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Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Special Designations

Community School - These schools offer an array of services to parents and children. Examples include homework assistance, child care, technology skills, parental and prenatal training, language and literacy development and more.

Excellent Schools Detroit Top School - One of our schools that made nonprofit Excellent Schools Detroit’s list of recommended schools in the city, based on test scores, site visits and student and teacher evaluations.

Innovation School - Schools with expanded innovative programs, such as STEAM, public Montessori, dual language immersion, expanded Academy of Blended Learning, additional accelerated academic programs and smaller high school communities.

Montessori School - Montessori programming, according to the American Montessori Society, is a child-centered approach to learning that allows kids to follow their interests and learn through a combination of movement, collaboration and concentration.

Health Requirements

This page details DPSCD health requirements, recommendations, and forms to facilitate families’ access to reliable information and to the basic health care all students need to thrive in school.

Read through this page carefully for information about DPSCD health requirements, services, and forms. To view the required information on this page as a single document, open the Complete Back-to-School Packet. Visit the Tasks and Forms page of the Parent Hub for more important documents.

Important Forms

New Requirement

A Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment (KOHA) is required for children entering kindergarten or first-time first graders in Michigan.

Parents must submit their student's KOHA form to the school after they visit a dentist.

More Information [English | Spanish | Arabic]

Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Form

Complete Back-to-School Packet for New Students [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali ]

Complete Back-to-School Packet for Returning Students [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali ]

Enrollment [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

Medical Authorization [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

Annual Health Form [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali ]

NEW-Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment Form [English]

Consent to Release Health Information [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

FERPA Guidance [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

Education Benefits Form [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

Student Media Release [English | Spanish | Arabic | Bengali]

Minimum Health Requirements

IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION

Examination Requirements
• Physical Examination
• Vision Examination
• Dental Examination

Immunization Recommendations (*School Required)
• Diptheria, Pertussis & Tetanus*
• Polio*
• Measles, Mumps, & Rubella*
• Hepatitis B*
• Meningococcal Conjugate (MenACWY)*
• Meningitis B (16 & Older)*
• Varicella (Chicken Pox)*
• HIB, type B
• Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV)

Recommended Vaccines
• Flu Vaccine
• COVID-19 Vaccine
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)

Homeless and Foster Care Families

SUPPORT RESOURCES

When are students considered homeless?

The district's liaison determines McKinney-Vento eligibility if a student lacks a fixed, regular, adequate nighttime residence, which includes the following living situations:

sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.

staying in motels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to the lack of an adequate alternative.

staying in shelters or transitional housing; or sleeping in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or similar settings.

Is an unaccompanied youth, not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian, and is living in a situation described in the above

A McKinney-Vento Student Referral Form must be submitted each academic year. Eligible students will have access to additional District resources to help them excel academically and socially.

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