Recording posted of virtual town hall on Infrastructure and Finance
Can’t make it to a in-person town hall? Watch a recording of the April 28 virtual presentation.
Can’t make it to a in-person town hall? Watch a recording of the April 28 virtual presentation.
Dearborn Public Schools is on track to spend close to $100 million on capital improvements to its buildings over two fiscal years. That total includes $55 million directly from federal COVID relief funding through ESSERS, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund. The district also was able to use ESSERs funding to offset other…
The company working with the district to develop a 30-year facilities recommendation for Dearborn Public Schools is asking community members to offer their input via an online form. The district hired Fielding International in September to look at the district’s 37 buildings and develop a long-term recommendation that goes beyond just identifying the physical needs…
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….
While Dearborn Public Schools is only collecting 2.3352 mills of its recently reapproved operating millage, some property owners in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights will see higher rates this summer after it was discovered that the tax was left off some bills last year. For the 2024-25 tax cycle, the district’s operating millage will be 2.3352…
Touted as an increase in school funding, a complicated change in how Dearborn Public Schools received state aid this fiscal year actually resulted in millions less for the district in per pupil funding. Local homeowners will benefit from the tax change with a dip in their property tax bill this summer followed by the return…
The Dearborn Public Schools Board of Education has scheduled a special study session on May 5, 2025 to discuss infrastructure needs, as the district moves towards putting another bond question on a ballot. The open meeting is set to start at 6 p.m. that evening at the Administrative Service Center, 18700 Audette St., Dearborn. The…