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Near the end of the meeting Representative Markkanen moved to excuse absent members; there were no objections and the motion prevailed. The chair then adjourned the meeting.

Both actions were handled by motion and unanimous voice consent; the transcript records no roll‑call tallies or recorded individual votes for either motion.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations - School Aid and Department of Education Tuesday, March 25, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid approved the minutes from March 18, 2025, and later, with no objections, excused absent members. Both motions were approved by voice/consensus without roll‑call votes.","taxTitle","School Aid and Education, Appropriations Sub-Committees, House of Representative, Committees\t\t\t\t\t, Legislative, Michigan","taxId",27288,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6103692,"SAS presents EVOS analytics platform to subcommittee; state contract covers reporting and training at $2 million annually",938,2952000,3890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2793745-073b2cac256d89d9771f3e6eeacd99ab&start=2952&end=3890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2793745-073b2cac256d89d9771f3e6eeacd99ab/thumbnail_2952000.jpg","/articles/6103692/Michigan/SAS-presents-EVOS-analytics-platform-to-subcommittee-state-contract-covers-reporting-and-training-at-2-million-annually","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6103692-45f57b96a89da20ce68ff0a0ac1e5653/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162604&Signature=A8L4vHXVwaLUvtOMZxMmVxYVril9JBKgoIvL4A8c3kY1RgXQuxt-NRimPtvpMWyJyYB9PrjI2-qHEZSQZsylw5xK3T5ek~sgX7yMGXMBD-0BPnVztvHyCaVxZLpxn9QNuGTLtwQqBDVgHPcwa7Qed1g5Qav9v5cxEZS9nI0qGkTE69lIX5tU-dqGCkJTW3LEysRgd8Lxpz2T4IvJIA65c7npcBa~A~QBMHbebwTul0uqyw768WX2BZS1ATAZZ5YsmZqkArlv-aDFYl24Fdnshsmcbm~B8~WL2860V51SAcpa94qLpHpxhpP8JFuefOW3nkVfyYM9Y97GGqkQDZU~Sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tom Green and Erica Prentice of SAS Institute presented the SAS Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVOS) to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education. They described EVOS as a web‑based analytic reporting system that uses state assessment and opt‑in local assessment data to generate value‑added, diagnostic and student‑level projection reports for classrooms, schools and districts.

Green said EVOS produces growth reports using M‑STEP (grades 3–8 and 11), PSAT, ACT and SAT data, and can incorporate local screeners and assessments submitted through the Michigan Data Hub. \"Using data as a guide is essential to making Michigan a top performing state in education,\" Green told the subcommittee when explaining the system's purpose.

Prentice and Green said the statewide contract is a flat annual appropriation that covers reporting and training. \"We have the line item and I think it's 95b is $2,000,000 and that's for each reporting year,\" Prentice said. Under that contract the public site and district/school value‑added reporting are provided; districts may opt in at no additional per‑district fee to receive additional classroom and teacher‑level reports and to submit local assessment files (iReady, NWEA MAP, STAR) for inclusion.

SAS reported broad participation: they said 96% of independent school districts have at least one local district opt‑in and roughly 277 Michigan districts logged in for the most recent round of reporting. The presenters described an array of supports in the contract, including annual live training, webinars, a contextual help function inside reports, a glossary and staffed technical support to assist districts and ISDs with data submission through the Michigan Data Hub.

Committee members asked about training, on‑the‑ground usage and technical burden for districts. Prentice said SAS and the Michigan Data Hub provide step‑by‑step scripts and additional technical assistance because districts vary in technical capacity. On usage and uptake she said the Michigan Department of Education, as the contract client, retains usage data and can share more granular metrics on district access and levels of use.

Prentice showed sample diagnostic and student reports (demo data) and described how projection data can inform placement decisions and interventions. The presenters said EVOS aligns with the Michigan Continuous Improvement Process (MICIP) and that SAS partners with MASA and MAISA to provide educator resources and training.

