The Dearborn Board of Education is now looking to fill two open seats on the Board of Education. Trustee Hussein Berry announced at the board meeting on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 that he would be resigning his position later that night. He said he had planned to...
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August 18, 2025, P-12 Board of Education meeting
Letter to the community – State Superintendent interview
August 12, 2025 Greetings, With the start of a new school year only a few weeks away, I am writing to share important news that will soon be made public. I am very fortunate to be one of seven candidates selected to interview for the position of...
Board seeking applications by Aug. 25 for open board seat
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education is taking applications for those interested in filling a vacant board position. Trustee Irene Watts announced she is stepping down from the board because her family is moving out of the district. She has...
District tax rates inching down again in 2025
Dearborn Public Schools’ homeowners will see another slight reduction in their school tax millage rates this summer. Homeowners in the district will pay a total of 3.41 mills in district millage on their 2025 tax bills. That is down from 3.745 mills last year...
Salina Elementary green playground opened
Salina Elementary School on June 10, 2025 held a special opening for its new kindergarten playground, another milestone in the effort to extend the Green Schoolyards on the campus. Green Schoolyards is a concept that encourages exposing students to more natural...
Calendar changes for 2025-26 school year
Dearborn Public Schools is updating its calendar for 2026 - adding an extra day off around both Eid celebrations and pushing back the last day of school. Another day off was added in March and in May. Schools will now be closed March 18 through 20, 2026. ...
State Board of Ed president visits Dearborn Schools
Dr. Pamela Pugh, President of the Michigan State Board of Education, visited Dearborn Public Schools on Monday, June 2, 2025 to learn more about the district’s special education programs. Earlier this spring, Mike Esseily, the district’s Executive Director of Special...
Class combines math and construction skills
Dearborn High is slowly growing a program that makes math practical for students and helps prepare them for carpentry work on their own or as part of a trade career. This is the second year the school has offered a Geometry in Construction class where students put...