Oakland Schools District Service Report 2012

2011-2012 

DISTRICT 

SERVICE 

REPORT 

OCTOBER 2012 

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2011-2012 District Service Report • October 2012 2 

focusing on RESULTS 

October 2012 

Dear Reader: 

This year, Oakland Schools marks 50 years of leadership, innovation and results for students, schools and the 

community. The Oakland Schools Board of Education and I invite you to review the 2011-2012 District Service 

Report to get a sense of what we do each year. We continue to use a variety of methods to capture data that 

accurately reflects the services we provided to Oakland County schools over the past year. Wherever possible, we 

also include trend data. 

The District Service Report for 2011-2012 reflects our ongoing commitment to increase student achievement, serve 

the diverse needs of Oakland County schools, and decrease costs while increasing efficiencies. Oakland Schools 

uses the information presented in this report to inform our work; to look at which services are used, by whom, and 

how frequently, so that we can continue to adapt our service delivery and staffing to best meet priority, emerging 

and continuing district needs. In fact, during our first organization-wide quality assurance review with AdvancED, 

Oakland Schools was commended for using data to prioritize services and programs. 

It is our hope that the District Service Report is also used by Oakland County school districts to review how they 

are using our services, resources and products that are designed to contribute to improved student achievement and 

provide time or cost savings to their districts. We must continue to find ways to work together in ever more efficient 

and cost-effective ways. We believe that this publication illustrates how districts are making greater use of the 

Intermediate School District while optimizing their efficiency. 

As always, I encourage and welcome your feedback on this document. How are we doing and how can we improve 

this publication? Please email Communication Services at communications@oakland.k12.mi.us with your 

comments and suggestions. Thank you. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Vickie L. Markavitch 

Superintendent 

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table of CONTENTS 

Focusing on results 

How this data was collected...............................................................................................4 

What is an intermediate school district?...........................................................................4 

AdvancED...........................................................................................................................4 

Our six strategic goals.........................................................................................................4 

Our mission, beliefs and credo...................................................................................... 4-5 

Our customers and service areas ......................................................................................5 

Service highlights ...............................................................................................................5 

Here’s who we are 

Our Board of Education.....................................................................................................6 

Oakland Schools Administration..................................................................................... 6 

Oakland Schools Leadership Team .................................................................................6 

Here’s what we do for districts 

Oakland Schools takes accountability seriously...............................................................7 

Oakland Schools finances..................................................................................................7 

Direct support to local districts..........................................................................................8 

Districts save money with cooperative purchasing..........................................................9 

Professional Development 

Professional Development opportunities.......................................................................20 

Assistance, consultations and resources provided 

Instructional Services.......................................................................................................22 

Support Services................................................................................................................24 

Technology Services.........................................................................................................25 

Human Resources.............................................................................................................29 

Production Printing and Graphics..................................................................................30 

Fingerprinting...................................................................................................................31 

Medicaid............................................................................................................................32 

REMC................................................................................................................................33 

Did you know?..................................................................................................................34 

Our customers say.............................................................................................................35 

What we do for students 

Improving student achievement......................................................................................10 

Graduation rates changed................................................................................................12 

Career Focused Education...............................................................................................13 

Campus enrollment trends, academy enrollment, worksite placements 

and academic credits................................................................................................... 14-16 

Special Education.............................................................................................................17 

Homeless and Wraparound Services..............................................................................18 

Truancy.............................................................................................................................19 

2011-2012 District Service Report • October 2012 3


focusing on RESULTS 

How this data was collected 

In an effort to focus on results and accountability, Oakland Schools has taken 

steps to track the services provided to local districts through both quantitative and 

qualitative measures. 

For 2011-2012, Oakland Schools used a variety of tools to collect data in the areas of: 

• Professional development 

• Assistance and consultation 

• Direct services to students 

• Student achievement 

These tools included scannable checklists, Excel spreadsheets and project 

management software. EBMS software is also used by our Event Management team 

to schedule professional development workshops, register participants and track 

State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs). 

As we continue to report our services to district customers, we seek to continuously 

improve our service tracking methods and find meaningful ways to convey our 

value to our constituents. Please share your feedback with us. Call Communication 

Services at 248.209.2145 or email communications@oakland.k12.mi.us with your 

comments. 

What is an intermediate school district? 

This year, Oakland Schools marks 50 years of leadership, innovation and results for 

students, schools and the community. Created by the Legislature in 1962, Oakland 

Schools is one of Michigan’s 57 educational service agencies that saves money and 

resources for K-12 districts by providing consolidated support and services; trains 

teachers in the latest research-based methods; pilots innovative programs; and 

coordinates early childhood, special education and vocational services across their 

region. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district 

governed by Michigan General School Laws. 

The mission of Michigan’s educational service agencies (ISDs, RESAs and RESDs) 

is to provide visionary leadership and quality services to strengthen teaching and 

learning for all citizens. 

AdvancED 

In June, 2012 Oakland Schools was granted accreditation from the AdvancED 

Accreditation Commission, the national commission that confers the North 

Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA 

CASI) accreditation seal. The AdvancED ESA Accreditation process provides a 

national protocol for education service agencies committed to systemic, systematic, 

and sustainable continuous improvement. The process supports, enhances, and 

stimulates growth and improvement throughout the agency. The accreditation 

process involves three ongoing components: 1) meeting high quality standards; 2) 

implementing a continuous process of improvement; and 3) engaging in quality 

assurance through internal and external review. The agency’s accreditation is for a 

five-year term with regular monitoring of progress and reporting occurring during 

the term. 

Our six strategic goals 

These broad, organizational strategic directions guide the work of Oakland Schools 

and provide the framework for departmental planning and initiatives. 

1. Maximize learning 

2. Increase collaborative opportunities 

3. Build the capacity for continuous improvement 

4. Close gaps and reduce inequities 

5. Advocate for public education 

6. Foster communication and engagement 

Our mission, beliefs and credo 

Our mission 

Oakland Schools: Learning today. Transforming tomorrow. 

Our beliefs 

We believe: 

• It’s about service. 

• Students form the lens through which our best educational decisions are made. 

• All students can and will learn. 

• Collaboration builds understanding. 

• Education is a shared responsibility. 

• Our success depends upon our employees. 

• Change is opportunity. 

• Lifelong learning is a key to lifelong success. 

• Effective relationships are powerful. 

• Differences expand our thinking. 

• Visionary leadership creates a dynamic environment. 

• We must develop leaders for tomorrow. 

• Ethical behavior is everyone’s responsibility.

Our credo 

Service, expertise, and excellence form the foundation of Oakland Schools. We 

prepare students to be meaningful contributors in a diverse society. Continuous 

learning drives our efforts to support local districts and the community while 

fostering a global perspective. Organizational strength and effectiveness come from 

inclusion, advocacy, innovation, and leadership. We share responsibility for leading 

the Oakland County educational community. 

We believe our first responsibility is to the educators of Oakland County, their 

students and families. We believe that all students can learn, and will, given the 

right resources and time. Our services, products, tools, and knowledge are focused 

to support high levels of student achievement, maximize resources and meet 

compliance obligations. Through visionary leadership and inclusive relationships, 

we develop regional capacity for the continuous improvement of student learning. 

We believe every employee can be highly productive. We support ongoing learning 

by providing necessary tools and resources. We hold one another to a high standard 

of professionalism, respect, integrity, and fairness. Together, we embrace a culture 

that promotes ideas and innovation 

as it encourages creativity and fun. 

We deliver high quality service as we 

advocate for every child. 

We collaborate with the Oakland 

County community and develop 

strong partnerships with all levels 

of government, business, social 

agencies, and education to enhance 

the quality of life in this region. These 

collaborations strengthen teaching and 

learning and increase opportunities 

for Oakland County students as they 

graduate to a global economy. 

For all those with whom we work and 

whom we serve, we pledge to partner 

in practices that honor collaboration, 

responsible stewardship of public 

resources, transparent business practices and ethical behavior. 

Our customers and service areas 

The Oakland Schools service area encompasses: 

• Population of more than 1.2 million people 

• 910 square miles; close to 90,000 acres of parks 

• 28 public school districts 

• 17 public school academies 

• 81 reporting nonpublic school buildings 

• 186 elementary schools 

• 62 middle and junior high schools 

• 60 senior high and alternative high schools 

• Four Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (OSTC) in Clarkston, Pontiac, 

Royal Oak, and Wixom 

• Approximately 217,000 students – 194,277 from public schools (Audited FTE, 

October 5, 2011) and 22,876 from nonpublic schools (March 1, 2012 Headcount) 

• Close to 24,000 students receive Special Education programs and services 

• Approximately 23,000 Oakland County public school employees (CEPI, REP 

Summary 2011) 

Service highlights 

Oakland Schools is committed to improving student 

achievement through the research-based development and 

effective delivery and support of innovative, high quality 

instructional products and services in partnership with the 

schools we serve. 

Serving the diverse needs of Oakland County schools and 

217,000 students is our primary focus. We support teaching 

and learning in the areas of general, special and career focused 

education, and provide assistance in business operations and 

technology. We also support mandated compliance with state 

and federal regulations with a variety of services. 

Everything a district needs - from workshops on the latest 

teaching methods, on-site consulting and help with school 

improvement and curriculum; to management software, food 

service support and testing of students with special needs (and 

more) - is provided by Oakland Schools. 

Oakland Schools’ commitment to regionalizing services and supporting 

collaboration across Oakland County enables local schools and districts to operate 

more efficiently and economically, saving administrative costs/dollars that can be 

used directly in the classroom. 



here’s WHO we are 

Our Board of Education 

Oakland Schools is overseen by the Oakland Schools Board of Education. Our 

Board is elected to six-year staggered terms every other year by the boards of 

Oakland County’s 28 school districts. Candidates are often local board members but 

need only be registered electors. 

The Board meets at 7 PM on the second and fourth Monday of the month at 

Oakland Schools. Special meetings are scheduled as needed. These public meetings 

are posted both on the Oakland Schools website and at the Oakland Schools 

Educational Service & Professional Development Center, as are property transfer 

hearings. Meeting schedules, agendas, minutes, and handouts are posted on the 

Oakland Schools website at www.oakland.k12.mi.us under Board of Education 

Information, located on the upper left portion of the home page. 

