Five district employees have benefited from a new program to help train prospective building engineers/building operations specialists. Three of those employees - Vivian Blanton, Walter Wheble and Tyler Saba - recently completed the yearlong training program, and all...
Dearborn Public Schools is again recruiting staff from part-time subs to full-time professionals as the district prepares to launch the new school year later this month. To help attract and retain staff, the district offers several initiatives to help non-professional...
Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education on June 19, 2023 approved a preliminary $490 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year and earlier in June discussed again the need to ask voters to reapprove the district’s 10-year Hold Harmless millage within the next...
Wayne County parents interested in virtual school for their children are now allowed to enroll students from kindergarten through high school into Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12. Students will be accepted for the 2023-24 school year as staffing allows. For the...
Did you know that at each of the district’s three traditional high school enrollment and expected attendance are likely to be very different figures for any hour of the school day? As part of its long-range recommendation for school buildings in the district, Fielding...
With an aging inventory of buildings and an ever growing demand on the amount of time schools are being used during the year, it’s clear the infrastructure needs of our schools require immediate attention. Those same reasons also support the need for a broader...
Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting on May 15, 2023 to again hear from Fielding International. This time the consultants will present two different broad scenarios for how the district could address its school building needs....
Tom Wall, Dearborn Public Schools Director of Business Services and Operations, was recognized on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 with a Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Wall was presented the award by the Michigan School Business Officials during the group’s annual...
Just in time for Earth Day 2023 on Saturday, Wayne County and Wayne County RESA are recognizing 15 Dearborn Public Schools this year as Green Schools for their work on environmental initiatives. To be recognized, schools must complete several earth-friendly...
A report presented to the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education during a special meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 showed a need for major investments in buildings in the district over the coming decades. Representatives from Fielding International explained...
Fielding International will present the findings from its study of long-term building needs in Dearborn Public Schools during a special meeting on March 21, 2023. The report will be presented during a study session for the Board of Education starting at 5:30 p.m. that...
Dearborn Public Schools recently updated its financial filings with the state to show the district now plans to spend about $52 million in ESSER funding on buildings, most of that to add air-conditioning at some elementary schools. A breakdown of how the district has...