Dual Enrollment Changes
Brian Barber
Education Improvement and Innovation
Brian Ciloski & Christopher May
State Aid and School Finance
Dual Enrollment Laws
•  Postsecondary Enrollment
Options Act
– PA 160 of 1996
•  Career and Technical
Preparation Act
– PA 258 of 2000
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Notification of Options to Students
•  School districts are required to inform all
students of dual enrollment options
•  By March 1 of each year, a school district
or state approved nonpublic school shall
provide general information about the
postsecondary enrollment options under
this act to all pupils in grade 8 or higher.
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Readiness
•  Academic Readiness: Qualifying
assessment scores
•  College Readiness: Social maturity and
personal responsibility
•  College transcript will begin!!
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Qualifying Scores
•  Assessments include MME, ACT, SAT, PLAN, etc.
–  See table on page 5 of FAQ document for all assessments
and qualifying scores
•  Student must have achieved qualifying score in
subject area to take a course in that subject area*
•  Courses in computer science and foreign language not
offered by the school district do not have any
qualifying score requirements
•  Courses in fine arts do not have any qualifying score
requirements, but must be permitted by school district
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Essential vs. Non-Essential
•  Is the course or an equivalent course offered
at the student’s nonpublic high school and
considered essential for graduation?
•  Test with Curricular Crosswalk
•  No -> Course can be taken for both high
school and postsecondary credit
•  Yes -> Course can only be taken for
postsecondary credit
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Course Limits
Not more than 10 courses overall
4 Years
3 Years
2 Years/1 Year
Grade 9:
2 classes
Not more than
Grade 10:
2 classes
2 classes
six during either
Grade 11:
2 classes
4 classes
academic year
Grade 12:
4 classes
4 classes
of enrollment
*Year five rules promulgated by Superintendent of Public Instruction
Eligible Student
•  Enrolled in at least 1 high school class in a public
school district or state approved nonpublic school in
this state
•  Must have at least 1 parent or legal guardian who is
a resident of this state
•  Must not have been enrolled in high school for more
than 4 school years*
•  Must have letter signed by the student’s principal
indicating dual enrollment eligibility
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Eligible Postsecondary Institution
•  State University
•  Community College
•  Independent non-profit degree-granting
college or university that is located in this
state and that chooses to comply with
this act
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Eligible Course
•  Offered for postsecondary credit
•  Not offered at student’s high school or
unavoidable scheduling conflict
•  Considered an academic course
–  not a hobby, craft, or recreational course
•  Subject area other than physical education,
theology divinity, or religious education
•  Student must have achieved qualifying score in
each subject area
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Eligible Charges
•  Tuition
•  Mandatory course fees and registration fees
•  Material fees, including books
–  Books become property of the school after
completion of course (public school students only)
•  Transportation fees, parking fees, and activity
fees are NOT eligible charges
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Reimbursement of Tuition
•  Public school students: dual enroll
and process payment through public
school
•  Nonpublic school students: dual
enroll through nonpublic school and
college will bill and receive payment
directly through MDE
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Reimbursement of Tuition (cont.)
•  Shared time students
–  If being counted for more than 0.5 FTE by a
public school, the dual enrollment must be
processed through that school.
–  If being counted for less than 0.5 FTE by a
public school, the student may dual enroll
through their nonpublic school and have
their postsecondary bill Treasury directly.
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Homeschooled Students
•  Homeschooled students are not included in
the recent changes to this act and are not
eligible to have eligible charges paid unless:
–  The student is taking at least one class through a
public school and dual enrolls through that district
or
–  The student is taking at least one class through a
state-approved nonpublic school and dual enrolls
through that school
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What If the Student Fails?
•  If an eligible student fails to successfully* complete a
course:
–  Public school students must repay the school district
any eligible charges expended by the school district and
not refunded by the postsecondary institution.
–  Nonpublic school students must repay the Department
of Treasury any eligible charges expended by the State
and not refunded by the postsecondary institution.
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Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Funding
•  Calculated using a prorated percentage
of statewide average foundation
allowance
–  $7,209 for FY 2012-13
–  $7,262 for FY 2013-14
–  TBD for FY 2014-15
•  Use “Calculation” tab on billing form to
calculate amount to be covered
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Billing & Payment Process (Nonpublic)
•  Student dual enrolls and college bills MDE
•  MDE verifies eligibility of student and
accuracy of information
•  MDE forwards information to Treasury
•  College is paid by Treasury
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Student Enrolls and College Bills MDE
•  Before enrolling, the student and/or the college should
verify that the nonpublic school is state approved
–  http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-6530_6569_35175---,00.html
–  If not state approved, contact Tami Feldpausch (MDE) at (517) 373-1833
for details on how to become state approved
•  Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Billing Form
–  All fields must be completed by college
–  If no UIC is available, the college should contact CEPI at (517) 241-2374 to
assign one
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Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Billing Form
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/2012-13_Dual_Enrollment_397248_7.xls
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Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Billing Form
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Nonpublic Dual Enrollment Billing Form
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Billing Information Sent to Treasury
•  MDE forwards required information
to Treasury for payment
–  Reimbursement requests are sent to Treasury once
per month
•  Treasury pays college
–  Turnaround time is 3-5 weeks
–  Method of payment same as other payments from
the state (usually electronic ACH)
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2014-15 Section 64(b)
•  New appropriation for supplemental payments
to school districts for dual enrollment
•  $10 per credit, up to three credits per course
•  Additional $30 per course if successfully
completed
•  Process currently under development
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Contact Info
•  Brian Barber, OEII
–  517-335-3005
–  [email protected]
•  Brian Ciloski, SASF
–  517-373-3352
–  [email protected]
•  Christopher May, SASF
–  517-335-1263
–  [email protected]
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Questions?
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