The Oakland Schools Board of Education 

George Ehlert, President 

Connie R. Williams, Vice President 

Barbara DeMarco, Treasurer 

Dr. Theresa Rich, Secretary 

Marc Katz, Trustee 

Oakland Schools Administration 

Superintendent: Vickie L. Markavitch, Ph.D.............................................248.209.2123 

Deputy Superintendent for Instructional Services: 

Terri Spencer, Ed.D.................................................................................248.209.2141 

Deputy Superintendent of Finance & Operations: Robert Moore, Jr.......248.209.2092 

Oakland Schools Leadership Team 

Capital & Building Projects and Facility Operations: Judy Miller............ 248.209.2172 

Career Focused Education and OSTC: Mary Kaye Aukee....................... 248.209.2154 

Communication Services: Danelle Gittus, APR......................................... 248.209.2181 

Early Childhood: Joan Lessen-Firestone, Ph.D......................................... 248.209.2035 

Financial Services: William Mull................................................................. 248.209.2122 

Government Relations and Pupil Services: Lisa Hansknecht................... 248.209.2137 

Human Resources: Mark Hansen................................................................ 248.209.2059 

Learning Services: Michael Yocum, Ph.D.................................................. 248.209.2037 

Legal Affairs: Sherry L. McMillan, J.D....................................................... 248.209.2062 

Regional Services: Katrina Brunette, Interim............................................. 248.209.2209 

School Quality and REAP: Larry Thomas.................................................. 248.209.2297 

Special Education: Kathy Barker................................................................. 248.209.2533 

Technology Services: Tammy Evans........................................................... 248.209.2187 

Pictured from left to right: 

Barbara DeMarco, Connie Williams, Marc Katz, 

Dr. Theresa Rich, and George Ehlert

what we do for DISTRICTS 

Oakland Schools takes 

accountability seriously 

As an intermediate school district, much of what we do is mandated by 

federal or state laws with built-in reporting requirements. In addition to 

these requirements, Oakland Schools also communicates regularly with 

referent groups and associations to ensure that stakeholders are made aware 

of the services, resources, and assistance provided for the funding we receive. 

These include: 

• An annual budget meeting with school board designates and 

superintendents who review the Oakland Schools budget and pass 

resolutions at the local district level regarding support for the General 

Fund budget as presented. 

• Referent groups such as the Oakland County Superintendents 

Association, Oakland County School Boards Association, Oakland 

County School Business Officials, Oakland County Teaching & Learning 

Council, and many others. 

• A countywide Special Education Parent Advisory Council (PAC) who meets 

regularly to provide input on Special Education issues and review the ISD Special 

Education plan. 

• A countywide Education Advisory Group made up of community and business 

leaders for Career Focused Education. 

• A regular update to the Oakland Schools Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) 

that includes organizational goals, activities to accomplish those goals, and 

progress measures. 

• Independent financial audits of the Oakland Schools revenues and expenditures 

that are reported to the Oakland Schools Board of Education and shared with the 

local districts we serve. 

• Ongoing reporting to the Michigan Department of Education to ensure 

compliance. 

• Annual publication and website posting of our ISD Annual Report and the 

Budget and Salary/Compensation Transparency Reporting. 

$Oakland Schools returned 96.6 cents of every 

dollar to local districts through direct services 

in 2011-2012. 

Recipient of 

Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for 

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 

from the Association of School Business Officials 

Fiscal Years 1996-2001, 2003-2011 

Oakland Schools finances 

Oakland Schools is financed by Oakland County taxpayers through an annual 

authorized property tax millage. The combined millage rate for 2011-2012 was 

3.3690 mills. Oakland Schools operates using three major funds: 

• General Education Fund funds instructional and administrative support for 

districts and obtains its revenue largely from a property tax levy. Oakland Schools 

was authorized to collect 0.2003 of a mill on the county tax base for 2011-2012. 

• Special Education Fund was supported by a tax of 2.5456 mills levied on 

the county tax base for 2011-2012. This fund supports Special Education 

administration, student services, educational consulting services at Oakland 

Schools and center programs in local districts. 

• Career Focused Education Fund was supported primarily by a levy of 0.6231 

on the Oakland County tax base in 2011-2012. This fund supports Vocational 

Technical Education administration, the four Oakland Schools Technical 

Campuses that serve students from all 28 local school districts, and the CFE 

Regional Plan. 

• In addition to the three major funds, grants are actively sought to defray costs of 

regional projects. Oakland Schools serves as the fiscal agent for many such grants 

that fund ongoing and pilot projects for the benefit of Oakland County students. 



what we do for DISTRICTS 

Direct support to local districts 

Oakland Schools is committed to putting the vast majority of our dollars directly 

where the funds can most benefit students - in our schools and classrooms. The 

dollars that flow through the intermediate school district are carefully monitored 

to ensure that they are spent as mandated, audited regularly, and go back to local 

districts to support the teaching and learning mission. We are pleased to be able to 

say that in 2011-2012, 96.6% of our recurring funding went to support programs and 

services in our county’s school districts. 

In the graphic below, Indirect Services are defined as the administrative-specific 

appropriation units in the General Education Fund, Special Education Fund, 

Career Focused Education Fund, plus inter-fund transfers, debt service, and capital 

outlay in specific Capital Projects funds. 

Oakland Schools Fiscal Year 2011 Total Expenditure Summary 

96.6% Direct Services provided to LEAs, PSAs 

$250 million 

3.4% Indirect Services 

$8.8 million

Districts save money with 

Cooperative Purchasing 

The Oakland Schools Office of Procurement & Contracting: 

• Reviews and compiles an online cooperative bid listing for local, regional, state 

and national bids for districts. Check it out at www.cooperativecontracts.com 

• Provides an online bidders list for Oakland County districts 

• Assists districts with conducting Invitations for Bids (IFBs) and Requests for 

Proposals (RFPs) as needed 

• Coordinates and facilitates countywide bid efforts for the Oakland County School 

Purchasing Officials (OCSPO) 

• Conducts various county-wide bids to support local districts such as drug and 

alcohol testing, student transportation, and temporary staffing services. 

• Educates the vendor community on how to do business with school districts in 

Oakland County at vendor outreach events. 

Please visit www.oakland.k12.mi.us/ProcurementandContracting for more 

information on how we can help you maximize your resources with these cost 

efficiencies. 

$Cost savings and revenue enhancements vary depending on 

State mandates, grants, and local district demands. In 2011- 

2012 these savings and enhancements brought Oakland 

County districts approximately $95,944,128* 

* Up from $78,075,104 last year 

In 2011-2012, districts participated in the following consortia and cooperative 

agreements: 

• $2,813,005 was spent through the OCSPO cooperative bids for office supplies, 

furniture, paper, magazine subscriptions, school bus parts, tires and custodial 

supplies in 2011. 

• Rebates totaling $51,064 were allocated to Oakland County districts participating 

in the recommended Staples Business Advantage contract through OCSPO 

National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA). 

• $7,125,752 was spent statewide through the Association of Educational 

Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) bids and $3,332,240 was spent through National 

Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) cooperative bids. This generated revenues of 

$93,141 and $31,940 respectively, which helped to cover administrative costs for 

the program. 

• A beverage consortium including four Oakland County school districts generated 

revenue and exclusivity payments of over $97,906. 

• Members of the MOR Purchasing Cooperative for food, supplies and USDA 

foods (in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne Counties) spent $14,187,025 in 

discounted products and services, saving them time and effort. In addition, the 

MOR Cooperative distributed an additional $121,480 to member districts in 

USDA entitlement discounts as a result of using a common bank of commodity 

entitlement dollars for the MOR Cooperative. 



what we do for STUDENTS 

Improving student achievement 

It is Oakland Schools’ role to work behind the scenes, helping those who teach 

Oakland County’s students. Although we do not have direct responsibility for 

guiding student achievement, we believe there is indeed a correlation between the 

instructional support we provide and the instructional gains made by students of the 

teachers we train, coach and support. We are proud to be counted among the reasons 

behind the outstanding achievement of Oakland County students as we compare 

them to the state averages of standardized tests. 

Oakland County students consistently achieve above the state average in all areas assessed by 

the MEAP. The two line graphs on this page summarize Oakland County student achievement 

in math and reading for grades 3-8 in relation to the statewide results. In 2011-12 the MDE 

raised the cut scores on all MEAP tests (back to 2007-08) to reflect “College-ready” standards. 

Therefore, these results appear lower than the MEAP results reported in previous years. 

Percent "College Ready" Proficient 

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Math 

The two bar graphs at the top of page 11 show math and reading achievement trend data 

for each NCLB group for Oakland County students. The MEAP mathematics results combined 

for grades 3-8 for each group show relatively little change over the past 4 years. The Fall 2011 

MEAP math results were up a single percentage point. Math results for English Language 

Learners improved by 5 percentage points. Most of the other groups experienced very little 

change. Reading results have shown a trend of steady improvement. Fall 2011 reading results 

were up for every one of the 15 groups shown and in most cases were the highest they have 

been over this 5 year period. 

The two bar graphs at the bottom of page 11 show the trends for each NCLB group for 

eleventh grade students on the MME (Michigan Merit Examination. The 2012 mathematics 

MME performance improved slightly overall and for most groups of students but dropped 

slightly for students with IEPs (Individual Educational Plans (Special Education)), English 

Language Learners, and Asian students. 2012 reading MME results rose overall and for all 

groups of students except English Language Learners. 

