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,...

Tentative bond work laid out at May 11 board meeting

New schools and building updates across the district would be included in the first wave of a bond plan discussed at the Board of Education meeting on May 11, 2026. The $1.5 billion bond would provide 20 years of new school buildings and extensive renovations without...

Public invited to Memorial Day ceremonies at three district high schools

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...

Esseily tapped to be next superintendent

The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education on Monday, May, 4, 2026, opted to promote from within and named Mike Esseily as their choice for the next superintendent of the district. Mr. Esseily is currently the district’s Executive Director of Special Populations,...

Fived named 2026 Teachers of the Year

From elementary school through adult education, five Dearborn Public School staff were honored with Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Awards on April 29, 2026. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce again organized the awards, which were announced...

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Wellness committee meetings planned

Wellness committee meetings planned

Dearborn Public Schools will hold two committee meetings this school year as the district looks to assess and update its wellness policy. The public is welcome to attend. The Wellness Committee will meet on Dec. 18, 2025 and March 25, 2026 at 2 p.m. in the...

Lamis Srour named interim superintendent

Lamis Srour named interim superintendent

Lamis Srour was appointed interim superintendent for Dearborn Public Schools at the regular November Board of Education meeting on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Ms. Srour has served as the Executive Director of Student Achievement over the Edsel Ford High School track since...

Battle Against Hunger food drive returns Nov. 10 to 14

Battle Against Hunger food drive returns Nov. 10 to 14

Students and families from across Dearborn Public Schools are again stepping up to Battle Against Hunger this November. The annual Battle Against Hunger food collection drive will run from Nov. 10 to 14 at several schools in the district. Last year the school...

Empty Bowls soup fundraiser returns Nov. 17

Empty Bowls soup fundraiser returns Nov. 17

The Dearborn Public Schools Art Department is hosting its 34th annual Empty Bowls meal on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Park Place Banquet Hall, 23400 Park St., Dearborn.  For a minimum suggested $6 donation, guests who attend this family-friendly...

STEM ranked top middle school in the state

STEM ranked top middle school in the state

STEM Middle School was recently named the top middle school in the state by U.S. News and World Report. Howard Elementary School in Dearborn placed in the top 5 percent for elementary schools, coming in #72 out of 1,475 public elementary schools included in the...

Retiree a dedicated Salina volunteer

Retiree a dedicated Salina volunteer

An outing with his senior community led James Martin to a new passion as a volunteer. Now Mr. Jim, as the students know him, is at Salina Elementary school a few days a week helping in a Young 5s classroom where most students cannot even count up to his 85 years of...

Environmental conference attendees visit Salina

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...

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