MCAN High School Innovation staff will provide guidance on how to support your rising seniors to prepare them for success. We will identify challenges, insights, and key learnings as well as provide actionable next steps.

MCAN High School Innovation staff and uAspire will provide guidance on reviewing financial aid award letters and supporting seniors and their families through financial aid decisions. We will identify challenges, insights, and key learnings as well as provide actionable next steps.

The Personal Curriculum is a process to modify specific Michigan Merit Curriculum credit requirements and content expectations based on the individual learning needs of a student as well as their post-school goals. It is designed to serve students who want to accelerate or go beyond MMC requirements and students who need to individualize credit requirements to meet MMC and receive a diploma. Several scenarios or case studies will be laid out for participants and there will be time for dialogue around the PC process based on those scenarios.

MCAN High School Innovation staff will provide ideas for creating and implementing summer melt programming to ensure graduating seniors matriculate to college in the fall. We will identify challenges, insights, and key learnings as well as provide actionable next steps.

MCAN's High School Innovation staff and Petoskey High School counseling staff, who received the 2023-24 School of Excellence award for Michigan from the American College Application Campaign, will provide guidance on planning and executing Michigan College Month programming for a successful application season.

In this session, MCAN staff will cover updates regarding the 25-26 FAFSA and what you can do to be ready for the FAFSA opening on Dec. 1. This webinar will include Allison Jordan from Merrill Community Schools, who will share their promising practices for FAFSA completion from the last FAFSA cycle and how you can implement them at your school.

The Michigan Assured Admission Pact aims to streamline the college admissions process, boost enrollment, and help students realize their full education potential. Participating MAAP universities assure admission to any Michigan high school graduate who has earned a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or above (on a 4.0 scale). The goal of the MAAP is to reduce barriers to college enrollment by demystifying the admissions process and raising awareness about the uniform admission standards across all participating institutions. High school counselors and advisers should consider attending to learn more about the MAAP and how to fully harness the array of financial aid available for students.

Join this webinar to learn about the benefits of postsecondary credit agreements used for career and technical education.

MCAN's virtual Innovation Labs provide an opportunity for dialogue among school counselors and other college access professionals in meetings that highlight emerging strategies positively affecting the college-going culture in their communities.

In this Innovation Lab, join Rebekah Ward, school counselor at Lincoln Middle School, as she discusses how her school used student input along with the American School Counselor Association model to identify and address needs for postsecondary college and career readiness. She will emphasize the importance of starting vertical alignment earlier for postsecondary programming. Rebekah will also share specifics about her work at the middle school level to create a “postsecondary-going culture.”

Join Colby Cesaro, vice president of Michigan Independent College and Universities, to learn about financial aid available at independent colleges and universities in Michigan, including: federal aid, state aid, institutional aid, and free-tuition programs. This webinar will cover net price communications and participants will learn how award letters are structured to best understand the real price of college. It is not just sticker price!

MCAN's virtual Innovation Labs provide an opportunity for dialogue among school counselors and other college access professionals in meetings that highlight emerging strategies positively affecting the college-going culture in their communities.

Are you wondering, “What is College Match and Fit Day? Who is it for? What does it look like? How can I do it, too?” Join counselors from Godwin Heights High School in this Innovation Lab webinar to learn about how they implemented College Match and Fit to prepare students for a seamless transition to senior year. They will share resources, ideas, and answer all of the above questions and more.

Join Xello and MCAN for an overview of new updates to the Michigan Career Development Model and learn about new features Xello has built for Michigan educators and students for the 2025-26 school year! This webinar will provide you with the background you need to understand changes to the MCDM and updates to Michigan Education Development Plan requirements. We will also review the new comprehensive EDP reporting Xello has built for Michigan, that makes it easier than ever to get the data you need to track student completion and MCDM compliance.

MCAN's virtual Innovation Labs provide an opportunity for dialogue among school counselors and other college access professionals in meetings that highlight emerging strategies positively affecting the college-going culture in their communities.

In this MCAN Innovation Lab, we'll share the College in High School toolkit that was developed as a statewide resource to better share, explain, and customize your school's college-in-high school offerings such as AP/IB, Dual Enrollment, EMC, and CTE. All resources are customizable for use with students and families. Examples will be shared from districts throughout the state. We will give you access to the toolkit, answer any questions, and get your feedback. This is a great session for CTE coordinators, EMC coordinators, school leaders, and school counselors.