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Check Out Five Things You Need to Know This Week

Summer on the Block: DPSCD Families, join the Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team Thursday, July 17, 2025, for Summer on the Block. There are two locations and times to fit your schedule: Harms Elementary, 2400 Central Street, Detroit, MI 48209, 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. or Burton International Academy, 2001 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Detroit, MI 48208, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. There will be free food, giveaways, fun activities for the children as well as resources and enrollment support for families. See you on the Block this week! For more information visit the Family and Community Engagement home page.

Vision to Learn Clinic:Is your student struggling with vision or hearing? DPSCD in partnership with Vision to Learn and the Detroit Health Department is offering four free vision and hearing clinics during the summer break. Join the next clinic, Friday, July 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Western International High School, 1500 Scotten Street, Detroit MI 48224. We look forward to seeing you there!

Stay Connected with DPSCD this Summer: Join ESE at the African World Festival: The Office of Exceptional Student Education will be participating in the African World Festival hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. This three-day event will take place from Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20 at Hart Plaza. The Office of Exceptional Student Education will have three tents for our ESE students and families. Each tent will have sensory stations, exciting make and take crafts for children, and informational handouts. For more information, contact Cherie McMillian.

Connect with ESE During Parent Office Hours: The Office of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) team invites families to join upcoming Parent Office Hours—an opportunity to engage directly with District staff, ask questions, and receive support. 


Next Sessions: Wednesday, July 16, 2025 

We look forward to connecting with you! For more information, visit our website at detroitk12.org/ese.

GSRP PreK Application is open for Fall 2025! Do you or anyone you know have a student who will be 4 by December 1, 2025? Families can now apply for a GSRP PreK seat for the 2025-26 school year! Please visit detroitk12.org/prek and fill out the Interest Form for the 2025-26 school year to start the application process. Seats are limited and will go fast! Start the process today.