DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education approved a preliminary $490 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year June 19, and earlier in June discussed again the need to ask voters to reapprove the district’s 10-year Hold Harmless millage within the next year. Hold Harmless taxes were created in 1994 when the state approved Proposal A to overhaul school funding. Districts like DPS, where voters had already approved better school funding than the state was going to provide, were allowed to keep that additional revenue … [Read more...] about Dearborn Schools approves preliminary budget, begins preparing for Hold Harmless tax vote next year
Education
Dearborn Schools offering free summer meals to students at seven school locations
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is again offering free meals to children over the summer of 2023. Free breakfast and lunch will be offered at seven locations. Each building has its own meal schedule based on other activities planned for that building and staff availability. The meals are free to all children 18 years and younger or anyone 18 or older with a physical or mental disability. Children do not need to be students at the school or even Dearborn Public School students to participate in the program. The … [Read more...] about Dearborn Schools offering free summer meals to students at seven school locations
Dearborn to allow non-resident students into all grades of Virtual K-12 School
DEARBORN — Wayne County parents interested in virtual school for their children are now allowed to enroll students from kindergarten through high school into Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12. Students will be accepted for the 2023-24 school year as staffing allows. For the just completed school year, the district allowed elementary students who lived outside of the district but still in Wayne County to enroll in the virtual school. On June 19, the school board approved opening up the school for grades kindergarten … [Read more...] about Dearborn to allow non-resident students into all grades of Virtual K-12 School
Dearborn Schools moves June 19 board meeting to Edsel Ford High School
DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education meeting for June 19 has been moved to Edsel Ford High School, 20601 Rotunda Drive. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Anyone wishing to speak or submit written comments for the public comment portion of the meeting will need to submit a blue card public comment form by 7:10 p.m. The board agenda and other meeting materials are available on the Board of Education webpage. The decision to move the meeting was made to provide a venue that offered … [Read more...] about Dearborn Schools moves June 19 board meeting to Edsel Ford High School
Special needs prom offers joy, inclusion
A night to feel like a VIP By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – A sparkling banquet hall, a beckoning deejay and a welcoming dance floor created magic May 18 during the Fordson Interact Club and the Amity Foundation’s annual Special Needs Prom. The event, at Byblos Banquet Center, featured dancing, a sit-down dinner, a photo station, a sweet table and the chance to make memories with friends and family. Fordson High School teacher and Interact Club co-advisor Eman Naura said this is the seventh … [Read more...] about Special needs prom offers joy, inclusion
Dearborn high schools planning Memorial Day ceremonies
DEARBORN — All three traditional public high schools in the Dearborn Public Schools are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools. All three events will take place in the morning of the week before Memorial Day, and all will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. Visitors are welcome to attend the ceremonies. Dearborn High School will hold its ceremony at 9 a.m. May 23 in the school auditorium. The event will include remarks from Douglas Radcliffe, a … [Read more...] about Dearborn high schools planning Memorial Day ceremonies
15-year-old Fordson High School student charged in school threat case
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – A 15-year-old Fordson High School student allegedly made a school shooting threat May 6, which was reported May 8 and led to a school lockdown until he was arrested off-campus. On the morning of May 8, a parent of another Fordson student told school officials that their child heard of a threat made by the male student, which prompted school officials to alert Dearborn police. The student was not found in his assigned classroom, so the school was put into … [Read more...] about 15-year-old Fordson High School student charged in school threat case
Annual Dearborn High student WDHS Film Festival returns May 19-20
DEARBORN — The public is invited to attend the annual WDHS Film Festival on May 19 and 20 at Dearborn High School to see award winning student productions. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. both evenings. Tickets are $7 in advance or $10 at the door. Dearborn High is at 19501 W. Outer Drive. The film festival will include the premiere of “Beyond Darkness,” which was nominated for seven awards in the student film competition held by the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This year Dearborn High … [Read more...] about Annual Dearborn High student WDHS Film Festival returns May 19-20
Dearborn High student artists offer demonstrations, insight at Padzieski Gallery
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – With clay, paint, markers and other media, student artists from Dearborn High School offered live demonstrations the afternoon of April 15 in the Padzieski Gallery during April Arts Month. DHS art teacher Monica Kubitskey said she doesn’t expect most of her students to become professional artists, but she is there to introduce them to a new experience. “The one thing I usually tell everyone is I’m not here to make you an artist,” she said. “My students … [Read more...] about Dearborn High student artists offer demonstrations, insight at Padzieski Gallery
5 Dearborn Schools educators recognized as Teachers of the Year
DEARBORN — Five Dearborn Public Schools educators received Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Student Choice Awards April 27. The Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce presented the 26th annual awards during a ceremony at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. Students submitted more than 1,200 nominations for more than 390 DPS educators. Hundreds of teachers and district families attended the award ceremony. Teachers who received 2023 awards were: • Angela Fillmore, from Haigh Elementary, received the award … [Read more...] about 5 Dearborn Schools educators recognized as Teachers of the Year