1. Budgeting for Early On®
Michigan Interagency Coordinating Council (MICC) Presentation May 9, 2008
Lindy Buch, Director, Office of Early Childhood Education & Family Services
Gary Schafer, Department Specialist
Vanessa Winborne, Part C Coordinator

2. Federal Requirements for Michigan’s Early On System
Direct Services
Funds are distributed to the 57 Intermediate School Districts (ISDs)

3. Statewide Grants Child Find/Referral Public Awareness
Central Directory
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

4. Administration
Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Early On Consultants
MICC meetings
General Supervision
SPP/APR – WSU (child and family outcomes)
Monitoring
Determinations
Public Reporting
Complaints/Hearings and Administration
Fiscal Monitoring

5. In-Kind Contributions from the Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Data System
EETRK/MICIS
CIMS
MICC Liaison
Dispute Resolutions
Complaints and Hearings

6. Discretionary Funds Parent Grants Interagency Grants
Michigan Alliance for Families
Parent Leadership in State Government
Interagency Grants
Department of Community Health
Department of Human Services
Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan

7. History of Spending for Early On

12. Next Steps A motion from the MICC to develop a Budget Committee to:
Look at the budget in detail and recommend and prioritize how to allocate the federal funds.
Review the current funding formula for ISDs and perhaps propose a new formula.

13. Questions?
Contact Vanessa Winborne