Esseily signs contract as next district superintendent

Mike Esseily was officially hired as the new superintendent of Dearborn Public Schools during the June 22, 2026 Board of Education meeting. Trustees approved Mr. Esseily’s three-year contract by a 7-0 vote.  He officially starts as superintendent on July 1. “I am...

District seeking $1.51 billion bond on November ballot

Dearborn Public Schools will seek a $1.51 billion bond to replace or extensively remodel every school in the district over the next 20 years. During its regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2026, the Board of Education approved ballot language for the Nov. 3, 2026...

Free summer meals available for children

Dearborn Public Schools is providing free lunch and breakfast to children for five weeks during the summer of 2026. Free lunch and breakfast will be available for any child 18 or younger or those over 18 with a physical or mental disability. Eighteen schools will...

Candidates can file to run for one of four Board of Education seats in November

Residents interested in running for the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education have until July 21, 2026 at 4 p.m. to file their paperwork with the Dearborn City Clerk. Four board seats will be up for election on Nov. 3. Three positions are full, six-year terms,...

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New webpage outlines COVID relief spending

New webpage outlines COVID relief spending

Interested in how Dearborn Public Schools has spent millions of dollars in COVID relief funding? Dearborn Public Schools has created a new webpage at https://firstbell.dearbornschools.org/covidfunds with information about how the various waves of funding have been...

Video presentation on high school options

Video presentation on high school options

The district has provided two online sessions this year to help explain the many high school options available to our students. These events are designed for parents and students in middle and high school to help students find a path that best suits them. A third high...

District gifs now on giphy.com

District gifs now on giphy.com

Want to support your home high school team?  Show some love for Dearborn Schools teachers or staff? We’ve got a gif for that! There is now a Dearborn Schools site on giphy.com where you can find small animations for the Dearborn High Pioneers, Fordson Tractors or...

Safety videos available

Superintendent Glenn Maleyko recently helped with an episode of On the Bus focused on discussing emergency protocols. He was joined by John Leacher, supervisor of health, safety and security, and David Mustonen, director of communications. https://youtu.be/r0xaFByIjng...

Social-emotional resources available to students

Social-emotional resources available to students

Dearborn Public Schools is reminding parents that we have resources available to students who need emotional support during trying times. Students and families can contact our emotional support hotline at 313-827-3500 or at dss@dearbornschools.org to request...

HFEC, Haigh receive National Blue Ribbon School Awards

HFEC, Haigh receive National Blue Ribbon School Awards

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...

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