The budget raises pay for all employees, adds nine more school counselors, hires about 12 more assistant principals, and gives teachers funding for classroom supplies.
Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat Detroit
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Detroit district to address concerns over demolishing Cooley High School at community meeting
Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, will field questions and complaints at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Renaissance High School at 6565 Outer Dr. W.
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Nearly 84% of Detroit district high schoolers were paid for attendance this year
In its second year, DPSCD’s financial attendance incentive reached more than 12,000 high schoolers. More students at neighborhood high schools were able to get the payout compared to last year.
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Detroit district: Yellow bus pilot improved attendance for Henry Ford High School students
DPSCD administrators said Henry Ford students who rode the bus frequently significantly reduced their chronic absenteeism this school year. The same was not true for East English Village, where more students live farther from their school.
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DPCSD: Savings from mayor’s free student bus passes could fund after-school programs at three sites
Mayor Mary Sheffield asked DPSCD to use the funds it would no longer spend on student bus passes to expand out-of-school programs. The district’s board will have the final say.
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Detroit district says it will not renew Barack Obama Leadership Academy’s charter despite protests
DPSCD officials have criticized the school’s academic results and financial track record. The charter school educates 300 students and is seeking a new authorizer to stay open.
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Parents say Detroit schools fail to complete special ed evaluations on time. Here is what the data shows.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the district has improved its number of on-time evaluations, but it needs to continue to establish a “no-excuse culture” around evaluation times.
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Wayne County will consider new schooling options for its juvenile detention facility
DPSCD recently approved a one-year contract with the charter school that operates in the juvenile detention facility. It is intended to serve as a transitionary period, officials say.
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These 4 Detroit district schools are closing. What will happen to their students?
The closure of four small DPSCD schools at the end of this school year will save the district between $10 million-$19 million, officials say.
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Detroit district speeds up closures of four small schools due to budgetary constraints
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School, J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, Catherine Blackwell Institute, and Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School will close at the end of the school year, officials confirmed.