Representatives from Henry Ford Early College and Haigh Elementary visited Washington, D.C. in early November 2021 to accept their National Blue Ribbon School Awards from the U.S. Department of Education. The schools learned earlier in the fall that they would be...
Dearborn Public Schools and Dearborn Police Department recently approved a mutual agreement to improve safety in our buildings. The intergovernmental agreement allows Dearborn Police to access select school cameras in real-time to assist with responding to serious...
Dearborn Public Schools is setting aside a large portion of the COVID relief money to improve air handling in schools, including hopefully adding or expanding air conditioning at several buildings. At the Sept. 13, 2021 Board of Education meeting, trustees...
Henry Ford Early College and Haigh Elementary were named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education today, Sept. 21, 2021. The announcement brings Dearborn Public Schools to five of the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools in as many years....
Shared at the request of Kym Worthy, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Sept. 1, 2021 Dear Parent/Guardian: With a new school year beginning, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is encouraging all parents/guardians to have a conversation with your children...
The Board of Education for Dearborn Public Schools approved a $333 million total budget for next fiscal year (2021-22) on Monday, June 21. That budget includes $232 million for the general fund, with the rest for programs outside the general fund like food service,...
The pandemic forced thousands of students to try virtual schooling for the first time over the last year. For families who feel virtual education best suits their needs, the district in the fall will launch the Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12 School. This new...
Dearborn Public Schools has completed the first of two bond refinancings, which will save local taxpayers $4 million over the next several years. The refinancing was the first of a two-part refinancing approved by the Board of Education earlier this year....
Officials from the state, Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College have announced the launch of a new Financial Empowerment Curriculum to teach youth the basic principles of managing their money. Special guests at the Dec. 7 announcement included Lt. Governor...
Voters this fall are being asked to reapprove a 2.0 mill property tax for Wayne County RESA that directly benefits Dearborn Public Schools, among other public schools in the county. Dearborn will receive approximately $8.4 million from the millage this year in...
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is recognizing 19 Dearborn Public Schools for their outstanding performance on its recent report card. The Center’s report placed the schools in the top 100 for one of three performance comparisons when state test scores...
Heyam Alcodray had only been principal at Fordson High School for a few months in 2016 and was congratulating seniors on graduating, when she had an epiphany moment. “Some of them said, ‘Thanks Mrs. Alcodray. But what now?’” Those students were leaving without a clear...