September 28th, 20210DEARBORN — After a unanimous vote by the City Council, Dearborn police will now have access to security cameras in the Dearborn Public Schools.
The decision will allow police to access livestream feeds of some of the security cameras installed on Dearborn Public Schools’ property, but only in the case of a medical or police...
September 6th, 20210DEARBORN — With the new school year underway, the Dearborn Public Schools has made some administrative adjustments throughout the district.
Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko said that the changes are inevitable.
“Retirements, promotions and new staffing all contribute to the rearranging of staff,” he said. “We have a lot of...
August 25th, 20210DEARBORN — Following recommendations from federal, state, and local health officials, Dearborn Public Schools has decided on an approach to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
With more than 20,000 students returning to full, in-person learning beginning Aug. 30, all students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks...
June 10th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will continue its free meal distribution to students throughout the summer, beginning June 24.
Families will be able to pick up meals every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Dearborn, Edsel Ford or Fordson High Schools. The distribution will go from June 24 until August 12.
“We are...
June 9th, 20210DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has given Superintendent Glenn Maleyko a ranking of “highly effective”, extending his contract.
A rating of effective or highly effective automatically extends Maleyko’s contract by one year to maintain a continuous three-year agreement.
Trustee Adel Mozip chaired...
May 21st, 20210DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — While the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the state Health Department are loosening mask requirements, local school leaders have no plans of doing so just yet.
Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko said that the district will be continuing as originally planned for the remainder of...
May 20th, 20210DEARBORN — With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing thousands of students to try virtual schooling, the district is launching a Dearborn Public Schools Virtual K-12 School.
The new school will not have its own physical building, but will operate like a distinct school in the Dearborn Public family of schools.
Children in grades K-12...
May 7th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is offering free summer academic and enrichment learning programs that will run from June 23 until August 13.
Elementary and middle school students can participate in the programs that will be in-person at their school Monday through Thursday from at least 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.; and as long as there...
May 5th, 20210DEARBORN — Nominations have now opened for the 2021 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Student’s Choice Award in the Dearborn Public Schools.
The award is sponsored by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce and presented by LaFontaine Automotive Group.
Nomination forms are due by Friday, May 28 at 5 p.m. and can be found on...
April 24th, 20210DEARBORN — A local 12-year-old boy is using Rubik’s Cubes to display his creativity and is taking multiple social media platforms by storm.
Mohamed Charara, a student at Unis Middle School, started collecting Rubik’s Cubes a year ago.
“I once saw a video of someone doing it and I wanted to try it,” Charara said....
April 1st, 20210DEARBORN — As an added precaution for students and staff returning from spring break, Dearborn Public Schools have decided to return to virtual learning for the week of April 6-9.
Upon students' return to school from the break on April 6 , they will still attend live classes, but not face-to-face.
April 6, 8 and 9 will be...
February 13th, 20210DEARBORN — In partnership with the Wayne County Health Department, the Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are vaccinating Dearborn schools staff.
The Detroit Medical Center and DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan are beginning to vaccinate more than 1,000 teachers and staff from Dearborn Public...
January 29th, 20211DEARBORN — During a special meeting on Jan. 23, the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted on a reopening plan.
The board voted to keep the current metrics for when school buildings will reopen, which includes improving to at least a D grade on the Wayne County Health Department’s risk matrix and achieving a 5 percent...
January 12th, 20210DEARBORN — With it being School Board Recognition Month, Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Glenn Maleyko took time to thank the trustees.
During the Jan. 11 school board meeting, Maleyko noted that this is the sixth time he has offered comments as superintendent during Board Appreciation Month.
“As I reflect on the past...
October 21st, 20200DEARBORN — With COVID-19 cases rising again, the Dearborn Public School District’s Learning Lab Committee has decided to suspend in-school learning labs indefinitely.
School nurses and administrators met Tuesday and decided to suspend the labs effective Oct. 21 until further notice after receiving concerning news from the Wayne...
October 7th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education will meet on Monday, Oct. 12 to decide if local COVID-19 conditions have improved enough to reopen schools.
The administration is expected to make recommendations to the board regarding a plan to reopen schools safely and cautiously so students can begin to return to the...
May 4th, 20200DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools has officially postponed high school graduations scheduled for early June and early college ceremonies set for May.
“As we continue to see encouraging signs that social distancing and other preventative measures ordered by the governor are making a difference in slowing the spread of COVID-19,...
March 18th, 20200Dearborn — On Wednesday, Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko updated the community on the status of a staff member from Whitmore-Bolles elementary school who earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Here is the entire entry on Maleyko's blog:
"I want to report that the staff member who tested...
March 11th, 20201DEARBORN - Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) held a press conference at 6 p.m. on Wednesday to announce the closure of an elementary school in the district due to possible exposure to COVID 19. The video can be viewed on The Arab American News’ Facebook page.
A press release by the district says that on the advice of public health...
November 26th, 20190DEARBORN — Representatives from Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary and Dearborn Public Schools visited Washington, D.C. earlier this month to accept the school’s national Blue Ribbon Award.
Lindbergh was named an award winner in September and on November 15 received the award from the U.S. Department of Education during a special...
September 23rd, 20190DEARBORN – Its been little over three years since Dearborn School Superintendent Glenn Maleyko was approached by his student advisory council about the availability of healthier, more halal and ethnic choices on the school lunch menu.
“When it came to school lunches, I heard from some of our customers, which are students, and I...
