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2014/2015 Annual Report
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Preparing for Work
Intensify hands-on training and work experience for youth. That is one of five public priorities identified in a recent publication of the Center For Michigan. Their report entitled Getting to Work outlines the public’s agenda for improving career navigation, college...
MLK Jr. Day
So often we get so involved in our daily routines that we forget to pause and think about different ways that we might make a contribution to our community. Martin Luther King Day in January offers us the opportunity to think of others, join with family and friends,...
Bennett Elem Wins School Supplies
Congratulations to Kaity Nicastri, Community School Site Coordinator for Southwest Solutions at Bennett Elementary, for winning the drawing for school supplies. These materials will support the 50 girls, kindergarten through 5th grade, in Girl Scout troop #80205. This...
New Beginnings Boundless Opportunity
And so we begin again. A new year offers an unlimited number of opportunities for the Foundation to take steps toward achieving our mission and vision. As we begin, we reflect on the successes of the past year and resolve to make 2016 even better than 2015. We resolve...
Talent Abounds
No matter where you look you will fine talented DPS students engaged in performances, contests, games, and special projects. This is especially true in the arts. This year the winner of the float design contest sponsored by the Skillman Foundation for the Thanksgiving...
Calling All DPS Alums
Watch this space. At its most recent meeting the DPS Foundation Alumni Advisory Board began planning for an alumni recognition program. There are many untold stories of success, giving, advancement and community engagement of DPS alumni. These stories should be told...
A Season of Giving
The Detroit Public Schools Foundation is participating in #GivingTuesday, an annual national day of giving. We are also asking that you join us in a season of giving. Please consider supporting one of the following initiatives one day this month. Dec. 1- General...
Happy Thanksgiving!
In gratitude for our many friends and colleagues, the DPS Foundation wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving. Please mark your calendar for December 1st to remember to make your donation on #GivingTuesday. Glenda Price President
DPS Foundation Goes Green
Congratulations to the teachers who were awarded the 2015 Go Green Challenge grant. Each teacher received a $500.00 mini-grant to implement and expand energy efficiency or environmental projects within their classrooms or schools. The winning twenty teachers were...