Who Are We?

The members of the Tri-County Alliance for Public Education are the 86 superintendents in the Tri-County area. In Macomb County that includes 21 school districts and Macomb Intermediate School District; in Oakland County, 28 school districts and Oakland Schools; in Wayne County, 34 school districts, including Detroit Public Schools and Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency.

Mission

Working cooperatively as a region, the Tri-County Alliance for Public Education will positively impact critical educational and policy issues, thereby assuring excellence and equity for the 700,000 students we serve.

Principles

The Tri-County Alliance Will:

• First and foremost, support quality learning environments for all students, ensuring excellence and equity throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
• Be a part of a “mighty force,” working cooperatively and building consensus with Alliance members and members of all educational organizations.
• Play a significant role in setting the agenda for addressing high priority educational and legislative issues.
• Bring strength-in-numbers to focus on mutual educational goals of the Greater Detroit Metropolitan Area and influence public policy to implement those goals.
• Continue our commitment to public education enriched by our region’s cultural, social and economic diversity, and to actions that draw students and their communities together- urban, suburban and rural alike.

The Tri-County Area Is

• An area that includes over 700,000 students (44% of Michigan’s total student population).
• Responsible for more then $4.7 billion of the K-12 state school aid budget (42% of the total).
• The counties that rank highest in the state for generation of education tax revenues.
• Regions 9 and 10 of the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA).
• Represented by 47 state representatives (43% of the total).
• Represented by 17 state senators (45% of the total).