IN THIS ISSUE:

• System Maintenance: All CEPI Applications and MI School Data
• MSDS News
• Extended COVID-19 Learning Plans Due Feb. 5
• MI School Data News
• Words to Know
• Connect with CEPI

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System Maintenance: All CEPI Applications and MI School Data

CEPI applications and MI School Data will be intermittently unavailable due to maintenance. Only limited informational inquires will be available during these times:

• Sunday, Feb. 7 from 6 a.m. until noon EST

MSDS News

Spring MSDS General Collection Opens Today

The Spring 2021 MSDS General Collection opens today. Important dates:

• Feb. 10: Spring supplemental count date
• March 4: Data quality checks performed on data submitted before this date
• March 17: Certification deadline
• March 24: Corrections must be complete and data recertified by 11:59 p.m.

Spring 2021 Early Childhood Collection Close Reminder

Feb. 10 – Spring 2021 MSDS Early Childhood Collection certification deadline. Records must be certified by 11:59 p.m.

Extended COVID-19 Learning Plans Due Feb. 5

Re-confirmed Extended COVID-19 Learning Plans, as required by Public Act 165 of 2020, are due Friday, Feb. 5 and can be submitted in MDE’s GEMS-MARS through the Learning Plan Monthly Questionnaire link. In this submission, districts must report what type of instruction they plan to provide to students for the month of February. If there were no changes, districts must confirm that no changes were made to their plan.

Note: starting this month, the Guest login option has been removed. All users must sign-in with a MEIS account to submit their responses. If you do not have an account, you may request one through the Create a New MEIS Account page.

If you have any questions on reporting plan information, contact cepi@michigan.gov. For questions regarding the GEMS-MARS application, call 517-241-6270 or email mde-gems@michigan.gov.

MI School Data News

Visit MI School Data to view updates to the Early Childhood Program Participation report. The report is in preview and will be publicly available within a week. See details of this update and upcoming reports on the News and Updates page on MI School Data.

Words to Know

Unfamiliar with a term or acronym? Visit our Commonly Used CEPI Terms and Acronyms document.

Connect with CEPI

From preschool through postsecondary, CEPI transforms educational data into powerful information. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for the latest news on report releases and other information related to Michigan’s education data.

Questions? Contact CEPI customer support: cepi@michigan.gov. Please provide your name, telephone number (including area code and extension) and school name along with your message.