The following acronyms appear in the charts on page 11: 

ED = Economically Disadvantaged 

ELL = English Language Learners 

LEP = Limited English Proficient 

Percent "College Ready" Proficient 

MEAP Reading Grades 3-8 2007-08 - 2011-12 

Oakland Michigan Oakland - MI 

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MEAP Math 3-8 Combined 2007-08 - 2011-12 by NCLB Group 

MEAP Reading 3-8 Combined 2007-08 - 2011-12 by NCLB Group 

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All w/o IEPwith IEP Not ED ED Not ELL ELL Female Male Am.India Asian Black Hispanic WhiteMultiracia 

(77881) (70696) (7185) (54627)(23254) 

(73567) (4314) (38169)(39712) 

n (247) (5969) (13024) (3175) (53938) l (1528) 

07-08 47.899 51.103 19.663 55.629 20.525 48.778 30.867 46.309 49.421 30.154 77.263 19.041 26.945 52.482 43.868 

08-09 53.797 57.42 22.337 62.607 25.54 54.865 34.348 52.625 54.92 33.333 80.274 25.257 31.206 58.742 54.16 

09-10 54.413 57.728 25.39 64.482 28.644 55.805 38.892 53.634 55.161 36.496 82.925 24.796 31.581 59.434 56.303 

10-11 52 55.75 19.833 62.616 25.83 53.149 29.299 51.806 52.185 36.434 82.226 22.094 33.007 57.039 54.331 

11-12 52.603 55.741 21.726 63.461 27.096 53.675 34.33 52.383 52.815 42.105 82.409 21.576 34.331 57.852 55.039 

10 

0 

All w/o IEPwith IEP Not ED ED Not ELL ELL Female Male Am.India Asian Black Hispanic WhiteMultiracia 

(77285) (70475) (6810) (54251)(23034) 

(73271) (4014) (37990)(39295) 

n (248) (5826) (12988) (3127) (53574) l (1522) 

07-08 67.106 71.083 31.511 74.069 42.365 68.725 32.896 70.48 63.863 55.28 78.19 41.084 47.439 72.693 69.524 

08-09 67.916 72.12 31.019 75.548 43.286 69.59 34.254 70.561 65.375 54.462 79.738 43.134 46.894 73.411 69.817 

09-10 72.401 76.213 38.346 80.119 52.509 74.399 49.118 76.028 68.905 63.869 83.206 49.71 51.15 77.505 74.919 

10-11 70.552 75.143 31.064 79.033 49.573 72.291 34.131 74.794 66.475 57.529 83.595 47.735 54.124 75.591 72.872 

11-12 73.644 77.129 37.577 81.698 54.676 75.32 43.049 77.82 69.607 61.694 85.256 51.494 59.386 78.568 76.15 

Group (Number of Students) 


MME Math 11th Grade 2007-08 - 2011-12 by NCLB Group 

MME Reading 11th Grade 2007-08 - 2011-12 by NCLB Group 

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 

07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 

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All 

(14145) 

w/o IEPwith IEP 

(12924) (1221) 

Not ED E.D. 

(10204) (3941) 

Not ELL E.L.L. 

(13701) (444) 

Female Male 

(7066) (7079) 

Am. 

Asian Black Hispanic 

Indian 

(875) (2720) (406) 

(42) 

White 

(9865) 

07-08 30.353 32.443 5.1048 34.402 8.1032 30.809 12.216 27.284 33.426 23.256 66.253 3.3607 17.77 35.123 26 

08-09 34.831 37.272 5.4348 40.502 10.175 35.349 15.467 32.065 37.557 18.644 68.892 6.7926 18.567 40.252 29.412 

09-10 34.013 36.585 5.168 41.066 10.555 34.528 10.968 31.125 36.88 22.222 67.779 6.0564 16.897 40.006 23.232 

10-11 37.1 40.046 7.1261 46.047 11.703 37.811 15.299 35.479 38.705 20.455 75.666 6.8868 18.814 43.218 34.266 

11-12 39.371 42.533 5.8968 49.255 13.778 40.165 14.865 37.277 41.461 21.429 74.4 8.6765 24.877 45.352 41.35 

Multiracial 

(237) 


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All 

(14222) 

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(12981) (1241) 

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(10236) (3986) 

Not ELL E.L.L. 

(13774) (448) 

Female Male 

(7099) (7123) 

Am. 

Asian Black Hispanic 

Indian 

(875) (2761) (408) 

(42) 

White 

(9899) 

07-08 58.942 62.127 20.562 63.812 32.362 60.027 16.246 62.658 55.222 56.818 75.616 27.585 40.138 66.327 60 

08-09 56.591 59.245 24.911 62.57 30.857 57.746 13.684 60.304 52.942 48.333 70.566 27.623 43.974 63.736 50.725 

09-10 60.324 63.95 20.102 68.01 34.943 61.378 12.903 63.195 57.472 51.351 78.617 30.131 44.33 68.144 47.525 

10-11 58.576 62.071 23.178 67.382 33.864 59.927 17.035 61.055 56.118 33.333 79.782 27.145 45.385 66.287 63.194 

11-12 62.038 65.657 24.174 70.828 39.463 63.62 13.393 66.291 57.799 45.238 78.514 32.38 48.775 69.33 67.932 

Multiracial 

(237) 






Graduation rates changed 

The four-year cohort graduation rate for Oakland County students has been about 

79% for the past three years and has been just four percentage points higher than 

the same statistic for the State of Michigan. The Oakland County five-year and 

six-year graduation rates have declined slightly while those statewide rates have been 

stable. The five and six year rates are slightly higher than the four year rates for both 

Oakland and Michigan students. 

The four-year cohort graduation rate for students with Individual Educational Plans 

(IEPs) has declined from 69% for the Class of 2007 to 60% for the Class of 2011. A 

very similar pattern may be seen in the data for the State of Michigan. The five-year 

graduation rates are substantially higher than the four-year rates, but the rate for 

Oakland County students has declined while the Michigan rate has remained stable. 

Percent Graduating 

100 

90 

80 

70 

60 

50 

40 

30 

20 

10 

81.8 81 

75.4 75.5 75.23 75.95 

6.4 5.5 

84.28083628 83.551962 

84.77366255 83.79885122 

82.10948696 81.9 82.40370328 

79.03 80.2 78.56805014 

74.33 

4, 5 & 6 Year Graduation Rates Classes of 2007- 2011 

Oakland Michigan Oakland Minus MI 

3.8 4.25 4.238050136 5.380836279 4.491962004 

2.949486959 2.7 

78.9 79.06 79.16 79.2 79.58 80.06 79.86 

0 

2009 

2008 

6 Year Graduation Rate 2007 

Class of .... 

2010 

2009 

2008 


2011 

2010 

4, 5 & 6 Year Graduation Rates for Students with Individual Educational Plans (I.E.P.s) 

2009 

2008 


Oakland Michigan Oakland minus Michigan 

5.193662551 

3.738851222 2.54370328 

100 

90 

Percent Graduating 

80 

70 

60 

50 

40 

69 

61 

67 

64 64 

58 57 57 

60 

52 

74 73 72 

66 

65 

66 

70 

65 

75 76 

73 

67 68 68 

30 

20 

10 

8 9 

7 6 

8 7 8 

6 6 

8 7 

5 

0 

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2007 2008 2009 

4 Year Class of ... 5 Year 6 Year

Career Focused Education (CFE) 

Oakland Schools operates four AdvancED (NCA) accredited regional technical 

campuses, where students spend half their school day pursuing education and 

training in Michigan’s six Career Pathways. In addition to the rigorous and relevant 

programs offered at the Oakland Schools Technical Campuses, the Career Focused 

Education department offers many other effective programs and services for 

Oakland County students. 2011-2012 highlights include: 

• Eighth grade students in all Oakland County school districts initiated Education 

Development Plans (EDPs) using Career Cruising software made available by 

Oakland Schools. 

• Local districts and the Oakland Schools Technical Campuses conducted selfreviews 

of 60 state-funded Career Technical Education (CTE) programs. 

• Oakland County CFE directed and articulated more than 300 CTE agreements 

with Baker College, Davenport, Ferris University, Macomb Community College, 

Mott Community College, Oakland Community College, and Schoolcraft 

College. 

• 24 county high schools and two Oakland Schools Technical Campuses 

competed in the 12th season of OCCRA (Oakland County Competitive Robotics 

Association). More than 90% of students and coaches surveyed rated their overall 

OCCRA experience as good or excellent and would recommend it to other 

students. 

• The 14th annual Global Trade Mission served more than 130 students from 

Oakland County. 

• 39 students were acknowledged for outstanding technical achievement at the 

CTE Student Recognition ceremony. 

• 209 students from Oakland County districts attended The Beaumont Saturday 

Series for Emerging Technologies in Health Care hosted by Beaumont Hospitals. 

Districts save money with CFE 

• Oakland Schools distributed $1,260,000 from the countywide vocational millage 

to the 28 local school districts to support personnel and other costs of delivering 

career development activities and $1,600,000 for CTE programs. 

• Career Cruising software (including pilot program of Course Planner for 18 

districts and Spanish Translation for 11 districts) was purchased regionally, 

providing a value of $82,590. 

• Purchased ACT’s EXPLORE and PLAN career and college readiness 

assessments for all 28 districts, progressively preparing students for the Michigan 

Merit Exam, providing a value of $232,866. 

For the full OSTC Annual Report, please visit http://www.ostconline.com 

• Provided KeyTrain interactive training system for all 28 districts, including career 

and college readiness curriculum, based on the ACT WorkKeys assessment 

system, creating a value of $52,500. 

• CDX Automotive software was distributed to seven districts (eight high schools), 

providing a value of $29,903. 

• Microsoft Office Specialist certification examinations were provided for four 

districts (seven high schools), saving the schools $22,225. 

• Purchased DELMIA (Digital Manufacturing) and CATIA (Product Lifecycle 

Management) software to support the architectural and mechanical drafting 

programs in 11 districts (15 high schools), providing a value of $29,172. 

• CTE Assessment Tests were provided to 20 districts (32 high schools) for 

Accounting, Health Sciences and Business, Management, & Administration 

programs, saving the districts $33,240. 

• Transportation reimbursement back to the districts (82% of actual cost) provided 

a cost savings of $2,000,000 for transporting students to the Oakland Schools 

Technical Campuses. 

• Students attend a technical campus for a half day at no charge to their local 

districts. The count day enrollment of Oakland County school district students 

at our campuses was 2,692 for the first semester of the 2011-2012 school year and 

2,465 for the second semester. The combined .5 foundation allowance retained 

by the local districts (the average foundation allowance of $8,220 x .5 x count 

day enrollment) totaled $11,064,120 for the first semester and $10,131,150 for the 

second semester of the 2011-2012 school year, saving the districts $21,195,270. 

$A variety of Career Focused Education efforts saved districts 

$26,537,766. 




