Get Involved in DPS and Make a Difference!

Volunteers are asked to tutor at least one hour a week in a school, working with a pre-kindergarten student. Volunteers will have to undergo a criminal background check and will be required to show a photo identification card, which will be provided by DPS, whenever they come to a school site.

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Detroit Public Schools is creating robust partnerships between schools and area businesses to improve academic achievement in the district. Under the umbrella of the Detroit Public Schools Volunteer Business Corps: Businesses/Organizations Optimizing Learning in Detroit, the district will work in partnership with the business, faith-based and the non-profit community on this program, which will provide tutoring, mentoring, school beautification and much more. Organizations that are interested are invited to fill out the online survey.

To learn more, e-mail: businesscorps@detroitk12.org or call (313) 870-3799 or visit the Business Corps website.

The Detroit Public Schools Office of Alumni Affairs celebrates alumni contributions to the broader community and works to involve them in the ongoing progress of DPS. The office encourages the formation of alumni groups affiliated with each Detroit Public School, coordinates with alumni involved in community, cultural, educational and professional development of the students of their alma maters and regularly recognizes the exemplary efforts of contributing alumni groups and individuals, while promoting a positive image of the Detroit Public Schools. A membership offers opportunities and benefits, including a network of business professionals, exclusive discounts, fun and exciting members-only events, business listings, special mailings and email notifications of reunion activities, and a free membership card. Alumni Association Members also assist in Detroit Public Schools' efforts to provide opportunities for DPS students to achieve and succeed. Annual membership fees, which are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law, start as low $10 for students and $25 for Alumni and Friends.

Visit the Alumni Affairs website for details

The Detroit Public Schools Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting Detroit students. Its mission is to raise, manage and steward funds and other resources to support value-added programs and activities for the benefit of the Detroit Public Schools and its students. Program areas include: enhancing fine and performing arts programs, principal development/teacher enhancement, early childhood investment, science and math enrichment, college preparatory investment, building academic athletic leadership, business and professional executive engagement and other activities benefiting the DPS.

For information on how to contribute, go to http://detroitpsfoundation.org/

Parent and Community Engagement 2.0 is an initiative to increase parent involvement through new school-based Parent Resource Centers, ongoing training camps that focus on parenting, workshops and more. This Title I initiative was developed with input from parents and guardians, community leaders and the Detroit Parent Network. It is funded, in part, with a three-year $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Detroit Public Schools, through a partnership with Detroit Parent Network, operates eight parent resource centers that are comfortable spaces for parents and guardians to meet. The in-school centers, which are geographically placed across the city, provide training and resources to parents of Detroit Public School students, helping them be involved in their children's education. The district and the Detroit Parent Network, which are committed to tracking and improving parental involvement through a performance-based contract, have logged more than 10,000 visits to the parent resource centers.

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Detroit Public Schools' citizens patrol teams are part of a comprehensive multi-agency program that have helped to spur a sharp reductions in incidents. Schools are seeking volunteers for new eyes-on patrols at several large high schools and at other locations. Highly active men's patrol groups have been watching routes and bus stops near Cody High School, where Brothers on Patrol has a presence, and Osborn High, where MADE Men patrol. The M.A.N. Network also patrols around DPS schools, including Denby, Osborn, and Brenda Scott. The district also has a group of volunteers called the Parent and Community Academy, who wear yellow jackets and act as safety volunteers, monitoring youth traveling to and from school, in school hall ways and lunch rooms, and around the school. To volunteer, call (313) 748-6008.