Detroit, MI
Detroit schools among 68 in Michigan released from state oversight
(FOX 2) – More than 60 Michigan schools will be released from state oversight after meeting graduation and performance-based benchmarks set by the education department.
Included in the list of 68 schools that no longer need help from the state are 24 Detroit schools, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Education.
Big picture view:
Schools in Detroit, Warren, Melvindale, Oak Park, Highland Park, and Madison Heights make up just some of the Southeast Michigan school districts no longer in need of oversight and support from the state.
The release from state monitoring includes 23 schools under the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Another six Detroit schools will also no longer be identified for specialized targeted support.
In total, there are 68 schools that will be released from oversight. There are still 113 schools that will fall under the umbrella for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI).
Michigan Oversight Eligibility
Schools are identified as needing Comprehensive Support and Improvement when they meet one of the following criteria:
- The school is in the bottom 5% of schools in Michigan
- Is a high school with a four-year graduation rate of 67% or less
- The school was in a CSI cohort but did not meet CSI exit criteria
- The school was in an ATS cohort but did not meet ATS exit criteria and so supports are elevated to CSI
There is another category for state support called Targeted Support and Improvement. The eligibility criteria for that program includes:
- Schools having at least one student group (such as a racial group, economically disadvantaged students, or students with disabilities) performing in the bottom 25% of each of the school’s components on the Michigan School Index.
- Identified annually
The backstory:
Schools are determined to need state support through the Michigan School Index, which is a requirement from the federal government that states maintain some sort of school accountability system.
The program is used to identify schools that are in need of additional support to help students perform better. Academic outcomes, attendance, and graduation rates are some of the parameters the state measures for signs of improvement.
Schools may leave the state program if they no longer meet the criteria that made them eligible in the first place, like math and English proficiency over two years.
Catching up:
According to the 2023-24 results, there were slight gains among Michigan’s schools.
Of the 3,324 public schools in Michigan, 113 were identified for state support – about 3.4% of all schools in the state. That includes 57 districts entering partnership agreements with MDE, which means they will get specialized support.
“I am very pleased to see that 68 schools—including 33 out of 98 schools that were in partnership agreements with MDE—no longer require additional supports from the department because of the hard work by local district and intermediate school district staff, children, parents, community members and MDE employees,” said Interim State Superintendent Dr. Sue C. Carnell.
Schools no longer under oversight
There are 68 schools that will no longer use the CSI program for state help:
- Academy for Business and Technology High School, Melvindale
- Academy of Warren
- Barack Obama Leadership Academy, Detroit
- Beecher High School (Beecher Community School District)
- Fair Plain East Elementary School (Benton Harbor Area Schools)
- Buchanan Virtual Academy (Buchanan Community Schools)
- Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Detroit Leadership Academy K-8 (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Blackwell Institute (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Bunche Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Burns Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Carver STEM Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Central High School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Cooke STEM Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Garvey Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Henderson Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Marquette Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Noble Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Nolan Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Palmer Park Preparatory Academy (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Priest Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Pulaski Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Wayne Elementary School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Oak Park Service Learning Academy
- Pleasantview Elementary School (East Pointe Community Schools)
- FlexTech High School, Brighton
- Eisenhower School (Flint Community Schools)
- George Washington Carver Elementary School, Highland Park
- Ottawa Hills High School (Grand Rapids Public Schools)
- Dickinson West Elementary School (Hamtramck Public Schools)
- International Academy of Flint
- John R. Lewis Elementary School (Jackson Public Schools)
- Joy Preparatory Academy, Detroit
- Washington Writers’ Academy (Kalamazoo Public Schools)
- KEYS Grace Academy, Madison Heights
- Gardner International Magnet School (Lansing School District)
- Lyons School (Lansing School District)
- Mt. Hope School (Lansing School District)
- Wexford Montessori Academy (Lansing School District)
- Mildred C. Wells Academy, Benton Harbor
- Multicultural Academy, Ann Arbor
- Oakland FlexTech High School, Farmington Hills
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School (Port Huron Area School District)
- Saginaw Preparatory Academy
- Arthur Eddy Academy (Saginaw Public Schools)
- Jessie Loomis School (Saginaw Public Schools)
- Westfield Preparatory High School, Redford
There are also schools that will exit additional targeted support:
- Burton Glen Charter Academy
- Bow Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Detroit International Academy for Young Women (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Munger Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Spain Elementary-Middle School (Detroit Public Schools Community District)
- Dove Academy of Detroit
- Hamilton Virtual School (Hamilton Community Schools)
- Tyrone Elementary School (Harper Woods School District)
- Holt Junior High School (Holt Public Schools)
- Michigan Collegiate Middle/High School, Roseville
- New Paradigm College Prep, Detroit
- Parchment Middle School (Parchment School District)
- Beech Elementary School (Redford Union Schools)
- Grogan Elementary School (Southgate Community Schools)
- Clarence Randall Elementary School (Taylor School District)
The Source: A news release from the Michigan Department of Education.
