🎉 Leadership. Service. Vision. 🎉 At our January Organizational Board Meeting, Detroit Public Schools Community District proudly welcomed new Board leadership committed to strong governance and student-centered impact. ✨ Please join us in celebrating our 2026 Board Officers: 🔹 President: LaTrice McClendon 🔹 Vice President: Bishop Corletta J. Vaughan, Ph.D. 🔹 Secretary: Monique Bryant 🔹 Treasurer: Dr. Iris Taylor This leadership team represents experience, integrity, and a deep commitment to advancing educational excellence for Detroit students. 💙 And because it’s School Board Appreciation Month, we extend our sincere gratitude to all DPSCD Board of Education members for their time, service, and dedication to public education. ✨Bessie Harris ✨Dr. Ida Carol Simmons-Short ✨Rev. Dr. Steve Bland, Jr. Your leadership matters. Your service makes a difference. 👏 Thank you for showing up for Detroit’s children—every single day. 🔗 Learn more about the full Board at detroitk12.org #SchoolBoardAppreciationMonth #DPSCD #DetroitSchools #PublicEducation #LeadershipInAction BoardService DetroitProud “Strong governance means transparency, alignment with our strategic plan, and an unwavering commitment to student success,” said Board President, LaTrice McClendon. “As a Board, it is our responsibility to uphold the District’s vision and mission, working in partnership with the Superintendent and administration to ensure every decision reflects accountability, care, and a students-first approach. This year, our focus will remain on open communication, advancing academic excellence through priorities like literacy, college and career readiness, and whole-child support, and demonstrating responsible leadership that serves our communities with integrity.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gzsHZcSy
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Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is Michigan’s largest public education system. It is governed by a locally-elected, seven-member board with Dr. Nikolai Vitti serving as superintendent. The District’s mission is to provide every student with a beneficial and rightful educational experience, preparing students to be career and college ready, and qualified to compete in the global market. We champion a whole child approach that combines superior academics with socio-emotional, extracurricular, and health services tailored to each individual student's needs. The District has 106 schools and educates 50,000 children.
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Momentum for Detroit students at DPSCD is being recognized from both independent commentators and district leadership. A recent opinion column in the The Detroit News offers an external perspective on the promising direction for Detroit students, while a separate piece in the Detroit Free Press features reflections from Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, on the district’s continued recovery in attendance and academic performance. Together, these perspectives underscore steady progress, focused leadership, and the importance of sustaining the work already underway across our schools. Now this is good news worth resharing!!! 📖 Read more: • Detroit News (external commentary): https://lnkd.in/gVKjydKU • Detroit Free Press (Superintendent perspective): https://lnkd.in/gn9q_WRi
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Thank you Dr. Akisha Osei Sarfo, Ph.D. We know when everyone does their part, students rise!! Thank you to all of our teachers and staff!! We want the world to know, our students are putting in the work.
More large urban school districts than you can list in a headline are catching up with the nation in reading: It’s true that reading achievement in U.S. schools, generally, is a mess. And it’s true that reading in eighth grade is particularly bad. And, it’s also true that eighth grade reading scores have mostly been dropping for the large urban districts that participate in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) program of the National Assessment of Educational (NAEP). However, it is also true that many of these large urban districts are catching up to the rest of the nation in reading achievement, including at eighth grade. In fact, the list of large urban school districts gaining against the nation on some NAEP metric or another in eighth grade reading is long. It includes the public school districts in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Fresno; Miami-Dade and Hillsborough County; Atlanta, the District of Columbia, Chicago, New York City, Milwaukee, and even Detroit–maybe especially Detroit. See more in the post below. Also available for free at Substack: https://lnkd.in/ezHTRFzN
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Have you or someone you know always wanted to become a certified teacher? Look no further than On the Rise Academy at Detroit Public Schools Community District! On the Rise Academy Fellows earn their teacher certification at no cost, earn competitive salaries and receive intensive support and coaching. If you have always wanted to take the leap and become a teacher, now is the time! Applications close November 30th. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eeWFp77u #teaching #hiring #careers Ben Jackson
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Thank you Council of the Great City Schools for your continued support. We appreciate the opportunity to share how the reform work is progressing in Detroit!! Great recap!
