News & Press Releases Archive
2013
Cass Tech’s boys, Renaissance High’s girls run to PSL track and field championships 5/24/2013 Cass Tech wins PSL boys’ golf title as Renaissance’s Jon Elrod tops the field 5/22/2013 Western High wins sixth consecutive PSL boys’ baseball crown; East English Village takes East-West title 5/21/2013 New Summer School Academy to offer Pre-K Transitions Program, high school recovery credits expanded to students outside the district, weekly field trips, Extended Year Program, social studies and science curriculum to target low MEAP scores and more 5/21/2013 PSL boys’ and girls’ track and field finals Thursday at East English Village; prelims today 5/20/2013 Renaissance Lady Phoenix still on top of PSL girls’ softball 5/20/2013 School of the Week: Brewer Academy 5/20/2013 Western vs. King, East English Village vs. Osborn in PSL baseball championship doubleheader Monday at Comerica Park 5/18/2013 44th Annual Evening of Fine Arts features 555 Detroit Public Schools students with extraordinary performances at Fox Theatre 5/17/2013 State Board of Education members visit Harms to celebrate school’s success as a “Beating the Odds School” and “Reward School” 5/17/2013 Golightly Education Center students team up with Experian employees to learn about healthy foods and gardening 5/17/2013 34 Detroit Public Schools celebrate $130,000 in energy savings 5/17/2013 Mumford takes PSL Division 2 girls’ tennis title 5/15/2013 DPS honors 255 students with 3.5 GPAs or higher at 29th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet 5/15/2013 Roy Roberts Contract Extended 5/15/2013 Cass Tech extends PSL girls’ tennis reign to 17 in a row 5/14/2013 Renaissance, Cass Tech to clash Friday in PSL girls’ softball title game; boys’ baseball semifinals also on tap 5/14/2013 School of the Week: Breithaupt Career and Technical Center 5/13/2013 PSL girls’ softball semifinals Monday at Maheras-Gentry: Renaissance vs. Denby; Cass Tech vs. Western 5/11/2013 Detroit Public Schools 1st Annual District-Wide Mathematics Bee a huge success! 5/10/2013 Congratulations, DPS Winners from the Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament 2013! 5/9/2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, PNC Bank and Detroit Public Schools host Fifth Gear/Grow Up Great Panel Discussion on Belle Isle 5/7/2013 Detroit Pre-Medical Scholars Program Gives Aspiring Doctors Opportunity to Examine Medical Careers 5/7/2013 “I’m very, very encouraged with the progress that Detroit public schools are making,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, after visiting Thirkell Elementary 5/6/2013 School of the Week: Clark, J.E. Preparatory Academy 5/6/2013 DPS Chief Financial Officer Elevated to Chief Administrative Officer 5/2/2013 Emergency Manager Update – Roy Roberts Retirement 5/2/2013 Two-Day Technology Fair attracts more than 700 attendees 5/1/2013 Calling all Chefs, Auto Mechanics, Plumbers, Cosmetologists, Electricians, or Computer Technicians! 4/30/2013 Denby High senior pitcher Sannia Walls named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/29/2013 JPMorgan Chase invests $1.5 million to expand services, neighborhood revitalization efforts for DPS children and families in southwest Detroit, a key element of making public schools the hub of the community 4/29/2013 School of the Week: Detroit Institute of Technology College Prep High School at Cody 4/29/2013 Renaissance High sweeps team honors in EAA/DPSL Track Relays Invitational Meet 4/28/2013 See Photos: ‘DPS Open Doors Day’ attracts hundreds of families 4/27/2013 Runners ready and set to go for Saturday’s EAA/DPSL Track Relays Invitational 4/25/2013 School of the Week: Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School (FLICS) 4/22/2013 Western High right-hander Jose Solis named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/19/2013 DPS Education Advantage: Spring 2013 Newsletter 4/19/2013 Free Flights! Free Food! Free Shuttles! Detroit Public Schools’ new ‘DPS Open Doors Day’ guaranteed to wow families! 4/19/2013 Renaissance High leadoff hitter Shivonne Marshall named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/19/2013 PSL golfers getting instruction but need better equipment 4/17/2013 Watch now to learn about our Neighborhood-Centered, Quality Schools! Enroll today! 4/17/2013 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix and PNC Bank Enhance Fifth Gear Program to Educate Students through Motorsports 4/16/2013 School of the Week: Schulze Academy for Technology and the Arts, developing leaders every day 4/15/2013 Excellent Schools Detroit Releases Citywide List of Top 20 K-8 Schools; DPS Scores 12 of 20 4/15/2013 Marcus Garvey Academy students to learn history from the movie “42″ 4/12/2013 More Pre-K, community schools, art/music enrichment, quality and customer service will be Detroit Public Schools hallmark moving forward 4/11/2013 MSU football coaching clinic for PSL coaches draws rave reviews 4/11/2013 DPS launches 4-week Open Enrollment Period! 4/10/2013 School of the Week: A.L. Holmes Elementary-Middle School, featuring 21st Century technology in a blended learning model to maximize student achievement 4/8/2013 DSA student musicians win overall “Best Group” for performance at Carnegie Hall competition 4/5/2013 Spring into Technology: DPS celebrates Technology with a month-long celebration in April including FREE weekly Parent Computer Training Workshops 3/28/2013 DPS celebrates STEM Week with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics across the district 3/28/2013 Winning Futures free basketball camp open to DPS sixth-ninth graders 3/28/2013 Kenyatta Singleton and Southeastern High’s boys basketball team named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week 3/25/2013 School of the Week: Carstens Elementary-Middle School at Remus Robinson, where a family setting helps students to perform more efficiently 3/25/2013 Benefit Concert held to help raise funding for DSA trip to play at Carnegie Hall 3/23/2013 Southeastern to represent PSL in Class A boys’ basketball state semifinals; No. 1-ranked Pershing loses to Romulus 3/20/2013 Hundreds work with Detroit Public Schools to identify strategic path forward and role that DPS should play in Detroit’s rebirth 3/19/2013 School of the Week: Ronald Brown Academy 3/17/2013 Cass Tech hosts 1st Annual STEM Genius and SeaPerch Michigan Regional Underwater Robotics Tournament 3/15/2013 Don’t delay! Monday, March 18 is the deadline for application schools enrollment! 3/15/2013 An all-PSL Class A state finals? Pershing, Southeastern on course to make it happen 3/14/2013 DPS and The Home Depot announce partnership to offer home improvement workshops for DPS parents in the district’s 8 Parent Resource Centers 3/14/2013 District and community leaders read to Palmer Park Prep Academy students in honor of March is Reading Month 3/14/2013 King girls’ exit leaves it to three PSL boys teams to represent in MHSAA basketball tourney 3/13/2013 King High’s girls basketball team eyeing a trip to Breslin with quarterfinal victory today 3/12/2013 PSL’s three district champs in boys’ basketball regional semifinals today; King girls in Class A quarterfinals Tuesday 3/11/2013 School of the Week: Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody 3/11/2013 King Lady Crusaders earn Class A regional crown; Pershing-Cass Tech rematch highlights today’s boys’ district finals 3/8/2013 DPS launches application period for 21 specialty schools Friday, March 8, kicking off enrollment period 3/8/2013 King High’s girls, seven PSL boys’ teams still alive in MHSAA basketball tourney 3/7/2013 DPS discontinues printed employee pay advices, saving the district $137,189.61 annually 3/5/2013 Detroit included in USDA Anti-Hunger Grant to provide 16,000 students access to summer food 3/5/2013 Kettering West Wing students to relocate Wednesday to improved facility prior to transferring to newly-built location this summer 3/5/2013 Secretary of State Ruth Johnson reads to 75 third graders to kick off “March is Reading Month” 3/4/2013 DPS Reading Corps Rally attracts nearly 500 attendees and roughly 275 new tutors 3/2/2013 Pershing completes perfect boys’ basketball regular season with Operation Friendship victory 3/1/2013 Pershing bids for perfection Thursday in Operation Friendship boys’ basketball game 2/27/2013 Girls’ basketball teams back in action with today’s start of district play 2/25/2013 DPS students participate at Centennial Celebration 2/25/2013 School of the Week: Paul Robeson-Malcolm X Academy, where a resounding theme of resiliency echoes throughout 2/25/2013 DPS Students to Become First-Ever Wayne State University Detroit Urban Scholars Award Recipients 2/21/2013 DPS Reading Corps Week salutes volunteers, concludes with Saturday March 2 Rally and Training for current and new tutors 2/20/2013 King’s Da’Vaun Williams, Renaissance’s Lauren Turner honored with Dave Bing Scholarship Award 2/19/2013 Pershing boys, King girls defeat Cass Tech to win PSL basketball championships 2/17/2013 Mr. PSL and Miss PSL to be announced at Big D basketball finale tonight at U-D Mercy 2/15/2013 DPS 2012 graduation rates improve 5 points, beating the state’s rate of increase! 2/13/2013 Detroit Public Schools Appoints New Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Charter Schools 2/13/2013 Top-notch contenders to battle Friday in Big D finale for the PSL girls’ and boys’ basketball crowns 2/13/2013 New DPS Dad’s Club to discuss the Hidden Benefits of Being a Father! 2/12/2013 Today’s Big D boys’ semifinals to set the stage for Friday’s PSL basketball championship doubleheader at U-D Mercy 2/12/2013 In celebration of district-wide gains on MEAP tests, DPS will hold a Volunteer Reading Corps Training and Rally for new and current volunteers! 2/12/2013 DPS students district-wide score record gains on the MEAP Test, outpacing statewide progress in 14 out of 18 assessments 2/11/2013 PSL’s Big D basketball tournament down to girls’ and boys’ Final Four today and Tuesday 2/11/2013 Today’s PSL boys’ basketball Big D quarterfinal games to be played as scheduled 2/8/2013 PSL’s Big D basketball tournament heats up Thursday, Friday with quarterfinal games 2/6/2013 PSL shines with 28 scholarship recipients on College Football National Letter of Intent Signing Day 2/6/2013 Need to do your taxes? DPS parents can complete them online in the district’s 8 Parent Resource Centers for Free! 2/5/2013 Students at 15 Detroit Public Schools Learn How to be Recycling Heroes While Earning Cash Prizes as Fourth Annual Phone Book Recycling Program Begins 2/5/2013 DPS kicks off African American World History Pacesetters Contest! 2/5/2013 PSL’s Big D basketball tourney enters first round Monday for girls, Tuesday for boys 2/4/2013 Cass Tech boys, King girls win PSL junior varsity basketball crowns 2/4/2013 Renaissance High’s Jayna Fullove named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 2/4/2013 Southeastern High’s Jovone Haynes named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 2/4/2013 School of the Week: Palmer Park Preparatory Academy: FLASH! New Prep school opens in northwest Detroit 2/4/2013 DSA launches a month of Community Service! 2/1/2013 PSL JV basketball finals Saturday: Renaissance vs. King girls; Renaissance vs. Cass boys 2/1/2013 Medicine and Community Health Academy at Cody held a Pinning and White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2013, the academy’s first graduating class 2/1/2013 Congratulations Hadiya Knight of Renaissance High School on winning the $9,000 Schrock Interlochen Scholarship 1/31/2013 PSL boys’ basketball Big D tournament starts Friday with two play-in games 1/30/2013 PSL girls’ basketball Big D tournament starts Wednesday; continues with full slate Monday 1/29/2013 PSL junior varsity basketball semifinals rescheduled for Wednesday, finals Saturday 1/28/2013 School of the Week: Ben Carson High School for Science and Medicine 1/28/2013 Cass Tech’s D’Andre Johnson named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/25/2013 Cass Tech’s Lauren Elliott named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/25/2013 NAIAS Education Day Brings Youth, Auto Industry Together 1/23/2013 Fidelity Investments® surprises King High School students with $20,000 in new musical instruments 1/23/2013 School of the Week: Thirkell Elementary School, where building robots and small cities provides a creative learning experience 1/22/2013 Hundreds of volunteers and alumni ‘Come Back, Give Back’ to DPS for the MLK Day of Service 1/21/2013 Attention Non-Resident Students: Schools of Choice 1/21/2013 King High’s Antania Hayes named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/18/2013 Pershing High lefty Martez Walker named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/17/2013 Southeastern to host Pershing in Friday’s PSL East basketball showdown; Cody to play Mumford at Douglass High 1/17/2013 Cranbrook Institute of Science and Detroit Public Schools Advance Science Learning in DPS through Bosch Grant 1/15/2013 School of the Week: Gardner Elementary School, where students learn to share a warm, welcoming “Hello” in 21 languages 1/14/2013 GM Foundation Helps Send Cass Tech Band to Inauguration 1/11/2013 Douglass High’s DeShawn Sanders named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/10/2013 Cody junior point guard Brigette Murray named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/9/2013 DPS Parents and Staff: Texting is coming to a cell phone near YOU Thursday! 1/9/2013 Major push launched for alumni of Detroit Public Schools to Come Back, Give Back to their school as part of City Year Detroit/DPS Foundation/United Way Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on January 21 1/7/2013 Priest Elementary-Middle School — “School of the Week” — Putting together the puzzle one piece at a time. 1/7/2013 WXYZ Spotlight on the News: In-depth with Detroit Schools EFM Roy Roberts & Innovation Chief Doug Ross 1/3/2013
2012
Some 1,500 Detroit Public Schools vocalists, athletes and families with students demonstrating excellent attendance this school year were honored at Ford Field in downtown Detroit December 26 for the 16th annual Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 12/27/2012 PSL Holiday Hoops Classic IV tips off the two days after Christmas at Renaissance High 12/20/2012 Convicted computer thieves sentenced on thefts and related serious crimes, instructional technology recovered, following successful efforts by Detroit Public Schools Police Department and Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office 12/18/2012 Denby junior guard Chelsea Harlan named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/17/2012 Strategic Staffing Solutions donates over 1,000 books to two DPS schools 12/17/2012 School of the Week: Osborn Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science and Technology 12/17/2012 Pershing point guard Kahlil Felder named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/14/2012 Annual audit confirms second consecutive operating surplus, deficit reduction, improved audit findings and opinions for Detroit Public Schools 12/13/2012 Local churches donate 100 coats to Harms Elementary School K-1 students 12/10/2012 DPS Parents: We want to talk to YOU! Detroit Public Schools is launching a new text messaging system to better communicate with parents 12/10/2012 PSL Holiday Hoops Classic IV Dec. 26-27 at Renaissance High 12/7/2012 M.L. King student wins new Dell Laptop to start his own business through Student Ventures Pitch Competition 12/6/2012 Detroit Public Schools recognizes Top Suppliers at 2nd Annual 100 Top Suppliers Conference Event 12/4/2012 DPS kicks off new workshops to support parents of children ages 0-5 and offers new Men’s and Dads’ Clubs 12/3/2012 School of the Week: Carver STEM Academy, where building with Legos leads to building brighter futures 12/3/2012 DPS students ‘Go Green’ with a tour of Belle Isle through the Urban Forest Stewardship Program 11/30/2012 Cass Tech’s back-to-back state championship football team named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week 11/28/2012 Guess which schools are “Going Green” this week?! Find out… 11/27/2012 Congratulations Cass Technical High School Technicians 11/26/2012 DPS goes Green with projects that reduce energy costs, help students achieve and improve health 11/26/2012 BACK-2-BACK: Cass Tech defeats Catholic Central to become PSL’s first repeat state football champions 11/25/2012 DC Prep hosts 1st Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Breakfast to Address Core Values and Boost Attendance 11/21/2012 Congratulations DPS’ Bates, Cass Tech, Chrysler, Harms, Kettering West Wing and Ludington Magnet – among the Michigan Department of Education’s “Beating the Odds” Schools Added Today to the List of Reward Schools for 2011-2012 11/20/2012 Cass Tech aims to lift PSL’s stature by repeating as Division 1 state football champions 11/20/2012 School of the Week: Pasteur Elementary School, where listening to the student voice matters most! 11/19/2012 Emergency Financial Manager Update: Court of Appeals Ruling 11/16/2012 Cass Tech’s Miller, Pershing’s Felder sign national letters of intent 11/14/2012 Defending state champion Cass Tech one victory from repeat appearance in the MHSAA football finals at Ford Field 11/14/2012 Emergency Financial Manager Update Regarding District Operations 11/13/2012 DPS JROTC honored fallen soldiers for Veterans Day 11/13/2012 The Parade Company Announces 2012 Skillman Float Design Contest Winners! 