Official Michigan State Board Links for Schools, Meeting Agendas, Calendar & MDE Services
Use this mobile-friendly guide to find the official Michigan State Board of Education meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, livestream, public comment information, board member list, Michigan Department of Education office contact, school directory tools, district maps, educator certification links, MiSchoolData, and parent-facing education resources.
Choose your Michigan education task and open the correct official page
Michigan has a state-level Board of Education and many local school boards. Select your task first so you do not confuse a statewide MDE page with a local district board page.
🗓️ Meetings, agendas & public comment
Fast answer: official Michigan Board of Education pages users usually need first
The official statewide education agency is the Open Michigan Department of Education. The official State Board page is Open State Board of Education. Use these pages for statewide board meetings, agendas, minutes, public comment, board members, meeting videos, policies, statements, resolutions, public notices, MDE services, school data tools, and state education resources.
The Michigan Department of Education office is listed at 608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933, with main phone 833-633-5788. State Board meeting materials also list the State Board of Education Office at 517-241-6984 for meeting-related questions and accommodation requests.
🗓️ Need board meetings?
Use the State Board page, 2026 meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, meeting videos, public notices, and live stream page.
🏫 Need Michigan school info?
Use the Directory of Schools, MiSchoolData, Parent Transparency Dashboard, and school district maps.
📜 Need teacher certification?
Use the official Michigan Online Educator Certification System and Teacher Certification Verification links from MDE.
⚠️ Need a local district calendar?
Use the local district website. The State Board does not replace Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Lansing, or other local board calendars.
Official source check before using any Michigan Board of Education detail
Publish-ready as of: May 8, 2026. The official Michigan Department of Education website, State Board of Education page, 2026 State Board meeting schedule, agendas page, meeting minutes page, SBE live stream page, State Board member pages, MDE Contact Us page, Office of the Superintendent page, MDE services links, Directory of Schools, MiSchoolData, and state education resource links were checked for this article.
Use this article as a practical navigation guide. Michigan education information can change because of board action, public notices, agenda updates, livestream changes, meeting rescheduling, public comment deadlines, state superintendent updates, member role changes, agency reorganizations, state law changes, budget action, and school-year rollover.
Michigan State Board contact, meetings, schools and MDE facts
These quick facts help users avoid the biggest mistake: confusing the statewide Michigan State Board of Education with a local “Board of Education” for a city, county, or school district.
🏛️ State agency
Michigan Department of Education, statewide education agency.
🌐 Main website
📍 MDE office
608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933.
☎️ MDE phone
833-633-5788.
☎️ State Board office
517-241-6984 for meeting-related help listed in SBE schedules.
🎓 State Superintendent
Dr. Glenn Maleyko became State Superintendent of Public Instruction on December 8, 2025.
👤 Board President
Dr. Pamela Pugh is listed as State Board President.
🗓️ Meeting rhythm
Most 2026 regular meetings are scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month, with no July meeting listed.
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How to check Michigan State Board meeting dates, work sessions and future meetings
The official State Board of Education page includes a 2026 State Board of Education Schedule of Meetings. The 2026 schedule lists regular meeting dates including January 13, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, August 11, September 9, October 13, November 10, and December 8. It also lists a May 20, 2026 work session and a January 12, 2027 future meeting date.
Most regular 2026 meetings are listed as second Tuesday meetings, except September 9, 2026, which is listed as second Wednesday, and the May 20, 2026 work session, which is listed as third Wednesday. The schedule also indicates there is no State Board meeting in July.
Recent agenda PDFs show meetings at the John A. Hannah Building, Fourth Floor, Ladislaus B. Dombrowski Board Room, 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, MI 48933. However, the safest rule is to check the current agenda or public notice before attending because meeting format, room details, time, livestream links, and public comment instructions can change.
Open the State Board page
Start with the official State Board page for the meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, policies, public notices, and videos.
Open the current agenda
Agendas contain meeting time, location, discussion items, public participation, and future meeting dates.
