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.
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…
Dearborn Public Schools recently updated its financial filings with the state to show the district now plans to spend about $52 million in ESSER funding on buildings, most of that to add air-conditioning at some elementary schools. A breakdown of how the district has spent or budgeted its entire $133 million in ESSER funding is now posted…
This is an interesting time for those interested in Dearborn Public Schools facilities. At the Jan. 10, 2023 Board of Education meeting, Fielding International will give an update about its work to create a long-term Future of Learning plan for Dearborn. The actual 30-year plan that will look at instructional and facility needs of the…
While most students and staff were enjoying their summer break, construction crews were busy on numerous projects around Dearborn Public Schools. Four elementary schools were closed for the entire summer as they entered the final stages of work to add air-conditioning, and another was closed as work started on its air-conditioning project. Several other buildings…
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…
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…