Biotechnology 

and 

Environmental 

Science 

Business, 

Management, 

Marketing, and 

Technology 

Construction 

Technology 

Culinary 

Arts/ 

Hospitality 

Engineering/ 

Emerging 

Technologies 

Health 

Sciences 

Human 

Services 

Transportation 

Technology 

Visual 

Imaging 

Technology 

Semester 

Totals 

Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 1 Sem 2 

Avondale 0 0 8 8 1 1 5 5 5 5 6 5 4 3 9 5 0 0 38 32 

Berkley 5 2 18 17 4 3 18 9 4 2 24 17 11 10 17 13 6 4 107 77 

Birmingham 5 4 5 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 8 7 5 8 12 11 6 5 54 54 

Bloomfield Hills 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 5 2 2 1 0 6 4 3 4 0 1 24 21 

Brandon 9 8 20 18 15 14 18 18 10 12 10 9 4 2 12 9 9 9 107 99 

Clarenceville 2 2 5 5 0 0 7 7 1 1 7 7 0 0 4 4 3 3 29 29 

Clarkston 34 37 23 25 25 24 23 25 15 14 50 51 7 7 50 49 22 23 249 255 

Clawson 5 5 4 4 5 6 3 4 5 5 16 16 0 0 9 9 7 6 54 55 

Farmington 10 7 26 23 2 1 21 19 13 12 17 14 5 5 18 10 11 10 123 101 

Ferndale 3 3 8 7 11 11 10 9 3 2 12 12 11 10 8 8 3 3 69 65 

Hazel Park 3 3 5 6 0 0 9 6 2 3 18 15 4 4 1 1 1 1 43 39 

Holly 3 2 7 5 6 5 17 18 6 5 7 3 0 0 15 15 7 5 68 58 

Huron Valley 13 13 23 20 0 0 17 17 10 9 23 19 9 6 23 30 11 12 129 126 

Lake Orion 8 7 9 8 11 12 30 28 15 14 26 20 19 21 36 32 6 6 160 148 

Lamphere 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 10 10 0 0 6 6 3 3 30 30 

Madison 2 2 6 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 13 12 1 2 5 3 2 2 33 30 

Novi 2 3 9 7 0 0 6 6 1 2 9 9 0 0 7 7 2 2 36 36 

Oak Park 2 1 11 8 2 2 5 3 3 4 13 10 10 15 4 3 4 6 54 52 

Oxford 1 1 3 4 0 0 5 5 2 3 2 3 6 7 1 1 0 0 20 24 

Pontiac 2 2 8 3 18 9 18 12 7 8 18 14 12 11 10 6 0 1 93 66 

Rochester 3 3 24 19 13 13 27 26 20 20 17 16 16 16 20 19 5 4 145 136 

Royal Oak 10 9 2 2 5 5 12 14 7 7 13 13 7 7 10 8 4 4 70 69 

South Lyon 17 14 17 19 0 0 12 14 20 18 22 19 0 0 30 27 7 7 125 118 

Southfield 17 16 10 9 13 8 11 12 9 8 45 37 2 2 13 11 9 9 129 112 

Troy 2 1 3 3 7 7 1 2 2 2 10 9 6 5 6 6 5 5 42 40 

Walled Lake 32 27 30 26 0 0 29 28 35 34 45 43 7 9 38 39 16 15 232 221 

Waterford 15 11 13 13 29 22 33 28 19 17 37 33 14 13 35 24 8 7 203 168 

West Bloomfield 6 7 2 3 0 0 11 9 8 9 11 9 3 3 11 9 7 7 59 56 

Public School Academies 2 1 9 9 1 0 15 16 8 7 13 12 16 15 6 6 3 3 73 69 

Tuition Paid Students 3 3 4 3 1 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 48 30 3 5 0 0 61 47 

Northville (Tuition Paid) 2 1 5 5 0 0 6 6 1 1 6 7 0 0 10 9 3 3 33 0 

Cluster Semester TOTAL 222 198 321 292 177 156 383 360 245 238 509 451 233 215 432 389 170 166 2,692 2,465

Oakland Schools Technical Campus Enrollment (above) 

The table above breaks down each semester’s student enrollment in Career Focused Education programs at the four regional Oakland Schools Technical Campuses (OSTCs) by sending 

school district and cluster of study. 

Transporta;on   

Technology  

16%  

Human Services: Culinary  

Arts/ Hospitality  

14%  

OSTC Career Cluster Enrollment  

Human Services:  

Cosmetology  

9%  

Visual  

Imaging  

Technology  

7%  

Biotechnology  

and  

Environmental   

Science  

8%  Business,   

Management,   

Marke;ng,   

and Technology  

12%  

Health  

Sciences  

19%  

Construc;on Technology  

6%  

Engineering/  

Emerging Technologies  

9%  

OSTC Career Cluster Enrollment 


The pie chart above illustrates the composition of our 

student body by cluster. The nine national career clusters 

are incorporated into Michigan’s Career Pathways system. 

Oakland Schools technical programs are provided at no cost 

to individual districts or students because they are fully funded 

by an Oakland County vocational education millage. 

Worksite placements 

Worksite placements provide OSTC students with valuable 

work experience; advanced employer-provided training; 

and effective exploratory opportunities which help them 

to determine a focus for their future technical training. 

These activities are delivered through the cooperation and 

participation of the regional business community. Exploratory 

activities are usually unpaid and short-term (no more than 45 

hours total). Students are generally paid for more advanced 

worksite training regimens such as ongoing internships and 

field studies. 

Student Worksite Placements 

Student Worksite 3 Year Placements Trends- 3 Year Trends 

350 

300 

250 

200 

150 

100 

50 

0 

15 

77 

63 

325 

278 

233 

102 

73 

45 

109 

90 

74 

Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest 

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 

Both paid and unpaid worksite experiences are governed by 

conditions and requirements delineated in student-specific 

training agreements. The chart above shows the number of 

OSTC students who participated in at least one paid and/or 

unpaid worksite placement with a training agreement, over 

the past three years. 

Semester Enrollment Trends by Campus 


These charts document the three-year semester count day 

enrollment trends at the Oakland Schools Technical Campuses. 

1,000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

1,000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

First Semester Count Day 

893 

767 

651 

695 

682 

634 

694 

641 

660 

788 

761 

747 


2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Second Semester Count Day 

830 

682 

578 

688 

649 

593 

658 

598 

590 

752 

721 

704 


2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 




800  

700  

600  

500  

400  

300  

200  

100  

0  

129  

36  

87  

357  

175  

271  

320  

280  

OSTC Certificates OSTC Cer2ficates and Cer2fica2ons   

and Certifications - 3 Year Trends 

3 Year Trends  

94  

426  

361  

114  

500  

454  

333  

318  

305  

409  

Student Certificates, Licenses and Certifications: The chart above sums up the numerous certificates and certifications earned by students 

at the four Oakland Schools Technical Campuses during the past three school years. The awards certify that students have exceeded expectations 

of competency in essential core, technical or workplace skills. Standards and testing for these achievements are established by business and 

industry. 

Academic credits (at right): 

The Oakland Schools Technical Campuses integrate academic content in their career and technical education (CTE) courses using a collaborative 

instructional delivery model. Oakland Schools recommends academic credit for students who meet specific subject area content expectations in the 

areas of English Language Arts, Math and Science. 

346  

09‐10  10‐11  11‐12  09‐10  10‐11  11‐12  09‐10  10‐11  11‐12  09‐10  10‐11  11‐12  

 Northeast   Northwest   Southeast   Southwest  

Core Cer9ficates  Technical Cer9ficates  Na9onal Skills Cer9fica9ons  

285  

161  

484  

606  

198  

359  

489  

120  

427  

347  

458  

613  

369  

754  

396  

323  

530  

Academic Credits 


Avondale 14 

Berkley 33 

Birmingham 32 

Bloomfield Hills 8 

Brandon 39 

Clarenceville 18 

Clarkston 243 

Clawson 27 

Farmington 100 

Ferndale 39 

Hazel Park 34 

Holly 40 

Huron Valley 67 

Lake Orion 17 

Lamphere 10 

Madison 24 

Novi 18 

Oak Park 26 

Oxford 3 

Pontiac 44 

Rochester 83 

Royal Oak 22 

South Lyon 64 

Southfield 51 

Troy 32 

Walled Lake 162 

Waterford 120 

West Bloomfield 14 

Northville 19 

Public School 

Academies 10 

TOTAL 1.408

Special Education 

Oakland Schools Special Education Department provides services to the districts 

and Public School Academies of Oakland County on behalf of the more than 24,000 

students with disabilities that have an Individualized Educational Program (IEP). 

Services range from direct student level instruction to systems level support. The 

efforts of the department are designed to be efficient and effective, while minimizing 

the use of the county and federal special education dollars. 

Coordinated Oakland Schools’ Special Education services that create cost benefit 

for districts include support for programming and service provision for students 

with low incidence disabilities. This is inclusive of teacher consultant services and 

eligibility determination assistance; short term problem-solving; procurement and 

training in the use of assistive technology devices; augmentation and alternative 

communication technology selection; the maintenance/repair of equipment; 

audiological assessments for eligibility determination; and the provision of alternate 

text materials/technology. 

Compliance technical assistance is provided through web-based materials, personal 

contacts, and trainings. Personnel with extensive knowledge in early childhood and 

post-school transitioning lead countywide initiatives and ongoing support to local 

personnel. 

District monitoring for alignment with local, state and federal rules and regulations 

is conducted in coordination with the Michigan Department of Education. 

Professional learning opportunities are available year round and occur in multiple 

formats. In addition to training and coaching by Oakland Schools’ staff, national 

expertise is utilized to lead local district personnel in implementing research-based 

practices. 

Direct Teacher Consultant Services to students with IEPs within Oakland County 

realized a savings to districts of $2,800,900. The provision of educational products, 

books, assistive technology, and equipment repair provided a cost benefit to districts 

of $2,430,476. 

Special Education provided educational products and books, 

assistive technology, equipment repair, and classroom tool 

$kits, saving districts $5,231,376. 

By maintaining 11.62% of tax levied Special Education 

funds, districts were provided $115,150,182 to offset 

Special Education costs. 




Homeless Student 

Education Program 

Last year, Michigan saw a 38% increase in homeless 

students. Oakland County has been hit hard with 

homeless student increases. Most homeless students 

miss significant amounts of school, due to frequent 

moves in unstable living conditions and a lack of 

transportation. 

The Oakland Schools program ensures that homeless 

students receive seamless educational services, 

including enrollment, educational placement, links to 

community services and advocacy, and representation 

between schools and districts. 

Oakland Schools assists districts with transportation 

and supply costs for the thousands of homeless 

students in Oakland County every year. Under the 

Federal McKinney-Vento law, districts are mandated 

to identify and serve homeless students. With the 

guidance and support of the ISD barriers to education 

are removed. 

Oakland County 

Wraparound Services 

Wraparound is a unique strengths-based, family-led, 

process that helps high-risk students avoid costly and 

disruptive out-of-school or out-of-home placement. 

The Wraparound process is a team-based activity that 

helps groups of people involved in a student’s life work 

together toward a common goal. An individualized 

plan to assure students can experience success in their 

communities, homes, and schools is created, using 

intensive supports coordination. 

Keeping children placed in their homes and attending 

school through the use of the Wraparound model is a 

tremendously cost-effective and highly efficient use of 

community resources and offers real hope for children. 

