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Article: SUPERINTENDENT OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUACTION ISSUES MEMO ON EIGHTH GRADE TECHNOLOGY LITERACY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

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May 11, 2007
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The superintendent of the Michigan Department of Eduaction issued the following memo:

TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Directors and Authorizers of Public School Academies Technology Directors

FROM: Jeremy M. Hughes, Deputy Superintendent/Chief Academic Officer Bruce Umpstead, Director, Office of Educational Technology and Data Coordination

DATE: May 11, 2007

SUBJ: Eighth Grade Technology Literacy Certification Requirement

This is a reminder about the annual reporting requirement for eighth grade technology literacy. Last year was the first year for which you were required to report on technological literacy. The deadline for reporting is June 30, 2007.

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