11/12/2012 Eastern High School Alumni Association hosts Dedication Ceremony at Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School 11/12/2012 Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School will hold a “Community Grade Conference” 11/12/2012 School of the Week: Davison Elementary-Middle School! 11/12/2012 Comerica Bank and The Parade Company treat DPS elementary students to Neighborhood Thanksgiving Dinner and parade sneak peek 11/8/2012 Cass Tech, East English Village flexing PSL power in state football playoffs 11/8/2012 Emergency Financial Manager Update: Moving DPS Forward 11/7/2012 The Votes Are “In”- DPS Announces “I’m In” Lawn Sign Contest Winner 11/6/2012 November Workshops in Detroit Public Schools Parent Resource Centers include Homework Help, How to Raise Successful Teens and More! 11/6/2012 2012 PSL All-City Football Team: 24 seniors, four juniors, one sophomore 11/5/2012 School of the Week: Golightly Career and Technical Center! 11/5/2012 Western sophomore runner Juan Flores named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/2/2012 Cass Tech, East English Village to play Saturday for MHSAA football district championships 11/2/2012 Golightly Career and Technical Center celebrates 30th Anniversary with tantalizing buffet, alumni events, open house 11/2/2012 Emergency Financial Manager Update: Roy Roberts letter to Gov. Snyder 10/31/2012 King High School DECA Club Rallies for Breast Cancer Awareness! 10/30/2012 Roberto Clemente’s family visits DPS Academy named in baseball legend’s honor 10/29/2012 School of the Week: Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School! 10/29/2012 Hundreds gather to board up homes and create safer routes to school near Cody High campus! 10/28/2012 Cass Tech three-peats as PSL girls’ volleyball champions 10/26/2012 Benjamin Carson Students receive White Coats in Ceremony 10/26/2012 Knight Foundation invests $19.25 million in Detroit arts; Detroit School of Arts awarded $2.25 million 10/25/2012 FOOTBALL QUOTABLES: What PSL coaches are saying about the state playoffs 10/25/2012 Cass Technical High School and University of Michigan Medical School kick off collaboration to stimulate interest in careers in the medical field for students in under-served areas 10/25/2012 Detroit International Academy hosts 4th Annual Hat Strut for Breast Cancer Awareness 10/24/2012 Cass Tech seeks to repeat against Renaissance in Thursday’s PSL volleyball championship game 10/24/2012 DPS partners with Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Mayor Bing, others to board up 150 homes 10/24/2012 Pershing three-time champ Hill, Western soph Flores lead individual finishers in PSL cross country championship meet; Cass Tech boys, Renaissance girls repeat as team champs 10/23/2012 Student Councils sign up to stop crime in their high schools through Crime Stoppers “Project Safe Campus” initiative 10/23/2012 Detroit Public Schools Opens Teacher Evaluation Review Process 10/23/2012 PSL represented by six teams – King, East English Village, Cass Tech, Cody, Central and Douglass – in MHSAA state football playoffs 10/22/2012 King High crowned PSL football champions as 51-48 victory against East English Village continues Crusaders’ hot streak 10/22/2012 School of the Week: Hutchinson Elementary-Middle School at Howe! 10/22/2012 Cass Tech, Renaissance to meet again for PSL girls’ volleyball title 10/19/2012 King High QB Da’Vaun Williams named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/19/2012 Pershing girls, Cass Tech boys, Renaissance boys and girls top PSL East-West cross country meet 10/18/2012 Ford Field regulations for PSL Football Championship Game 10/18/2012 Renaissance High freshman golfer earns berth in state tourney 10/18/2012 Renaissance vs. Denby, Cass Tech vs. host Western in Thursday’s PSL girls’ volleyball semifinals 10/17/2012 PSL FOOTBALL FRIDAY AT FORD FIELD: King vs. East English Village for the championship 10/17/2012 DPS to hold first online auction of surplus assets from closed Southwestern High School 10/16/2012 Cass Tech rules the pool in PSL girls’ swimming championship meet 10/16/2012 DPS Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts announces appointment of Diane Jones as CIO & Chief Strategic Officer 10/15/2012 School of the Week: Marcus Garvey Academy! 10/15/2012 Cass Tech’s Jourdan Lewis named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/14/2012 Thank YOU PNC Bank, PNC Foundation and The Parade Company for Sponsoring the 2nd Annual ‘PNC Grow Up Great’ Family Fun Night 10/12/2012 U.S. Surgeon General Brings Healthy Lifestyle Message to Detroit and the Munger Pre-K to 8 School 10/12/2012 Osborn High senior Claudette Brookins named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/12/2012 Back-to-back: PSL Football Championship Game returns to Ford Field 10/10/2012 Detroit Public Schools Announces “I’m In!” Lawn Sign Contest 10/10/2012 Cass Tech wins PSL boys’ tennis championship 10/8/2012 Renaissance tops West, Pershing girls and Cass Tech boys lead East in PSL cross country meet #4 10/8/2012 PSL football semifinals Friday: East English Village vs. Cody; Cass Tech vs. King 10/8/2012 Detroit Public Schools Foundation Launches New Alumni Website, Welcoming Alums from Across the Nation to Virtually “Come Home to DPS” during Homecoming Season 10/5/2012 Renaissance High freshman golfer Nia Little named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/5/2012 Cody High quarterback DaMarco Gulley named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/5/2012 King seeks to join East English Village, Cass Tech, Cody in PSL football semifinals 10/4/2012 Freshman Nia Little shoots 41 to lead Renaissance to PSL girls’ golf title 10/3/2012 Detroit Public Schools Students Receive Take-Home Netbooks on Count Day, October 3 10/3/2012 Ford High’s Lee, Pershing High’s Hill sisters lead PSL cross country meet #3 10/2/2012 Marcus Garvey Academy Receives Newly Renovated Library from Target and The Heart of America Foundation 9/28/2012 DPS schools hold community green fairs, plantings in support of healthy, sustainable schools 9/28/2012 Pershing High’s Hill sisters named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week 9/28/2012 Western High sophomore Romello Ross named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/28/2012 Douglass at King, Cody vs. Western loom large in PSL football playoff picture 9/27/2012 Nordstrom Executives Surprise Cass Tech Senior Antara Afrin with a $10,000 Scholarship & MacAir Laptop 9/26/2012 DPS opens brand new One-Stop Support Shop for all parents of students with Special Needs 9/26/2012 Detroit Public Schools becomes strategic sourcing trailblazer while reducing back-to-school supply costs by over $800,000 9/24/2012 Renaissance volleyball MVP Lauren Turner named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/21/2012 Davis Aerospace High School Showcased in Statewide Aviation Event as host of 2012 Michigan Air Tour 9/21/2012 Douglass High senior Demetrius Stinson named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/21/2012 DPS’ Office of Athletics makes donation in urging student-athletes to take advantage of GradeCheck.net’s academic monitoring 9/20/2012 Rodney Stuckey, the Detroit Pistons and PNC Bank Open “Live, Learn and Play” Classroom at Blackwell Institute with Basketball Clinic and School Supply Donation 9/20/2012 Comerica Bank supports Detroit students with $10,000 back to school gift 9/20/2012 Detroit Public Schools’ enrollment surpasses targets while attendance levels climb to 90% 9/20/2012 Teams jockeying behind Cass Tech, East English Village for last two PSL football playoff spots 9/19/2012 The Detroit Lions’ New Living for the City Initiative Supports Community Wellness, Workforce Development and DPS Schools! 9/18/2012 Southeastern High senior William Morgan named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/14/2012 Cody up next for PSL’s nationally-ranked Cass Tech football team 9/13/2012 King ineligible player forfeits victory to Osborn 9/12/2012 DPS kicks off brand new parent workshops for 2012-13 school year 9/11/2012 East English Village football stalwart Desmond King named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/7/2012 Cass Tech puts state’s No. 1-ranking on the line Friday against Renaissance in PSL Game of the Week 9/6/2012 Detroit Public Schools Experience Unprecedented Attendance Levels and Large Numbers of Students Returning from Charters/Out-of-District Schools 9/6/2012 Detroit Public Schools Foundation Announces New President 9/5/2012 Central two-way football standout Green named first PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week for 2012-13 8/31/2012 Detroit Public Schools Recognizes Employee Sacrifices with Innovative Shared Savings Bonus Program 8/31/2012 Calling All DPS Students, Grades 4-8! Here is your chance to design a float for America’s Thanksgiving Parade! 8/30/2012 DPS’ Back to School 2012 “A Salute to Effective Teaching” event honors more than 400 educators at Detroit’s Historic Gem and Century Theatre 8/29/2012 Detroit Public Schools Names Michelle Zdrodowski as New Communications Chief 8/29/2012 Cass Tech’s 25-18 victory against Birmingham Brother Rice highlights start by PSL football teams 8/28/2012 First Day of Teaching and Learning is Tuesday, September 4! 8/26/2012 Detroit Public Schools welcomed families and current “Parent Shoppers” to All-Schools Open House and Alumni Celebration Saturday, the culmination of the district’s first-ever DPS Week 8/24/2012 DPS families, alumni, supporters take part in Back-to-School Parade Wednesday, which had the MOST units of any parade to date in the City of Detroit! 8/21/2012 Pershing, Ford, Mumford to open season Thursday at Renaissance High in PSL Kickoff Showcase; defending state champion Cass Tech takes field Saturday in Prep Kickoff Classic 8/21/2012 Chrysler Elementary School of Journalism named one of the 25 Coolest Schools in America by Parent & Child Magazine 8/20/2012 Serious incidents down, parental involvement up in Detroit Public Schools 8/13/2012 Calling All Students! DPS Kicks Off New “I’m In” Video Contest 8/10/2012 DPS kicks off month-long enrollment/school readiness campaign, Hundreds of school-based events including Parade, All-Schools Open House/Alumni Invitation, Spirit of Detroit Dressing, Taste of DPS/Multicultural Event 8/8/2012 More than two dozen Ministers’ Wives sign a first-ever pledge Saturday to support DPS schools on the First Day of Teaching and Learning and invest in long-term partnerships with schools 8/7/2012 Celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School Jazz and Marching Band returns from performance at London Olympics 8/6/2012 THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! ARISE Detroit and Community Partners help to prep DPS school buildings for new school year! 8/5/2012 Nine Detroit Schools the focus of a new intensive local, city, county, state collaborative effort to stabilize communities making schools their neighborhood hubs 8/2/2012 DPS is a School of Choice District 8/1/2012 Letter from Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts to AFT President Randi Weingarten 7/27/2012 Nearly 400 students graduate during DPS City-Wide Summer School Graduation Ceremony 7/25/2012 Mumford High School Demolition Begins 7/24/2012 ARISE Detroit!, Detroit Public Schools, Mayor Dave Bing announce new partnership as part of Aug. 4 citywide event including a brand new initiative to adopt 17 schools 7/18/2012 SEEK (Summer Engineering Experience for Kids) Camp opens to nearly 300 DPS students 7/16/2012 DPS kicks off brand new Family Summer Academic Olympics contest and campaign to keep parents engaged and students learning all summer! 7/12/2012 Detroit Students Selected to Receive Dr. Kenneth Burnley Memorial Scholarships 7/11/2012 Student worker program employed 241 Detroit Public Schools students and recent graduates for three summers to work on construction job sites 7/10/2012 DPS sends School Assignment Letters to all families this week 7/2/2012 New Collective Bargaining Agreement between Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Federation of Teachers 7/2/2012 Last day to vote for Detroit-based nonprofit in the Jeep 6th Man Contest 6/29/2012 The All City Marching Band rehearsals resume; auditions through July 5 6/28/2012 DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts honorary chair of Saturday’s Youth Empowerment Day at Northwestern High 6/28/2012 Mackenzie High School demolition begins; new $21.8 million PreK to 8 School built on campus to open this fall 6/28/2012 2012-13 budget for DPS is balanced, maintains class sizes in early grades and drives resources to academics while reducing expenditures by 25% 6/20/2012 DPS to hold hearing for the proposed 2012-2013 budget 6/20/2012 DPS 2012 grads score more than $106 million in scholarships and grants for college 6/18/2012 Lear Corporation, Detroit Public Schools team up for comprehensive new three-year Student Tutoring Program to strengthen educational pathways and lifelong learning 6/14/2012 NFL Star/DPS alum Jerome “The Bus” Bettis announces a donation from his “The Bus Stops Here Foundation” to support new DPS Parent Advisory Councils on Student Achievement 6/14/2012 King High’s Norfleet, Pershing High’s Dennis named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Year 6/7/2012 DPS announces three contract schools to convert to DPS-authorized charter schools 6/6/2012 Detroit Public Schools maximized local participation hiring Detroit residents and businesses to work on the $500.5 million Capital Improvement Program 6/6/2012 Pershing forward-center Jalen Smith signs with Fisk University 6/5/2012 PSL, Catholic League pay tribute to shared excellence at Operation Friendship banquet 6/5/2012 Second annual PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Year Awards set for Wednesday 6/5/2012 DPS initiates a comprehensive, research-based teacher evaluation/interview process after 10 months of planning, collaboration 6/4/2012 DPS announces principals to lead eight Self-Governing Schools for 2012-13 academic year, names of Governing Council members 6/4/2012 PNC Bank Fifth Gear and Grow Up Great Programs Showcase Racing to Over 600 Detroit Public Schools Students at the Grand Prix 6/1/2012 DPS honors Volunteer Reading Corps and Volunteer Business Corps through recognition event at the DIA 6/1/2012 Authorizers and direct operators of public schools in the City of Detroit agree to unprecedented common citywide definition of school quality, shared assessments 5/30/2012 Cass Tech sweeps PSL boys’ and girls’ track titles 5/25/2012 Lockhart shoots 38 to lead Renaissance to fifth consecutive PSL boys’ golf title 5/25/2012 Western, CMA prevail in PSL baseball championship doubleheader at Comerica Park 5/25/2012 Detroit Public Schools Announces 2012 Summer School Academy Targeting 18,000 Students 5/25/2012 DPS suspends 18 employees after year-long unemployment benefit fraud investigation 5/24/2012 DPS Superintendent for Academics to present details of 2012-13 Academic Plan to parents in a series of workshops 5/24/2012 PSL reaches the 2012 finish line with today’s boys’ and girls’ track and field championships at King High School 5/24/2012 Gregory Kelser-Winning Futures basketball camp open to DPS sixth-ninth grade students 5/22/2012 Over 1,000 Students Attend Construction Science Expo to Experience Construction/Engineering Careers 5/22/2012 DPS and major arts organizations announce groundbreaking partnerships to transform the Detroit School of Arts into top arts school 5/21/2012 PSL IN THE PARK: Western vs. King, CMA vs. Ford set for baseball championship doubleheader Wednesday at Comerica Park 5/19/2012 Renaissance eight-time consecutive PSL girls’ softball champs after 6-4 victory against Cass Tech 5/19/2012 Compuware Hosts End-of-the-Year Celebration for Marcus Garvey Students 5/18/2012 Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Provides Professional Development Series for DPS Teachers 5/17/2012 Golightly Career and Tech Center holds plant sale Saturday and Sunday to benefit agriscience! 