Homeless Student Education Program 

Students Served 

Wraparound Students Served 

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Avondale 4 17 28 12 23 16 

Berkley 18 19 11 2 3 10 

Birmingham 33 27 39 0 0 0 

Bloomfield 14 6 17 0 2 1 

Brandon 20 74 68 8 9 5 

Clarenceville 25 35 33 0 13 0 

Clarkston 9 23 24 6 0 20 

Clawson 27 24 36 0 0 1 

Farmington 36 68 80 1 5 10 

Ferndale 46 104 45 10 4 4 

Hazel Park 38 16 32 13 21 39 

Holly 40 49 36 10 11 18 

Huron Valley 88 67 86 0 15 13 

Lake Orion 64 78 91 2 5 8 

Lamphere 11 19 10 0 0 0 

Madison 28 22 29 9 7 8 

Novi 25 15 9 3 6 6 

Oak Park 86 20 35 2 2 4 

Oxford 23 59 16 2 3 2 

Pontiac 117 85 169 75 85 99 

Rochester 25 25 41 6 7 8 

Royal Oak 58 49 31 5 5 5 

South Lyon 85 79 107 20 7 9 

Southfield 210 101 165 12 18 22 

Troy 23 31 25 7 8 8 

Walled Lake 40 60 106 3 10 10 

Waterford 119 110 103 9 15 34 

West Bloomfield 7 23 28 13 22 21 

TOTAL 1,319 1,305 1,500 230 306 381

Truancy 

If they don’t go to school, children can’t receive 

a comprehensive education with a multitude of 

specialized services to support their growth and 

learning. That’s why the Oakland Schools Truancy 

team promotes the 3 A’s – Attendance, Attachment 

and Achievement – and emphasizes early intervention, 

a special Back to School program for middle school 

students, the Oakland County Truancy Task Force, 

and court intervention when needed. The Back to 

School program identifies and addresses the issues that 

may stand in the way of good school attendance for 

middle school students. 

Truancy Cases 

Back To School Students 


Avondale 43 35 22 45 55 39 

Berkley 12 13 25 63 74 86 

Birmingham 8 9 10 0 0 5 

Bloomfield 9 6 12 0 0 25 

Brandon 16 17 29 23 25 27 


Clarkston 23 31 47 0 51 55 

Clawson 11 13 9 51 61 69 

Farmington 56 95 52 121 196 171 

Ferndale 39 32 28 33 37 39 

Hazel Park 14 17 50 60 81 93 

Holly 16 12 10 19 20 0 

Huron Valley 40 33 32 65 72 40 

Lake Orion 38 29 44 32 64 39 

Lamphere 11 17 17 46 65 46 

Madison 50 46 48 26 55 48 

Novi 34 16 12 4 0 0 

Oak Park 13 31 70 8 16 66 

Oxford 40 17 25 26 11 17 

Pontiac 216 301 317 19 95 176 

Rochester 21 47 71 90 179 116 

Royal Oak 30 28 27 81 86 93 

South Lyon 28 33 28 44 48 37 

Southfield 147 201 243 40 173 205 

Troy 6 12 19 23 22 24 

Walled Lake 61 56 66 130 133 198 

Waterford 12 33 96 66 46 74 


TOTAL 1,024 1,219 1,441 1,242 1,940 2,024 



professional DEVELOPMENT 

If Oakland Schools does not provide direct instruction to Oakland County 

students, how can we have a positive and continuing impact on improving 

student achievement? One of the most important ways we do this is by providing 

professional development – classes, workshops, training – to school staff. In 

providing teachers and other school employees with the tools and resources to help 

them sharpen their skills and deliver quality classroom instruction, we ultimately – 

and positively – impact student achievement. 

The chart on the next page illustrates district participation in regional professional 

development offered by Oakland Schools from July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012. 

• Number of Regional Participants for a district indicates the number of district 

staff that attended workshops offered by Oakland Schools for all Oakland County 

school districts. Please note that individuals from a district may have attended 

more than one workshop and may be counted more than once. Most of these 

workshops were offered on-site at Oakland Schools and required registration 

through our Event Management department. 

• Number of Regional Events (EBMS) indicates number of workshops in which 

a district was represented by one or more participants. Note that events are not 

totaled since participants from different districts may have attended the same 

event (resulting in multiple counting of same event). 

• Number of Customized Participants for a district indicates the number of district 

staff that attended customized professional development offered at district 

request. Please note that individuals from a district may have attended more than 

one workshop and may be counted more than once. 

• Number of Customized Events indicates number of workshops customized for 

each district. These events are totaled since participants from different districts 

did not attend the same event. 

In addition to the 38,009 participants below who 

attended 1,640 events, an additional 24,035 

participants attended 759 more events 

(these participants attended other countywide and 

multi-district professional development events in which 

they were not identified by individual district). 

Number of SB-CEUs Earned indicates number of State Board Continuing Education 

Units that participants received as a result of their full attendance at workshops. 

SB-CEUs Earned 

Number of Participants 

Number of SB-CEUs Earned 


Avondale 23 29 45 44 39 79 

Berkley 44 52 75 81 93 116 

Birmingham 114 114 185 221 225 203 

Bloomfield 69 87 121 118 125 194 

Brandon 37 47 58 69 73 61 


Clarkston 174 202 265 608 391 437 

Clawson 37 39 82 36 53 89 

Farmington 225 153 223 457 205 328 

Ferndale 50 44 82 76 107 103 

Hazel Park 32 40 98 40 79 87 

Holly 58 84 114 143 123 168 

Huron Valley 71 61 93 137 92 109 

Lake Orion 52 54 71 12 87 102 

Lamphere 30 53 47 90 91 80 

Madison 14 20 25 15 33 60 

Novi 73 41 133 186 54 119 

Oak Park 49 51 117 103 73 143 

Oxford 47 104 96 82 212 165 

Pontiac 72 71 78 121 99 96 

Rochester 262 311 310 600 587 612 

Royal Oak 39 69 121 74 121 133 

South Lyon 52 52 40 120 137 127 

Southfield 69 59 72 111 84 88 

Troy 26 29 60 32 36 78 

Walled Lake 100 104 162 215 144 236 

Waterford 119 165 177 217 213 264 


TOTAL 2,007 2,221 3,083 4,117 3,692 4,409

*CEPI, REP FTE Summary 2011 

Regional Professional Development 

Customized Professional Development 

Number of Particpants Number of Events Number of Participants Number of Events 

Total 

District 

Staff* 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Avondale 477 174 268 351 89 73 111 1,150 646 791 48 44 59 

Berkley 532 322 494 421 128 136 136 790 398 1,215 34 30 48 

Birmingham 1,231 681 796 1,114 205 185 151 1,166 1,145 1,703 54 69 60 

Bloomfield 1,006 429 549 571 158 143 155 869 260 614 34 54 82 

Brandon 368 196 332 292 105 96 101 228 574 931 13 21 41 

Clarenceville 214 104 222 178 58 66 76 501 237 441 21 13 20 

Clarkston 882 433 669 860 151 172 173 1,413 373 266 28 27 38 

Clawson 279 187 311 377 104 107 108 748 867 880 44 49 29 

Farmington 1,387 648 625 867 193 164 178 787 581 1,100 28 24 63 

Ferndale 499 312 292 314 125 88 117 252 426 201 29 31 33 

Hazel Park 611 216 261 407 85 96 130 612 957 792 31 54 39 

Holly 461 239 245 344 106 83 85 336 194 164 13 22 24 

Huron Valley 1,347 422 441 521 162 123 120 531 306 303 28 18 21 

Lake Orion 849 454 559 577 161 140 136 940 580 1,013 39 31 56 

Lamphere 365 274 293 284 89 92 96 275 339 489 20 25 29 

Madison 149 113 103 122 64 47 64 129 366 150 11 25 20 

Novi 658 220 277 485 88 87 101 623 176 1,287 41 27 36 

Oak Park 412 301 346 473 103 99 123 1,234 709 1,027 50 64 87 

Oxford 540 299 269 371 146 90 112 482 638 500 17 29 27 

Pontiac 1,007 398 429 592 141 114 159 1,076 914 697 73 74 60 

Rochester 1,772 737 886 1,169 198 189 190 1,637 1,567 2,020 75 88 92 

Royal Oak 556 276 478 648 116 148 150 432 182 402 28 23 29 

South Lyon 803 301 362 319 100 93 101 308 431 506 13 13 35 

Southfield 974 348 353 358 131 113 116 463 460 524 26 26 46 

Troy 1,448 475 288 589 137 110 136 2,052 447 1,519 62 23 42 

Walled Lake 1,570 524 622 731 179 148 133 1,105 261 1,018 19 19 43 

Waterford 1,480 576 802 1,081 174 172 213 670 3,708 1,608 32 52 70 

West Bloomfield 817 196 429 663 112 136 163 795 363 769 27 24 26 

TOTAL 22,694 9,855 12,001 15,079 - - - 21,604 18,105 22,930 938 999 1,255 



assistance, consultations & RESOURCES provided 

School staff need ongoing support and consultation in order to bring their best to 

the classroom (and every facet of school life) every day. Professional development 

plus consultation plus assistance equals a complete system of services and resources 

that support Oakland County educators in the classroom, driving a bus, counseling 

students, or providing building or district leadership. That’s why Oakland Schools 

offers a wide variety of on-call, online and just-in-time services that supplement the 

professional development we deliver. 

Instructional Services 

Those Oakland Schools services that are directly focused on improving student 

achievement through professional development, consultation, instructional 

resources, and providing other classroom support fall under the umbrella of 

Instructional Services. Oakland County schools know they can count on the services 

provided by the Instructional Services departments – Career Focused Education, 

Early Childhood, Learning Services, School Quality, Special Education – to deliver 

everything they need to support and improve classroom instruction. 

Examples of assistance 

Through a partnership between the Learning Services and Career Focused 

Education Departments, with authoring assistance from multiple Oakland County 

local school districts, a multi-disciplined, integrated performance-based curriculum 

was created to assist districts in simultaneously meeting multiple federal mandates 

and state curriculum standards in a single unit of study in order to work smart. The 

curriculum meets the sixth through eighth grade Michigan Educational Technology 

Standards (METS) mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Technological 

literacy requirement, and the seventh through eighth grade Educational 

Development Plan (EDP) requirement (using Career Cruising). 

In order to support parents, the first and most important teachers of children birth to 

five, the Early Childhood department distributed 33,637 parent focused materials.