No committee action was taken on the EVOS contract during the meeting; SAS representatives asked the committee to continue supporting the statewide reporting arrangement, which they said has operated in Michigan since 2018.","SAS Institute representatives described EVOS (Education Visualization and Analytics Solution) to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid, saying the state pays an annual $2,000,000 line item for statewide reporting, training and optional opt‑in classroom reports integrated via the Michigan Data Hub and local assessments.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6103696,"Analyst warns Title I distribution and Medicaid enrollment changes could create at‑risk funding cliff for Michigan schools",2818,186000,3004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2793745-073b2cac256d89d9771f3e6eeacd99ab&start=186&end=3004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2793745-073b2cac256d89d9771f3e6eeacd99ab/thumbnail_186000.jpg","/articles/6103696/Michigan/Analyst-warns-Title-I-distribution-and-Medicaid-enrollment-changes-could-create-atrisk-funding-cliff-for-Michigan-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6103696-6b94fbfcdb57e48d02aa95a0da187835/orig.mp4?Expires=1771162604&Signature=ir8WG4hcTyge3KxoetXfdb9rBjC9TRXi0po~uXXpxN4HMN4VSsZ9AlsSf3ktAZsu30nuodwlaxOS3~t2xffb8oEt8Pl8K8Xnti24zWdS279g0YBJOCJ3YhFdw-VCGS7sehssBA-tUZ7RIpDdcmdGS1ZYDOcmw2rVZq7uEJZJJFpru-C4BbT39GkleA0jRZemLUixj6vWXD-a4ng-PhHvj3haqK6Y14mAAHmynWpZV3JRFhLR5BvM1I6cAZc3L7JCBDqHWKuiKWqyQP0BII9iwlTecAVmkwhGkFQmNdEhqG4hHruotq03uQAjH66zK~4BTaFpxVt9VU3iOEsR0FZPbg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Craig Theel, research director at the Citizens Research Council, told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid and Department of Education that recent federal and state enrollment shifts have created an \"at‑risk funding cliff\" for Michigan school districts.

Theel said Michigan’s state at‑risk program (Section 31A) and the Opportunity Index set targets—up to about 47% of the foundation allowance for highest‑poverty districts—but federal Title I allocations are distributed under a separate formula that produces wide differences among districts with similar poverty concentrations. \"Congress has failed to address the inequities of Title I, so Michigan lawmakers should step in,\" Theel said, citing his organization's report on the distribution of Title I dollars.

Why it matters: the end of pandemic‑era Medicaid continuous enrollment contributed to a 7.5% statewide decline in students counted as economically disadvantaged in the October 2024 count, Theel said. That decline reduces the student counts used to divide a largely fixed state appropriation, producing a situation where state per‑pupil payments rise while total funding to individual districts can fall sharply depending on local enrollment changes.

Theel showed statewide charts and district examples to illustrate the effect. In his analysis a Livonia Public Schools enrollment decline will reduce that district’s total at‑risk funding by roughly $1.5 million — the equivalent, he estimated, of about 10 teacher positions — even though higher per‑pupil payments in the governor’s 2026 recommendation would add roughly $500,000 back. In Westwood Heights (Genesee County), he estimated a roughly $356,000 net reduction in at‑risk funding, or about three teacher equivalents.

Theel traced the problem to the interaction of federal and state programs. Section 31A is state‑controlled; Title I is a federal program administered under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. \"The challenge,\" he said, \"is that Title I is kind of working at cross purposes with the at‑risk funding. You have no control over the federal formula. You do have total control over Section 31 at‑risk funding.\" He recommended the subcommittee consider using state at‑risk dollars to partially equalize the disparities created by Title I.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about whether the enrollment change reflected students leaving districts or a change in eligibility. \"I want to make it very clear,\" Minority Vice Chair Representative Yousef Glanville said during questioning, \"these students did not leave the state ... They are still enrolled in your districts. They're just not being identified as economically disadvantaged, which means they're not generating the funding for your districts.\" Theel agreed and reiterated that the fall 2024 counts reflected a policy change in Medicaid certification rather than a mass exodus of students.

Theel outlined possible state responses the subcommittee could consider, including switching from a single‑year enrollment count to a multi‑year or blended count to smooth sharp year‑to‑year funding swings. He left the committee a written analysis and recommended the subcommittee examine ways to use state 31A allocations to mitigate the Title I inequities.

The presentation materials and the report titled “Congress has failed to address the inequities of Title I, so Michigan lawmakers should step in” were left with the committee clerk and made available on the Citizens Research Council website, Theel said.

The subcommittee did not take formal action on policy changes during the meeting; Theel said the data and recommendations were for the committee’s consideration as it develops the 2026 school‑aid budget.","Craig Theel of the Citizens Research Council told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on School Aid that inequities in federal Title I allocations combined with a 7.5% drop in students identified as economically disadvantaged will produce sharp, uneven cuts to state at‑risk funding for many districts in 2025–26.","actionData","errors"]

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