Fordson High School auto shop students are expanding their real-world technical skills thanks to new equipment provided by a grant. In the spring of 2024, the Fordson auto shop was awarded $36,342.60 by the Margaret Dunning Foundation to buy a tire changing machine...
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Free class for parents and young children returns Feb. 28
Dearborn Public Schools is offering free Parent University classes to give parents and caregivers tips for how to help their young children become ready to succeed in school. The one-hour Parent University will be held in the morning on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. ...
District again receives award for budget presentation
For the seventh year in a row, Dearborn Public Schools has been recognized for excellence in how it presents its budget. The Association of School Business Officials International recently awarded the district a Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the current 2024-25...
District explains how it used COVID-related funding
With the last of the money related to the COVID-19 pandemic now officially spent, Dearborn Public Schools is providing a final update on how that money was used. The district received almost $137 million in COVID related funding from 2020 through 2024, most of it from...
Nominations open for Teacher of the Year Awards
Nominations have now opened for the 2025 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Award. This annual award is sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group. The nomination deadline is Friday,...
Firms hired to assist with planning for infrastructure bond
In January 2025, the Board of Education approved two contracts as the district continues to plan to put another infrastructure bond on the ballot in either 2025 or 2026. Byrum and Fisk was hired to help with community engagement including gathering input from...
Tentative 2025-26 school calendar released
Dearborn Public Schools has released the preliminary calendar for the 2025-26 school year. School will resume for students on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 and run through June 9, 2026. Both days will be a half day for all students. School open houses will again...
Early Colleges and DCMST now taking applications for fall
Know an eighth grader interested in a specialized four- or five-year high school program? January and February are when the district takes applications for four specialized programs that run for all of high school. Eighth graders and their parents – both in and...
Board of Education welcomes new trustees, reorganizes for new year
As part of School Board Appreciation Month, Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko took time at the January 13, 2025 school board meeting to thank trustees for their service to the community and to recognize each trustee. Over the past few years, school board members across...
Three district administrators included in equity fellowship program
Three Dearborn Public Schools District administrators are included in the recently announced cohort for an equity fellowship program. Fordson High Assistant Principals Nail Jadallah and Maymon Mustafa and Woodworth Interim Assistant Principal Douglas Radcliffe were...
Statement on the passing of former Mayor O’Reilly
Expression of sympathy on the passing of former Mayor John “Jack” O’Reilly from Dr. Glenn Maleyko, Superintendent, Dearborn Public Schools On behalf of the Dearborn Board of Education and the entire Dearborn Public Schools staff, I want to express our most sincere...
Snow days – how they are decided in the district
The decision to close school due to inclement weather is not an easy one. We realize it has a large impact on Dearborn students, parents and staff. We want to share with you the process and factors that we consider when determining a weather-related school...