Instructional Services Assistance 

Points of 

Assistance 


Hours of 

Assistance 

Avondale 122 137.00 

Berkley 174 248.50 

Birmingham 231 333.45 

Bloomfield 176 132.55 

Brandon 139 218.05 

Clarenceville 59 65.05 

Clarkston 213 246.75 

Clawson 70 90.25 

Farmington 292 348.50 

Ferndale 133 222.00 

Hazel Park 187 500.25 

Holly 67 82.75 

Huron Valley 132 144.05 

Lake Orion 230 284.75 

Lamphere 88 121.00 

Madison 113 393.25 

Novi 137 168.00 

Oak Park 402 2,301.30 

Oxford 90 97.55 

Pontiac 622 3,319.75 

Rochester 464 678.35 

Royal Oak 238 255.00 

South Lyon 140 147.75 

Southfield 245 203.80 

Troy 193 244.25 

Walled Lake 279 342.75 

Waterford 269 342.75 

West Bloomfield 126 160.50 

TOTAL 5,631 11,829.90 

Districts save money with Instructional Services 

• The Regional Education Media Centers Association of Michigan (REMCAM) negotiated a per building price of 

$605 for Discovery Streaming for the 2011-2012 school year. This is a significant reduction from the list price of 

$2,195 per secondary building and $1,670 per elementary building. During the 2011-2012 school year, Oakland 

Schools (REMC 17) once again subsidized the use of Discovery Streaming, saving Oakland County public schools 

a total of $125,840. Through the statewide pricing and the ISD subsidy, Oakland County schools saved $424,800. 

• During the 2011-12 school year, Oakland County teachers logged into their streaming video accounts 77,772 times 

to download or stream over 283,517 videos and video clips. Teachers also accessed over 2,613 copyright friendly 

images for use in presentations and documents. More than 550 articles from the included encyclopedia were also 

viewed. 

• The Common Core Curriculum and the Scope Curriculum for districts ($1,500 per grade level per subject) 

provided benefit at value of $576,000. 

• REMC countywide purchasing under market costs provided savings to districts of $6,427,533. (See page 33 for 

details) 

• 27 of our 28 districts implemented the Atlas Curriculum Mapping System. 

• Oakland Schools negotiated a price of $1.50 per student for Atlas Rubicon a savings of $2.50 off the regular pricing. 

With the Oakland Schools subsidy of $.75 per student, we saved districts $3.25 per student for a total savings of 

$650,000 across the county. 

• Instructional Services reimbursed districts $342,601 for substitute costs so that teachers could attend professional 

development. 

• Oakland Schools operated Oakland Opportunity Academy (OOA), an alternative education option for high 

school students, for six school districts. 140 students attended OOA in 2011-2012, saving the districts a combined 

$574,840. 

• The Widening Advancements for Youth (WAY) program had 144 students saving districts $216,000. 

A variety of Instructional Services efforts saved Oakland County districts 

$$9,248,838. 




Support Services 

At Oakland Schools, we serve student learning in many ways – some more direct than others. By focusing on 

cost savings, efficiencies of scale, and supporting the technological framework for delivery of instruction and its 

assessment, Oakland Schools employees play an important role in maximizing the dollars that go into every Oakland 

County classroom. Support Services departments – Communication Services, Financial Services, Government 

Relations and Pupil Services, Human Resources, JobLink Service Center, Legal Affairs, Regional Services – 

including the Office of Procurement and Contracting, and Technology Services – support and strengthen the 

ancillary services that are essential for the smooth operation of every school. 

• Oakland coordinates the Michigan Green Schools program for Oakland 

Schools (in 2011-2012, 183 Oakland County Schools earned this 

designation). 

Oakland Schools Support Services documented 3,338.85 hours of assistance 

to Oakland County school districts. Technology Services provided an 

additional 20,942.10 hours of assistance, bringing the total to 24,280.95 hours 

of service to our local districts. 

Districts save money with Support Services 

• Transportation Services worked with 18 school districts to collaborate on 

routes reducing mileage by 119,640 miles for the school year and saving 

$784,758.00. This team also provided state-mandated safety education for 

933 bus drivers, mechanics and supervisors and specialized professional 

development opportunities for 177 mechanics, special education drivers 

and aides, school bus driver trainers and business office managers. 

• Pupil Accounting, Legal and Truancy services saved local districts 

$5,741,904. 

• Oakland Schools Shipping and Receiving drove more than 50,000 miles 

last year, providing timely pick up and delivery services to all districts in 

Oakland County. 

• Additional support services through Communication Services, Event 

Management, and Legal Affairs saved $226,625.17. 

$A variety of Support Services efforts saved Oakland County districts 

$27,361,991. 

Support Services Assistance 

Points of 

Assistance 


Hours of 

Assistance 

Avondale 11 56.00 

Berkley 27 277.50 

Birmingham 13 108.75 

Bloomfield 11 141.50 

Brandon 15 72.50 

Clarenceville 12 33.35 

Clarkston 12 108.00 

Clawson 17 74.50 

Farmington 16 169.00 

Ferndale 10 117.75 

Hazel Park 23 84.75 

Holly 15 50.25 

Huron Valley 15 159.25 

Lake Orion 13 70.75 

Lamphere 24 65.25 

Madison 15 76.50 

Novi 17 57.50 

Oak Park 12 102.75 

Oxford 13 135.00 

Pontiac 14 239.50 

Rochester 16 191.50 

Royal Oak 12 110.25 

South Lyon 11 76.75 

Southfield 13 132.00 

Troy 13 157.75 

Walled Lake 18 211.50 

Waterford 15 154.00 

West Bloomfield 16 104.75 

TOTAL 419 3,338.85

Technology Services 

Technology Services provides high-quality systems, solutions and support to 

Oakland County schools. Some highlights from 2010-2011 include: 

• 27 of 28 districts participated in Inform (data analysis). 

• Oakland Schools student information system customer districts increased from 17 

to 20. 

• ONE - Barracuda SPAM Filtering blocks over 7 million SPAM emails per month. 

• District staff accessed approximately 1,588 distance learning programs, 3,985 

educational programs, and down-linked 1,981 videos using the ONE Network. 

• Moodle hosting for 29 districts, 1 international academy consortium, one site for 

CFE campuses, 3 PSAs hosted by Oakland Schools. 

• 54,759 different people (staff and students) used Moodle services; visited Oakland 

Schools Moodle sites 227,869,472 times. 

Districts save money with Technology Services 

• Technical assistance for ONE Network for all districts at no cost provided benefit 

valued at $2,000 per district, totaling $56,000. 

• ONE (Oakland Network for Education) subsidy for consortium members at 

$200,000. 

• Hosted ONE Moodle Learning Management System at no charge for 29 districts 

saving $72,500.00. 

• Hosted ONE Follett Library Management System at no charge for 29 districts 

saving $72,500.00. 

• Server hosting services provided for six districts at a cost savings of $3,000 per 

district totaling $24,000. 

• Long-term on-site technical support for districts at no cost provided benefit 

valued at $196,500. 

• Technical assistance for business applications for eight districts at no cost 

provided benefit valued at $12,000 per district totaling $96,000. 

• Student Information System (MISTAR) saved $56,795 each for twenty districts 

totaling $1,113,900. 

• AMS Business, Finance and HR applications saved $85,797 each for six districts 

totaling $514,782. 

• Internet Service Provider (valued in market at $45K for equivalent 10MB 

connection) provided for all districts totaling $1,260,000. 

• Barracuda SPAM filtering provided for 18 districts at $8,000 each, totaling 

$144,000. 

• Pearson Inform Data Analysis licensing subsidy provided for all districts totaling 

$400,000. 

Oakland Schools Technology Services and Learning Services department have 

teamed up to provide a county-wide learning management system to our districts 

(at no cost to districts). Our services include hosting and maintaining the software 

on our servers and supporting districts’ use of the software with application support, 

educational technology consulting, and teacher training. 

$Technology Services saved Oakland County districts 

$4,150,182. 




The tables on pages 27-28 illustrate Oakland County school district usage of online applications provided by Oakland Schools. 

AESOP - Substitute calling and placement application. 

AMS - Finance, HR, Procurement, and Budgeting application. 

Atlas Rubicon - Curriculum management application. 

Barracuda SPAM Filtering - is done for all districts that elect to participate. District email is 

routed through the Barracuda devices, located at both the primary and secondary head ends, in 

order to filter all “Blacklisted” SPAM, reducing the amount of inappropriate email sent to each 

district. 

Direct Certification - directly certifies students who are eligible for free lunch, using 

demographic information about the student and comparing it against data supplied by the state. 

Students living in households which appear on the tape are pre-approved for free lunch status. 

Non-Pub - application is used by non-public schools that educate students living in Oakland 

County. Oakland LEAs receive reports annually from this system about those students residing 

within their district boundaries. 

NovaNet - a web-based online curriculum for in-school credit recovery, summer programs, 

alternative and teen parent programs, adult education, GED, and work-force preparation. 

Polyplot - Transportation management application. 

KEY 

• Current customer district = X 

• Year district is planning on 

implementing = 20XX 

• District and OS in discussion 

for conversion = D 

eSurvey - Oakland Schools developed electronic survey application. 

Follet Library Management - Library management application. 

General ASP - a technology-based résumé database system used to match applicant 

qualifications to teaching positions in member districts. 

Inform - a comprehensive web-based tool that provides the analysis tools to aggregate and 

disaggregate different types of testing, proficiency, and demographic information. 

Michigan Literacy Progress Profile (MLPP) Assistant - a browser-based tool designed for 

teachers to quickly and efficiently enter MLPP data and compile results. 

MIstar - Student Information System including: scheduling, attendance, grade reporting, parent 

portal, student portal, etc. 

Moodle - an open source software, with no cost for licensing, and no contracts. Oakland 

Schools Moodle hosting is offered to the districts at no cost. Districts do not need to ration 

Moodle courses, accounts, and training and educators feel empowered to experiment allowing 

online learning to be inclusive. 

MSDS - State of Michigan student data collection system.