Check public comment rules
Telephone public comment may require registration before a listed deadline; in-person comment uses the meeting-location process.
Use minutes and videos afterward
After the meeting, use official minutes and meeting videos for the record instead of social media summaries.
Meeting caution: Agenda item times are often approximate. Always check the official agenda and public notice before traveling, speaking, livestreaming, or sharing a meeting time.
Where to find Michigan State Board agendas, minutes, policies and public notices
The official State Board page links to Open Agendas, Open Meeting Minutes, Policies & Statements, Resolutions, Public Notices, and SBE Meeting Videos. These are the pages to use when you need official board records.
The agendas page is especially useful before a meeting because it shows what the board plans to discuss. Agenda PDFs can include committee-of-the-whole items, discussion items, action items, legislative updates, public participation time, member comments, and future meeting dates.
Minutes are useful after a meeting because they are part of the official record. Videos are useful when you want to hear context, presentations, discussion, and public comments. Public notices are useful when meeting access, special meeting details, time, or location matter.
📄 Agendas
Use agendas before a meeting to see scheduled topics, public participation, time, and meeting location.
🗂️ Minutes
Use meeting minutes after a meeting for the official record.
📢 Public notices
Use public notices for special meetings, format changes, access details, and official notice information.
🎥 Videos
Use meeting videos or livestream archives when you need meeting context or discussion.
How to watch Michigan State Board meetings and request public comment
The official SBE live stream page provides the meeting agenda link, live stream link, and public comment instructions when a meeting is active. For the May 5, 2026 special meeting page, the State Board asked people who wanted telephone public comment to register before 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the meeting date. It also said in-person public comment forms could be completed at the meeting location.
That pattern matters because public comment is not something to handle casually at the last minute. If you want to speak, check the live stream or agenda page early, read the deadline, complete the right form, and watch for the confirmation email if submitting by telephone.
If you need accommodation for effective participation in a meeting, State Board meeting schedules direct people to contact the State Board of Education Office at 517-241-6984, usually one week before the meeting. This matters for mobility, visual, hearing, or other participation needs.
🎥 Watch online
Use the SBE live stream page and the linked YouTube or meeting stream when posted.
☎️ Telephone comment
Telephone public comment may require an online form before the posted deadline.
📝 In-person comment
In-person comment may require a public comment form at the meeting location.
♿ Accommodation
Use the State Board office phone listed in meeting schedules for accommodation requests.
Michigan State Board calendar vs local school district calendars
The phrase “Michigan Board of Education calendar” can mean two very different things. If you need State Board meeting dates, use the Michigan State Board of Education schedule and agenda pages. If you need the first day of school, spring break, winter break, graduation, bus routes, or school holidays for a child, you need the local district calendar.
Michigan has many local districts, intermediate school districts, charter public schools, and school buildings. The Michigan State Board does not publish one single calendar that replaces every district calendar. Local districts set and publish their own school-year calendars, often with board approval, union agreements, professional learning days, weather make-up rules, and local community schedules.
Use the state-level MDE pages to find official school and district lookup tools. Then open the local district website for the exact calendar. This avoids a common mistake: using a State Board meeting date when the user actually needs a local school holiday or first day of class.
State Board calendar
Use for statewide board meetings, agendas, minutes, public comment, livestreams, and state education governance.
Local district calendar
Use for student school days, holidays, bus schedules, graduation, parent-teacher conferences, and local closures.
School directory
Use state school directory tools to find the correct district or school first.
Weather warning
Michigan weather closures are usually local and can vary by district.
Michigan Department of Education office address, phone and contact help
The Michigan Department of Education lists its contact address as 608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933. The main MDE phone number is 833-633-5788. The MDE Contact Us page directs users who need a specific MDE employee to use the State of Michigan Contact Directory.
Use MDE contact resources for statewide education questions, department services, educator certification direction, state education programs, state board contact, state data tools, public comment, MDE news, MDE memos, and agency-level help. Use local school district offices for student enrollment, local bus routes, school meals, transcripts, athletics, local school board meetings, and daily school matters.
