DPSCD REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024
5:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. EST
Remote
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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team
The school board will review task force recommendations on how to spend the $94 million settlement from the “literacy lawsuit.” The superintendent said the district will use some of the funds to increase support for English language learners.
The school board will review task force recommendations on how to spend the $94 million settlement from the “literacy lawsuit.” The superintendent said the district will use some of the funds to increase support for English language learners.
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12:13 PM Feb 13, 2024 CST
The meeting has been called to order at 5:33.
Link to join the meeting can be found here:
As for accessibility options for the online meeting, there is an ASL interpreter, and the slides are visible on the screen as well.
Chair's remarks - tomorrow is Count Day. Funding is tied to Count Day, it is a big deal.
In researching reasons why literacy/English classes are a challenge they found that access to ESL programs is lacking.
Superintendent Vitti says that there is grant money available for this. Agrees more funding for ESL learners is key.
Screen is hard to read - but may be easier if you zoom in.
Overall, additional state aid is in the budget. Balmer Grant was $2.7mil, state aid one time categorical grant was $15mil. Additional grants are coming available this and next month.
East English Village Class of 2024 - for excellence in leadership for service to My Father's Business at Grace Community Church.
1000 students more than at the end of last school year.
Re-enrollment is back to pre-pandemic level.
Avg. daily attendance is 1% higher than last year.
Loved, Challenged, Prepared initiative - more students are feeling these things.
Literacy and math are showing growth trends in lowest 30% of students.
SAT/PSAT numbers from last meeting are not reflective of current state, when students are receiving classes and preparation.
At the end of the pandemic they showed less learning loss than other averages across cities and the county. Showed more improvement than these other areas. Detroit is ahead of other districts.
A: RE: lack of media celebration. The Jennifer Crumbley verdict was released the day that they tried to release the report about the district's success, and it dominated the news.
A: We do a national recruitment strategy based on HBCUs and other universities to ramp up for summer hiring, we do hiring fairs in the spring.
A: Dyslexia bill requires universities to teach the Science of Reading. We have worked with these universities, they aren't developing as many teachers as they used to - esp. teachers of color.
➡️ 3. Agenda approval - approved
➡️ 4. Meeting minute approval - approved
Starting with in person commenters. Looks like five people have signed up.
Please continue having the students perform, recognizing them. When will Paul Robeson/Malcolm X have an opportunity to have parents go into the building prior to the move?
Teachers not getting payment for having oversized classrooms.
Would like a board member to greet our students on Count Day.
- Process for Let's Read, you have to sign up as a volunteer and pass screening, you will be trained and connected to the school you'd like to go to, can work with students 1:1 with provided materials.
- Over class size payment, goes out on Feb 20.
- Parents can visit new building in the spring for Malcolm X academy.
- ^ This school does have a nurse, has been absent or temp. moved
Motion to approve these items: approved.
13.01-13.03 approved by the board
These items have gone through committees.
All have been approved in one vote.
- Nearly 3000 students are homeless, families are coming from Venezuela. Firming up with churches in SW Detroit with facilitating support.
Detroit Library Commission has a vacancy - go to DPL website for more information, resumes accepted through 2/29.
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Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is Michigan’s largest public education system. It is governed by a locally-elected, seven-member board. 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. The District has 106 schools and educates 50,000 children.
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