Conference Accommodation Information: There are no longer rooms available at Park Place Hotel and Conference Center. If you are still in need of a room please see two alternate locations below. If parking is needed, there is a City of Traverse City ramp, the Hardy Parking Garage, located at 303 E. State St. across the street from the Park Place. The rate is $1.50/hour, $20/day maximum. Parking at meters on the streets surrounding the hotel is the same rate, $1.50 hour 7 am - 6 pm. Unfortunately, parking in the lot at the Park Place is limited to hotel guests and not available to conference attendees who are not staying at the hotel.

Hotel Indigo (.6 mile from the Park Place)
263 W Grandview Pkwy
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 932-0500

Bayshore Resort  (.9 mile from the Park Place)
833 E. Front St
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 935-4400
2023 MAEO STARS College and Career Competition
Delta College 1961 Delta Rd, University Center, MI 48710
MAY 18, 2023 from 9am - 7:30 pm
$60/attendee or $62/attendee if paying with a credit card
Includes college cafeteria lunch and banquet dinner with awards ceremony
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MAEO History

MAEO was formed in 1975 to provide services and networking opportunities for alternative educators across the state. In that same year, MAEO held its first conferences to share ideas, innovations and strategies.
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What is Alternative Ed?

A separate program within a K-12 public school district or charter school established to serve and provide youth a choice or option whose needs are not being met in the traditional school setting.​

National & State Levels

 Alt ed in the U.S. serves an estimated 4 million students (about 7% of the total public school population). There are over 369 alt ed programs in 270 districts serving nearly 25,000 students (about 5% of the total secondary school population in the state of Michigan).