📍 MDE address
Michigan Department of Education, 608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933.
☎️ MDE phone
833-633-5788.
☎️ State Board office
517-241-6984 is listed for State Board meeting-related assistance.
🔎 Employee lookup
Use the State of Michigan Contact Directory for a specific MDE employee.
Michigan State Board members, officers and current leadership
The official State Board page lists the current members as Marshall Bullock II, Ellen Cogen Lipton, Tom McMillin, Judith Pritchett, Pamela Pugh, Mitchell Robinson, Nikki Snyder, and Tiffany D. Tilley.
Recent official public notice material lists Dr. Pamela Pugh as President; Ellen Cogen Lipton and Tiffany D. Tilley as Co-Vice Presidents; Judith Pritchett as Secretary; Marshall Bullock II as Treasurer; and Mitchell Robinson as NASBE Delegate. The State Superintendent and Governor also appear in state education governance contexts, but the elected State Board member list is separate from local school boards.
Board officer roles, terms, emails, and committee responsibilities can change. Use the official board member pages before contacting a member, publishing a board title, or citing a term date.
👤 President
Dr. Pamela Pugh is listed as State Board President.
👥 Co-Vice Presidents
Ellen Cogen Lipton and Tiffany D. Tilley are listed as Co-Vice Presidents.
📄 Secretary and Treasurer
Judith Pritchett is listed as Secretary, and Marshall Bullock II is listed as Treasurer.
🏛️ Other members
Tom McMillin, Mitchell Robinson, and Nikki Snyder are listed as State Board members.
State Superintendent, MDE leadership and statewide education direction
The Office of the Superintendent page lists Dr. Glenn Maleyko as State Superintendent. His official profile says he became State Superintendent of Public Instruction on December 8, 2025. It also lists senior MDE leadership such as the Chief Deputy Superintendent and deputy superintendents for key agency areas.
The State Superintendent is different from a local school superintendent. A local superintendent manages a local district. The State Superintendent leads the state education department and works with the State Board of Education, MDE offices, statewide initiatives, and Michigan education policy implementation.
🎓 State Superintendent
Dr. Glenn Maleyko is listed as Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
🏢 MDE leadership
The Office of the Superintendent page lists chief and deputy leadership roles.
Statewide role
MDE handles statewide programs, data, certification, policy support, and education services.
Local role differs
Local district superintendents handle district calendars, staffing, transportation, and local school operations.
How to find Michigan schools, districts, maps and local board pages
MDE links to state education resources such as Open Directory of Schools, Open MiSchoolData, Michigan’s Open Data Portal, school district maps, and student data resources through CEPI.
Use these tools when you need to identify a Michigan school, school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, address-based district information, or data profile. Once you find the correct local district, open the district’s official website for local calendars, board agendas, bus routes, enrollment, lunch menus, school closings, records, and school-specific offices.
🏫 Directory of Schools
Use Michigan’s official school directory to find schools and districts.
📊 MiSchoolData
Use MiSchoolData for public school and district data.
🗺️ District maps
Use official school district map resources when location or district boundary matters.
🏢 Local district site
Use the local district website for local calendar, board, enrollment, bus, and meal information.
MiSchoolData, Parent Transparency Dashboard and public school data
The MDE home page links to the Michigan Parent Transparency Dashboard and MiSchoolData. These tools help parents, researchers, journalists, and residents understand public school information beyond a single district website.
Use public data tools for school and district comparisons, public reporting, transparency information, accountability data, and statewide education context. Do not use these tools as a replacement for local school offices when the question is personal to one student, such as attendance, discipline, class placement, special education records, or individual transportation.
📊 MiSchoolData
Use for public school and district data reporting.
👨👩👧 Parent Transparency
Use for parent-facing statewide transparency information.
🧾 CEPI student data
Use CEPI-linked resources for state student data systems and reporting context.
🔐 Privacy caution
For individual student records, contact the local district and follow privacy rules.