5/17/2012 Renaissance, Cass Tech meet for PSL softball title Friday at U-D Mercy 5/15/2012 PSL road to Comerica Park begins with baseball league semifinals Friday 5/15/2012 Over 300 Students with 3.5 GPAs or Higher Honored at 28th Annual Excellence Awards Banquet 5/15/2012 11 DPS Students Awarded $25,000 in Scholarships from MORSE Code Scholarship Contest 5/15/2012 DPS releases names of principals assigned to lead the district’s 89 Centrally-Supported Schools for the 2012-13 academic year 5/14/2012 Ludington Magnet Middle re-designated as one of the nation’s “Schools to Watch” by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform 5/12/2012 Logan, O.W. Holmes schools join volunteers to plant 300 trees in Southwest Detroit for beautification project on their new Munger PreK to 8 campus 5/12/2012 Dr. Karen Treadway-Harvel, Mathematics Educator, Detroit Renaissance High School, an exceptional teacher, is the Coleman A. Young Foundation 2012 Detroit Educator of the Year 5/12/2012 Renaissance pitcher Kayla Banks named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/11/2012 CMA’s Compton and McKenzie named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week 5/11/2012 PSL girls’ softball semifinals: Cass vs. Western, Renaissance vs. Southeastern 5/11/2012 Osborn stretches PSL Division II girls’ tennis streak to eight in a row 5/11/2012 Detroit Pre-Medical Scholars Program Gives Aspiring Doctors Opportunity to Examine Medical Careers 5/11/2012 Cass Tech wins 16th consecutive PSL Division 1 girls’ tennis championship 5/11/2012 Nearly 700 Students Showcase Talent in 43rd Annual Evening of Fine Arts at Fox Theatre 5/11/2012 DPS Completes Restructure of 2005 Debt and Saves District over $8 million in Interest Costs 5/10/2012 PSL girls’ softball playoffs begin today with quarterfinal games at Maheras-Gentry 5/10/2012 Detroit Public Schools held its 2nd Annual Service Learning Competition and Showcase 5/10/2012 Detroit 2020 Teams Up with DPS for “Keep It Clean!” Project 5/8/2012 More than 1,000 marched in Mackenzie PreK to 8 School parades to celebrate upcoming grand opening of the new $21.8 million DPS school 5/8/2012 Gov Snyder launches ‘Michigan No Kid Hungry’ to fight Childhood Hunger; Kickoff was at Gompers Monday 5/8/2012 PSL Alumni Association donates $1,000 to King High’s basketball program 5/8/2012 Cass Tech’s Tierra Traylor named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/4/2012 Crockett High’s Marcel Wyckoff named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/4/2012 Recent college basketball signees from PSL girls’ ranks 5/2/2012 Detroit Public Schools 43rd Annual Evening of Fine Arts — May 10 5/2/2012 Student Talent on display in 75th annual Detroit Public Schools Student Exhibition at Detroit Institute of Arts 4/27/2012 Mumford High’s Vorri Zanders named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/27/2012 Western High’s Kenny Rubbet named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/27/2012 Southeastern Wins $5,000 in Fifth Third Bank Dave Ramsey Jeopardy Competition 4/26/2012 Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan Partners with Habitat for Humanity Detroit and Tooles Contracting Group, LLC to Assist DPS Parents with Affordable Housing in the Morningside Development 4/26/2012 Gregory Kelser-Winning Futures basketball camp open for free to 150 DPS eighth and ninth graders 4/24/2012 Clippert Academy Students Participate in Removal of Invasive Species on Belle Isle 4/24/2012 Students of Cody Medicine and Community Health Academy participate in day-long health care conference with Children’s Hospital experts 4/23/2012 DPS kicks off initiative to create 45 school gardens to teach students about nutrition, composting, sustainability and more, while expanding access to fresh fruits and vegetables 4/23/2012 Emerson Elementary-Middle School Successfully Defends Title in Third Annual Phone Book Recycling Program 4/21/2012 PSL senior football players urged to apply for Calvin Johnson scholarship 4/20/2012 Western High catcher Tratez Henton named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/20/2012 Renaissance High freshman Lawrence named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 4/19/2012 Cass Tech’s football program receives $1,000 boost from PSL alumni group 4/19/2012 New “Surviving in the Real World” financial curriculum launches at Charles Drew Transition Center for Money Smart Week 4/18/2012 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix & PNC Bank Announce New Motorsports Education Program Titled ‘Fifth Gear’ for DPS Students 4/17/2012 Last day for Detroit Public Schools’ Open Enrollment period is MONDAY, April 16 4/13/2012 Parents and students benefit from DPS Opening 8 Parent Resource Centers during Spring Break 4/12/2012 Detroit Public Schools seeks parents, community and business leaders to serve on boards of new Self-Governing Schools 4/9/2012 Detroit Public Schools opens eight Parent Resource Centers during break for final week of Open Enrollment registration, workshops 4/9/2012 J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy Hosts “Aspire to Go Higher” Education Rally 4/5/2012 DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announces 2012-2013 Action Plans: Increasing Quality Seats for Detroit School Children 4/5/2012 USDA Officials Eat Lunch with Gompers Students, Discuss New School Meal Standards & Healthy Eating 4/2/2012 Experience, local roots augment DPS leadership team; New Human Resources Chief, General Counsel, Chief of Staff announced 3/30/2012 DPS to showcase the district’s finest dance performances, Dance Arts programs through the 70th All-City Dance Concert 3/29/2012 Detroit Collegiate Prep Hosts Inaugural “Motown Madness Spelling Bee and Literacy Night” 3/28/2012 King High, Warren De La Salle students meet to clear the air 3/27/2012 Join us today! New Parent Resource Center holds Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting 3/27/2012 Golightly Career and Technical Center’s Mass Media Program Named “2012 Station/Program of the Year!” 3/26/2012 New details! Detroit Public Schools open their doors to the community SATURDAY for All-Schools Open House 3/26/2012 Pershing loses Class A boys’ basketball quarterfinal game 67-62 against Romulus 3/21/2012 Top charter management organizations with proven records selected to convert two DPS schools this fall 3/16/2012 Pershing High’s Caprice Dennis selected Associated Press Class A Player of the Year 3/16/2012 Culinary students of Breithaupt Career and Tech prepare 30th Anniversary Buffet today 3/16/2012 Pershing charges into Class A state quarterfinals with 75-70 regional-championship victory against King 3/15/2012 Douglass High’s Davis named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 3/14/2012 King vs. Pershing today at 5 p.m. in Class A boys’ basketball regional finals; Denby, Douglass also state title contenders 3/14/2012 Education Achievement Authority of Michigan announces start-up schools 3/13/2012 King’s girls and four boys’ teams making PSL presence felt in MHSAA basketball tourney 3/13/2012 King High’s Hart named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 3/12/2012 PSL impacting state basketball tourneys with five teams remaining 3/12/2012 TODAY: DPS Application Schools host Open House/Enrollment Events to showcase programs 3/12/2012 King wins a 54-53 thriller to advance past Pershing for Class A regional title 3/9/2012 Six PSL teams vying Friday for MHSAA boys’ basketball district titles 3/8/2012 Enrollment Fair and Hard Hat Tour at New $46.3 Million East English Village Preparatory Academy 3/8/2012 Lady Crusaders, Doughgirls in rubber match for Class A regional title 3/7/2012 Detroit College Promise, MAHEC and WCCCD Host First Annual College & Health Careers Expo 3/7/2012 Pershing takes two-game losing slide into boys’ basketball district tournament 3/6/2012 DPS Application Schools to host Open House/Enrollment Events to showcase programs 3/6/2012 DPS students to learn about engineering during “Alternative Spring Break” College Program 3/5/2012 King, Pershing resume bid for state title Tuesday in Class A girls’ basketball regional tourney at Warren Cousino 3/5/2012 Parents invited to consider 30 Top-Performing Schools at Excellent Schools Detroit Shopper Fair; More than half of the schools invited to participate are Detroit Public Schools or DPS-authorized charters 3/5/2012 Students from Ben Carson High School for Science and Medicine participate in “Future DOcs” Saturday Series in partnership with MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine 3/3/2012 King, Pershing seek to rebound from Operation Friendship defeat 3/2/2012 Five PSL girls’ basketball teams remain in MHSAA state playoffs 3/1/2012 Detroit Public Schools, DFT, AFT locals reach a settlement 2/29/2012 PSL champion King to face Catholic Central in Operation Friendship boys’ basketball Thursday at Cass Tech 2/28/2012 Detroit Public Schools continues to report downward trends in crimes and major incidents 2/27/2012 Detroit Collegiate Prep High School Now Enrolling Students for Fall 2012 2/24/2012 DPS Helps Launch Habitat for Humanity Detroit’s $25 million “Leaders to ReBuild Detroit” city revitalization initiative 2/22/2012 PSL girls’ basketball teams begin state tournament district play Feb. 27 2/22/2012 DPS Parent Resource Centers are open for business during the break, offering engaging workshops 2/20/2012 King High reigns on top of PSL boys’ and girls’ basketball; top-ranked Pershing stunned in Big D finale 2/17/2012 Cass Tech wins PSL boys’ swimming title 2/17/2012 Big D championship doubleheader to reveal Mr. and Ms. PSL basketball during halftime festivities today at U-D Mercy 2/16/2012 DPS Launches New Student-Produced Teen Talk Show: “Can U Relate?” 2/15/2012 DPS posts increases in reading exceeding state gains 2/15/2012 Big D boys’ and girls’ finals to be an all-Pershing vs. King affair 2/15/2012 Pershing, King advance to Big D girls’ basketball finals 2/14/2012 Crockett vs. King and Southeastern vs. Pershing comprise Big D boys’ semifinals Tuesday at Renaissance High 2/13/2012 New Application Period for 19 DPS Schools opens today, Monday Feb. 13 2/13/2012 Mumford High’s Raine and Raven Bankston and Southeastern High’s Cherese and Therese Vasser named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week 2/10/2012 Douglass High’s Martez Asberry named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 2/10/2012 Tickets go on sale Monday for PSL’s Big D basketball tournament finals at U-D Mercy 2/9/2012 DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announces school changes, academic initiatives, key dates and timelines for parents for the 2012-13 school year 2/8/2012 Suspense heightens as Big D boys’ basketball tourney enters Friday’s quarterfinals 2/8/2012 DPS Students Meet President Barack Obama During White House Science Fair 2/7/2012 PSL baseball, softball teams urged to apply by Friday for ‘Grand Slam Grant’ 2/7/2012 Renaissance beats Pershing 71-66 to win PSL boys’ junior varsity basketball title 2/7/2012 Top seeds Pershing, Renaissance to make Big D boys’ debut Tuesday in second-round action 2/6/2012 Renaissance, Pershing to meet today in PSL junior varsity boys’ basketball finals 2/6/2012 DPS Showcases Construction Progress for new High School at site of former Finney High and new Munger PreK to 8 2/6/2012 Mumford High’s Brionna Grimes named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 2/3/2012 Southwestern High’s Montrel Hill named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 2/3/2012 FBI Hosts Graduation Ceremony for “FBI Junior Special Agents”~1st Program of its Kind in Southwest Detroit 2/3/2012 Detroit Zoo and Buddy’s Pizza Honor Bates Academy and Chrysler Elementary for Academic Excellence 2/3/2012 PSL boys’ basketball JV semifinals Saturday at King High School 2/3/2012 Big D girls’ basketball tournament moves into the ‘Great Eight’ phase 2/3/2012 Big D boys’ basketball first-round games Friday 4 p.m. 2/2/2012 PSL sends 29 scholarship football players to college ranks on National Letter of Intent Signing Day 2/1/2012 Timeline and process for school transitions announced; Enrollment period set for March 2/1/2012 Two DPS Schools Receive Special Recognition during Future City Competition 1/31/2012 Cass Tech defeats M.L. King 43-36 for PSL girls’ junior varsity basketball title 1/31/2012 DSA-West Langston Hughes Academy held a Grand Opening today for its enhanced Parent Resource Center 1/30/2012 DPS completes relocation of offices from leased space 1/30/2012 Mumford High guard DeLandon Laye named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/29/2012 Cody High guard Creiona Posey named PSL Player of the Week 1/29/2012 King, Cass Tech to meet Monday in PSL junior varsity girls’ basketball finals 1/28/2012 Citizens Bank Partners with Golightly Education Center to Open In-School Bank 1/27/2012 Detroit Children’s Museum reopens to DPS students 1/27/2012 Cranbrook Institute of Science and Detroit Public Schools Forge Groundbreaking Educational Partnership Program 1/26/2012 Renaissance High’s Garrard Taylor first from PSL to be inducted into softball Coaches’ Hall of Fame 1/26/2012 Pershing, Cass Tech top seeds in Big D girls’ basketball tournament for PSL title 1/25/2012 Students Battle to Earn Cash Prizes as Third Annual Phone Book Recycling Program Begins 1/24/2012 DPS Middle School Boys’ Basketball Jamboree champions: Paul Robeson/Malcolm X, Bates, Durfee, Golightly, Schulze 1/23/2012 Renaissance High’s Bishop named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/19/2012 King High’s Hayes named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/19/2012 DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announces new appointments in academics, bond program, risk management 1/19/2012 DPS Middle School Boys’ Basketball Jamboree to crown five champions Saturday at M.L. King High 1/19/2012 DPS’ “Grow Up Great” students participate in Auto Show Education Day thanks to PNC partnership 1/18/2012 Detroit Public Schools’ Jazz Groups to Perform at Auto Show 1/13/2012 Pershing High’s Dennis named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/13/2012 Pershing High’s Dorsey-Walker named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 1/13/2012 DPS offers engaging workshops throughout January to set the tone for the New Year and teach parents to get engaged in their child’s education, make healthy choices and more 1/13/2012 Detroit AFL-CIO to Volunteer Full Day with Students in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 1/12/2012 Detroit Public Schools welcomed Energy Secretary Chu, highlighted the district’s many Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs as the Auto Show launches 1/11/2012 3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy March will Honor Slain Civil Rights Leader 1/10/2012 Statement regarding status of Detroit Children’s Museum 1/6/2012 Volunteer Group “Motor Moms” Help to Restore Library at Sampson-Webber Academy during first-ever Holiday Learning Fest 1/4/2012
2011
Crockett’s Neely named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/28/2011 Northwestern’s Conner named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/28/2011 DPS offers special parent workshops in seven Parent Resource Centers over holiday break to teach parents budgeting strategies for the New Year 12/28/2011 King High defeats Chandler Park in finale of PSL Holiday Hoops Classic III at Cass Tech 12/27/2011 PSL teams hold court on opening day of Holiday Hoops Classic III at Cass Tech 12/26/2011 Detroit Public Schools students, choir and athletic all-stars take part in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Tuesday 12/22/2011 DPS announces schools that will remain open over the holiday break, providing extended academic opportunities, free meals and food baskets to students in need, as well as workshops for parents 12/21/2011 PSL Holiday Hoops Classic features several of the state’s top-ranked teams 12/20/2011 The first-ever Top Supplier Recognition Awards given at Detroit Public Schools Annual Top Supplier meeting 12/19/2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Band is a winner in “Glee Give a Note Contest” 12/16/2011 Students from Sampson Academy and Farmington debate at Eastern Michigan University for the first time through a program to build self-esteem 12/16/2011 Cass Tech’s Lauren Elliott named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/16/2011 King High’s Malik Albert named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 12/16/2011 Education Achievement System Chancellor Holds Last Detroit Statewide Strategic Planning Meeting in December 12/16/2011 First Annual Detroit Public Schools Top 100 Supplier Meeting to be held Wednesday 12/13/2011 Drew Transition Center to hold Open House Tuesday 12/12/2011 DPS partners with St. John Health System to offer health clinics during Holiday Learning Fest and partners with United Way and Gleaners to offer more than 4,000 food baskets 12/12/2011 Championship football parade, student test results launch new DPS programming block on cable access Channel 10 12/12/2011 Roy Roberts to speak at MSU commencement 12/10/2011 Detroit Meetings set: Education Achievement System Chancellor Begins Statewide Strategic Planning Meetings 12/9/2011 DPS consolidates offices, eliminates leased space, moves selected services to underutilized school buildings 12/9/2011 PSL Holiday Hoops Classic set for Dec. 26-27 at Cass Tech 12/8/2011 DPS shows progress on rigorous NAEP, being only one of six districts nationally to show increases in student test scores, while beating state’s gains on math and reading 12/7/2011 Local unions register Detroit residents for skilled trades training opportunities at DPS, MBTC Apprenticeship Career Fair 12/7/2011 DPS announces 32-unit lineup for Cass Tech celebratory parade, including championship football team, band, cheer team, JROTC, Parade Company floats, GM Chevrolet Volt pace car, more 12/2/2011 DPS to hold “Coaching your Child to Win” workshops/tailgates in Parent Resource Centers in honor of Cass Tech football team’s historic win 12/2/2011 DPS is launching a program to keep some schools open over the holiday break, providing parent workshops, as well as meals and academic learning to students in need 12/2/2011 Cass Tech’s football state champions named PSL Proud Strong Learners of the Week to end fall season 12/1/2011 DPS top officials pay tribute to Cass Tech state football champions 11/30/2011 DPS’ Cass Tech teams, students and alumni to participate in Championship Parade and Rally in downtown Detroit Monday to mark historic victory 11/29/2011 DPS Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts sends letter today to every DPS parent to update them on deficit reduction, financial picture 11/29/2011 Cass Tech’s 49-13 victory against Detroit Catholic Central earns PSL’s first Division I state football crown 11/28/2011 w/photos: DPS school for adults with special needs launches new commercial kitchen program 11/23/2011 PSL fans unified in support of Cass Tech’s bid to win MHSAA state football crown 11/22/2011 Detroit Public Schools generates annual operating surplus, reduces legacy deficit by $43 million, focuses resources on high standards in a rigorous curriculum 11/21/2011 Hundreds of DPS middle and high school students learned about global education during celebration of International Education Week at WCCCD 11/18/2011 King High quarterback Williams named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/17/2011 Cass Tech cheer captain Kendall named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/17/2011 Three of PSL’s top senior girls accept scholarships to play college basketball 11/17/2011 Rare elementary alumni organization returned to Detroit school with career focus 11/17/2011 w/photos: Grand Opening celebration planned for new $2.1 million Harambee Center addition at Marcus Garvey Academy 11/17/2011 w/photos: Nichols Elementary-Middle School turns 100! 