AV 

Repair 

Technical Assistance Calls Received and Resolved for Districts 

Business 

Office 

Consulting CGI AMS District Hosting 

eSurvey 

System Follet MISTAR Moodle 


Pearson 

Inform 

State 

Reporting 

Technology 

Support 

District Total 

All Districts 43.00 0.00 2,954.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 2,066.00 6.00 71.00 195.00 628.00 5,966.00 

Avondale 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.75 0.00 106.25 0.00 4.50 3.25 4.00 122.75 

Berkley 0.00 0.00 6.50 3.50 0.00 0.00 46.25 0.00 4.50 0.50 9.00 70.25 

Birmingham 4.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 274.50 0.00 28.00 1.50 4.25 313.00 

Bloomfield 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.80 0.00 256.50 0.00 13.50 2.00 1.50 322.30 

Brandon 5.50 216.25 678.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 188.00 0.00 17.50 9.50 2.25 1,117.25 

Clarenceville 3.00 0.00 473.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.50 0.00 1.00 1.00 11.00 579.50 

Clarkston 17.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 76.00 3.00 15.50 1.00 8.75 122.00 

Clawson 2.25 21.50 431.55 0.00 0.00 3.00 319.50 5.00 7.50 6.75 0.00 797.05 

Farmington 5.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.50 1,181.25 0.00 57.25 4.00 0.00 1,266.75 

Ferndale 4.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 203.00 0.00 27.75 0.00 1.50 238.25 

Hazel Park 0.00 5.00 904.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.00 0.00 2.50 3.50 0.00 989.00 

Holly 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.75 0.00 13.50 0.50 2.00 61.75 

Huron Valley 24.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.50 0.00 144.75 0.00 52.00 0.50 2.25 232.50 

Lake Orion 14.50 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 92.75 0.00 8.00 1.00 17.75 138.00 

Lamphere 7.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 279.25 0.00 16.75 2.25 7.00 312.65 

Madison 4.75 143.75 527.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 159.50 0.00 0.25 3.50 5.00 843.75 

Novi 9.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 164.75 0.00 5.50 1.50 2.00 188.25 

Oak Park 25.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 282.00 0.00 10.50 1.50 3.00 322.75 

Oxford 12.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.50 0.00 0.00 1.50 2.00 83.00 

Pontiac 30.50 38.25 3,089.80 1.00 0.00 0.00 585.00 0.00 15.00 3.25 53.50 3,816.30 

Rochester 54.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.75 0.00 21.50 1.00 1.00 163.50 

Royal Oak 9.75 0.00 0.00 5.50 0.00 8.00 995.25 0.00 18.25 0.00 55.75 1,092.50 

South Lyon 5.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 91.75 0.00 45.00 1.00 11.00 154.00 

Southfield 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 307.00 0.00 3.50 1.75 5.25 317.50 

Troy 33.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 73.25 0.00 2.50 0.50 5.25 115.00 

Walled Lake 21.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 141.25 0.00 0.00 1.75 2.00 166.25 

Waterford 7.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 925.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 933.30 

West Bloomfield 1.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 90.50 0.00 0.50 0.50 0.00 97.00 

TOTAL 361.90 425.75 9,068.10 10.00 47.55 43.00 9,413.55 14.00 463.25 250.00 845.00 20,942.10



Business 

(AMS) 

Student 

(MIStar) MLPP ONE AESOP 

2011-2012 Online Application Usage 

General 

ASP (App 

Trkg) Non-Pub MSDS Inform 

Technical 

Consulting 

(long term) 

Web and/or 

Email Hosted 

(long term) 

Avondale X X X X X X X X X X X 

Barracuda 

(SPAM 

filtering) 

Berkley X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Birmingham X X X X X X X X X X X 

Bloomfield X X X X X X X X X X 

Brandon X X X X X X X X X X 

Clarenceville X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Clarkston X X X X X X X X X 

Clawson X X X X X X X X X X 

Farmington X X X X X X X X X X 

Ferndale X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Hazel Park X X X X X X X X X X X 

Holly X X X X X X X X X X X 

Huron Valley X X X X X X X X X X X 

Lake Orion X X X X X X X X X 

Lamphere X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Madison X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Novi X X X X X X X X X X 

Oak Park X X X X X X X X X X 

Oxford X X X X X X X X X 

Pontiac X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 

NovaNet 

Atlas 

Rubicon 

Rochester X X X X X X X X X 

Royal Oak X X X X X X X X X 

South Lyon X X X X X X X 

Southfield X X X X X X X X X X X X 

Troy X X X X X X X X X X 

Walled Lake X X X X X X X X 

Waterford 2013 X X X X X X 

West Bloomfield X X X X X X X X X X 

Moodle 

Follet 

Library 

Mgt 

Server 

Hosting 

PolyPlot

Human Resources 

In addition to building and maintaining 

positive employee relations by 

supporting the goals, mission and vision 

of Oakland Schools, Human Resources 

supports the work of our local districts 

through processing certifications, 

supporting new mandates on 

fingerprinting for all school employees, 

and job postings, for local districts 

participating in the Oakland Human 

Resources Consortium (OHRC). 

Certification Approvals 

During the 2011-2012 school year, 

Oakland Schools processed certification 

approvals for Oakland County school 

districts as indicated in the table at 

right. Temporary approvals are for 

persons who are going to school 

working toward a certain Special 

Education endorsement or approval. 

Approvals are for school social 

workers, Special Education directors 

or supervisors. They are not an 

endorsement on a teaching certificate 

but rather an approval letter from the 

Michigan Department of Education. 

Oakland Human 

Resources Consortium 

The Oakland Human Resources 

Consortium (OHRC) is a consortium 

of Oakland County school districts 

dedicated to the recruitment, selection, 

employment, and professional growth 

of quality educators and other school 

district employees. When candidates 

submit their applications through the 

online process, they are entered into the 

OHRC database and made available to 

all districts in the Consortium. 

Certification Approvals 

2010- 

2011 

2011- 

2012 

Avondale 2 2 

Berkley 6 3 

Birmingham 1 3 

Bloomfield 9 7 

Brandon 7 1 

Clarkston 6 12 

Clawson 3 3 

Farmington 9 4 

Ferndale 4 0 

Hazel Park 3 7 

Holly 8 3 

Huron Valley 12 9 

Lake Orion 10 7 

Lamphere 7 3 

Madison 2 1 

Oak Park 0 4 

Oxford 0 1 

Pontiac 3 5 

Rochester 10 6 

Royal Oak 1 1 

South Lyon 10 3 

Southfield 19 24 

Troy 4 8 

Walled Lake 11 8 

Waterford 10 12 

West Bloomfield 3 1 

TOTAL 160 138 

Number of Oakland Human Resources Consortium Postings 

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Avondale 21 36 58 

Berkley 0 11 12 

Birmingham 35 61 77 

Clarenceville 5 24 17 

Clarkston 44 36 49 

Holly 25 35 23 

Huron Valley 184 293 218 

Lake Orion 0 34 104 

Lamphere 81 132 192 

Madison 5 71 41 

Novi 25 70 97 

Oxford 48 45 76 

Pontiac 79 143 161 

Rochester 43 57 218 

Royal Oak 68 95 94 

South Lyon 23 29 74 

Walled Lake 12 26 34 

Waterford 143 270 296 

West Bloomfield 62 133 125 

TOTAL 903 1,601 1,966 

$Countywide consortium for the provision of substitutes 

resulted in countywide savings of more than $50,000 

per year for participating districts. 




Production Printing & Graphics Services 

Purchased by Oakland County School Districts 

Production Printing and Graphics 

Production Printing and Graphics offers quality printing and design at a low price, 

while remaining dedicated to personalized service and the use of new technology. 

Services include electronic document transmission and printing; color printing; 

district delivery of print orders; full service print shop; page layout and design. 

This table illustrates the Total Cost of district usage of low-cost, high-quality print resources 

provided by the Oakland Schools Regional Services Print Production and Graphics Team. 

Total Cost indicates the sum of all aspects of design, print and delivery. In addition to Print 

Production and Graphic Services, this table illustrates district purchases from Production Printing 

and Graphics. 

$Production Printing and Graphics saves districts 

$477,161.* 

*Oakland Schools pricing is approximately 50% of commercial printing. 

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Avondale 752 279 241 

Berkley 5,853 7,632 7,382 

Birmingham 1,045 0 270 

Bloomfield Hills 93,067 106,754 69,804 

Brandon 1,553 803 2,527 

Clarenceville 0 1,683 1,114 

Clarkston 8,349 10,453 15,031 

Clawson 6,957 994 6,651 

Farmington 1,044 8,185 66,800 

Ferndale 102 0 0 

Hazel Park 89 0 0 

Holly 372 982 2,199 

Huron Valley 15,070 7,455 6,597 

Lake Orion 201 129 714 

Lamphere 7,909 0 7,437 

Madison 96 5,006 7,085 

Novi 7,795 8,302 4,934 

Oak Park 6,500 27,787 13,407 

Oxford 13,444 9,096 2,432 

Pontiac 87,334 88,491 53,494 

Rochester 27,632 22,099 18,903 


South Lyon 21,187 22,843 22,562 

Southfield 2,275 3,196 2,849 

Troy 1,859 2,422 12,130 

Walled Lake 5,909 10,061 8,793 

Waterford 144,230 132,733 122,515 

West Bloomfield 233 9,377 21,032 

TOTAL $460,859 $486,762 $477,161

Fingerprinting 

To assist Oakland County school districts in maintaining compliance with the 

State mandated School Safety Legislation (2005 PA 129-131 and 138), Oakland 

Schools and the Oakland Association of School Personnel Administrators (OASPA), 

established a digital fingerprinting program. 

This table shows the number of district staff who have come to Oakland Schools for 

fingerprinting services. 

Number of Staff Fingerprinted at Oakland Schools 

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 

Avondale 24 11 4 

Berkley 43 14 5 

Birmingham 81 54 55 

Bloomfield Hills 60 61 22 

Brandon 22 5 7 

Clarenceville 4 1 0 

Clarkston 81 71 2 

Clawson 19 18 2 

Farmington 10 2 1 

Ferndale 63 22 10 

Hazel Park 22 24 14 

Holly 38 50 21 

Huron Valley 136 63 62 

Lake Orion 70 60 33 

Lamphere 43 51 66 

Madison 2 9 4 

Novi 40 42 23 

Oak Park 10 0 0 

Oxford 102 112 78 

Pontiac 99 72 9 

Rochester 74 8 8 


South Lyon 0 0 0 

Southfield 18 10 0 

Troy 0 0 0 

Walled Lake 108 35 52 

Waterford 5 1 2 

West Bloomfield 41 33 2 

TOTAL 1,242 845 489 




Medicaid Services 

Oakland Schools processes billings on 

behalf of Oakland County’s 28 local 

school districts and two public school 

academies for health services provided 

in the schools for Medicaid eligible 

special education students. This is a 

voluntary program provided at no cost 

to the districts and helps to offset some 

of the health care costs these students 

incur. Important components of the 

program are monitoring and compliance 

services, which are provided to ensure 

the qualifications of personnel, medical 

necessity and outcomes of services 

provided and accuracy of billing. 

