DPS Open Enrollment Begins
A new program that starts today allows Detroit parents to sign-up their children to attend almost any Detroit Public School of their choice for the coming fall semester.
The district's open enrollment period begins today -- and allows parents to change school assignments and select schools anywhere in the city. Preference will be given to students who live within the boundary of a school.
"The Open Enrollment Initiative is critical because it will help create an orderly academic environment from Day One when the new school year begins this fall," said Karen Ridgeway, executive director of the Detroit Public Schools Office of Research, Evaluation, Assessment and Accountability, in a statement. "We will be able to generate student schedules sooner so valuable instructional time won't be wasted."
The Open Enrollment Initiative does not apply to examination high schools or application schools, which have separate enrollment processes, but it will allow parents to select the school they think best suits their child's needs. To help guide the decision, a new edition of the Detroit Public Schools Guide 2010-2011 will be available at enrollment service centers.
Enrollment will take place Mondays through Fridays at nine service centers throughout the city. They are:
--DPS Welcome Center, 3031 W. Grand Blvd., (313) 873-9974, 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m.
--Harris Building, 3700 Pulford, (313) 866-3775, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
--Breithaupt Career & Technical Center,9300 Hubbell, (313)-866-9550, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
--Central High School, 2425 Tuxedo, (313) 852-6995,7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
--Cody High School, Room 112, 18445 Cathedral, (313) 866-9497, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
--Brenda Scott School, 18400 Hoover, (313) 866-6268, 7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
--Duffield Elementary, 2715 Macomb, (313) 494-8350,8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
--Priest Elementary School, 7840 Wagner, (313) 216-5675,7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
--Charles Wright Academy, 19299 Berg Road, (313) 538-3024, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Students may enroll in their school of choice as long as the school has not reached capacity for their particular grade. Enrollment preference will be given to students who live within the boundary of a school, and those students will be provided transportation if they meet the district's criteria. Students who choose to attend schools outside their boundaries will not receive transportation
