Marketing the
Michigan Public Schools

The Problem… Part 1
 A Distorted View of the Market

The Problem…Part 2
The Paradigm Shift

Impact of Newton on Education

a peek at the New Paradigm...

Obstacles to the New Paradigm

Impact of the Shift on
the Marketplace

Are Charter/Home Schools the Answer?

Michigan Public Schools
The Threat

Defining the “fit”

Define the “Fit”….2

Define the “Fit” ….3

Michigan School
“Environment” Characteristics in 2000

Current Environment

Pathway to the Education Shift

“Selected” Market Public Schools
Focus Group Research

Statewide Survey of Michigan Parents
N= 900

School “Market” Success Story

School “Market” Success Story

The pathway to “fit” for Michigan Schools Today

Paradigm Shift Blues

Slide 22

Summary/Conclusion