Author: Waseem Hammoud

School Year 2020-2021: • The MICIP Platform will replace the ASSIST platform as the technical solution to implement the mindset and processes of MICIP. • Training on the platform will begin in Fall 2020, with the official launch of the platform occurring at the Fall Continuous Improvement Conference (formerly known as the School Improvement Conference)…

Additional programs about schools are now available to parents on the Parent Dashboard for School Transparency. In addition to last year’s phase I release that included state assessment performance and progress, students with on-track attendance, English learner progress, graduation and dropout rates, and advanced coursework,  Phase II was released today and is now available under …

School and District Improvement Plan Documentation Submission the 2018-2019 School Year for the 2019-2020 School Year: The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is working toward an enhanced whole child model of needs assessment and planning; however, for this year in partnership with AdvancED, the MDE will continue to keep the ASSIST web-based open for submission of District Improvement…

Below is the powerpoint and some additional handouts shared at General Admin sessions. Michigan’s New Accountability-Index System Powerpoint Student Identification Flow Chart Index Components and School Identification Targets by Component Metric Accountability FAQs

This past week our Year One Professional Staff  received professional development in the area of Special Education. Participants spent time learning about the various acronyms and labels utilized in the department and how students are identified for potential services. In addition, the various models of intervention services offered through the MTSS process were introduced.  Our…

Greetings Everyone, Detroit Free Press published an article on the release of the new rating system. See highlights belows: The Michigan Department of Education is set to issue a new way of rating schools soon — one that gives them credit for student proficiency and improvement, as well as other factors that have nothing to…

Good Afternoon, A parent dashboard was created by the Michigan Department of Education for parents and other stakeholders wanting to know more about public schools down to the building level. This tool replaces the color-coding system of green, lime, yellow, orange, red, and purple in the previous accountability Scorecards. The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has…

Greetings, This is a reminder that the human resources department is inviting all new teachers to a reception prior to the board meeting on Monday, October 9 at 6:30 PM. Over 160 teachers were hired this year. Principals, please encourage your new hire teachers to attend and administrators are also welcome. We are excited to…

News you may have missed! From the HR Department Blog on June 12, 2017. Employee Merit/ Attendance Bonus Pay for 2017-18 School year  The Dearborn School Board will be providing an attendance incentive and merit pay bonus for all employees who have been employed from July 1, 2017 through June 14, 2018. Please be aware that…

Greetings Teachers, I hope you are all off to a great start of the new school year. Please refer to the link: Mentor/Mentee Roles and Responsibilities section of the Dearborn Teacher University handbook to learn about mentor/mentee roles and responsibilities until we see you at our first meeting.  Meeting dates:  https://schoolimprovement.dearbornschools.org/dtu-professional-development-17-18/ If you have any questions…