2022-2023 Services Report
Wayne RESA is proud to offer our constituents a wide variety of services that benefit our students, teachers, administrators, bus drivers, families, local businesses, and community organizations.
Our annual services report allows us to share some significant highlights of our initiatives from throughout the school year. To learn more about our initiatives, programs, and services in Wayne County, visit our About Us page.
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Local Districts/Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Public School Academies (PSAs)
Wayne County, Michigan: By the Numbers
Updated 07/2023
Enrollment and Budget
$35,734,000
Operating Budget
$206,457,500
Act 18 Special Education
$90,214,100
Enhancement Millage
33
Local Districts/Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
103
Public School Academies (PSAs)
551
School Buildings
67.4%
Students who are economically disadvantaged
Professional Development
Professional Development
12,394
Total Course Participants
2,188
SCECHs Offered
Specialized Student Services
217
Educators engaged in Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol® (SIOP)
38
Districts and PSAs provided direct student services
175
Participants from Districts and PSAs represented in Wayne County Multilingual Learning Network
1,661
Incoming third graders across over 15 school sites engaged in summer STEM Lit Labs
1,399
Incoming Kindergarteners engaged in Summer STEM Literacy Kinder Camps
45
Early Literacy Coaches on Special Assignment funded by WRESA
37
High Schools Serviced
7
Career Counselors
17,073
Early childhood half-day slots in Wayne County
8,831
Total children in Wayne County Great Start Readiness early childhood classes
558
Total early childhood classrooms in Wayne County
$78,108,975
Total allocation in Wayne County
District/School Continuous Improvement
Continuous Improvement Overview
132
Districts and PSAs received direct support
169
Attendees of MICIP technical support (monthly engagement)
Special Education & Early Intervention Services
34,652
Wayne County students with an Individualized Education Plan
$26,354,000
Allocated for Paraprofessional support
77
General Supervision and Accountability (GSA) monitoring activities
5,510
Early On® (Birth to Age 3) referrals processed
1,128
Students who received assistive technology support and devices
Shared Operational Services
15
Districts/PSAs receiving payroll-related field services
2
Districts/PSAs receiving student data-related field services
105
Districts/PSAs using Polyplot software
1,467
Bus drivers trained
12
Course units in Michigan’s first online Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Course
81
Districts/PSAs supported with SMART consortium business office information system
79
Districts/PSAs supported with MISTAR consortium student information system
32
Districts/PSAs using the consortium assessment system
37
Districts/PSAs participating in Edustaff substitute teacher services
Content Areas
33
Educators engaged in the Elementary Mathematics Leaders Network
21
Educators engaged in the Secondary Mathematics Leaders Network
34
Educators Engaged in the Science Leaders Network
50
Educators Engaged in the Social Studies Leaders Network
170
Educators engaged in the Instructional Technology Leaders Network
128
Educators engaged in the WRESA Maker Network
23
Educators engaged in the Virtual Academy Leaders Network
187
Educators engaged in the Library Media Leaders Network
Leadership
Wayne RESA’s vision statement is “Leading...Learning for All”.
We believe that leadership is the foundation of our organization. Below are some of the ways Wayne RESA helps lead the ways:
- Founding member of the K-12 Alliance, a leading voice for public education in Michigan
- Great Lakes Equity Project/Midwest Equity Assistance Center partner
- Member of the General Education Leaders Network (GELN)
- Member of the Special Education Instructional Leaders Network (SEILN)
- Standing member and fiscal agent for the Great Start Collaborative–Wayne County, the county-wide partnership supporting early childhood development
- Founding member of the School Finance Research Collaborative
- Member of Michigan Education Technology Leaders (METL)
- Advisor to Michigan State Education Network (SEN)
- Member of Michigan Collaboration Hub (MiCH)
- Member of Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) Data Collections Advisory
- Member of the Early Childhood Administrators Network (ECAN)
- Lead the Wayne County Communications Consortium
- Member of the National and Michigan School Public Relations Associations (NSPRA, MSPRA) and Intermediate School District Public Relations (ISDPR) Network
- Lead Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) for the development of the Talent Together consortium
- Lead ISDs for the School Infrastructure Projects (Sec. 11y)
Wayne RESA offers professional development to leaders in the following areas:
- Curriculum Administrators
- Career and Technical Administrators
- Adult Education Administrators
- Multilingual Advisory
- Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) Advisory
- Library Media Leaders
- Instructional Technology Leaders
- Literacy Leaders
- Math Leaders
- School Improvement Leaders
- Science Leaders
- Social Studies Leaders
- Title I Directors
- Principals Network
- Alternative School Leadership Network
- Special Education Administrators
- Parent Advisory Committee
- Technology Leaders
- Network Administrators
- Cybersecurity Leaders
- Business Managers
- Learning Series for Leaders
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
- New Principal/Assistant Principal Academy
- New Teacher Academy
- School Safety Leadership
- Homeless Liaisons
- Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee
Wayne RESA sponsors opportunities for administrators and leaders to collaborate and learn from top experts:
- Alternative School Leadership Network
- Aspiring Administrators Academy
- Learning Series for Leaders
- New Principal/Assistant Principal Academy
- New Teacher Academy
- Parent Advisory Committee
- Principals Network
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
Wayne RESA is pleased to have earned accreditation, for all of its buildings and programs, through the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.