Parent and Scholar Newsletter

DEPSA - ECE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Monday, October 24, 2022 | Volume VIII Main Office Contact 313-877-9380

We are pleased to inform you that DETROIT EDISON PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the School Year 2022-2023. The GREAT NEWS is that ALL students enrolled at our school can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day.

Students will also qualify for FREE internet service. In place of the Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application, we still need your household to fill out and sign the Household Information Report. In order for ALL students to receive free breakfast AND free lunch, we are required to have this form on file for ALL students. Below is the link to complete the application. ALL students with a completed application on file will receive a Free Dress pass for Monday, October 31, 2022.

Link to the online survey:

http://npfeschools.org/household-information-report/

DEPSA Needs Assessment Survey

WE ARE EXCITED!

Needs Assessment Link

DEPSA is in the process of re-opening our school-based health clinic with a new partner. The health clinic will be able to provide services to children with chronic health issues such as asthma, diabetes, obesity, and more. They will provide athletes with their required physicals. Other services such as emergencies that take place at school, providing therapy to children and their families, immunizations, providing medication, supporting your child’s health while at school, and joining us in bringing back the annual Hip 2B Health Fair back in Spring 2023. If you like, they will become your child’s doctor. If you do not have insurance, the clinic staff will guide you to sign up for state-provided health services for children. The clinic services are also open to the community…which they can enter at the back of the building. Attached you will find a very important Needs Assessment (Needs Assessment Link) that we are asking you to complete. The results of these needs assessments will be analyzed to determine what is important to DEPSA Families.

Happy Birthday

Darius Brown 9th10/25

Charisma Holly 10th10/26

Leif Gaines 11th10/27

Riyen Hale 12th10/27

Matias Harris 12th10/27

Lucia Miller 9th10/28

Paris Brown 10th10/28

READER'S BOX

Students are assigned reading each week from their classroom teacher. Students complete a nightly “response” or activity based on the assigned reading for the week. They submit this work EVERY FRIDAY at the beginning of class. This accounts for 15% of their ELA grade. Parents, please provide your support by checking their completed responses every night.

Students who read 30 minutes each night will have been exposed to 12 million more words by senior year. Research has shown that more than half the variance in students’ reading comprehension scores can be explained by the depth and breadth of their vocabulary knowledge. Students with higher reading comprehension scores typically perform better in science and math.

	9/23/22`	9/30/22	10/7/22	10/14/22	10/21/22
PERIOD 1	73	93	61	81	100
PERIOD 2	56	83	51	62	100
PERIOD 3	48	90	37	64	100
PERIOD 6	60	93	50	68	88
AVERAGE	59	90	50	69	97

2022-2023 GOALS

100% College Acceptance

FAFSA completion will increase by 20%

Increase college matriculating by 10%

IB/AP - increase the number of students passing by 10%

M-STEP proficiency will increase in both Science and Social Studies by 20% for 11th graders

% of SAT test takers scoring above College Ready Benchmark: 26%

60% of 9th and 10th graders will meet their RIT growth goal in Math and Reading

Average Daily Attendance will be at 95%

INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES

Priority #1: Integrate reading, writing and discussion in all content areas to provide cohesive instruction and opportunities for productive struggle.

Priority #2: Provide effective feedback to students that affirms what they have done well and guides them toward academic improvement and achievement of learning goals.

Priority #3: Study and leverage student-level data on a regular and consistent basis to identify learning opportunities and create plans to address them.

Priority #4: Use rubrics as tools to provide a shared language with clear guidelines and expectations to provide a measure, adjust and evaluate learning.

Important Dates!!!

Monday, October 24th

Central Michigan University Onsite Visit

NWEA 11th Grade Testing

Tuesday, October 25th

School Pictures by LifeTouch

Grades 9th - 12th

Friday, November 4th

End of Quarter 1

Monday, November 7th

ECE ANET Testing Nov. 7th - 11th

DEPSA - ECE College Fair 2022

Scholars had a great time participating in the college fair last week. We invited 17 universities and colleges who were able to share insight about their campus!

COLLEGE APPLICATION DATA

SHOUT TO THE FOLLOWING SENIORS WHO HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE GOAL OF COMPLETING 9 APPLICATIONS.

Maia Abernathy

Heath Bolden

Tationna Davis

Morgan Figgins

Destinee Gaston

LaTese Guyton

Gabrielle Harris

Matia Harris

Donrico Hawkins

Laila Hill

Nasya Irvin

Rodney Jackson

Christian Kemp

Zoey McClanahan

Sean McSpadden Jr.

Mya Morgan

Sa'Nya Myers

Auriana Perry-Potts

Xavier Risby

Kennedy Smith

Kailyn Strong

Terrell Taylor

Jalen Townson

Tialayla Vaughn

Dorian Walker-Berry

Seth Washington

Mekayla Watson

LondonWatts

Daveion Williams

Ja'mel Williams

Robert Williams

Ja'mese Willis

Jaydes Womack

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIORS	TOTAL NUMBER WHO HAVE APPLIED TO COLLEGE	TOTAL REMAINING TO APPLY	TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS COMPLETED
78	62	16	510

Bell Schedule

Dress Code

Detroit Edison Public School Academy students must conduct themselves with a sense of personal pride. Therefore, they are expected to dress appropriately in their school uniforms. The dress code is in effect throughout the entire school day. Students should only carry clear or mesh backpacks. All other items are required to be stored in the locker. Please ensure your child is in full school uniform before entering the building.

Prohibited Items

Hats, head-scarves, bandanas
Large purses (only cross body) JA/ECE
Tight-fitted/short skirts, dresses, shorts, skorts.
Sunglasses worn in school
Bare midriffs or cropped tops
Polo Shirts
Shirts fronts & tails hanging out
Footie socks/ socks with designs on them
Hooded sweatshirts during school hours
No boots of any kind during school hours
Gym shoes (except during gym class)
Non-prescription glasses
Crocs, Mules, strapless shoes, or high heels

Students who violate the dress code will serve a suspension after 3 violations.

Welcome to DeansList!!

DeansList is a new software tool that we will use to analyze our attendance and behavior data, and most importantly to improve communication with our parents.

To start, we have scheduled continuous alerts in DeansList that will send messages to your cell phone or email address regarding the following:

Uniform violations - send daily at 4:00 p.m.

3+ Positive Behaviors - send on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.

3+ Areas of Opportunities - send on Fridays at 4:00 p.m.

In addition, students will earn points for positive behaviors and minus points in the areas of opportunity and uniform violations. Total points earned will determine if students are invited to the Quarterly PBIS celebrations.

Stay tuned….

Student Reports will be rolled out next month. This report will provide details of your student’s attendance and behavior data in one report.

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