15 Detroit schools make up initial EAA roster At a special joint meeting Tuesday, the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) of Michigan Board of Directors and Executive Committee approved the assignment of 15 Detroit Public Schools as its initial member schools to open in September. Chancellor John Covington describes the EAA of Michigan as, “A different system for a different outcome. It is our goal to create a new model for education within the state of Michigan.” “The existing educational structure in this country was designed to accommodate an agrarian society 150 years ago,” Covington said. “The old model simply does not fit a 21st Century digital society. The EAA is a new model for students, teachers and parents to fit … Continue reading
Timeline and process for school transitions announced; Enrollment period set for March
Roy Roberts, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Education Achievement Authority (EAA), today announced significant timelines for schools undergoing transition for the 2012-13 school year. “We want parents to understand both the student achievement and demographic trends that have led to dramatic turnaround actions, and for families to have information regarding their child’s school for next year at an early point to be able to suitably plan for that educational experience,” Roberts said. Recommendations for DPS schools to be transferred to the EAA for next school year will be made at a regular Board meeting of the EAA on February 9 in Detroit. In some cases, schools pursuing their approved Improvement Plan will … Continue reading
Education Achievement System Chancellor Holds Last Detroit Statewide Strategic Planning Meeting in December
Students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend Detroit residents who want input into the design of Michigan’s new Education Achievement System are being invited to a strategic planning meeting to be held in Detroiton Monday, December 19 at Wayne County Community College District – Downtown campus,1001 West Fort St.Detroit, MI 48226. The session, which is open to the public, will run from noon until 3 p.m. and is the final of three sessions being held inDetroit. Lunch will be provided for all participants. Students and recent graduates are encouraged to attend this meeting along with key stakeholders that include parents, business and community leaders, elected officials, teachers and members of the clergy. If you are planning to attend, please contact … Continue reading
Detroit Public Schools generates annual operating surplus, reduces legacy deficit by $43 million, focuses resources on high standards in a rigorous curriculum
Along with $200 million financing, DPS deficit is projected to be $83.9 million, although challenges remain to maintain balanced budget with enrollment and State Aid reductions, continue deficit elimination plan and move schools to EAS Detroit Public Schools generated its first annual operating surplus since 2007 and reduced its negative fund balance by over $43 million (13 %) for the 2010-11 fiscal year. DPS accelerated the elimination of its $327 million legacy deficit, reduced total expenditures by over 8% and reduced debt service cost by almost $6 million. The announcement was made today by DPS Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts and the results are presented in the district’s FY 2010-2011 Consolidated Annual Financial Report (CAFR) which was submitted as required to the Michigan Department of Education … Continue reading
Chancellor names key staff for start-up of Education Achievement System
Education Achievement System Chancellor John Covington announced Thursday he has recruited and hired a substantial portion of his cabinet and staff as he puts in place the framework of the system that will begin operating its first schools next September. Covington introduced new cabinet and staff members at a regular meeting of the Education Achievement Authority, the governing body for the new system, on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. “This is an extremely strong team that will be able to do the heavy lifting that has to be done to get the Education Achievement System up and running by next September,” Covington said. “I have looked not only throughout Michigan, but throughout the country to identify the best and … Continue reading
Mann and Kettering host a visit from new Achievement System Chancellor
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School. Dr. Covington meets with Interim Superintendent for Academics Karen Ridgeway and Mann Principal Gwendolyn Frencher.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Interim Superintendent for Academics Karen Ridgeway talks with students at Mann.
- Mann students eat breakfast.
- A Mann student studying.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Mann students work on Spanish in the library.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
- Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools, Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School.
Michigan Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington began his first day on the job Wednesday by visiting four schools in Detroit, including Detroit Public Schools Horace Mann Elementary and Kettering High School. Education Authority Chair and Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts was at Mann Elementary to welcome Covington, who later ate lunch with students during his visit at Kettering High. “As I begin the task of creating a brand new system of schools in Michigan, I want to start by getting a first hand look at the variety of educational services already available in Detroit,” Covington said. In June Gov. Rick Snyder, Detroit public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan … Continue reading
First Chancellor named for Education Achievement Authority
John Wm. Covington, Ed.D. raised student achievement in Missouri, Colorado and Alabama posts John Wm. Covington, Ed.D., an education innovator and creative problem solver with a track record of success in urban school districts, has been selected as the first Chancellor of the Education Achievement Authority, based on action by the Authority’s Board this afternoon. The new Chancellor has served as Superintendent in Kansas City, Missouri; Pueblo, Colorado; and Lowndes County (Montgomery), Alabama. Covington has one of the strongest track records in the nation of initiating district-wide reforms that make it possible for students and teachers to succeed. When he became Kansas City Schools superintendent in 2009, the schools were half-empty, the district had a $50 million deficit and was … Continue reading
Livestream of the EAS board meeting
To access the live feed of the meeting, visit www.mistreamnet.org and click on “Live Video Event.” This event will also be appear in a window labeled: “Today’s Live Video Event” on Michigan Streamnet’s home page.
Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the new Education Achievement Authority will hold organizational and initial meetings
The Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the new Education Achievement Authority will hold their organizational and initial meetings this Thursday, August 11, 2011, Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts announced today. The Board meeting will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Executive Committee at 2:15 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public and will also be live streamed from the Wayne State University Macgregor Conference Center, 495 West Ferry Mall in Detroit. “Setting a meeting and receiving the commitment of these 11 members just a week after the appointments by Governor Snyder is indicative of the urgency by which we’ll face the tasks and challenges before us,” Roberts said. “This group represents some of the … Continue reading