11/16/2011 Roberts names Karen P. Ridgeway as Superintendent of Academics 11/16/2011 Detroit Public Schools, developer set to close soon on $2 million purchase of 26-acre site for new Meijer store 11/16/2011 M.L. King, Cass Tech carry PSL banner into MHSAA football state semifinals 11/15/2011 Drew Transition Center and First Independence Bank team to spread financial literacy into the classrooms by launching student-run in-school bank today 11/15/2011 DPS Emergency Manager Roberts, Detroit Lions’ Suh, State Treasurer Dillon, Michigan Jump$tart Coalition, and Visa Inc. Collaborate to Launch Statewide Rollout of Financial Football 11/15/2011 DPS, prosecutor, law enforcement, computer theft recovery tactics lauded nationally 11/14/2011 DPS JROTC to honor fallen soldiers for Veterans Day 11/11/2011 King running back Norfleet, Crockett QB Blackburn, Mumford lineman Brown lead PSL All-City Football Team 11/10/2011 Chancellor names key staff for start-up of Education Achievement System 11/10/2011 Renaissance High’s Ajee Jones named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/10/2011 Cass Tech’s Darryl Goldsmith named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/10/2011 Tickets on sale now: Detroit School of Arts Proudly Presents Disney’s “Beauty and the BEAST” 11/10/2011 Pasteur Elementary makes the 2010-11 Schools “Beating the Odds” list! 11/9/2011 Cass Tech, Renaissance bow out in Class A girls’ volleyball regional semifinals 11/9/2011 Bennett Elementary will soon see new sidewalks, new crosswalk markings, parent training and more to improve student safety 11/9/2011 Cass Tech, Renaissance in girls’ volleyball Class A regional semifinals 11/7/2011 Hundreds of DPS students accepted to colleges and universities on Decision Day now to make choices 11/7/2011 Renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem conducts Master Class for DPS dance students at Detroit School of Arts 11/7/2011 Crockett, King, Cass Tech each stand two victories from MHSAA football championship games at Ford Field 11/7/2011 DPS Middle School Girls’ Basketball Jamboree champions: Bates, Wilkins, Hutchinson, Bethune, Parker 11/7/2011 Anita Hill urges Detroit International Academy students to fulfill their promise, continue fight for gender equality 11/4/2011 DPS Middle School Girls’ Basketball Jamboree set for Saturday at King High 11/4/2011 More than 800 Amelia Earhart Elementary Middle School students celebrate new $22.2 million school in Southwest Detroit 11/3/2011 Crockett High’s Nick Tripp named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/3/2011 Cass Tech’s Erica Hobson named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 11/3/2011 More than 800 Earhart students to celebrate new $22.2 million school in Southwest Detroit 11/2/2011 J.R. King Academy kicks offs fundraising, begins practicing for performance at Carnegie Hall as featured middle school choir 11/2/2011 Starbucks executives volunteer at Wayne Elementary as part of Volunteer Business Corps partnership 11/1/2011 Parents, Get Engaged! DPS today kicks off “Homework Help” workshops and readies to raffle Homework Makeover kits for parents in 8 Parent Resource Centers 11/1/2011 Crockett, Douglass, King, Cass Tech keep PSL alive in MHSAA state football playoffs 10/31/2011 DPS Foundation expands mission to serve students in DPS, DPS charters and Education Achievement Authority schools 10/31/2011 DPS adds teachers as enrollment grows 10/29/2011 Michigan State University and the Detroit Public Schools host Decision Day Saturday, Oct. 29 10/29/2011 Roy Roberts emphasizes importance of service in keynote address at West Point Leadership and Ethics Conference in Detroit 10/28/2011 DPS is expanding citizens patrols which are part of a comprehensive multi-agency program credited with sharp reductions in incidents 10/28/2011 Douglass QB Kory Peterson named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/27/2011 Quicken Loans kicks off DPS Volunteer Business Corps partnership with Chrysler Elementary School 10/27/2011 Seven DPS schools to take part in national Soccer for Success afterschool program’s expansion into Detroit 10/27/2011 MORSE Code College Scholarship Contest Offers DPS Students Up to $25,000 in Scholarship Awards 10/27/2011 King High’s Chelsea Lynn named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/27/2011 Detroit International Academy for Young Women held its annual “Hat Strut for Breast Cancer Awareness” 10/26/2011 Cass Tech beats Renaissance to repeat as PSL girls’ volleyball champions 10/26/2011 DPS and Detroit Parent Network unveiled ‘Homework Area Makeover’ to winning local mom and four daughters 10/26/2011 Crockett, Douglass lead field of eight PSL teams into MHSAA football state playoffs 10/24/2011 Cass Tech vs. Renaissance in PSL girls’ volleyball championship game Tuesday at Western International High 10/24/2011 John R. King Academic and Performing Arts Academy to perform at Carnegie Hall 10/24/2011 On the menu: Michigan grown acorn squash! DPS is celebrating National Food Day, serving local produce in all schools 10/24/2011 Cass Technical High School held first-ever “Taste of the Arts” fundraiser Saturday 10/22/2011 Check out photos from when Target and The Heart of America Foundation Unveil a New Library at Golightly Education Center 10/22/2011 UBS Financial, a DPS Business Corps Partner, brings dozens of volunteers to paint Mason school 10/22/2011 Mumford High tailback Knuckles named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/21/2011 Cass Tech swimmer Dean named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/21/2011 Ribbon Cutting Celebration Friday Oct. 21 for $28.3 million Western International High School renovation in Southwest Detroit 10/20/2011 Buzz grows louder for Detroit Public School League football finals Friday at Ford Field 10/20/2011 DPS enrolls 66,007 students—73,306 including charter and Pre-K, exceeds budget projection and turns back five-year enrollment trend 10/20/2011 Students at Breithaupt CTC offer gourmet meals, freshly butchered meat and baked goods to the public 10/19/2011 Cass Tech boys, Renaissance girls capture PSL cross country titles; CMA’s Mayo, Pershing’s Hill top All-City finishers 10/19/2011 Celebrate National Chemistry Week at the Detroit Children Museum! 10/19/2011 Today is the application deadline for eighth-graders interested in attending Cass, Renaissance and King high schools next fall 10/19/2011 PSL girls’ volleyball playoffs start Tuesday at Western International and King High 10/17/2011 DPS holds workshops to help parents know the ins and outs of attendance policies and why they matter 10/17/2011 Detroit Public School League Football Championships Friday at Ford Field 10/16/2011 Renaissance High girls’ golf medalist George named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/14/2011 CMA cross country runner Mayo named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/14/2011 Cass Tech wins PSL girls’ swimming title 10/13/2011 The Parade Company and PNC hosted more than 1,000 guests made up of Detroit Public School preschool students from Grow Up Great-designated schools 10/13/2011 Application deadline for eighth-graders interested in attending Cass, Renaissance and King high schools next fall is October 19 10/13/2011 DPS holds workshops to help parents learn tips to keep children safe at home, on the streets and in school 10/12/2011 Agreement with witness reached in DPS real estate hearings 10/11/2011 DPS Inspector General investigation into land deals under 1994 bond reveals lack of due diligence, but no evidence of wrongdoing 10/11/2011 Western High captures PSL boys’ tennis title 10/10/2011 “Drive To Arrive” at Ford Field enters semifinals for eight elite PSL football teams 10/9/2011 DPS completes $244.9 million financing after receiving “A+” credit rating, completing a key element of district’s financial turnaround plan 10/7/2011 Renaissance High’s Hill named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/6/2011 Crockett High’s McCord named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 10/6/2011 Renaissance wins PSL girls’ golf title 10/6/2011 DPS Special Education programming in compliance with state, federal requirements for first time since 2007 10/6/2011 Detroit Public Schools pre-K and kindergarten students to participate in sixth annual Read for the Record 10/6/2011 Friday, Oct. 21 – Detroit Public School League football championships return to Ford Field 10/5/2011 Detroit Public School League contenders jockey to earn spot in Division semifinals 10/5/2011 Detroit Public School League salutes Suh, Best and the undefeated Lions 10/4/2011 Detroit Symphony Orchestra to perform first of three free concerts in Detroit Public Schools on Tuesday 10/3/2011 William Aldridge Appointed DPS Chief Financial Officer 9/30/2011 Detroit Public Schools once again engages clergy leaders to drive home “Attendance … Every Day, All Day” message 9/30/2011 Pershing High’s Hill first girls’ two-time winner as PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/29/2011 Cass Tech frosh QB Campbell named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/29/2011 Dr. Benjamin Carson dedicates new Dr. Benjamin Carson High School for Science and Medicine, host a forum with students 9/29/2011 Qualified DPS parents must submit crucial survey by September 30 to preserve valuable tutoring, transportation and other services 9/27/2011 DPS educational, fiscal reforms are making a difference for Detroit students, says Education Nation panel 9/26/2011 Three celebrations planned this week for new and renovated schools in the $500.5 million bond construction program 9/26/2011 Kettering High’s Rapheal Sanders comes to the rescue as PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/22/2011 Cass Tech volleyball MVP Aaliya Davidson named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/22/2011 DPS draws thousands of new students, demonstrating that parents and students are attracted to district’s new initiatives, offerings 9/22/2011 Detroit Public Schools to be featured during nationally broadcast Education Nation Summit in New York City Sept. 25-27 9/21/2011 King vs. Cass Tech game is PSL football version of “Ohio State and Michigan” 9/21/2011 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Michigan Restaurant Association and ProStart partner with DPS to hire students, help them build careers 9/20/2011 Crime-related activity down 37 percent on Detroit Public Schools campuses, as compared to first two weeks of school last year 9/20/2011 DPS attendance rising steadily, increasing more than 15,000 students since the first day of instruction 9/16/2011 Through social media, more than 100 pastors, principals, parents, athletes and community leaders are blanketing Detroit with DPS safety message 9/16/2011 11 Defendants Charged in 10 New DPS Cases 9/15/2011 Southwestern High’s two-way standout Marino Waters named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/15/2011 New DPS Parent Resource Center workshops to help parents prepare their children for the MEAP and the new school 9/15/2011 Doug Ross named DPS’ new Chief Innovation Officer 9/14/2011 DPS attendance increases sharply 9/13/2011 King High’s Dennis Norfleet named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week for the third time 9/8/2011 DPS to blanket community with safety message through partnership with DPTV, WRCJ-FM and hundreds of principals, pastors and community leaders 9/7/2011 Parents and community join Emergency Manager Roy Roberts on a tour of three of the new and renovated schools 9/3/2011 DPS, major church leaders and many pastors announce an attendance initiative and “School Readiness Sunday” at churches across Detroit Sept. 4 9/2/2011 Finney QB Kendrick Mingo named PSL boys’ Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/1/2011 Pershing lineman Monique Howard PSL girls’ Proud Strong Learner of the Week 9/1/2011 DPS, Detroit Police Department, Michigan State Police and citizen patrollers announce an unprecedented multi-agency/community-wide school safety initiative 8/31/2011 WITH PHOTOS: Detroit Public Schools celebrates Citywide Ribbon Cutting program for nine new and renovated schools opening next week in the largest grand opening of facilities in the $500.5 million bond construction program 8/30/2011 Finney vs. Osborn PSL football opener moved to 4 p.m. Thursday at Osborn; Cody to host Southeastern 3 p.m. Friday at Northwestern 8/30/2011 First Chancellor named for Education Achievement Authority 8/26/2011 Detroit Public School League football generates early-season interest 8/26/2011 135 student workers graduate from construction trades program as part of $500.5 million capital improvement program 8/26/2011 More than 300 Reading Corps volunteers recognized today for their volunteerism 8/26/2011 SATURDAY: More than 1,000 marchers to strut down Woodward Avenue as part of Detroit Public Schools’ largest back-to-school parade 8/26/2011 DPS to hold a “School Readiness” Scavenger Hunt during parade on Saturday 8/25/2011 Dressing of the Spirit of Detroit in iconic Blue T-shirt begins countdown toward DPS’ Parade, Rally, Education and Enrollment Expo 8/24/2011 DPS unveils slate of workshops for new high-tech online parent portals that will connect parents to student textbooks, classwork 24-7 8/23/2011 Hundreds of DPS Title I parents, children to be transported to back-to-school Parade, Rally and Expo on Saturday August 27 8/22/2011 Local and national corporations collectively contribute more than $175,000 to DPS Parade, Rally and Education and Enrollment Expo 8/22/2011 PSL Kickoff Showcase features Central vs. Southwestern, Pershing vs. Renaissance to open season Thursday 8/22/2011 Nearly four dozen attendance agents, parent organizers hits streets to drive home attendance message/get kids to school in high-touch campaign 8/18/2011 DPS campaign kicks into high gear with newsletters to every household, 65,000 enrollment guides and school location books, enrollment van roll-arounds, radio spots, TV commercials and more! 8/17/2011 Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts appoints new Chief Contracting and Procurement Officer 8/17/2011 Detroit Children’s Museum and DPS partner to offer free museum admission for kids, free immunizations, backpacks, flashcard kits during enrollment drive event 8/16/2011 All K-12 students in DPS to receive free meals, regardless of income, starting this fall under new federal Community Option Program 8/16/2011 Northwestern and Detroit College Prep High Schools move to transitional space to ensure smooth start to the new school year 8/15/2011 DPS Education and Enrollment Expo Day to feature expanded parade and rally with Grand Marshal Vickie Winans, Curious George and more 8/12/2011 Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the new Education Achievement Authority will hold organizational and initial meetings 8/9/2011 Board appointed for new Education Achievement System 8/4/2011 MSNBC to present second annual ‘Making the Grade’ special; two-hour show will be at Detroit School of Arts 8/2/2011 DPS to save $81.8 million through 10 percent wage concession, and 80 percent/20 percent cost sharing for health care benefits and other measures 7/29/2011 New “I’m In” enrollment drive seeks to educate parents, display Detroit Public Schools competitive advantages, drive home attendance message 7/28/2011 558 students graduated Wednesday during DPS City-Wide Summer School Graduation thanks to Extended Day and free DPS Summer School Academy opportunities 7/28/2011 Detroit Public School League football coaches Media Day set for Aug. 4 7/23/2011 DPS opens cooling centers in schools to assist families and general public during heat wave 7/19/2011 DPS high school students have secured nearly $77.4 million in scholarships and grants 7/14/2011 DPS appoints experienced former U.S Assistant Secretary of Labor, charter