Welcome to Michigan DEC
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Your Michigan source for information, resources, and guidance related to young children with special needs and their families.          
 
Our Mission: MiDEC is dedicated to promoting policies and evidence based practice to support families and enhance the optimal development of all children. MiDEC shall encourage and promote the professional growth and quality practice to support young children with exceptional needs and their families.
 
 
Priorities for 2011/2012
 
The Michigan DEC Board met on June 28 to engage in strategic planning for the upcoming year. Three priority areas were identified. Click on the links below to learn about our goals and objectives for each priority.
1. Awareness and outreach: We want to make sure that everyone in our state who cares about the development and education of young children with special needs knows about Michigan DEC. We will be working on "spreading the word" about our organization's mission, goals, and activities.
2. Family involvement: Michigan DEC is an organization comprised of families, professionals, and community members who care about young children with special needs. We will be working on strengthening family involvement in our organization.
3. Policy and advocacy: We want to make sure that our members understand implications of public policy and are prepared to advocate for young children with special needs.  
 
 
 
  
 The Faces of MiDEC
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 What's Happening?
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Nominations are now being taken for the positions of Secretary and Parent Representative.
  • Secretary is a two year term. The secretary’s duties include keeping a record of the procedures of the annual membership meeting and the meetings of the Executive Board, carrying on correspondence as necessary for the operation of the organization, assuming custody of all records, except those assigned to others, and keeping accurate rolls of Executive Board and committee memberships.
  • The Parent Representative is a two year term. Duties include residing as the chairperson of the Parent Involvement Committee, connecting with and recruiting parents, representing the subdivision in coordinating efforts with agencies and/or organizations that are connected with families, and providing a parent perspective on all subdivision efforts.
If you would like to nominate yourself for one of these positions, please email the following information to Debra Lively, dlively@svsu.edu, by February 24.
Name
Position of Interest
Why you are interested in serving
What qualities you have that will make you successful in the role