Katie Hetrick

District tax rates inching down again in 2025

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...

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Salina Elementary green playground opened

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...

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Calendar changes for 2025-26 school year

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. ...

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State Board of Ed president visits Dearborn Schools

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...

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Class combines math and construction skills

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...

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Class of 2025 graduations to be livestreamed

Class of 2025 graduations to be livestreamed

Graduations are starting for the Class of 2025, and Dearborn Public Schools is again planning to broadcast all six of our graduation ceremonies live on the district’s YouTube Channel.  The ceremonies will also be available for on-demand viewing after the events....

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Public invited to high school Memorial Day ceremonies

Public invited to high school Memorial Day ceremonies

All three traditional public high schools in Dearborn are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. The ceremonies will take place in the morning of the week before Memorial Day, and all will honor those who made the...

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