January 15th, 20230DEARBORN – The Dearborn Board of Education began the calendar year 2023 with an organizational meeting to elect new officers. During the meeting on January 10, the board members elected Trustees Jim Thorpe as president, Hussein Berry as vice president, Irene Watts as secretary and Pat D’Ambrosio as treasurer.
Superintendent Dr....
August 21st, 20220DEARBORN —Dearborn Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko has officially received another positive evaluation.
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education gave Maleyko his evaluation for his seventh year as superintendent, again ranking his performance as “highly effective.”
A rating of effective or highly...
April 23rd, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has purchased two buildings on the main Henry Ford College (HFC) campus to expand the Henry Ford Early College program.
The plan is to also move other services to the site.
The buildings are on the north edge of the college campus and were previously home to the Society of Manufacturing...
April 2nd, 20220DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education is continuing discussions on the possibility of a public bond vote.
The discussions started following a citizens infrastructure committee overwhelmingly supporting the need for a new bond.
The Vision for Infrastructure and Planning Committee (VIP) presented its report to...
March 19th, 20220DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko is continuing to be a leader on education issues, now at the state level.
At the Michigan Association of Superintendents and School Administrators (MASA) winter 2022 conference, Maleyko was appointed president-elect.
MASA provides “just-in-time” technical,...
February 18th, 20220DEARBORN - With the county rescinding the mask mandate, Dearborn Public Schools will make wearing masks optional effective Feb. 23 when students return from mid-winter break.
Under federal law, masks will still be required on all school buses.
Masks will still be required for anyone returning from quarantine less than 10 days after...
February 18th, 20220DEARBORN — Nominations for the annual Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Students Choice Award have now opened for teachers in the Dearborn Public School District.
The award is sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group.
The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, March 8 at 5...
January 19th, 20221DEARBORN — As one of the largest school districts in Michigan, Dearborn Public Schools says that it’s ready, but not yet planning to pull students out of classrooms.
In a recent article by WXYZ, a Fordson High School teacher said that attendance in his classes are low due to the spread of the Omicron variant of...
January 17th, 20220DEARBORN — As part of School Board Recognition Month, Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko thanked trustees for their service and the board was reorganized.
“I want to take a moment to recognize our outstanding board team that we have here in Dearborn,” Maleyko said. “Thank you for your outstanding service to the school community...
January 9th, 20220DEARBORN/HEIGHTS — With COVID cases on the rise, local school districts have had to face whether or not to return to virtual learning again.
Dearborn Heights’ District 7 (D7) school district has decided to return to virtual learning beginning Monday, Jan. 10 until Friday, Jan. 21 due to the “increase and significant uptick in...
December 17th, 20210DEARBORN — With the rise of threats against schools, Dearborn Public Schools and the Dearborn Police Department are teaming up to ensure safety.
On Tuesday Dec. 21 and Wednesday Dec. 22, school district staff and Dearborn police officers will be visiting all school buildings to allow police officers to become more familiar with the...
December 3rd, 20210DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In response to the Nov. 30 Oxford school shooting that left four students dead, local school leaders are addressing concerns of parents in their districts.
Dearborn, D7 and Crestwood public school districts all confirmed that they have ALICE training.
ALICE is an acronym for Alert, Lockdown, Inform,...
November 24th, 20211DEARBORN — Despite neighboring districts deciding to return to virtual learning amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, Dearborn Public Schools has decided to remain in-person for now.
In a post on social media, the district said it is not yet moving to virtual learning, but is prepared.
“As the Boy Scout motto states, ‘be...
May 15th, 20210DEARBORN/ DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the Pfizer vaccine now being approved for children as young as 12, local school leaders are addressing vaccine concerns.
Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said that the district cannot dictate vaccines for students.
“We are just advocating for the vaccines in a positive...
March 6th, 20210DEARBORN — After students had been learning remotely for nearly a year, Dearborn Public Schools welcomed some of them back this week.
As a part of the reopening plan, students in kindergarten, first, second, sixth and ninth grades returned for blended learning on March 1.
Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko said he has also been...
