program starts at 8:30 AM