March 11th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools recently hosted its virtual event to review programs for high schoolers to help get a head start on their futures.
The event was for middle and high school students and parents to provide an overview of programs like advanced placement classes, dual enrollment and career technical education at the...
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...
March 4th, 20210DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools will be hosting a virtual event to review programs for high schoolers to help get a head start on their futures.
The event will take place online on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. and can be accessed via Facebook at www.facebook.com/dearbornpublicschools or on the district’s Youtube channel at...
February 25th, 20210From Younes Bazzi:
Schools are set to reopen for in person learning as early as March for Dearborn Public schools, but this is quite concerning. As of right now teachers are getting the new COVID-19 vaccine, However there is no vaccine officially authorized for people under the age of 16. The soonest we can expect a possible vaccine...
February 25th, 20210DEARBORN — Parents of students enrolled in Dearborn Public Schools will be receiving new or additional food benefits in the coming months.
Earlier this month, the state announced that it would provide additional food benefits for any students who are eligible for free lunch or breakfast through schools and whose schools were not...
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...
December 19th, 20200DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With one school district already returning to in-person learning, all districts have the same goal of returning for the second half of the year.
Dearborn Heights’ D7 School District returned to in-person learning again last week after having to pause with the rest of the state.
“We haven’t had...
December 9th, 20200DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Schools is partnering with Henry Ford College to launch a financial empowerment curriculum.
The goal of the curriculum will be to help teach youth the basic principles of managing their money.
Lt.Governor Garlin Gilchrist II said that this is an exciting opportunity.
“This program could not come...
November 18th, 20200With the new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services order calling for high schools to suspend in-person learning, local school districts have been forced to make tough decisions for their districts.
The Dearborn Heights District 7 School District had been the only district among Dearborn/Dearborn Heights that had allowed for...
November 13th, 20200LANSING — With COVID cases reaching record daily highs, many schools are experiencing outbreaks and returning to virtual learning as a result.
An outbreak is defined by the state as “two or more cases with a link by place and time indicating a shared exposure outside of a household.”
The Michigan Department of Health and...
November 4th, 20200DEARBORN — With COVID-19 cases increasing across the state at an alarming rate, Dearborn Public Schools have decided to suspend remaining in-person learning labs as of Monday, Nov. 9.
The decision was made after the district received its weekly report from the Wayne County Health Department, which showed positivity rates climbing...
October 27th, 20200DEARBORN — After another school board meeting lasting longer than six hours, the Dearborn Board of education approved a reopening plan for the school district.
Late Monday night the board authorized administrators to start a blended learning program for elementary students once COVID conditions in the community improve, which may...
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 14th, 20200DEARBORN — On Monday Oct. 12, the Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education voted to extend virtual learning into November.
The approved motion called for continuing and expanding in-school learning labs where up to three students at a time come in and meet with teachers under current conditions.
Depending on local COVID...
October 11th, 20200DEARBORN — 10 out of 12 candidates vying for one two-year-term and three six-year-terms seats for Dearborn School Board discussed their plans if elected. Candidates Nofila Haider and Batoul Biaz declined to respond.
The Arab American News asked each candidate the following questions:
What issues are of priority to you?
What...
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...
October 7th, 20200LANSING — Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon issued an emergency order requiring K-12 schools to provide public notice to the school community about probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 within 24 hours.
With this order, a reporting system was put in place at...
September 4th, 20200DEARBORN — After months of planning and debate, Dearborn Public Schools opened classes for its students this week.
A “soft start”, beginning Monday, Aug. 31, saw the school district open up with an amended half-day schedule for the first week, to allow students and their parents and teachers adapt to the online-only instruction...
August 11th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education agreed Monday night for the district to start the school year online for all students.
Students from preschool through high school will take classes online at least until the first week of October. The board will reevaluate conditions later in September to see if it is...
July 30th, 20200DEARBORN — The Dearborn School Board of Education will be conducting a special study session on August 6 at 1 p.m. to discuss the three possible options recommended by the district's Reopen Committee for a return to school.
The meeting will be held at the Administrative Service Center, 18700 Audette. Indoor gatherings in Michigan...
July 28th, 20200LANSING — Governor Whitmer is set to give an update on COVID-19 at 2 p.m., Tuesday afternoon, as cases continue to rise in the state. Whitmer will be joined by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun.
Monday saw 488 confirmed cases with five deaths, bringing up the total...
June 11th, 20200DEARBORN — There’s some good news for Dearborn Public Schools’ students and their parents whose graduation ceremony plans were modified by COVID-19. This week, the district announced graduation events for Fordson, Edsel Ford, Magnet and Dearborn High Schools.
The July ceremonies will provide students and their parents a...
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,...
April 3rd, 20200Dearborn/Dearborn Heights — Superintendents from Dearborn Public Schools (DPS) and the Crestwood School District responded on Thursday to Governor Whitmer’s latest executive order, which closes all school buildings for the remainder of the school year, but continues distant-learning and other remote services.
DPS Superintendent...
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...
