Article: SUPERINTENDENT OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUES MEMO REGARDING UPDATE ON EIGHTH GRADE TECHNOLOGY LITERACY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

The superintendent of the Michigan Department of Eduaction issued the following memo:

TO: Local and Intermediate School Superintendents and Public School Academy Directors

FROM: Carol L. Wolenberg, Deputy Superintendent

SUBJECT: Update on Eighth Grade Technology Literacy Certification Requirement

Early last fall, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) were notified of the requirement to report the percentage of eighth grade students meeting the state's definition of technology literacy at the end of the 2005-2006 school year.

A student's technology literacy may be assessed in a number of ways:

* Teacher Observation

* Portfolio (hard copy or electronic)

* Formal Assessment

* Completion of Coursework

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