operator and University Prep founder to serve as Director of expanded Charter Schools Office 7/13/2011 DPS-authorized charters to hold community gatherings to tout school revitalization 7/13/2011 Demolition of former Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School has begun 7/12/2011 Detroit Public Schools announces board members appointed to new DPS-authorized Renaissance charter schools 7/6/2011 Southeastern High to honor Bart Scott with football field naming Saturday 7/5/2011 DPS names Acting Chief Operating Officer as part of transition to create a system of efficient, high-performing schools 6/30/2011 Former Lion All-Pro Lomas Brown to host camp July 22-23 at King High for Detroit Public School League linemen 6/29/2011 Cass Tech QB Keith Moore stars with three TD passes in Michigan prep football All-Star game 6/27/2011 Detroit Public Schools students start work today on construction job sites 6/27/2011 Detroit Public Schools’ Parent Resource Centers are open for business during the summer 6/27/2011 Mackenzie community joins DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts for last groundbreaking in $500.5 million capital improvement program 6/27/2011 Five graduated seniors to represent PSL in 31st annual Michigan High School All-Star football game Saturday at CMU 6/24/2011 Detroit Public Schools helps students bridge summer learning gap through Virtual Summer Camp 6/24/2011 Detroit Public Schools budget cuts costs, positions while driving more resources into classrooms and reducing class size at most grade levels 6/23/2011 DPS names interim Superintendent for Academics, Chief Human Resources Officer 6/22/2011 The Detroit Public Schools All City Marching Band is back and holding auditions 6/22/2011 DPS budget hearing to take place June 27 6/22/2011 DPS Summer Academy 2011 launched today with 38,057 students enrolled, exceeding district targets by more than 2,200 students 6/21/2011 Governor, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager jointly unveil dramatic education reform plan to restructure failing Michigan schools 6/20/2011 More than 135 Detroit Public Schools students hired to work in DPS summer construction program to attend orientation and safety course 6/17/2011 DPS announces new operator for Catherine Ferguson Academy, the Gladys Barsamian Preparatory Center and the Hancock Center 6/16/2011 Detroit Public Schools will celebrate student achievement tonight through the Annual Excellence Awards Banquet 6/16/2011 Western International loses 3-2 heartbreaker in MHSAA Division 1 baseball quarterfinals 6/15/2011 Western International to play Tuesday at U-M in MHSAA Division 1 baseball quarterfinals 6/13/2011 DPS-authorized Renaissance charters to hold Open Houses this week 6/13/2011 Cass Tech High’s football team, Renaissance High’s Alexis Harris named Detroit Public School League Proud Strong Learners of the Year 6/9/2011 DPS to celebrate student achievement in the arts with the 42nd Annual Evening Fine Arts 6/9/2011 DPS selects three charter operators with proven track records for raising student achievement to run the first 5 DPS-authorized Renaissance charters 6/9/2011 Detroit Public Schools to continue with four-day auction of kitchen equipment, classroom furniture and more 6/8/2011 Detroit Public School League to host first Proud Strong Learners of the Year Awards program Thursday at 5 p.m. 6/7/2011 Detroit Public Schools provides parents and students 24-7 access to textbooks, assignments and other educational resources via online portal 6/7/2011 Detroit Public Schools students to graduate with a high school diploma and associate’s degree 6/3/2011 Denby High School graduates receive diploma in historic 1930s auditorium as part of $16.5 million renovation project 6/3/2011 Mumford High’s boys, Cass Tech High’s girls win PSL track and field championships 5/31/2011 Perry’s 30 leads Renaissance High to fourth consecutive PSL boys’ golf title 5/31/2011 Detroit Parent Network and Detroit Public Schools will hold First Birthday events June 1 to celebrate big gains in parental involvement 5/31/2011 DPS announces program details for new Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine and Detroit Collegiate Prep School 5/31/2011 Western High’s perfect pitcher Phelps named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/30/2011 Renaissance home run-hitter Cassandra Nelson PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/30/2011 DPS to celebrate student achievement in academics, the arts and athletics with three big events 5/27/2011 DPS alters school closure/consolidation plan after broad community input 5/26/2011 Davis Aerospace holds first-ever National Partnership Signing Day 5/26/2011 DPS announces immediate suspension of a cashier helper at Cass Technical High School on allegations of stealing food services 5/25/2011 Renaissance High extends PSL softball reign to seven in a row with 4-3 victory against Cass Tech 5/23/2011 Phelps’ perfect game earns Western’s fourth consecutive PSL baseball title 5/20/2011 Second round of residents receiving training to join new DPS-authorized charter schools boards 5/20/2011 Detroit Public Schools to offer free Summer Academy for 35,840 eligible students 5/18/2011 Western, Renaissance to play for PSL boys’ baseball title Thursday at Comerica Park 5/18/2011 John R King presents Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ and Detroit International Academy and Links-Detroit Chapter celebrate honor students Wednesday 5/17/2011 Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts is on Twitter 5/17/2011 Marcus Garvey Principal James A. Hearn (Akiba Nkosi) to receive the Coleman A. Young Foundation 2011 Educator of the Year Award 5/17/2011 Sam’s Club donates $10,000 to Durfee School, engages stores nationwide to make over library and more as part of DPS Volunteer Business Corps 5/17/2011 Renaissance, Cass win to set up PSL girls’ softball finale Friday at U-D Mercy 5/16/2011 DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts on his first day said district must be laser-focused on creating a ‘culture of excellence’ 5/16/2011 Mumford hurdler Hill named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/13/2011 Renaissance tennis champ Thomas named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/13/2011 DPS strikes articulation agreement with Davenport University, allowing high school students to secure up to 23 college credits upon graduation 5/13/2011 Partake in the 42nd Annual Evening Fine Arts event June 9, 2011 5/11/2011 Emergency Manager Robert C. Bobb issues a statement on national report 5/11/2011 Workers log more than 476,000 hours at 14 active job sites with four school projects 100 percent complete as part of Detroit Public Schools’ $500.5 million capital improvement program 5/9/2011 Cass Tech 400-meter champion Baxter PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/9/2011 King High second baseman Carlos McSwain named PSL Proud Strong Learner of the Week 5/6/2011 DPS anti-bullying conference kicks off at Cobo Hall 5/6/2011 Detroit Parent Network and Detroit Public Schools will hold First Birthday events to celebrate big gains in parental involvement 5/4/2011 18 local and national organizations submit bids to transform 50 schools to charters as part of DPS’ Renaissance 2012 plan 5/3/2011 Detroit Public Schools Foundation receives $1 Million gift from Sodexo School Services 5/3/2011 Detroit Public School League “School Spirit Night” Thursday May 19 at Comerica Park 5/3/2011 Detroit Public Schools Foundation Launches Appeal With A Twist 5/2/2011 First 50 residents to receive first-ever training Saturday to join new DPS-authorized charter schools boards 4/30/2011 Detroit Public Schools launches first phase of massive technology upgrades to bring 40,000 laptop computers to 57 schools 4/27/2011 DPS to hold large two-day auction for hundreds of items of kitchen equipment 4/26/2011 DPS’ Pasteur Elementary students head to Florida for final Endeavor space shuttle launch 4/26/2011 DPS shows rapid progress with Renaissance 2012, filling to capacity its first board leadership training, conducting 67 charter operator site visits and more 4/21/2011 National Charter Schools Institute to offer leadership training for DPS Renaissance schools board members 4/18/2011 Honor Roll students at The Collegiate Academy of Mathematics, Science & Technology at Osborn meet with Detroit Mayor Dave Bing 4/18/2011 Schools to be on break next week but Parent Resource Centers are open for business with workshops to help parents 4/15/2011 DPS takes fiscally-responsible step in preparation to trim workforce by sending 5,714 lay-off and non-renewal notices 4/14/2011 DPS draws 70 organizations to Renaissance 2012 Bidders Conference for experienced, interested charter operators for up to 45 schools 4/14/2011 Cody Medicine and Community Health students experienced first annual health care conference with experts from Children’s Hospital of Michigan 4/13/2011 Complete Well Child Physicals available at nine locations during school Easter break 4/13/2011 Detroit Public Schools offers first look inside a PreK to 8 facility in the $500.5 million bond construction program; Brightmoor community tours new $20.5 million Gompers PreK to 8 School 4/13/2011 Bethune Fitzgerald Academy students to participate in first-ever High School Bound program 4/12/2011 DPS issues groundbreaking Request for Proposals, seeking experienced charter operators that have met rigorous standards for student achievement and more for Renaissance 2012 Plan 4/7/2011 Renaissance High’s baseball team celebrates winning Comerica Bank’s $10,000 Grand Slam Grant 4/5/2011 Nationally-experienced association, charter leader to guide Detroit Public Schools’ Renaissance 2012 plan 4/4/2011 DPS to hold workshops for parents on Renaissance 2012 Plan 4/4/2011 DPS outlines closure plan, identifies 45 ‘Renaissance Schools’ slated for turnaround to charters under plan to radically restructure academically-failing schools 3/30/2011 Southeastern High’s 23-4 season was fun while it lasted 3/30/2011 Community Meeting for Munger PreK to 8 in Southwest Detroit as part of $500.5 million bond 3/29/2011 Detroit Children’s Museum to unveil second floor open air mezzanine expansion through new "Up North" exhibit Tuesday 3/28/2011 “Diana Ross,” “Aretha Franklin”, “Henry Ford” and “Gerald Ford” to recruit for DPS Alumni Association in front of Spirit of Detroit on Wednesday, March 30 3/26/2011 Strategic partnership expert to lead Detroit Public Schools’ Volunteer Business Corps program under agreement with Skillman Foundation, Detroit Regional Chamber 3/25/2011 Cass Tech Demolition Spurs Sale of Commemorative Bricks; Detroit Public Schools Foundation to Expand Program 3/25/2011 Southeastern marches into Class A boys’ basketball state semifinals with 73-51 rout of No. 1-ranked Romulus 3/23/2011 Demolition of former Cass Technical High School begins 3/23/2011 DPS parent news hotline gets a makeover with the "voice" of WRCJ-FM 3/22/2011 Renaissance girls, Southeastern boys out to prove PSL’s best is good enough to win Class A state basketball titles 3/17/2011 DPS parent involvement adds up! 3/16/2011 Renaissance advances to Class A girls’ basketball state semifinals; Southeastern, Cody meet today in Class A boys’ regional 3/16/2011 Detroit Public Schools Foundation Launches Champions Club; Celebrity Endorsements Support Critical Programs 3/15/2011 Southeastern vs. Cody rematch set for Wednesday in Class A regional title game; Renaissance and Pershing girls in Class A state quarterfinal doubleheader today at U-D Mercy 3/15/2011 DPS dramatically expands student participation in regional science fair; 568 students from 69 schools to display projects 3/15/2011 Harron Atkins of Cass Tech wins state Poetry Out Loud Championship 3/14/2011 Southeastern, Cody featured today in Class A regional; Osborn, Douglass alive in Class B; Renaissance, Pershing girls in state quarterfinals Tuesday 3/14/2011 Detroit Public Schools Foundation gets charge from GM; First Volt auction funds key programs 3/14/2011 DPS presents Renaissance Plan 2012 to radically restructure academically-failing schools, significantly reduce operating costs under model to seek charter proposals for 41 schools 3/12/2011 PSL teams flexing their might in girls’ and boys’ state basketball tournaments 3/11/2011 Southeastern’s Kearney, Renaissance’s Boyd lead All-PSL basketball teams 3/11/2011 DPS revamps Career and Technical programming to better prepare students for post-secondary programs, 21st Century jobs 3/11/2011 DPS website wins a Sunny Award for transparency 3/10/2011 Class A district boys’ basketball games moved from Cass Tech to King High 3/10/2011 Chrysler, Edison, Oakman and Murphy schools to participate in pilot Success For All reading program starting this fall 3/10/2011 New athletic gym completes $8.4 million renovation of Bethune-Fitzgerald Academy 3/9/2011 DPS Teen Leadership Institute students receive city’s Spirit of Detroit Award 3/8/2011 DPS Volunteer Business Corps surpasses goal of finding one business or community partner for each school 3/8/2011 Pershing, King, Renaissance carry PSL banner into tonight’s Class A girls’ basketball regional openers 3/8/2011 Detroit Public Schools opens schools for tours and updates in the $500.5 million capital improvement program 3/7/2011 No margin for error: Southeastern looks to right the PSL champion’s ship in boys’ basketball Class A state playoffs 3/4/2011 Dr. Seuss to take over the Detroit Children’s Museum for a birthday bash 3/4/2011 Nearly 2,600 DPS students enrolled in college classes at their schools through new program with Wayne County Community College 3/4/2011 Detroit Public Schools completes $231 million short term cash flow financing, ensuring the district will make payroll, meet obligations 3/3/2011 Opening of new Drew Transition Center marks upgrade in building, programming to serve adult special-needs students 3/1/2011 Southeastern faces Warren De La Salle Thursday at Cass Tech for Operation Friendship boys’ basketball city title; Renaissance wins girls’ championship 2/28/2011 Renaissance, Pershing lead PSL girls’ basketball teams into MHSAA district tournament play 2/28/2011 Renaissance vs. Farmington Hills Mercy in Operation Friendship girls’ basketball game Friday 2/24/2011 Robert Bobb issues statement on National Assessment for Educational Progress science results 2/24/2011 Finney High School Demolition Starts Today; The new $46.3 million Finney Crockett High School will be built on the same site 2/24/2011 DPS parent and family workshops continue through Midwinter break at Parent Resource Centers 2/24/2011 Sodexo and Partners Begin Work at DPS under New Contract 2/23/2011 Detroit Public Schools gives first behind-the-scenes look at design features of nine schools under $500.5 million bond construction program 2/23/2011 DPS reaches 62 percent graduation rate, the highest since state began new cohort methodology in 2007 2/22/2011 All 5,500 DPS juniors to receive free ACT Online learning log-ins to prepare for the college-entrance exam 2/18/2011 Renaissance regroups against Pershing to win third PSL girls’ basketball title in a row; overtime thriller heightens anticipation for ‘Big D’ boys’ finale 2/18/2011 DPS students, staff receive city’s Spirit of Detroit Award 2/17/2011 Experienced search firm will identify candidates for five key DPS positions 2/16/2011 Unbeaten Pershing seeks to end Renaissance’s two-year reign in Thursday’s ‘Big D’ girls’ title game 2/16/2011 DPS and Detroit Parent Network announce parent and family workshops will run during Midwinter break; unveil data showing 10,000 visits to 10-month-old centers 2/15/2011 Glass goes in at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School 2/14/2011 PNC Bank employees’ clothing drive benefits DPS pre-K students 2/14/2011 Cody High School and the Second Chance program will be closed on Monday, Feb. 14 due to ongoing work from a water main break 2/13/2011 PSL ‘Big D’ basketball semifinals set: (Girls) Renaissance vs. Mumford, 5 p.m., Pershing vs. King, 7:30 p.m., Monday;
