1. New ISD Superintendent Orientation, Part II Dr. William C. Miller, Executive Director Emily Laidlaw, Legislative Liaison

2. I.Welcome and Introductions II.Unique Facts about ISDs III.ISD Sections of Law IV.Code of Ethics V.ISD Financial Information VI.Upcoming Dates Agenda

3. “GUESS WHO?” A TRIVIA QUIZ ABOUT MICHIGAN’S ISDs

4. QUESTION 1: Which ISDs do not have all or part of a Michigan county in their name?

5. ANSWER: Copper Country ISD (Houghton, Baraga and Keweenaw) Eastern UP ISD (Luce, Mackinaw and Chippewa) West Shore ESD (Mason, Lake, and Oceana) COOR ISD (Crawford, Oscoda, Ogemaw and Roscommon)

6. QUESTION 2: Which ISD spans two time zones?

7. ANSWER: Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD GOISD is in the Eastern and Central time zones - encompassing 2,500 miles.

8. QUESTION 3: Which two ISDs share a superintendent?

9. ANSWER: Manistee and Wexford-Missaukee

10. QUESTION 4: Which ISD remains the largest geographic Intermediate School District of the 56 in Michigan? (It covers 4,000 square miles or nearly four times the land mass of Rhode Island.)

11. ANSWER: Eastern UP ISD (serving Luce, Chippewa, and Mackinaw counties)

12. QUESTION 5: The triangle of these three western ISDs serves a combined population of 1.4 million people, which is more than eleven different states and the District of Columbia.

13. ANSWER: Kent ISD, Ottawa Area ISD, and Muskegon Area ISD

15. General Powers Elections o Millage Limits o Prop A o Regional Enhancement Borrowing Money, Issuing Bonds Truancy Property Transfers Special Education Plan Gift Limits Pre-Approval for Conferences Consolidation, Annexation, & Dissolution Accreditation Approval of Budgets ISD Sections of Law

16. ISD SECTIONS OF LAW MAISA NEW SUPT SESSION

17. SEC. 601A GENERAL POWERS Has all the powers identified in the Act but also may exercise "a power incidental or appropriate to the performance of any function related to the operation of the district" The powers identified in the act are: *Educating Pupils *Providing for the safety and welfare of pupils *Hiring, contracting for, scheduling supervising employees *Receiving, accounting for, investing or expending ISD funds and borrowing money *Enter into cooperative agreements with other entities *Operate, participate in, administer or serve as fiscal agent for 1 or more programs involving workforce development

18. ISD ELECTIONS

19. SEC. 681 CTE MILLAGE LIMITS ▸ If you did not levy a millage in 1993, you are limited to 1 mill ▸ If you did levy a mill, you may levy mills at a rate not to exceed 1.5 times the number of mills authorized for these purposes in the ISD in 1993.

20. SEC. 1724A SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE LIMITS ▸ Limited to 1.75 times the number of mills authorized in 1993

21. SEC. 625A PROPOSAL A LIMITATIONS ▸ Limits taxes levied by ISD for operating purposes to a rate not to exceed 1.5 times the number of mills allocated to the ISD in 1993

22. SEC. 705 REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT MILLAGE ▸ An ISD may levy and enhancement millage of up to 3 mills to enhance other state and local funding for local school district operations ▸ A board resolution is required to be adopted by "1 or more boards of its constituent school districts representing a majority of the combined membership of the constituent districts" ▸ All resolutions must include identical number of mills and number of years

23. SEC. 629 LIMITS ON BORROWING MONEY AND ISSUING BONDS ▸ ISDs can borrow money and bond under Sec. 629 "as necessary for programs conducted by the ISD" and also specifically for Special Education and CTE programs ▸ Total bonded indebtedness shall not exceed 1/9 or 1% of the SEV of the taxable property within the district. ▸ HOWEVER, Special Education (Sec. 30) and CTE (Sec. 687)bonded indebtedness doesn't count toward this cap.

24. OTHER ISD HIGHLIGHTS

25. SEC. 1571 ATTENDANCE OFFICERS ▸ Includes the requirement for the ISD to have an attendance officer ▸ Attendance officers of an ISD have the powers of a deputy sheriff while performing official duties

26. SEC. 955 PROPERTY TRANSFERS ▸ The ISD determines whether personal property of a school district should be transferred. ▸ If real property owned by a school district is transferred to another district, the ISD shall determine an equitable payment for the loss of the property.

27. SEC. 1711(A) SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAN ▸ Requires the development of a special education plan in cooperation with constituent districts

28. SEC. 634 GIFT LIMITS ▸ In any one month period, and ISD administrator or board member shall not accept any money, goods, or services with a value larger than $44.00 if the administrator or board member doesn't provide good or services of equal value in exchange.

29. SEC. 621A TRAVEL ▸ An ISD must have a policy requiring approval by the board or its designee of all travel by a board member or employee that includes at least 1 overnight stay. ▸ The policy MUST include a pretravel authorization form detailing estimated expenses and a post travel form detailing and verifying actual expenses. ▸ Approval is required on both forms

30. SEC. 701, 702, & 703 ISD BOUNDARIES ▸ Sec. 701 outlines the process of combining adjoining ISDs ▸ Sec. 702 provides for the annexation of one ISD to another ISD ▸ Sec. 703 details the process to disorganize or dissolve an existing ISD

31. SEC. 1277A ACCREDITATION ▸ If requested by a school district, an ISD shall provide advice and technical assistance to the district or school on meeting the accreditation requirements

32. SEC. 624(2)B APPROVAL OF BUDGETS ▸ By June 1st of each the board of each constituent district shall review the proposed ISD budget ▸ The constituent district shall adopt a board resolution expressing support or disapproval of the ISD budget and send the resolution to the ISD. ▸ The ISD "shall consider the proposed budget changes"

33. SEC. 620 MI SCHOOL DATA ▸ Sec. 620 requires the posting of certain information on an ISD website in the form prescribed by the department ▸ Information includes general budget disclosure, number of employees, number of pupils, travel over $3000, and additional disclosure for ISD employees with a compensation package in the top 3% among the ISD employees.

34. EMILY LAIDLAW ELAIDLAW@GOMASA.ORG THANK YOU!

35. Code of Ethics

36. March 179:30am-11:30amBoard of Directors Meeting – MASA Large Conference Room 11:30am-12:30pm MISEN Meeting (with lunch) March 171:30pm-4:30pmGeneral Membership Meeting – MASA Large Conference Room Followed by reception/dinner, Crowne Plaza Hotel March 188:30am-11:30amGeneral Membership Meeting – MASA Large Conference Room May 109:30am-11:30amBoard of Directors Meeting – MASA Large Conference Room 11:30am-12:30pm MISEN Meeting (with lunch) June 159:30am-11:30amBoard of Directors Meeting 11:30am-12:30pm MISEN Meeting (with lunch) 1:00pm-5:00 pmSummer Conference Begins Ramada Plaza Ojibway Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie June 168:30am – 4:30pmSummer Conference, Ramada Plaza Ojibway Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie June 178:30am-11:30amGeneral Membership Meeting During MAISA Summer Conference, Ramada Plaza Ojibway Hotel, Sault Ste. Marie Upcoming Dates