Dearborn Public Schools will hold a virtual meeting where the public can learn more about the $1.5 billion bond that will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. The meeting will stream live on the district’s YouTube channel starting at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16 via this livestream link.
The virtual meeting will include a presentation about the bond followed by a question and answer session in which viewers can submit questions they have about the bond. To submit a question, viewers can use the 2026 Bond Input Form. The link can also be found on the bond website before the meeting begins. This standing form is available for resident input at any time until Nov. 3.
The livestream will be part of the community meeting being held in person at Miller Elementary School. Find all the bond community meeting dates on the district’s calendar page. A recording of the meeting will also be available later on the district’s YouTube channel.
Dearborn Public Schools is asking voters to approve a bond that will replace or completely remodel every school in the district over the course of 20 years. Six new preschool through eighth grade buildings will be built, all serving as neighborhood schools. The three traditional high schools – Dearborn High, Fordson, and Edsel Ford – will receive more than $220 million in improvements. Plans include expanding free preschool sites, adding more hands-on career classrooms in middle school, creating STEAM labs, and improving special education spaces. In the first three years, every student would see building improvements such as more secure entryways, new restrooms, new roofs, technology upgrades, and more. When the bond is complete, every school in the district would be air conditioned.
If approved, the bond would not change the total tax rates for Dearborn homeowners. While the ballot language will ask for a 3.14 mill increase, that increase will be offset by other reductions in Dearborn. The City of Dearborn has a combined sewer overflow bond that is falling off of tax bills. Also, the district would waive its 2.18 operating millage if the bond passes. Together, those reductions would equal the increase from the bond.
Parents, residents and other stakeholders are encouraged to learn more about the bond at the virtual meeting or by attending one of the in-person community meetings scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from Sept. 15 to Oct. 22.
For more information on the 2026 transformational bond, visit www.dearbornschools.org/bond. The livestream can also be found on the Dearborn Public Schools YouTube channel.