(Boys) Cody vs. Ford, 5 p.m., Southeastern vs. King, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday 2/12/2011 3 DPS teams vie for nationals at Urban Debate League qualifying tournament at Wayne State University 2/11/2011 DPS Employees Come out in Full Force for Job Fair 2/11/2011 Finney High cross-country skiers win 11 medals at Michigan Special Olympics Winter Games in Traverse City 2/11/2011 Due to a water main break, Cody School will close today, Friday, February 11, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. The Second Chance Program has been cancelled. 2/11/2011 Ninety Six Percent of DPS Employees Attend First Four Days of Job Fair; Contingent notifications to begin next week 2/11/2011 PSL ‘Big D’ boys’ basketball tournament quarterfinals Friday at Cass Tech and Renaissance High; girls’ semis 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Monday 2/10/2011 Twenty-three Detroit Public schools to be featured in last Excellent Schools Detroit’s School Shopper Fair Saturday 2/10/2011 Detroit Public School League pays tribute to Class of 2011 college football scholarship recipients 2/10/2011 Job Fair for DPS Employees Successful Through First Two Days; More than half of DPS employees complete application process 2/9/2011 Testimony of Robert C. Bobb, Emergency Financial Manager for the Detroit Public Schools, for the Joint House and Senate Education Committee 2/9/2011 Community artisans salvage bricks, limestone archways at Munger/Chadsey demolition site for a community garden in Southwest Detroit 2/9/2011 Unbeaten Pershing High leads girls’ field into today’s "Big D" quarterfinals 2/9/2011 Robert Bobb to testify before Joint Senate and House Education Committee in Lansing Wednesday and present a speech on the DPS turnaround in Kalamazoo 2/8/2011 Top seeds Southeastern, Cody to make their "Big D" debuts today at 4 p.m. 2/8/2011 “Diana Ross,” “Aretha Franklin,” “Henry Ford” and “Gerald Ford” to recruit for DPS Alumni Association Wednesday for first-ever Drop and Drive event 2/7/2011 Detroit Public Schools, Robert Bobb detail further outsourcing cost savings and advantages 2/7/2011 Three DPS high schools receiving major renovations to classrooms as part of the $500.5 million capital improvement project ; 130 classrooms to be renovated 2/7/2011 Twenty-three Detroit Public schools featured in Excellent Schools Detroit’s Parent School Shopper Fair Saturday 2/4/2011 Detroit Public Schools will be open tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 4. 2/3/2011 PSL’s ‘Big D’ boys’ basketball tourney starts Friday at 4 p.m.; girls’ second-round games set for Saturday at 11 a.m. 2/3/2011 Detroit Public Schools will be closed today, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 2/3/2011 Detroit Public School League sends 21 scholarship players into college football 2/2/2011 Detroit Public Schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 2/1/2011 PSL to recognize college-bound football scholar-athletes Feb. 9 after weather forces cancellation of National Letter of Intent signing ceremony 2/1/2011 DPS cancels all after-school activities tonight that do not conclude by 6 p.m. 2/1/2011 Twenty-three Detroit Public schools to be featured in Excellent Schools Detroit’s Parent School Shopper Fair Saturday 2/1/2011 Demolition has begun on former Munger/Chadsey complex to make way for the new Munger Pre-K-8 in a thriving section of Southwest Detroit 2/1/2011 Bobb order targets conflicts of interest by certain prohibiting contracts involving current or recent employees, officials 2/1/2011 DPS Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb named among "The Grio’s 100: History Makers in the Making" for 2011 2/1/2011 DPS and SCLC-Michigan send 50,000 pledge cards to parents, asking them to stomp out childhood obesity 1/31/2011 Detroit Public Schools seeks to charter a public boarding school for fall 2012 1/31/2011 DPS Volunteer Business Corps grows; First volunteer training session to be held Friday February 4 1/28/2011 "Big D" PSL girls’ basketball tournament resumes Wednesday with eight games 1/28/2011 DPS to Save $75 Million from Five-Year Contract for School Maintenance and Engineering Services 1/27/2011 Randolph Career Technical Center breaks ground for house being built on school site 1/26/2011 DPS Volunteer Business Corps to hold kickoff on Thursday 1/26/2011 Renaissance High softball assistant coach Holmes to receive prestigious award 1/25/2011 DPS, Wayne County Community College District expand dual enrollment opportunities for high school students 1/25/2011 DPS schools poised to go "green" in second annual AT&T Project ReDirectory phone book recycling program 1/24/2011 U.S. Education official visits Detroit Public Schools 1/21/2011 DPS Boys’ Basketball Middle School Jamboree
Saturday at Kettering High 1/21/2011 New $5.6 million DPS police headquarters and command center opens after six months, providing improved 24-hour security system to enhance public safety on campuses for all students and staff district-wide 1/20/2011 1,250 out-of-district students come to DPS to take entry test for district’s premier high schools 1/19/2011 The "Big D" PSL basketball tourney finals set for Renaissance (girls) and Cass Tech (boys) Feb. 17-18 1/18/2011 NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to premiere "On the Shoulders of Giants" Wednesday at Renaissance High 1/18/2011 Central Collegiate Academy launches unique partnership with Subway Corp. to have a University of Subway on site 1/18/2011 DPS Volunteer Business Corps grows; Gardner White Furniture, Tapper’s Diamonds become first Platinum sponsors with $20,000 gift 1/18/2011 New Conflict Resolution Initiative aims to reduce bullying, violence throughout Detroit Public Schools 1/14/2011 Robert C. Bobb has verified the need for special education bus attendants for 185 DPS students and will not proceed with any layoffs 1/13/2011 Mark Twain School launches new class to teach students and parents about healthy meals 1/13/2011 Michigan SCLC and DPS announce partnership in support of First Lady Michelle Obama’s ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign 1/13/2011 DPS schools hold workshops to prepare students for Michigan Merit Exam 1/13/2011 New visitor badge system in DPS high schools, career technical centers aims to make school buildings safer 1/12/2011 DPS Police Department, Office of Inspector General policing, investigative techniques yield high rate of arrests for B&E’s, sharp drop in computer thefts 1/11/2011 Banks, major university, hotel partner with DPS in new Volunteer Business Corps aimed at improving student achievement 1/6/2011 DPS school launches ground-breaking program to offer students individualized scheduling based on academic performance data 1/5/2011 DPS launches new community e-newsletter Friday 1/5/2011 DPS to purchase 40,000 laptop computers for teachers, students in grades 6-12 1/4/2011 DPS Technology Infusion Q&A 1/4/2011
2010
Detroit Public Schools students to build a house on a school site as a service-learning project; School seeks donations 12/29/2010 King High bows to Chicago girls’ basketball powerhouse in PSL Holiday Hoops Classic 12/28/2010 Pershing High girls win 67-64 in double OT to highlight first six games of PSL Holiday Hoops Classic 12/27/2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High to host Second Annual Legacy March to honor slain civil rights leader, school’s namesake 12/27/2010 New DPS Alumni Association adds online payment option 12/21/2010 95 percent of DPS school redesign plans receive state approval 12/20/2010 Major Construction in Progress at Detroit Public Schools 12/20/2010 Detroit Public Schools to launch Volunteer Business Corps in January 12/17/2010 Rick Hendrick Buys First Volt Offered for Public Sale; $225,000 Bid in Auction Benefits Detroit Public Schools Foundation 12/16/2010 DPS’ Cooke Elementary to be closed Wednesday, Dec. 15 12/14/2010 Chevrolet Volt Charity Auction to benefit Detroit Public Schools Foundation closed at $225,000 12/14/2010 Pershing High alum Steve Smith to help dedicate school’s new scoreboard 12/14/2010 Second annual PSL Holiday Hoops Classic set for Dec. 27-28 at Cass Tech 12/14/2010 Detroit Public Schools are open today, Tuesday, Dec. 14. 12/14/2010 DPS after-school programs and athletic contests, practices cancelled Monday, Dec. 13 12/13/2010 DPS offers workshops to teach parents to use new take-home academic toolkits for holiday break enrichment 12/13/2010 GM Foundation Donates $27.1 Million to Help Raise Graduation Rates 12/10/2010 Detroit Public Schools Foundation launches first commemorative brick program to benefit Cass Tech High School 12/10/2010 "On the Road to Success" tutoring program starts Saturday for Detroit Public School League scholar-athletes 12/8/2010 DPS to open Parent Resource Center in Southwest Detroit 12/7/2010 Upcoming edition of the "DPS: Backstage" radio program to feature Cass Tech Men’s Glee Club 12/7/2010 PSL ranked high and mighty in girls, boys basketball 12/7/2010 Detroit Public Schools Foundation’s first annual appeal invites community to join in support of DPS students 12/6/2010 Robert Bobb issues a statement on judge’s ruling 12/6/2010 DPS extends registration deadline for Alumni Association contest 12/6/2010 Apprenticeship Career Fair to be held December 8; Detroiters ages 18 to 25 interested in a skilled trades career can register with Local affiliates 12/3/2010 Energy Works Michigan, DPS launch solar panel project at Cass Tech 12/3/2010 First Chevrolet Volt for sale to be auctioned online, benefitting math and sciences education in Detroit Public Schools 11/30/2010 DPS students to participate in innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math subjects this week through rollout of new Chevy Volt, launch of solar panel project at Cass Tech 11/29/2010 DPS student talent to be showcased in Thanksgiving Day parade 11/24/2010 Gift of Reading program still needs 15,000 more books to reach its goal to donate a book to every DPS student in grades PreK-3 11/23/2010 DPS Parent Resource Centers to hold holiday festivals, turkey and gift card raffles, and workshops for parents on ‘stretching dollars through the holidays, keeping kids on track academically’ 11/22/2010 Crockett, with assist from Osborn, and unbeaten Cass Tech carry PSL’s banner into MHSAA football state semifinals 11/19/2010 Cass Tech, University of Michigan vocal ensembles to perform together as part of the new Brothers in Song partnership 11/17/2010 Detroit Public Schools raising standards, participation in STEM areas; district invites students to Nov. 20 science fair workshop 11/16/2010 Half million-plus donation from First Student to DPS Foundation resurrects dormant All-City High School Marching Band 11/12/2010 Win-win weekend for PSL football teams in state playoffs 11/12/2010 Cass Tech featured as WDIV-TV’s "Football Frenzy" Game of the Week 11/11/2010 PSL’s top basketball talents sign up early for college 11/11/2010 Durfee, Stewart, Bates win DPS girls’ basketball Jamboree 11/8/2010 Four PSL teams still vying in MHSAA state football playoffs 11/4/2010 DPS suspends principal amid allegations she paid teachers for hours never worked 11/4/2010 DPS unveils two luxury buses donated to Detroit Public School League, highlights league transformation 11/4/2010 DPS, Preservation Wayne and developers to hold Reuse 101 workshop on transforming old school buildings 11/3/2010 Public Service Announcement thanks voters for approving Proposal S for students, jobs one year later in $500.5 million capital improvement program 11/2/2010 Sale of online tickets to "School Pride" premiere to end at 5 p.m. today 11/2/2010 Detroit Free Press’ Gift of Reading Program to donate 25,000 books to DPS in the organization’s largest donation to date 11/1/2010 Spain middle school students to hear military academy boxers; GM exec to donate $10,000 to DPS Foundation 10/29/2010 Former DPS executive, several others named in indictment 10/28/2010 DPS announces details of $46.3 million Finney Crockett High School and signs final construction project contract less than one year after voters approved Proposal S 10/28/2010 DPS to open eighth Parent Resource Center, print 30,000 new “I’m In” key chain rewards cards to spur parent involvement 10/27/2010 Detroit Public School League Football Final Standings & Scores 10/26/2010 Unbeaten Cass Tech leads eight PSL teams into MHSAA state football playoffs 10/25/2010 Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley to co-host benefit premiere screening of "School Pride" with Robert Bobb 10/25/2010 Southwestern’s Sumner, Pershing’s Hill top finishers in PSL cross country meet; Cass Tech, Mumford win team titles 10/21/2010 PSL football championships Saturday at Northwestern High features Crockett vs. Cass Tech in battle of unbeatens 10/21/2010 Cass Tech, Renaissance win PSL girls’ swim titles 10/21/2010 Clark Preparatory Academy receives $100,000 grant for classroom upgrades from Lowe’s, Next Detroit 10/21/2010 DPS announces details for the $50.3 million Mumford High School 10/21/2010 More special education students in DPS working toward diplomas with district-wide rollout of Inclusion model of instruction 10/20/2010 Cass Tech and King High win Battle of the Bands competition 10/20/2010 Detroit Public Schools and Southwest Detroit celebrate new $22.3 million Munger PreK to 8 School in Southwest Detroit 10/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools will begin work in November on Cass Tech demo; Artifacts, bricks from building to be preserved 10/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools to host community celebration 10/19/2010 Robert Bobb addresses scholar-athletes to reinforce the need to meet new academic standard for athletic eligibility 10/18/2010 DPS launches citywide Detroit Public Schools Alumni Association 10/18/2010 DPS to hold teacher recruitment fair; Prospective recruits must fill out online survey for an appointment 10/16/2010 Ineligible player knocks Douglass out of PSL playoffs 10/15/2010 Tigers’ great Willie Horton to celebrate his day with visit Monday to alma mater, Northwestern High 10/15/2010 DPS launches $49.3 million in construction projects at three PreK to 8 schools 10/14/2010 PSL football semifinals: Douglass vs. Finney, Cass vs. Cody, Southwestern vs. Central, Crockett vs. King 10/14/2010 DPS to administer PSAT test to ninth graders for the first time 10/12/2010 Unbeatens Cass Tech, Crockett and Douglass lead eight-team PSL football playoff field 10/11/2010 DPS attendance agents go door-to-door to talk to parents to ensure full-time student attendance beyond Count Day 10/8/2010 DPS to hold premiere screening of NBC’s "School Pride" episode featuring CMA; Proceeds to benefit DPS Foundation, CMA 10/8/2010 Training and elections of the Delegates for District Wide Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) to be held Saturday 10/8/2010 Robert Bobb to appear on WDIV’s Flashpoint on Sunday 10/8/2010 Positions up for grabs in final games before PSL football playoffs 10/7/2010 King’s Sterrett, Cass Tech reign in PSL boys’ tennis 10/7/2010 Detroit Public Schools pre-K and kindergarten students participate in fifth annual Read for the Record on Thursday October 7 10/7/2010 Booker’s 46 leads Renaissance to PSL girls’ golf title 10/7/2010 DPS secures funding for all 18 school construction projects, saving taxpayers $67.48 million in interest for its $500.5 million capital improvement program 10/6/2010 Detroit International Academy, DPS’ all-girls K-12 school, holds an open house 10/6/2010 New school-based health clinic opens at DPS’ Schulze Academy 10/6/2010 Haitian pastor visited DPS’ Beard Early Childhood Center to thank students and staff for raising money after earthquake 10/5/2010 Cass Technical students will monitor new solar panels through live web-stream 10/5/2010 Detroit Public Schools launches two new radio programs; "DPS Backstage" and "Inside DPS" increase student programming on WRCJ 90.9 FM 10/5/2010 Cass, Crockett, Douglass last three PSL unbeaten teams entering prep football season’s Week 6 slate of games 9/30/2010 Detroit Public Schools and the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announce new Teen Courts and Safe Schools Project 9/29/2010 Target to provide $20,000 in gift cards to DPS parents who bring their children for a full day on Count Day; parents to be randomly selected 9/28/2010 Governor Granholm applauds Teach For America’s efforts to expand educational opportunities for Detroit schools 9/24/2010 DPS to open two new high schools next fall with funding from Michigan Future Schools 9/24/2010 King and Cass Tech primed for marquee PSL football showdown Friday at 5 p.m 9/23/2010 Cass Tech at King PSL Game of the Week changed to 5 p.m. start Friday 9/23/2010 Detroit Public Schools Educational Transformation story will go national this weekend on "Meet the Press" 9/22/2010 DPS schools showcase their offerings with Open House events 9/21/2010 10 Defendants Charged in DPS laptop theft scheme 9/21/2010 DPS urges more parents to apply for meal programs 9/20/2010 Cass Tech, King can’t afford a slipup heading into next Friday’s showdown 9/16/2010 Two DPS preK-8 schools partner with Johns Hopkins University, other agencies on a nationally-proven program to raise student achievement 9/16/2010 Unbeatens Cody, Crockett collide Friday in PSL Game of the Week 9/9/2010 U-M concussion seminar Sept. 12 open to parents, athletes, school personnel 9/2/2010 Cass Tech, Central in PSL football showdown Friday at Renaissance High 9/2/2010 DPS to partner with Detroit Science Center to offer free admission 9/2/2010 Construction underway, one major renovation complete and 100% of remaining contracts out to bid for construction projects under $500.5 million capital improvement program 9/2/2010 Detroit Public Schools completes first renovation under $500.5 million capital improvement program 9/2/2010 Former DPS principal, accountant charged with embezzling from Randolph CTC 8/31/2010 Detroit Public Schools open their doors to tout ‘Great Things Happening’ 8/30/2010 DPS Student workers graduate from construction trades program as part of $500.5 million capital improvement program 8/27/2010 PSL’s Crockett High faces tough test in nonleague football season opener 8/25/2010 DPS ninth graders get introduction to high school in transition program 8/24/2010 DPS’ Back to School Parade and Rally to double in size and include floats, clowns, bands and more 8/24/2010 DPS to assign homework in grades 3-8 before school year begins 8/23/2010 DPS reaches out to non-resident students with enrollment campaign 8/20/2010 Spirit of Detroit statue will be dressed in a DPS "I’m In, We’re