Educator certification, teacher verification, MEGS+, MeL and MDE quick links
The MDE home page links to several high-use services, including E-Grants System MEGS+, Michigan eLibrary, Michigan Online Educator Certification System, and Teacher Certification Verification. These are different from local district services.
Use MOECS when the task is educator certification. Use Teacher Certification Verification when checking certification information. Use MEGS+ for MDE grant access. Use Michigan eLibrary for statewide learning and library resources. For employment in one local school district, use that district’s jobs page, not only the state agency page.
📜 MOECS
Use for Michigan educator certification tasks.
🔎 Teacher verification
Use official teacher certification verification for certification lookup.
💵 MEGS+
Use the E-Grants System for grant-related access and MDE grant work.
📚 Michigan eLibrary
Use MeL for statewide library, learning, and research resources.
Student safety, pupil privacy, literacy, special education and statewide help
MDE quick links and state education resources include OK2SAY, pupil privacy, literacy, Michigan’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, public comment, press releases, MDE memos, and state data tools. These resources are useful for statewide education issues and public information.
For student-specific issues, start with the local school or local district. Examples include attendance, class placement, grades, student discipline, transportation, special education services, school meals, student records, graduation requirements, and local board policies. MDE can provide statewide guidance, but the local district usually holds the student record and handles day-to-day school operations.
🛡️ OK2SAY
Use OK2SAY for confidential student safety reporting resources.
🔐 Pupil privacy
Use MDE pupil privacy resources for student data and privacy guidance.
📖 Literacy
Use MDE literacy resources for statewide literacy information and initiatives.
♿ Special education
Use MDE special education resources for statewide information, but contact the local district for individual services.
Michigan State Board vs Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing and other local boards
The search phrase board of education michigan can pull statewide pages and local district pages. A user looking for “Michigan Board of Education” may mean the State Board of Education. A parent looking for school breaks, bus routes, school lunch, snow days, or local meetings usually needs the local school district board.
For example, Detroit Public Schools Community District, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Lansing School District, Dearborn Public Schools, and hundreds of other Michigan districts have their own calendars and local board meeting pages. The State Board meeting schedule will not tell a parent when one local district has spring break or a half day.
State Board use
Statewide education policy, MDE meetings, agendas, minutes, livestreams, board members, and statewide education resources.
Local board use
District calendar, bus routes, school meals, local board agendas, school closings, enrollment, and student records.
Search tip
Add the city or district name when searching for a local school board in Michigan.
Wrong-page warning
Do not use State Board dates as a local student calendar.
What Michigan Board of Education information is free and what may require official login
Most basic statewide education information should be free to check. You should not pay a third-party site to view the State Board page, meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, public notices, meeting videos, MDE office address, board member list, MDE news, public memos, Directory of Schools, MiSchoolData, school district maps, or public resource pages.
Some official services may require an account, login, application, fee, or secure system. Examples may include educator certification, MEGS+ grant systems, official state employment applications, background-related processes, or district-specific payments. Before entering payment, login, educator, student, grant, or certification information, confirm that the page is official and linked from MDE or the correct local district.
✅ Usually free to check
Meetings, agendas, minutes, videos, board members, office address, school directory, MiSchoolData, MDE news, and public resources.
🔐 May require login
MOECS, MEGS+, certification tasks, grants, secure educator systems, and some state or district services.
🚫 Avoid unofficial payment traps
Do not pay random websites for public state education information available through Michigan.gov or official school district sites.
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Map and directions for Michigan Department of Education in Lansing
The Michigan Department of Education is listed at 608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933. Use this map for general direction planning, but check the official agenda or public notice before attending a State Board meeting because meeting room, time, format, and access details can change.
Meeting reminder: Recent agenda PDFs list the John A. Hannah Building, Fourth Floor, Ladislaus B. Dombrowski Board Room, but the current official meeting notice should control your final plan.
Clearly marked official Michigan Board of Education and MDE links
Use these official links first. Each blue button below is an official resource link, so users can quickly understand where to click on mobile.
