Board training session set for Nov. 3

The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a board training session for Monday, Nov. 3 to begin reviewing the process for selecting a new superintendent for the district. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. and include a conversation with a...

Three district staff finalists for Michigan principal or assistant principal of the year awards

Three Dearborn Public School Principals are among the finalists for principal of the year from the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP). Hebat Abdelbaki, Stout Middle School Principal, and Mark Rummel, O.L. Smith Middle School Principal, are...

Environmental conference attendees visit Salina

Guests from the Michigan Environmental Justice Conference visited Salina Elementary and Intermediate School campus on Sept. 29, 2025, to learn more about the district’s Green Schoolyards initiative. Approximately 80 visitors from two buses of conference attendees...

Premier Citizen Cards offer older residents free admission to sporting events, concerts

Dearborn Public Schools is continuing its tradition of encouraging older residents to attend school events by offering free admission and other special discounts via the Premier Citizen Discount Card.  District residents age 60 or older can stop in to any...

District service helps connect students and families to mental health providers

Students, staff and their families who may be struggling with mental health, substance misuse or social-emotional issues now have another resource to find help. Dearborn Public Schools has contracted with Care Solace to help those in need connect with local counselors...

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Parents and students invited to middle and high school orientations

Parents and students invited to middle and high school orientations

Looking ahead to next school year, schools across Dearborn Public Schools are planning orientation events in spring 2025 to meet students and parents. District middle and high schools have scheduled events to welcome next year’s incoming students and their parents....

Kindergarten Roundups set for April

Kindergarten Roundups set for April

Parents living in the Dearborn School District with students planning to start kindergarten in the fall are invited to Kindergarten Roundups at their local elementary school.  Parents and guardians can also start enrollment now through the district website at...

STEM Middle School enrollment procedure

STEM Middle School enrollment procedure

Later this spring, STEM Middle School will start its process of selecting sixth grade students for the 2025-26 school year. STEM is a National Blue Ribbon School and a magnet middle school for academically gifted students within the district. The program follows the...

District Wide Spelling Bee brings students together

District Wide Spelling Bee brings students together

The following is shared on behalf of Communities in Schools of Michigan Dearborn, MI -  The excitement was palpable at Fordson High School as middle school students from Dearborn Public Schools took the stage for the second night of the Communities In Schools...

Stout students among few in the state in a NASA Club

Stout students among few in the state in a NASA Club

Some Stout Middle School students are meeting with some out of this world experiences through a new after-school program.  Stout, in partnership with ACCESS, has brought a special NASA Club to the school.  Stout was one of only 10 middle schools in Michigan...

Berry Career Center open house to highlight CTE options

Berry Career Center open house to highlight CTE options

High school students and parents in Dearborn Public Schools, as well as community and business members, are invited to an open house at Michael Berry Career Center on March 12, 2025 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event will allow students and guests to learn more about...

Passing of Haj Ibrahim Baydoun

Passing of Haj Ibrahim Baydoun

Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Haj Ibrahim Baydoun, who passed away this weekend.  Mr. Baydoun, a counselor at Edsel Ford High School, started his career with the district in 1991. Mr. Baydoun was well-respected across the community.  He...

Fasting secondary students can get take-home meals during Ramadan

Fasting secondary students can get take-home meals during Ramadan

Middle and high school students fasting during Ramadan will have an option this year to take home a free school meal to eat later. Students would need to attend school that day and can pick up a take-home meal during their regular lunch period at school. Students can...

Fordson receives auto shop grant

Fordson receives auto shop grant

Fordson High School auto shop students are expanding their real-world technical skills thanks to new equipment provided by a grant. In the spring of 2024, the Fordson auto shop was awarded $36,342.60 by the Margaret Dunning Foundation to buy a tire changing machine...

District again receives award for budget presentation

District again receives award for budget presentation

For the seventh year in a row, Dearborn Public Schools has been recognized for excellence in how it presents its budget. The Association of School Business Officials International recently awarded the district a Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) for the current 2024-25...

 

 

 

 

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