In" T-shirt as part of Detroit Public Schools’ enrollment campaign 8/19/2010 Nationally-syndicated radio show star Rickey Smiley to emcee DPS Rally following the second annual Back to School Parade 8/17/2010 DPS to close or transform under-performing schools 8/16/2010 DPS is inviting school and community groups and other organizations to be considered for the district’s Back to School Parade 8/14/2010 DPS teachers to hold Enrollment Fair for Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, a new teacher-led school 8/13/2010 Higher academic standard for DPS athletic eligibility begins in 2011 8/11/2010 DPS and community residents invited to paint the town blue as part of "I’m In" 2.0 campaign 8/11/2010 DPS will host a Recognition Picnic and Re-enrollment Event for Reading Corps volunteers 8/10/2010 Osborn small, upper schools to stay in current location for two years 8/10/2010 DPS launches "I’m In" 2.0 campaign, a renewed neighborhood-based, grassroots recruitment/retention initiative 8/9/2010 Detroit-area businesses donate over $1M in materials and services toward makeover of Communications and Media Arts High School 8/5/2010 DPS to create College Counseling Suites in every high school 8/5/2010 More than 2,000 applicants show interest in DPS Priority Schools; Application deadline extended 8/5/2010 DPS makes AYP as a district for the 2009-10 school year; New status shows academic reforms are working 8/4/2010 Detroit Public Schools to improve safety, save $4.5 million through new contract for school security 8/2/2010 Nearly 500 applicants show interest in DPS Priority Schools 7/30/2010 ‘School Pride’ makeover of CMA High School begins Sunday 7/30/2010 FBI, Michigan State Police veterans tapped to lead DPS Inspector General operations 7/30/2010 Detroit Public Schools seventh graders to be taught Pre-Algebra starting this fall under district’s Academic Plan 7/30/2010 Detroit Public Schools begins hiring for Priority Schools 7/29/2010 Department of Justice, Detroit Police Department, Detroit Public Schools and Wayne Mediation join forces with MADE Men to keep kids safe in school 7/29/2010 Students and staff from Roberto Clemente Academy present dogs from DPS’ K-9 unit with bullet proof vests 7/28/2010 DPS summer school enrollment rises 22 percent 7/28/2010 Three DPS high schools will receive $60.3 million in extensive renovations, modern classrooms 7/26/2010 Detroit Public Schools’ summer school classes will release at noon today, July 23, due to a heat wave. 7/23/2010 DPS to launch brick preservation program and fundraiser 7/22/2010 Volunteers to build revolutionary playground at DPS’ Paul Robeson-Malcolm X Academy 7/22/2010 DPS to expand instructional time in math, reading to 90 minutes for K-8 grades under Academic Plan this fall 7/21/2010 DPS to hold "meet and greet" Thursday for teachers interested in working in teacher-led school 7/21/2010 Second phase of DPS Open Enrollment Initiative under way 7/20/2010 PNC Family Fun Days to offer free admission at Detroit Children’s Museum July 24 7/20/2010 DPS seeks high-quality tutoring, enrichment services for students 7/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools awards $180.4 million for 10 construction projects 7/17/2010 Detroit Public Schools to open new $5.6 million police command center 7/16/2010 DPS Emergency Financial Manager issues call for volunteers to give Communication and Media Arts High School a makeover 7/15/2010 Detroit Public Schools puts closed school buildings up for sale, lease 7/14/2010 Detroit Public Schools break ground on two PreK to 8 schools 7/9/2010 Six DPS high schools to have extended hours July 19 to August 27 7/8/2010 DPS to open new teacher-led school, which will focus on excellent teaching and have extended hours, robust curriculum 7/8/2010 Detroit Public Schools students hired for summer apprenticeships in $500.5 million capital improvement project 7/7/2010 52 DPS schools to get new principals this fall 7/6/2010 DPS summer school classes to have early release Wednesday and Thursday due to heat wave 7/6/2010 Detroit Public Schools Open Enrollment begins July 6 7/1/2010 Central High’s Eric Crume earns "Rock" at Joe Cullen Big Man football camp 6/30/2010 Test scores rise following DPS school closures, mergers 6/24/2010 DPS Office of Emergency Financial Manager to present 2010-2011 budget 6/24/2010 DPS school news briefs 6/24/2010 Construction to start on first two new PreK-8 schools in $500.5 million capital improvement project 6/24/2010 Detroit Children’s Museum, a partnership with Science Center and DPS, to hold re-opening, block party 6/23/2010 Detroit Public Schools break ground on first school in $500.5 Million Capital Improvement Project 6/18/2010 DPS to hold huge warehouse auction on Saturday 6/17/2010 Crockett High receiver Lippett honored as All-Star Game leader 6/17/2010 Deadline is EXTENDED for DPS parents to submit contact information and to be eligible for Target gifts cards 6/17/2010 DPS to launch Summer Academy 2010 on Tuesday; Enrollment open to high school students from other districts 6/15/2010 DPS to give away $25,000 in Target gift cards as incentive to parents to submit contact information for important communications 6/11/2010 DPS Extended Day program adds 776 graduates to the Class of 2010 6/10/2010 Communication and Media Arts High School chosen to receive makeover on new NBC series "School Pride" 6/10/2010 Detroit Tigers to honor King High outfielder Mark Brown 6/10/2010 DPS ‘I’m In’ enrollment campaign wins top prize at Effie Awards, beating hundreds of national campaigns 6/9/2010 1,100 turn out for Detroit Public Schools’ Skills Trades Resource Fair 6/9/2010 Murphy Elementary/Middle to hold Walk to School Day June 10 6/8/2010 DPS ‘I’m In’ campaign wins 2010 Gold Medallion Award from National School Public Relations Association 6/8/2010 Detroit Public Schools Master Facilities Plan undergoes significant changes following input from community 6/7/2010 Cass Tech, Osborn still queens of PSL girls’ tennis 6/4/2010 Detroit Public Schools to auction commercial kitchen equipment 6/3/2010 DPS to hold Skilled Trades Resource Fair June 9 6/2/2010 Mark Twain School wins complete Target School Library makeover 5/28/2010 Mumford boys as usual, Cass Tech girls win PSL track and field championships 5/28/2010 DPS’ $500.5 million capital improvement project to start on three Detroit Public Schools 5/27/2010 PNC foundation to invest $2.1 million in preschool science, arts programs for DPS 5/27/2010 Bullock leads the pack in today’s PSL track and field meet at Renaissance High 5/27/2010 Western captures third consecutive PSL baseball title on DPS Family Fun Day 5/26/2010 PSL track and field prelims Tuesday at Renaissance 5/24/2010 King’s Brown a player to watch in PSL baseball title game at Comerica Park 5/24/2010 Renaissance extends girls’ softball reign 5/24/2010 DPS Family Fun Day features
first Comerica night game for PSL boys’ baseball title 5/21/2010 Robert Bobb calls for communitywide effort in response to district performance on National Assessment of Educational Progress 5/20/2010 DPS’ former Newberry School to be demolished 5/20/2010 Frederick Douglass Academy extends invitation to Open House 5/20/2010 Unbeatens Renaissance, Cass Tech collide for PSL girls’ softball title 5/19/2010 First DPS’ Huge Vehicle Auction in eight years set for Tuesday at two locations 5/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools hosts school tour, culinary competition as part of national Farm to Cafeteria conference in Detroit 5/17/2010 Detroit Public Schools showcases student talent at 41st annual An Evening of Fine Arts 5/15/2010 Detroit Public Schools reaches transportation settlement 5/14/2010 Sunny weather provides perfect setting for
Special Olympics Detroit games 5/14/2010 Special Olympics Detroit games set for Friday at Renaissance High 5/12/2010 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz to hold master classes for jazz ensemble students in Detroit Public Schools 5/12/2010 Detroit Public Schools announces 2010 summer school program 5/10/2010 Mann Elementary tribute stirs emotions of fallen police officer’s comrades 5/7/2010 Detroit Public Schools honors its top graduates 5/7/2010 Teach for America returns to Detroit 5/6/2010 Mann Elementary pays tribute to slain, wounded police officers 5/6/2010 Audit of DPS basketball gate receipts finds lack of control over funds 5/6/2010 A Message from Robert Bobb During Teacher Appreciation Week 5/5/2010 Demolitions continue Tuesday on vacant Detroit Public Schools buildings; 10 buildings to be torn down by June 5/4/2010 Demolitions begin on vacant Detroit Public Schools buildings; 10 buildings to be torn down by June 5/3/2010 Bloomfield Hills’ Way Elementary PTO shows support of DPS’ Volunteer Reading Corps by donating 1,000 books 4/30/2010 Community leaders to develop strategies for fighting teen violence at May 3 town hall meeting 4/29/2010 DPS to open three additional Parent Resource Centers next week 4/28/2010 Detroit Public Schools’ ‘I’m In’ campaign wins 3 Effie awards 4/28/2010 Mumford High’s boys lead PSL showing in Shumake Relays 4/27/2010 Operating Engineers, Educational Office Employees ratify new cost-saving contracts with Detroit Public Schools 4/27/2010 Renaissance High School band departs Wednesday for European tour 4/27/2010 Detroit Public Schools makes push to increase attendance 4/23/2010 A message from Robert Bobb to parents on the court order halting the academic plan 4/20/2010 Detroit businessman Abner McWhorter III announces third annual Perfect Attendance Scholarships for DPS grads 4/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools celebrates 40th anniversary of Earth Day with City of Detroit and Recycle Here! 4/19/2010 DPS agreement, executive order encourage contractors, unions to give Detroit residents priority in hiring for bond program 4/19/2010 Thousands of DPS students to be immediately impacted by court order 4/17/2010 Motor City Makeover recruits students, schools to help clean up Detroit 4/15/2010 DPS to open two new Parent Resource Centers today 4/15/2010 Time change announced for DPS town hall meeting on April 19 4/15/2010 Detroit Public Schools adds more meetings to introduce community to ambitious five-year Academic Plan 4/9/2010 DPS to open three Parent Resource Centers next week 4/7/2010 DPS begins abatement on schools slated for demolition 4/7/2010 CMA grad Cameron Burt returns home to play in NCAA "Frozen Four" 4/6/2010 NCAA "Frozen Four" book drive to benefit DPS students 4/1/2010 Free physical exams available for DPS student-athletes April 5-9 4/1/2010 Appling among McDonald’s prep All-Americans on ESPN 3/31/2010 Denby High’s tourney endsin Class A state semifinals 3/29/2010 DPS issues a request for proposals on the new Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School project 3/28/2010 Detroit Public Schools to hold informational sessions on Academic Plan 3/26/2010 Tom Joyner will spend Monday morning in DPS and announce support for DPS’ 2010 I’m In campaign 3/26/2010 DPS will begin demolition on 10 vacant schools beginning in April, creating more than 100 new jobs 3/25/2010 Tickets available at Denby High for Friday’s Class A boys’ basketball state semifinals 3/24/2010 DPS to hold Town Hall meetings on Master Facilities Plan 3/23/2010 Detroit Public School League 3/23/2010 2010 PSL girls’ softball schedule 3/23/2010 2010 PSL boys’ baseball schedule 3/23/2010 Office of Inspector General completes first year with 136 closed cases 3/23/2010 Pershing’s Appling adds to Doughboys’ rich legacy with Mr. Basketball award 3/22/2010 Renaissance High girls finish 24-3 season as Class A state basketball runners-up 3/22/2010 Renaissance High School band needs community’s help to raise funds for 2010 European Music Tour 3/19/2010 Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb unveils ambitious plan to improve academics 3/19/2010 DPS Facilities Master Plan to create leaner, more efficient system 3/18/2010 Renaissance, Pershing advance to semifinals of Class A girls’ basketball state tournament 3/17/2010 Detroit Public Schools students show improvement in MEAP test performance 3/14/2010 Detroit Public Schools ramps up efforts to serve alumni 3/11/2010 Detroit Public Schools to invest in $41.7 million student safety plan 3/6/2010 Detroit Public Schools officers named K-9 team of the year 3/4/2010 Detroit Public Schools earns more than $5.4 million from sales and leases of vacant properties 3/3/2010 Detroit Public Schools to improve parent and community communications 3/1/2010 DPS bond advisory committee to hold second meeting Mar. 1 3/1/2010 Detroit Public Schools to save $49 million, improve safety by outsourcing student transportation 2/24/2010 Detroit Public Schools suspends school principal, accountant for alleged misuse of funds 2/24/2010 DPS launches “Parent and Community Engagement 2.0” to dramatically increase parental involvement 2/19/2010 DPS secures $15.8 million in additional federal technology grants from meals promotion and partnership with Target 2/19/2010 Hot, Hot, Hot: Detroit Public Schools Basketball Championship to be held today, Feb. 16 2/16/2010 DPS to hold a Bond Program Industry Opportunity Fair, the first of two major fairs 2/15/2010 The DPS Foundation is accepting online donations for the DPS All-City High School Marching Band and Reading Corps 2/12/2010 DPS launches program to digitize textbooks, lessons plans and other materials and help align curriculum districtwide 2/8/2010 DFCU Financial donates $10,000 to DPS Reading Corps 2/8/2010 DPS names Alvin L. Ward, Sr. as Administrator of Athletics 2/3/2010 DPS’ Reading Corps tallies more than a half-million volunteer hours annually! 2/2/2010 Walsh College confers Honorary Doctor of Laws upon DPS’ Robert C. Bobb at January 30 commencement in Troy 1/30/2010 Michigan Association of School Administrators names Robert C. Bobb the MASA 2010 Champion for Children 1/29/2010 Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Science Center announce partnership for operations of Children’s Museum 1/29/2010 Detroit Public Schools to revive the All City High School Marching Band 1/28/2010 DPS’ investigative hearing on real estate transactions is postponed 1/27/2010 DPS reconvenes investigative hearings Thursday on questionable real estate transactions 1/27/2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School to hold first annual march; Osborn High to be site of beautification project by volunteers 1/18/2010 Time Magazine features Robert Bobb, DPS and its students for an in-depth story called "Cleanup Artist" 1/15/2010 DPS has selected a program manager to oversee its $500.5 million facilities program 1/14/2010 DPS’ Reading Corps tallies an amazing 3,000 volunteers! 1/13/2010 DPS announces final members of $500.5 million bond oversight advisory committee 1/4/2010
2009
