August 21st, 20260DEARBORN / DEARBORN HEIGHTS— Dearborn Public Schools updated its policy governing student use of cell phones and other wireless communication devices this summer in preparation for the new school year, bringing the district into compliance with a new Michigan law prohibiting students from using such devices during instructional...
August 21st, 20260DEARBORN / DEARBORN HEIGHTS— With the new academic year approaching, backpacks, notebooks, pens, clothes and shoes are returning to family shopping lists. This year, however, preparations come amid rising living costs that are forcing many households to cut spending, particularly those with several children and mounting expenses.
Not...
August 14th, 20260DEARBORN — About three months before voters decide its fate in the November election, Dearborn Public Schools launched an informational campaign promoting a “transformational” $1.51 billion bond proposal that would construct new schools and modernize every building in the district, which serves all of Dearborn and a portion of...
June 27th, 20260DEARBORN — Dearborn voters will face one of the most significant education decisions in the city's history this fall after the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education approved placing a $1.51 billion bond proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot.
If approved, the 20-year plan would finance the largest capital improvement program in the...
June 27th, 20260DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year contract for Mike Esseily to become the district's next superintendent during its June 22 meeting, officially appointing him to lead Michigan's third-largest school district.
Trustees voted 7-0 to approve the contract, with Esseily scheduled to...
May 8th, 20260DEARBORN — In a historic move, the Dearborn Board of Education voted Monday night to appoint Mike Esseily, executive director of special populations for Dearborn Public Schools, as the district’s new superintendent, making him the first Arab and first Muslim to lead Michigan’s third-largest school district.
Trustees Amer Zahr,...
May 1st, 20260DEARBORN – The Dearborn Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, May 4, to vote on selecting a new superintendent for the Dearborn Public Schools from among two finalists: Mike Esseily, executive director of special populations in the district, and Moussa Hamka, assistant superintendent of human resources for Grosse...
April 18th, 20260DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has selected three finalists in its search for the district’s next superintendent following a special meeting held Saturday, April 18.
The finalists are Thomas Ahart, former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools; Mike Esseily, executive director of special populations...
April 17th, 20260DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has selected six candidates to move forward in its search for the district’s next superintendent, narrowing a pool of 23 applicants during a special meeting held April 9.
The candidates — representing a mix of internal leadership, regional administrators and out-of-state...
