Music grant provides new instruments for Oakman Elementary

More music is ringing through the halls at Oakman Elementary School thanks to a grant. The Save the Music grant has provided more than $70,000 worth of instruments, music stands and music books to the school to boost its instrumental music program. The district hopes...

Eighth graders and parents invited to learn more about high school options

District eighth graders will be learning more about high school options in Dearborn Public Schools in December. Parents are invited to attend the sessions at their child’s school or one of two sessions planned via Zoom in December.  Each middle school will host a...

STEM named a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School

STEM Middle School in Dearborn Public Schools has again been named a National Blue Ribbon School. The U.S. Department of Education released the list of 2024 National Blue Ribbon honorees on Monday, Sept. 23.  Representatives from each school will receive their...

Chatting with the Superintendent events restart Sept. 26

Parents, students and community members are invited to chat about Dearborn Public Schools with Superintendent Glenn Maleyko at any of a series of upcoming events starting on Sept. 26. The informal events are called Chatting with the Superintendent, and they provide a...

District celebrating its 80th anniversary

Dearborn Public Schools is celebrating its 80th anniversary over the 2024-25 school year. The history of public schools in the Dearborn area dates back to the early 1800s, but the school district as it exists today was created in July 1944.  That’s when the larger...

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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Per pupil funding explained

Per pupil funding explained

Psst, here’s something you may not know. School funding is complicated in Michigan. Actually, if you try to be an informed voter, you probably have already figured that out. With the Operating Millage Renewal vote set for Feb. 27, we wanted to take a moment to try to...

Vape Awareness session planned for parents

Vape Awareness session planned for parents

LAHC will host a free presentation, Vape Awareness: An Informational Session for Parents, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 from 6 to 7 p.m.  The session will be held via this Zoom link.  Parents of high school and middle school students from across Dearborn Public Schools...

Grant to fund extra assistance for students

Grant to fund extra assistance for students

Dearborn Public Schools has received a $2.6 million grant to provide additional academic support for students. The MI Kids Back on Track grant will help pay for additional intervention for students.  Schools have planned programs to run before, during and after...

Career Center hosting open house and college/career fair Feb. 21

Career Center hosting open house and college/career fair Feb. 21

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 Feb. 21, 2024 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event will allow students and guests to learn more about...

Students seek state funding to create anti-vaping documentary

Students seek state funding to create anti-vaping documentary

Students Against Vaping (SAV), a volunteer group of high school students from Fordson, Dearborn, and Edsel Ford high schools and Henry Ford Early College, are working to secure state funding for the production of an anti-vaping documentary titled “Clearing the Air,...

Nominations open for Teacher of the Year

Nominations open for Teacher of the Year

Nominations have now opened for the 2024 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students’ Choice Award.   This annual award is sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group. The nomination deadline is Friday,...

Board reorganizes, recognized for Board Appreciation Month

Board reorganizes, recognized for Board Appreciation Month

As part of School Board Appreciation Month, Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko took time at the January 9, 2024 school board meeting to thank trustees for their service to the community and to recognize each trustee. Over the past few years, school board members across...

District collecting used instruments to encourage music students

District collecting used instruments to encourage music students

Have an old trombone collecting cobwebs in a closet or a long unused flute buried on a shelf? Dearborn Public Schools would like to give used instruments new life and love in the hands of a student learning to play.  The district has launched a used instrument...

 

 

 

 

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