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PREP FORUM: Closing the gap between classroom and career»

One of the intrinsic pitfalls of institutionalized education is the propensity towards obsolescence. The economy is constantly evolving, and the best educators will evolve with it. What can we do to help students become more prepared for (and more aware of) the workforce landscape of tomorrow? Join Cleary University and Michigan International Prep
School for an honest round-table discussion about what
it means to adequately prepare our students for life,
independence, and a career that matters….Read more

MAPSA: #Snowpocalypse 2019: the fate of your school's snow days»

Living in Michigan always creates challenging issues with school calendars and trying to predict the number of “snow days.” Given the extraordinary weather we have seen over the last 6 weeks, many schools are asking questions about what it all means.

Per state law, schools (other than cyber charter schools) are allowed to count 6 “snow days” toward their days and hours requirement. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction may allow up to 3 more “relief” days. So far, nearly 200 districts have applied for the relief…Read more

The Livingston Post - A teacher’s perspective: Michigan International Prep School puts students first»

My name is Mallory Skilling and I am an elementary teacher at Michigan International Prep School, a tuition-free online charter school which has an on-site learning lab in Howell. I am in my second year teaching virtually and I absolutely love it. When I think about my role as a teacher, it is simple: put students first. I know this phrase is common in education, so let me clarify what it means to teachers at MIPS …Read more

The Livingston Post - The role of the mentor at Michigan International Prep School»

When you hear Online or Virtual Learning, one of your first thoughts may be how impersonal it must be. Michigan International Prep School (MIPS), a tuition-free K-12 virtual charter school for Michigan residents, is striving to break that stereotype with a multilayered approach.

First, MIPS has their own content teachers that connect with the students through Live Learning Sessions and the teachers actually grade assignments instead of just leaving it to a computer …Read more

The Livingston Post - Tuition-free online charter school opens drop-in learning lab in Howell»

A new online charter school now has a convenient location in Howell, giving Livingston County students an opportunity to get one-on-one attention from a teacher to enhance their learning.

Michigan International Prep School (MIPS) opened in September 2017 as a tuition-free public charter school serving students across the state. MIPS now has four drop-in learning labs, including the Howell location, which opened in September 2018…Read more