DPS and Robert Bobb seek volunteers to donate a half-million hours for Reading Corps initiative; orientation date set 12/31/2009 Attorney General weighs in on DPS case to compel testimony; assigns DPS attorney as a Special Assistant Attorney General 12/31/2009 DPS announces bond oversight advisory committee, announces $35.5 million in savings from bond sale for $500.5 million facilities program 12/22/2009 Robert Bobb issues statement on DFT contract approval, underscoring the importance of teachers’ work and applauding their vote 12/19/2009 Attorney General designates DPS attorney as a Special Assistant Attorney General in district’s case to compel testimony 12/18/2009 On national test, 69 percent of Detroit children score below basic on fourth grade math; 77 percent below basic on eighth grade math 12/8/2009 DPS to start demolition on vacant schools 12/7/2009 Robert Bobb will speak at court sentencing 12/7/2009 Catch the Hope for Excellent Schools; community meetings being held 12/6/2009 DFT and DPS Reach Tentative 3-Year Agreement 12/4/2009 DPS reconvenes investigative hearings Thursday on questionable real estate transactions 12/2/2009 DPS hosts its first Annual HIV/AIDS Awareness Roundball Tournament 12/1/2009 DPS and DPTV renew partnership for management of district-owned WRCJ-FM 11/30/2009 DPS reconvenes investigative hearings Tuesday on questionable real estate transactions 11/30/2009 DPS’ participation in America’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to be greatest to date 11/25/2009 DPS and DFT issue Joint Covenant with major reform initiatives 11/24/2009 DPS student receives a full baseball/academic scholarship at one of the nation’s top baseball conferences 11/20/2009 DPS declares 2008 Division B city football championship game void due to player ineligibility on winning and losing teams 11/19/2009 DPS announces court action related to investigative hearings 11/19/2009 High-achieving Central High students to be honored at Principal Scholastic Gala 11/13/2009 Finney students offered a self defense course 11/12/2009 Juniors and seniors are invited to the Detroit City-Wide College Fair 11/11/2009 DPS successfully addresses audit findings; achieves a clean audit 11/11/2009 Three DPS teams advance to post-season football playoffs 11/4/2009 DPS reconvenes investigative hearings Wednesday Nov. 4 11/3/2009 Robert Bobb and Gov. Granholm announce Bobb will stay a second year 10/29/2009 DPS and DFT agree to extend contract, continue substantive negotiations 10/28/2009 DPS receives $5.34 million state grant for small schools 10/28/2009 DPS exceeds its enrollment target; district makes final enrollment push before deadline 10/27/2009 Art covers the walls at the Academy of the Americas 10/23/2009 DPS to offer tuition-free credit recovery courses to help seniors graduate 10/19/2009 DPS to hold investigative hearings on questionable real estate transactions 10/15/2009 DPS announces Derrick Coleman as new Commissioner of Athletics 10/15/2009 Recent DPS audits, financial reviews save the district nearly $20 million 10/11/2009 DPS launches Proposal S Web page 10/8/2009 DPS’ Detroit International Academy hosts "A Hat Strut for Breast Cancer Awareness" 10/6/2009 DPS seeking proposals for purchase of vacant property 10/6/2009 DPS to offer free meals to every student on Count Day 9/28/2009 Detroit Public Schools to hold a series of open houses 9/28/2009 DPS Town Hall meetings set on Proposal S 9/18/2009 Bill Cosby Returning Sunday; contest to be held 9/12/2009 DPS schools score successes with mergers, relocations 9/10/2009 Some DPS schools exceeding enrollment projections 9/8/2009 President to deliver speech to schoolchildren on first day of school 9/8/2009 DPS hotline number set for parent concerns 9/4/2009 Bill Cosby Joins Robert Bobbs’ Team; Activist returns to the city to help tout the "I’m In" message 8/30/2009 Detroit Public Schools and Detroit Federation of Teachers agree to extend contract, continue negotiating 8/27/2009 Detroit Public Schools Foundation to be launched 8/26/2009 DPS unveils $500.5 million construction project to modernize buildings, create Centers of Excellence 8/25/2009 Detroit Public Schools Hosts Inaugural Back to School Parade 8/22/2009 Detroit Public Schools Debuts Blue Doors at Hart Plaza; Students to perform 8/22/2009 Detroit Public Schools Calls for Volunteers for Blue Door Events 8/14/2009 Prosecutor Worthy and Robert Bobb Announce Charges in DPS Investigations 8/12/2009 Wayne County Prosecutor and DPS Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb to hold press conference 8/11/2009 Emergency Financial Manager takes "I’m In" campaign door to door to hear from parents 8/11/2009 Detroit Public Schools Launches "I’m In" Student Retention Campaign 8/6/2009 Healthcare audit saves $2.1 million; audit of Public Safety shows lack of controls, excessive overtime, no weapons inventory 8/5/2009 Mayor and Emergency Financial Manager to hold Safety and Security Roundtable 8/4/2009 DPS launches new communications tools to reach parents, constituents 8/1/2009 EFM presentations at board committee set 7/27/2009 The Detroit Public Schools are ready to Race to the Top 7/24/2009 Students who took part in historic summer school to celebrate at summer graduation 7/23/2009 DPS is enhancing schools through summer construction projects 7/23/2009 Students present ideas on Michigan Central Station to City Council 7/23/2009 Robert Bobb meets with Seniors to Hear Ideas 7/22/2009 DPS EMPLOYEES SLATED FOR LAYOFFS WILL GET HELP 7/20/2009 DENBY STUDENTS RALLY FOR PEACE 7/17/2009 STIMULUS FUNDING PLAN REPRESENTS A REINVESTMENT IN DETROIT’S CHILDREN 7/16/2009 Students to attend Obama speech with Robert Bobb 7/14/2009 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TRANSFORM FAILING SCHOOLS, REINVENT EDUCATION MODEL 7/10/2009 NEW PROGRAM SUPERVISOR, NEW MEDIA AND MEDIA 7/9/2009 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 7/6/2009 PROPOSED 2009-2010 BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC 6/29/2009 PROPOSED 2009-2010 BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC 6/26/2009 PERSHING STUDENT’S PORTRAIT OF THE PRESIDENT IS HANGING IN THE CAPITOL 6/19/2009 GOOD MORNING AMERICA VISITS KETTERING HIGH SCHOOL’S URBAN GARDEN 6/19/2009 SUMMER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT STILL OPEN 6/19/2009 CLEANING OUT SIXTEEN JUST CLOSED DPS BUILDINGS 6/16/2009 DPS TEACHERS THERESA ANNITA SAWYER LOVE AND SIVENA L. TAYLOR ARE THE 2009 COLEMAN A. YOUNG FOUNDATION TEACHERS OF THE YEAR 6/15/2009 ROBERT C. BOBB AND DR. JAMES RAY ATTENDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS 6/15/2009 DPS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER AND DFT PRE-NEGOTIATIONS MEETING 6/3/2009 RESULTS OF SCHOOL AUDITS TO BE RELEASED 6/2/2009 39th ANNUAL ‘EVENING OF FINE ARTS’ SHOWCASES THE TALENTS OF DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS 5/26/2009 DPS Emergency Financial Manager Conducting Contractor Pre-Bid Meeting 5/19/2009 BOARD MEMBERS TERRY CATCHINGS AND OTIS MATHIS VISIT DAVIS TECHNICAL AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL AND BREITHAUPT CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER 5/19/2009 STATEMENT FROM DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER ROBERT C. BOBB REGARDING PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP SELECTION PROCESS 5/15/2009 NEWS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENTS 5/15/2009 A TRIBUTE TO CONTINUOUS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5/13/2009 ANNUAL TITLE 1 PARENT SYMPOSIUM KEEPS PARENTS INFORMED 5/12/2009 DPS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER TO ANNOUNCE REORGANIZATION 5/12/2009 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DETROIT FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LEADERS MEET IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH NATIONAL UNION LEADERSHIP 5/6/2009 THIRTEEN DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS EARN GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIPS 5/4/2009 FINANCING WILL ENSURE PAYROLL AND PENSION OBLIGATIONS, AND ADDRESS VENDOR PAYMENTS 5/1/2009 DETROIT BOARD MEMBERS TO VISIT BREITHAUPT CTC 4/29/2009 Inspector General Investigations 4/28/2009 EXPERIENCED URBAN SCHOOLS INNOVATOR JOINS DPS TEAM AS CHIEF ACADEMIC AND ACCOUNTABILITY AUDITOR 4/24/2009 GRAMMY! 4/21/2009 PULASKI ELEMENTARY TEACHER IS THE ENGINEERING SOCIETY OF DETROIT TEACHER OF THE YEAR 4/21/2009 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS HONORED BY THE MASB 4/21/2009 THE SEASEN FOR CHANGE IS WORKING AT CARSTENS 4/21/2009 A. PHILIP RANDOLPH CTC LEADS THE WAY TO GREEN LIVING AT EARTH DAY MINI EXPO 4/21/2009 REGIONAL COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT TO BE HOSTED BY DPS LEADERSHIP 4/20/2009 LESSENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ‘DO THE TESSELLATIONS’ 4/15/2009 DENBY HIGH SCHOOL "VOICES OF HOPE"OPEN FOR THE COLOR PURPLE AT THE FOX 4/15/2009 Hally Middle School Student Wins You Be The Chemist Challenge 4/13/2009 FRANK MURPHY SCHOOL COORDINATES SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS ACTIVITY 4/3/2009 IT’S TIME FOR THE CLEAN PHOENIX ACADEMY TO RISE FROM THE DEBRIS OF WINTER 4/1/2009 PERSHING DOUGHBOYS MAKE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 3/31/2009 NORTHWESTERN HIGH SCHOOL SITE OF FREE PHYSICALS FOR STUDENT ATHLETES 3/30/2009 CLINTON ELEMENTARY IS THE CONSUMMATE ARBOR DAY SCHOOL 3/27/2009 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS JEWEL WILL SHINE FOR OPEN HOUSE 3/27/2009 NEW DPS FINANCE TEAM APPOINTMENTS INCLUDE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AUDITOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL 3/23/2009 DR. BERNARD HARRIS-FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE-VISITS BRENDA SCOTT AND DAVIS AEROSPACE SCHOOLS 3/20/2009 DPS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER ISSUES ORDERS TO CONTROL SPENDING 3/19/2009 DSA Named A Grammy Signature School 3/18/2009 DPS STUDENTS STOLE THE SHOW AT THE MSBOA AND MSVMA MUSIC FESTIVALS 3/18/2009 CASS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL TO HOST FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION 3/14/2009 DPS EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER ORDERS ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR A PAYROLL SUPERVISOR 3/11/2009 STATEMENT OF EMERGENCY FINANCIAL MANAGER 3/10/2009 Media Advisory/Photo and Interview Opportunity With Robert Bobb 3/10/2009 SURPRISE CASS STUDENT STAR OF 2/26/2009 DPS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF VACANT PROPERTY 2/26/2009 DPS COUNT DAY PHASE 2 2/10/2009 SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 2/6/2009 HENRY FORD HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SWIM TEAM 2/6/2009 Dance And Academics Unite In Alvin Ailey Foundation Classes At The Detroit International Academy 1/29/2009 DPS STUDENTS HONORED FOR WINNING TRIPS TO THE INAUGURATION 1/8/2009 CHOIR VOICES RING OUT CLEAR AND SWEET FROM DENBY TECHNICAL AND PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL 1/5/2009 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSICAL SOCIETY TO AWARD PAUL ROBESON ACADEMY FOR DEDICATION TO ARTS EDUCATION 1/5/2009 STUDENTS AT McCOLL ARE HOLDING A BALL 1/5/2009
2008
STATEMENT OF DETROIT BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT CARLA D. SCOTT, M.D., AND DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT TERESA N. GUEYSER, ESQ. REGARDING TODAY’S HEARING WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 12/18/2008 BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT CARLA D. SCOTT, M.D.,GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. REACT TO SUPT. FLANAGAN ACTION 12/8/2008 DPS BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTEST WILL SEND STUDENTS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION 12/4/2008 DPS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF VACANT PROPERTY 12/1/2008 DEFICIT PLAN PREPARED; STRATEGIES ALREADY MET TOTAL $143.5 MILLION OF NECESSARY $172.6 FY 08-09 REDUCTIONS 11/26/2008 DR. CALLOWAY DISTRIBUTES TURKEYS TO DPS FAMILIES 11/26/2008 AFRICAN CENTERED EDUCATION PRESENTED AT INFORMATIVE COMMUNITY EVENT 11/14/2008 CLIPPERT ACADEMY BOASTS A THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE DESIGN WINNER FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW 11/14/2008 PROJECT L.E.A.R.N AWARDS MINI GRANTS TO JOYCE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS 11/12/2008 12TH ANNUAL ACCESSORIES FOR KIDS DRIVE HELPS KEEP DETROIT STUDENTS WARM 11/12/2008 TRIX ELEMENTARY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD AND NEW SCHOOL TRACK! 11/10/2008 2ND ANNUAL HEROES DON’T QUIT ESSAY COMPETITION RECOGNIZES STUDENTS WHO OVERCOME 11/10/2008 OPERATION SCHOOL BELL RINGS OUT NEEDED WINTER WEAR FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN 11/4/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOST HISTORIC ELECTION 11/3/2008 BOARD OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO PROPOSED CONSENT AGREEMENT 10/31/2008 DPS EMPLOYEES SLATED FOR LAYOFFS WILL GET HELP 10/31/2008 SMALL SCHOOL DESIGN TEAMS TO MEET 10/31/2008 ADVISORY 10/29/2008 BREITHAUPT CTC STUDENTS AID ELDERLY, HOMELESS AND DISPLACED VOTERS 10/23/2008 JORDAN FUNDAMENTALS GIVES FOUR MARK TWAIN STUDENTS ACCESS TO VIRTUAL SCHOOL 10/14/2008 STEPHENS ELEMENTARY STUDENTS STAY WARM WITH HELP FROM AREA RETAILERS 10/13/2008 TWO-YEAR ROAD TRIP FROM CHILE ENDS AT THE ACADEMY OF THE AMERICAS 10/3/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS ONE MORE TRY 10/3/2008 DPS OFFICIALS INVITE COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS TO SPEAK ABOUT FINDINGS 10/2/2008 THE LEGACY OF KING TUT AND THE FIFTH GRADERS AT CHRYSLER AND BUTZEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 9/30/2008 NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD PROJECT FOCUSES ON LEARNING TO READ 9/30/2008 FINAL AUDIT REPORTS FROM COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS TO BE RELEASED 9/25/2008 COUNT DAY IS VITAL FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION 9/23/2008 DPS STUDENTS THE FOCUS OF COMMUNITY VOTER REGISTRATION PROJECT 9/23/2008 STATEMENT REGARDING STATE SUPERINTENDENT’S ACTION TODAY 9/17/2008 DPS ALL-DAY PRE-K ACCEPTING STUDENTS 9/8/2008 TECHNOLOGY INTERNS "PLUG IN" TO THEIR FUTURE 9/8/2008 REVISED – - DISTRICT AUDITING SERVICES 9/4/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEENS USE VIDEO TO TELL ALL TEENS ‘STOP THE CRIME’ 8/27/2008 BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO HOST GRAND REOPENING CELEBRATION 8/27/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEETS PARENTS’ NEEDS WITH ALL-DAY PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN 8/25/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY AGENCIES PRESENT "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH 8/25/2008 TOP DETROIT HIGH SCHOOLS OPEN THEIR DOORS TO FRESHMAN 8/21/2008 BOARD MEMBERS, SUPERINTENDENT HOLD GOALS-SETTING RETREAT 8/19/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS LEAD THE WAY ON DETROIT WALK DAY 8/18/2008 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. GREETS DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS AS OPENING OF SCHOOL YEAR DRAWS NEAR 8/18/2008 SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D., WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS IN KOREA LATER THIS MONTH 8/14/2008 Board, Superintendent, Unions Work Jointly On Paydate Solutions 8/7/2008 ANNUAL AFTER-SCHOOL / BACK-TO-SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FAIR SET FOR AUGUST 16TH ON BELLE ISLE: Event hosted by Mayor’s Time and Detroit Public Schools to Focus on Registering Detroit Children for School and After-School Programs 8/1/2008 DPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVE ADVANCED I-T TRAINING 7/23/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHILDREN’S MUSEUM A POPULAR MACY’S MUSEUM ADVENTURE PASS FEATURE 7/2/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY PH.D. PLANS VISITS TO SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES ON HER FIRST ANNIVERSARY MORNING 7/2/2008 On News Publication of Incomplete Information on Detroit Public Schools 6/30/2008 RONALD BROWN ACADEMY WINS NATIONAL SCHOOL CHANGE AWARD! 6/19/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT RECOVERS STOLEN COMPUTERS AND ARRESTS THIEVES 6/18/2008 KETTERING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND MARCUS GARVEY STUDENTS UNITE IN BUSINESS 5/27/2008 ‘GENTLEMEN’S CLUB’ DISCOVERED IN A DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL 5/27/2008 STATEMENT OF DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER JOAN MCCRAY 5/16/2008 WAYNE RESA EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION EVENT HONORS SIX DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS 5/13/2008 NEWLY POSTED PROFILE REPORTS CONTAIN ACADEMIC, ENROLLMENT AND OTHER DATA ON EACH DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL 5/13/2008 Detroit Public Schools Presents 38th Annual ‘An Evening Of Fine Arts’ 5/6/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAS TWO BRAND NEW COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLES OF ITS OWN 5/5/2008 LIONS AND TIGERS AT CLARK-OH MY! 4/28/2008 THE 71st ANNUAL DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENT EXHIBITION IS ON DISPLAY 4/28/2008 AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH CULMINATES IN DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS INFORMATION FAIR 4/23/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS JROTC CADETS VISIT THE COWS AND THE YUKS 4/23/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO MAKE HISTORIC DEBUT AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE 4/16/2008 FLEMING ACADEMY PRINCIPAL GOES THE DISTANCE FOR CULTURE 4/15/2008 WESTSIDE ACADEMY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION ROCKS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS 4/15/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS HIGHLIGHTS ALL DAY PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS DURING THE MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD 4/11/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEAD THE STATE IN ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 4/11/2008 EDUCATION POLICY ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNOR SET TO BECOME DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4/2/2008 STATEMENT OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. REGARDING DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHASE ONE TURN AROUND SCHOOLS 3/31/2008 NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY REGARDING TURN AROUND SCHOOLS 3/31/2008 HARTFORD MEN UNITED UNDERTAKE "MINISTRY OF PRESENCE" AT FITZGERALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTING THIS WEEK 3/18/2008 STATEMENT OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. REGARDING DISTRICT FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT 3/18/2008 STATEMENT OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. REGARDING TITLE I, SECTION 31A AND OTHER FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS 3/17/2008 STATEMENT OF GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT CONNIE K. CALLOWAY, PH.D. REGARDING THE DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS REALIGNMENT PLAN 3/7/2008 DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CRIMESTOPPERS TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON 2/26/2008 IT’S PENNIES ITALIANO FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS 2/14/2008 DPS STUDENTS FOLLOW THE HOCKEY LEAD OF PIONEER WILLIAM O’REE 2/14/2008 11th Annual Coats for Kids "Plus" Drive Helps Keep Detroit Students Warm 2/5/2008 SUCCESSFUL ADULT HEROES WORK TO ASSURE THAT THECITY’S YOUNG HEROES DON’T QUIT 1/15/2008 SUPT. CALLOWAY BRINGS TOGETHER OUTSTANDING DETROIT TEACHERS TOWARD SYSTEM EXCELLENCE 1/15/2008
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