COVID-19 Updates

  • Supports for Families
    • 1.4 million meals served to DPSCD families and Detroit community members 
    • 44,000+ students received Connected Futures devices and six months of funded T-Mobile LTEiInternet included - ensuring students can access school materials during the pandemic 
    • $23 million raised to purchase devices and technical support 
    • 136 DPSCD educators, and partners involved in developing academic packets and distance learning plans 
    Online Learning Engagement
    • 35,000 learning packets distributed since April 2020 
    • 54,000 hours of reading and math learning logged using iReady  
    • 205,000 views of PreK - 12th-grade instructional videos  
    • 97,000 visits to the District’s Online Learning webpage  
    • 610 calls to the Homework Hotline; Four (4) Family hotlines available (Homework, ESE, Social Work, Bilingual) 
    Educator Engagement
    • 20,000 hours of virtual professional development completed by Distract staff 
    • 63,000 visits to the staff Online Learning Hub to support virtual instruction  
    • $51,000 starting salary for new teachers - highest in the region  
    • 25% increase in teacher applications compared to the same time last year 
  • BY THE NUMBERS
  • 44,641 Devices Distributed to Students Through Connected Futures Initiative
  • 10,800+ Home Visits from September 2020 – January 2021
  • 12,800+ Families Served at Technology & Family Support Hubs
  • 1,400,000 Meals Served to DPSCD Families and Detroit Community Members