Learn more about graduation for students with disabilities and the personal curriculum option.

The Michigan Merit Curriculum: Flexibility in awarding credit and the personal curriculum with Rashell Bowerman from Michigan Department of Education

There are various pathways to complete the Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) graduation requirements. The Personal Curriculum (PC) is a tool to modify the MMC requirements, individualizing a student’s high school experience so they can be career and college ready.

Rashell helps viewers gain a better understanding of the MMC graduation requirements and the PC. She breaks down what these means and provides clear examples to see how education can be tailored to the needs of a student and provides guidance on how to make such decisions.

This webinar focuses on:
• Defining the required credits of the MMC
• Explaining the modifications that are allowed through a PC
• Providing guidance on how to make such decisions appropriately, based on a student’s post-school plans.

Follow up questions can be directed to us at [email protected]
0:00 Welcome, Overview
6:43 MMC: Brief History
11:52 Courses v. Credits
17:14 Credit Document
17:54 MMC Science Standards
24:38 Science Credit Waivers
27:58 World Language Credit
30:34 Testing Out
35:06 michigan.gov/highschool website
38:10 Personal Curriculum Defined
40:23 A PC Can….
44:05 Personal Curriculum Types
45:31 PC Type: Students with IEPs
48:59 Diploma or Certificate of Completion
51:18 Example
56:32 Must Do’s
1:00:59 Should Do’s
1:02:55 Presenter Information
1:03:37 Contact Michigan Alliance for Families