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Detroit, MI
Fangirl Culture is Front and Center as Detroit Mercy Theatre Company Presents a Zany Y2K Comedy
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire closes Detroit Mercy’s 55th Season
DETROIT — Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) closes the inaugural season of the new Detroit
Mercy Black Box Theatre with I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire by Samantha Hurley, playing April 10-19 on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus.
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire is set in 2004 and follows 14-year-old Shelby Hinkley, who is obsessed with Hollywood star Tobey Maguire and creates a play to kidnap and marry him in her basement.
“This play is as hilarious as it is heartfelt,” said DMTC managing director Sarah Rusk. “Shelby truly believes Tobey Maguire is her destiny, and through her obsession we get a look into the complicated emotions of growing up during the Y2K era.”
“I absolutely love working with young actors,” said director Cassandra Svacha.
“Watching them create and rise to the challenge is thrilling. I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire to college-aged kids is like a period piece; none of them were alive when this story takes place so it’s extra fun to have them dive into this world in an anthropologic way. They aren’t reminiscing or remembering 2004, they have to study that world and build it for themselves.”
I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire runs six performances April 10-19 at the new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus. The DMTC Ticket Office is open Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., with tickets being available for purchase anytime online at www.DetroitMercyArts.com.
Individual tickets are $25 for adults, $18 for seniors and Detroit Mercy faculty, staff and alumni, and $10 for veterans and students (ages 4-college). Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. To schedule your group, contact Sarah Rusk at 313-993-3273.
Those looking to buy tickets should note that the play is rated R and contains adult language and
Detroit, MI
Detroit Pistons and A Kid Again team up to give children with illnesses a special night at the arena
DETROIT (WXYZ) — More than 600 family members facing life-threatening conditions stepped into Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night to enjoy a Detroit Pistons game, thanks to a partnership with the organization A Kid Again.
Watch Christiana Ford’s video report:
Detroit Pistons host a special game night for kids with illnesses
Nine-year-old Kendall Yarbrough, who has lupus, picked out her outfit the night before the game. At center court, her focus was on being the best fan she could be.
“Feeling good, pretty good,” Yarbrough said, getting ready to go down to the court for the fan tunnel.
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Her mom surprised her with the news the night before.
“Yesterday she told me I was coming and I got really excited and I couldn’t really sleep,” Yarbrough said.
For the fourth year, A Kid Again partnered with the Pistons to create a behind-the-scenes adventure tailored for children with medical conditions. The event removes barriers like dietary restrictions and accessibility issues so families can focus on having a good time.
“We give them opportunities to come to events like tonight to meet with other families going through similar situations as well as just giving them a time that they can be a family and be together,” Amy Vining said.
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Vining, the executive director of A Kid Again, has a personal mission to help these families.
“My youngest was born with a condition called craniosynostosis. He had his skull remodeled at 4 months old at CS Mott Children’s Hospital, and I’ve always been a part of the non-profit community,” Vining said. “Going through that experience with my own child, his surgery corrected itself, but I saw so many children that were a part of the hospital at that time that were going to have lifelong complications from the conditions that they had, and I knew at some point in my non-profit journey that I wanted to give back to those families.”
Vincent Larkins, a 9th grader living with an undiagnosed rare neuromuscular disorder, also attended the game with his mom and three brothers who share the same disorder.
“It seems like it’s a very big deal, and I’m pretty excited to see the players up in person. I’ve never done something like this before, so I’m pretty happy,” Larkins said.
WXYZ-TV
Their mom, Alison Zanella, says the event provided a rare moment of rest for the kids who stood alongside players during the National Anthem.
“The only normal kid thing they do is go to school. Everything else is therapy and doctors appointments every day,” Zanella said.“It was really just about a chance to give the kids a break and let them be kids for the night.”
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A Kid Again is a national organization with a mission to foster hope, happiness, and healing for children with life-threatening health conditions and their families. The organization provides cost-free, consistent, year-round activities that create meaningful shared experiences and joy-filled memories.
A Kid Again Michigan was established in December 2021 and currently serves more than 1850 families throughout the state.
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