Open Michigan Department of Education
Main statewide MDE website for Michigan education services and information.
Open State Board of Education
State Board meeting info, board members, governance, agendas, minutes, notices, and videos.
Open SBE Live Stream
Meeting agenda, live stream link, and public comment instructions when posted.
Open MDE Contact Us
MDE contact help and direction to the State of Michigan Contact Directory.
Open Teacher Certification Verification
Official Michigan educator credential search tool.
Michigan Board of Education questions users ask most
What is the official Michigan Board of Education website?
The official State Board of Education page is on the Michigan Department of Education website at michigan.gov/mde/about-us/state-board. The main MDE website is michigan.gov/mde.
Where is the Michigan Department of Education office?
The Michigan Department of Education is listed at 608 W. Allegan, Lansing, MI 48933.
What is the Michigan Department of Education phone number?
The main MDE phone number is 833-633-5788. State Board meeting schedules also list the State Board of Education Office at 517-241-6984 for meeting-related assistance.
Where can I find Michigan State Board meeting dates?
Use the official State Board of Education page and the 2026 State Board of Education Schedule of Meetings. Most 2026 regular meetings are listed on the second Tuesday of the month, with no July meeting listed.
Where are Michigan State Board agendas and minutes posted?
Agendas and meeting minutes are posted under the State Board of Education section on the official MDE website. Use the Agendas page before a meeting and the Meeting Minutes page after a meeting.
Can I watch Michigan State Board meetings online?
Yes, use the official SBE live stream page when a meeting is posted. The page provides the agenda, live stream link, and public comment instructions when available.
How do I give public comment at a Michigan State Board meeting?
Check the active meeting page. Telephone public comment may require an online form before a posted deadline, while in-person public comment may require a form at the meeting location.
Who is the Michigan State Board of Education President?
Dr. Pamela Pugh is listed as President of the Michigan State Board of Education. Always recheck the official board page because roles can change.
Who is Michigan’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction?
Dr. Glenn Maleyko is listed as State Superintendent of Public Instruction and became State Superintendent on December 8, 2025.
Where can I find Michigan school district information?
Use the official Directory of Schools, MiSchoolData, Parent Transparency Dashboard, and school district map resources linked by MDE. Then open the local district website for calendars, local board meetings, bus routes, enrollment, and school meals.
Is the Michigan State Board calendar the same as my local school calendar?
No. The State Board calendar is for state board meetings and governance. Your local school district calendar controls student days, holidays, breaks, local board meetings, bus routes, and school closures.
Where do I verify a Michigan teacher certificate?
Use the official Teacher Certification Verification link from MDE. For educator certification tasks, use the Michigan Online Educator Certification System, also called MOECS.
Should I contact MDE or my local district for student records?
For individual student records, transcripts, attendance, discipline, enrollment, transportation, or school meals, contact the local school or local district first. MDE handles statewide education functions and resources.
Official verification and privacy reminder
This article is an independent guide created to help parents, students, educators, residents, journalists, and public users find the correct official Michigan State Board of Education and Michigan Department of Education resources. It is not the official Michigan Department of Education website and does not replace official State Board meeting notices, agenda PDFs, livestream instructions, public comment forms, state laws, MDE guidance, certification rules, or local school district procedures.
For meeting attendance, public comment, educator certification, grants, school data, pupil privacy, student records, local school calendars, local board meetings, transportation, or school meals, use the relevant official MDE page or the correct local district website. Do not submit private student data, educator credentials, payment details, grant login information, or identity documents through unofficial websites.
Best way to use this Michigan Board of Education guide
The best starting point for statewide Michigan education information is the official Michigan Department of Education website at michigan.gov/mde. Use the State Board of Education page for board meetings, agendas, minutes, public notices, policies, resolutions, member information, live streams, and meeting videos.
For practical results, separate statewide and local needs. Use MDE for State Board meetings, MDE services, teacher certification, school data, statewide resources, and public education information. Use the local school district website for student calendars, bus routes, enrollment, school meals, local board meetings, weather closings, and private student records.