Dearborn Public Schools strives to be transparent and provide information to our families and residents. In such a large district, the amount of information can be overwhelming. Below are some links and tips for how to find information from the district related to infrastructure and financing.
Again, we will note that information will evolve over time, so if any details conflict, please use the more recent information.
Video of April 28, 2022 presentation (For those who want captions, see Part 1 and Part 2).
Town Hall presentation 4-19-22
4-11-22 Infrastructure financing report to the Board of Education The report includes information about sinking funds and general list of needs by building.
3-23-22 VIP Committee report to the board
Construction Inflation Alert from April 2022
1-13-22 VIP Committee overview of topics
1-31-22 Recap of 2019 BRICS Bond
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
VIP worksheet with estimated per item cost
2-10-22 Millage explanation presentation
Also see the COVID funds webpage
Poster of how district is using COVID funds – dated February 2022
Spreadsheet with more details of spending categories – April 21, 2022
You can get the latest district news directly to your email by subscribing on the First Bell website at www.firstbell.dearbornschools.org.
Change in state funding means reduction in local property tax bills this summer (includes information on planned ESSERS capital improvement projects) posted on June 22, 2022
Town town halls, website added to discuss and gather input on facility needs, financing and possible bond posted on April 25, 2022
District buying to HFC buildings to expand Early College high schools posted April 14, 2022
Public survey, info sessions to gather feedback on infrastructure needs and possible funding vote posted April 12, 2022
Trustees to hold special study session on April 11 to further discuss possible bond posted on March 30, 2022
Members selected for VIP infrastructure committee posted on Dec. 23, 2021
District taking names for a citizens infrastructure committee posted on Nov. 17, 2021
While not specifically related to facilities issues, the district’s Transparency Page includes numerous documents related to financial operations in the district including items like budgets, audits, employee contracts and much more.
