Citizens committee reports released

ByKatie Hetrick April 25, 2022April 26, 2022

Below is a list of reports shared with the Vision for Infrastructure and Planning (VIP) Committee. This citizen’s committee met numerous times from January to March of 2022 to learn more about infrastructure needs in the district and possible financing options.

Information is listed in order by the date it was presented to the committee.

1-13-22 VIP Committee overview of topics

1-13-22 Recap of 2019 BRICS Bond

1-20-22 Video of committee building tour of Geer Park Elementary, Henry Ford Elementary and Edsel Ford High

1-20-22 Video of committee building tour of Lowrey K-8, McCollough Elementary and Fordson High

1-20-22 Folder of photos and videos from building tours

2022 District building ages

VIP worksheet with estimated per item cost

2-10-22 Millage explanation presentation

2-23-22 Enrollment projections

2-23-22 Bond financing and millages

District to see Operating Millage Renewal at lower rate for homeowners

ByKatie Hetrick November 15, 2023September 18, 2024

Dearborn Public Schools will place an important operating millage renewal on the Feb. 27, 2024 ballot, which is also the presidential primary. The Board of Education approved seeking the millage renewal during its regular meeting on Nov. 13, 2023. The question is a renewal, not a new tax. The district’s operating millage provides $41 million,…

Students work on dental molds at the Michael Berry Career Center.

Updates planned at Early College, under discussion for Career Center

ByKatie Hetrick September 27, 2024

Several facility updates to improve the district’s high school offerings are planned or underway at Henry Ford Early College and the Michael Berry Career Center. Dearborn Public Schools now owns two buildings that house the Henry Ford Early College on the northwest side of the Henry Ford College campus. Renovations have started at these buildings,…

Four people sit and talk at a table in the Dearborn High School cafeteria during a town hall meeting.

Long-range facility plan to be presented at March 21 meeting

ByKatie Hetrick March 10, 2023

Fielding International will present the findings from its study of long-term building needs in Dearborn Public Schools during a special meeting on March 21, 2023. The report will be presented during a study session for the Board of Education starting at 5:30 p.m. that evening. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which will…

Walk in freezers added at eight schools

ByKatie Hetrick August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

How do you get a new appliance in your home? The district needed a lot more than two delivery people and a dolly to install new walk in freezers this summer. Freezers were installed at eight schools across the district to help combat food supply chain issues and to reduce the amount of food transported…

Recording posted of virtual town hall on Infrastructure and Finance

ByKatie Hetrick May 2, 2022

Can’t make it to a in-person town hall? Watch a recording of the April 28 virtual presentation.

The intro slide of the Master Facility Plan update presented at the Jan. 10, 2023 Board of Education meeting.

Fielding International updates board on long-term facilities planning report

ByKatie Hetrick January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Fielding International updated the Board of Education on Jan. 10, 2023 on the company’s work to create a long-term facilities planning report. You can find video of the presentation here on the district’s YouTube channel. Click here to see a pdf of the presentation.

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