Mi-STAR fee reduced

Scholarships available for Mi-STAR annual subscription fee

February 10, 2019 Dear Mi-STAR PLFs (and others), You may know that on March 3, 2018, I contacted Mi-STAR Professional Learning Facilitators to let them know that beginning on July 1, 2019, Mi-STAR would be implementing an annual subscription fee for teachers to have access to Mi-STAR’s online portal, which provides access to the Mi-STAR curriculum, associated professional learning, and support features such as our expert-led community forums and curriculum helpline. I wanted to let you know that Mi-STAR was recently notified that we will receive funding provided by the Michigan Department of Education through its MiSTEM Advisory Council grant process. As a result, fees for access to the Mi-STAR curriculum, associated professional learning, and the online professional learning network will be reduced from $250 per teacher to $50 per teacher for full access from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Because of the funding Mi-STAR received from MDE and the MiSTEM Advisory Council, we will be able to provide $200 subscription scholarships for up to 1,000 Michigan teachers! We will continue to seek funding for Mi-STAR so that we are able to keep the fees as low as possible in coming years. I wanted to let you all know this wonderful news right away! Please share this news with school principals, district leaders, teachers, and others. The Mi-STAR team will follow up with you soon with more details about the $200 subscription scholarships. In the meanwhile, if you have any questions please contact Marianne Semones (msemones). We anticipate that teachers will not have to pay subscription fees themselves; rather schools, districts, ISDs, or external funders will sponsor teachers’ subscriptions. I also want to note that because a Mi-STAR subscription provides teachers with high-quality ongoing professional learning opportunities, schools or districts can use Title funding to support teachers’ participation. Mi-STAR’s usage is growing. As of December, 2109, over 650 teachers have access to at least one Unit Primer on Mi-STAR’s web portal. Over 900 teachers have been signed up to join Mi-STAR by a Mi-STAR Professional Learning Facilitator. Mi-STAR teachers are currently using Mi-STAR with an estimated 65,000 Michigan students. Over 130 school districts host teachers who are involved with Mi-STAR. I thank you for being a part of the Mi-STAR Network and for all that you do to improve teaching and learning in Michigan! Sincerely, Jacqueline E. Huntoon Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Michigan Technological University Mi-STAR Principal Investigator

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