The accompanying table illustrates 

resources provided to all Oakland County 

school districts as related to the Medicaid 

School Based Services Program. 

The number of participating clinicians may 

change from month to month, therefore an 

average number was used under the column 

“Average # of Clinicians.” 

The column “Total Amount Paid to 

LEA in FY ‘12” indicates the payments 

issued to the local school districts during 

fiscal year 2011-12 for the Direct 

Service Program, which includes direct 

health services and special education 

transportation, and for the Administrative 

Outreach Program totaling $22,363,975. 

Average 

Number of 

Clinicians 

Medicaid 

Eligible 

Students 

The Medicaid School Based Services 

reimbursement methodology, which has been in effect since July 2008, is cost based and annually 

reconciled. The payments made to the local districts and public school academies were distributed 

in August 2011, March 2012 and June 2012 for the 2011-12 school fiscal year in accordance with 

the reconciliation timeframe established by the Michigan Department of Community Health. 

*Payment on hold until billing issues are cleared and FY12 Initial Settlement is distributed. 

Direct Service 

Workshop 

Participants 

Speech 

Referrals 

Obtained 

(A) Administrative 

Outreach Program (AOP) 

Paid to LEA in FY '12 

(B) Direct Service(DS) and 

Transportation 

DS & AOP 

Deferral 

Total Amount Paid to 

LEA (A + B) in FY '12 

Avondale 41 115 0 37 9,008.08 424,987.31 433,995.39 

Berkley 41 121 0 122 3,834.77 247,954.98 * 251,789.75 

Birmingham 91 97 90 414 22,308.94 1,135,400.81 1,157,709.75 

Bloomfield Hills 118 152 25 160 39,245.59 1,705,661.76 1,744,907.35 

Brandon 30 160 0 57 5,505.56 173,949.62 * 179,455.18 

Clarenceville 13 125 0 76 4,600.53 93,282.70 97,883.23 

Clarkston 167 202 272 139 26,853.74 1,021,513.26 1,048,367.00 

Clawson 36 70 0 198 6,360.83 360,788.63 367,149.46 

Farmington 154 294 170 404 51,578.74 1,888,552.57 1,940,131.31 

Ferndale 31 154 0 186 6,210.38 268,817.99 275,028.37 

Hazel Park 76 373 0 202 16,936.61 337,961.58 354,898.19 

Holly 101 294 0 139 3,821.04 442,297.12 * 446,118.16 

Huron Valley 198 382 199 524 15,172.53 851,092.73 * 866,265.26 

Lake Orion 72 270 19 0 26,594.36 898,438.98 925,033.34 

Lamphere 52 146 22 135 2,955.45 288,917.62 * 291,873.07 

Madison 11 113 0 32 3,705.89 179,753.88 183,459.77 

Novi 59 73 0 0 22,962.25 586,597.41 609,559.66 

Oak Park 41 262 0 126 6,031.21 400,224.56 406,255.77 

Oxford 50 130 22 238 14,002.45 264,847.99 278,850.44 

Pontiac 154 701 71 355 6,555.96 1,201,628.50 1,208,184.46 

Rochester 293 334 190 524 64,704.95 2,297,841.16 2,362,546.11 

Royal Oak 46 174 43 25 10,471.26 459,541.21 * 470,012.47 

South Lyon 62 242 59 639 16,188.57 440,573.34 456,761.91 

Southfield 87 459 0 73 39,910.29 1,069,335.47 1,109,245.76 

Troy 97 207 70 1,133 25,743.16 1,203,979.38 1,229,722.54 

Walled Lake 139 390 102 477 46,657.12 1,663,015.86 1,709,672.98 

Waterford 147 550 145 419 19,897.59 1,037,501.20 * 1,057,398.79 

West Bloomfield 83 160 0 447 23,323.17 878,376.61 901,699.78 

TOTAL 2,490 6,750 1,499 7,281 541,141.02 21,822,834.23 22,363,975.25 

$Local districts received $22,363,975 through 

Medicaid Revenue in Oakland County in 2011-2012.

Regional Education 

Media Center 

(REMC) 

The REMC Statewide $AVE (Schools 

Aggregated Volume in Education) Bid 

Project is a service of the 28 REMCs in 

Michigan, including Oakland Schools/ 

REMC 17. The Project aggregates the 

purchasing power of schools statewide 

and provides large volume bid prices 

on a variety of educational resources. 

Products include: supplies, equipment, 

software, computer and networking, 

paper, and catalog discounts. 

Michigan schools saved over $52.5 

million in 2011. Oakland County 

public and private schools saved over 

$6.7 million in 2011. The chart below 

shows specific information for each 

of the Oakland County public school 

districts. At the June 2012 REMC 

Summer Inservice, REMC 17 was 

recognized for having the largest 

increase in sales in 2011. 

Regional Educational Media Center Association (REMC) Statewide SAVE Project 

Quantity Educational List Price REMC SAVE Sales Savings Percent Savings 

Avondale 12,861 $139,608 $85,380 $54,228 38% 

Berkley 21,719 $342,782 $215,879 $126,903 37% 

Birmingham 43,769 $1,688,174 $1,341,510 $346,664 20% 

Bloomfield 14,230 $662,211 $372,422 $289,789 43% 

Brandon 15,404 $199,647 $131,195 $68,452 34% 

Clarenceville 12,360 $190,636 $114,736 $75,900 39% 

Clarkston 38,629 $794,185 $543,370 $250,815 31% 

Clawson 9,769 $1,510,432 $1,145,724 $364,708 24% 

Farmington 56,504 $789,056 $457,125 $331,931 42% 

Ferndale 16,056 $258,884 $145,862 $113,022 43% 

Hazel Park 4,221 $90,567 $71,265 $19,302 21% 

Holly 12,982 $679,873 $599,053 $80,821 11% 

Huron Valley 25,197 $421,920 $289,880 $132,040 31% 

Lake Orion 25,780 $491,360 $283,647 $207,713 42% 

Lamphere 14,481 $516,813 $336,096 $180,717 34% 

Madison 3,668 $125,341 $76,106 $49,235 39% 

Novi 18,149 $548,689 $485,640 $63,048 11% 

Oak Park 861 $37,090 $30,578 $6,513 17% 

Oxford 17,101 $325,091 $211,571 $113,520 34% 

Pontiac 11,357 $286,316 $118,722 $167,594 58% 

Rochester 37,986 $644,575 $340,856 $303,719 47% 

Royal Oak 24,563 $259,493 $132,599 $126,895 48% 

South Lyon 38,934 $577,461 $329,108 $248,353 43% 

Southfield 15,854 $1,009,786 $820,936 $188,850 18% 

Troy 51,077 $2,819,368 $1,753,519 $1,065,849 37% 

Walled Lake 24,454 $441,620 $279,361 $162,259 36% 

Waterford 22,073 $384,550 $261,882 $122,668 31% 

West Bloomfield 12,654 $738,221 $598,012 $140,209 18% 

Oakland Schools 9,719 $1,708,556 $682,739 $1,025,818 56% 

REMC TOTALS 612,412 $18,682,307 $12,254,774 $6,427,533 34% 


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August 2012 

SURVEYS 


• Pupil Accounting 

• Financial Data 

May 2012

our customers SAY... 

Project Star has proven very successful in identification of children at risk of child care 

expulsion due to needing mental health supports and services in Oakland County. 

The collaboration between Oakland Schools and OCCMHA is outstanding. We look forward 

to partnering with Oakland Schools in support of Project Star for fiscal year 2013. 

Jennifer Muller 

Manager, Service Network - SED 

Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority 

I wanted to thank you very much for all of your hard work and effort in helping the OEC 

graduation to take place. What a day and night! The grads, their families, the staff and 

administration from both WBSD and OCC were so very impressed, it was a night they will 

remember forever. FYI, the lift for our handicapped student worked wonderfully. Whoever 

found it, we owe you a debt of gratitude! Once again, thank you from the bottom of the 

collective OEC heart for making June 1st a night to remember. 

Gayle Sturt MA, LPC, NCC, Counselor 

West Bloomfield School District, Oakland Early College and Oakland Opportunity Academy 

Thank you for the hard work and dedication that each of you have put into developing a 

cutting edge social studies curriculum for use by our teachers across the state and here 

in Monroe County. There are many teachers using this curriculum and the curriculum 

directors here in Monroe County are especially grateful for the content and professional 

development. 

Please accept my heartfelt thanks and congratulations for everything you have done. 

May each of you find satisfaction in the knowledge that you have made a difference in the 

lives of teachers and children across our state. Have a wonderful summer. 

Chuck Estep 

Curriculum Resource Consultant 

Monroe County Intermediate School District 

I am writing this note to let you and your fellow associates at Wraparound know how 

important your function in our society is. You have added a whole new realm of happiness 

and contentment that was lost. The material possessions you’ve provided added a feeling 

of wealth. You’ve helped make our family calm. 

Wraparound customer 

I am a US History teacher at the American School of Kuwait. I grew up in Royal Oak and 

attended Royal Oak Schools K-12, and after graduating from Central Michigan I returned 

to Royal Oak and was able to land a long-term sub position at Royal Oak High School 

under the tutelage of a former teacher and coach of mine, Alec Snyder. Alec was the one 

who introduced me to the Oakland Schools ‘Scope and Sequence’ curriculum. 

I am emailing you because this is hands down, the best information and curriculum that I 

have ever seen available for educators. The amount of time and effort that was put into 

it is astounding and I would like to thank you for your hard work on it. Though tailored 

for a Michigan classroom, you created a system that is easily adaptable to any place, even 

Kuwait! When presenting this to my administration, they were so impressed by what you 

and other collaborators at Oakland Schools had done, that we as a school have decided 

to formulate a K-12 Scope and sequence that fits in with an American international 

education. 

I spread the word about this amazing resource to anyone who will listen and I hope that 

the teachers back in Oakland Country appreciate what you have done as much as I do. 

Again, thank you so much for all the effort you put into creating this! 

Jeffrey Wilusz 

AP US History / US History / Sociology 

American School of Kuwait 


The photos used in the District Service Report were 

provided and are used with permission from the local 

districts in Oakland County Michigan. 

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Oakland Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation (subject to the limits of applicable law), age, genetic information, or disability in its programs, services, activities or employment opportunities. 

Inquiries related to employment discrimination should be directed to the Director of Human Resources at 248.209.2059, 2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328-2736. For all other inquiries related to discrimination, contact the Director of Legal Affairs at 248.209.2062, 

2111 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford, MI 48328-2736.

Oakland Schools District Service Report 2012

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