Michigan Educators can use their hours spent in FIRST (but not during the competitions) to satisfy their continuing education requirements. Please see below.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Please Note: SCECH logs must be submitted by June 1, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Regards,<\/p>\n Gail Alpert<\/p>\n President, FIRST in Michigan<\/p>\n 248-425-4148<\/p>\n gail@firstinmichigan.org<\/a><\/p>\n ———- Forwarded message ——— \n Hello Program Providers,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We hope everyone is well. This is a reminder that Michigan educators serving as coaches for the Robotics Competition Grant can earn State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) by submitting a Robotics Competition Grant SCECH application. These hours can be used for renewal and progression of certificates and licenses issued by the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). Please feel free to share the following information with your eligible coaches.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Requirements to Earn SCECHs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SCECH Calculation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n For every ten hours of contact, one SCECH is awarded. A maximum number of 40 SCECHs can be awarded for robotics coaching. Please do not include time spent at competitions in your log.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SCECH Log and Application<\/strong><\/p>\n All Robotics Competition Grant SCECH applications are due\u00a0June 1, 2026<\/strong>. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submitted SCECH applications will not be processed until after the June 1, 2026, due date. Please allow at least two weeks after the due date for your SCECH hours to update.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n All information is available on the\u00a0Robotics Competition Grant webpage<\/a>\u00a0under the SCECH Information for Coaches section. For questions or support, please contact\u00a0MDE-EdTech@Michigan.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please let us know if we can provide additional assistance,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Office of Systems, Evaluation, and Technology<\/p>\n Michigan Department of Education<\/p>\n MDE-EdTech@Michigan.gov<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michigan Educators can use their hours spent in FIRST (but not during the competitions) to satisfy their continuing education requirements. Please see below. \u00a0Please Note: SCECH logs must be submitted by June 1, 2026 Best Regards, Gail Alpert President, FIRST in Michigan 248-425-4148 gail@firstinmichigan.org ———- Forwarded message ——— From:\u00a0MDE-EDTech\u00a0<MDE-EDTech@michigan.gov> Date: Mon, May 18, 2026 at 3:48\u202fPM Subject: SCECH Information for Coaches To: MDE-EDTech <MDE-EDTech@michigan.gov> Hello Program Providers, We hope everyone is well. This is a reminder that Michigan educators serving as coaches for the Robotics Competition Grant can earn State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) by submitting a Robotics Competition Grant SCECH application. TheseRead More →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-ericsavage","4":"post-6749","6":"format-standard","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6750,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6749\/revisions\/6750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FRC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nFrom:\u00a0MDE-EDTech<\/strong>\u00a0<MDE-EDTech@michigan.gov<\/a>>
\nDate: Mon, May 18, 2026 at 3:48\u202fPM
\nSubject: SCECH Information for Coaches
\nTo: MDE-EDTech <MDE-EDTech@michigan.gov<\/a>><\/p>\n\n
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