Here’s the recap of the 2025 CGCS Fall Conference in Philadelphia! It was a week of meaningful sessions, inspiring speakers, and celebrating the great work happening in urban schools. Thank you to The School District of Philadelphia for hosting us, and thanks to everyone who joined us — see you next year in Boston!
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Micah Walker thank you for capturing this epic, once in a lifetime experience and opportunity for our stellar students. We are internationally known… how are you known?!?! https://lnkd.in/gH2TtwGP #STUDENTSRISE #ROARLOUD #ROARPROUD #2025WINS
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ICYMI Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) broke ground on the new $86 million Cody High School, a state-of-the-art facility that represents another bold investment in the future of Detroit’s students on the City’s west side. The groundbreaking ceremony united students, families, alumni, District leaders, and community partners in celebration of a transformative milestone for DPSCD under local control. The Cody High School rebuild marks the fourth major construction project launched under DPSCD’s 20-Year Facility Master Plan (FMP)—following the successful completion of the Southeastern High School Annex and the groundbreakings at Paul Robeson/Malcolm X Academy and Pershing High School. Together, these projects demonstrate the District’s unwavering commitment to modernizing facilities, strengthening neighborhoods, and ensuring equitable access to high-quality public learning environments across Detroit. Read more at detroitk12.org. Congratulations on another win Machion Jackson. #ROARLOUD #ROARPROUD #StudentsRise #WeAllRise
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Celebrating Leadership & Promise Fulfilled A few years ago, our Board of Education made a bold choice in leadership for Detroit Public Schools Community District. Today, we are witnessing the results of that decision. As our Superintendent said this morning: “Promises made, promises kept. We are literally building the district brick by brick.” Our students deserve the very best, and that’s exactly what we are working to deliver—transforming challenges into opportunities and proving that talent is abundant in Detroit. Thank you to our Board, Superintendent, staff, families, and community partners for continuing to share our story of rising. This work is deeply personal—and deeply powerful. 👏🏾 Congratulations, Southeastern High School! 📅 Applications open Monday, October 6, 2025.
Client Win 🎉Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) just cut the ribbon on the Southeastern High School Career Technical Education (CTE) Annex, the first completed new build under the District’s $700M Facility Master Plan. This 11,000-square-foot facility includes an advanced welding lab, CNC lab, and collaborative spaces designed to prepare students for high-demand careers in advanced manufacturing and technology. The Southeastern CTE Annex is more than a building. It’s a commitment to investing in neighborhood schools, expanding access to career pathways, and delivering long-term opportunities for Detroit students.
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🚨 Welcome to the Detroit Trades Tour! 🚨 We’re hitting the road to bring skilled trades straight to your school. Pipefitting, Steamfitting, Welding and HVAC Technicians. 🎓 No college debt. Paid apprenticeships. 💰 Top wages. Exciting careers. Our graduates are thriving—and your students could be next. Just sign up, and we’ll schedule a stop. Let’s build futures that work. https://bit.ly/41zPbdL #Detroit #Michigan ##DetroitTradesTour #SkilledTrades #Teachers #Counselors #Students #HighSchool #Careerpath #Nodebt #ApprenticeshipWorks #FutureBuiltRight #TradesTour Detroit Public Schools Community District Detroit at Work Detroit Cristo Rey High School Detroit Public School Foundation Livonia Public Schools Dorsey Schools - Farmington Hills Campus East Detroit High School East Detroit Public Schools
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Building our schools brick by brick includes showcasing how we are helping students to rise. Pulaski is building a culture that will impact students for a lifetime by promoting high achievement through excellent daily attendance. By the way, Pulaski is one of our neighborhood schools. Kudos to our principal Tyra Smith-Bell, Ed.S. and her entire staff and school community. Thank you Chalkbeat Detroit for taking the time to share our stories of success!! Hannah Dellinger this may need to be framed!
Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.