Cody High School

Welcome Back from Principal Solomon

Dear Parents and Guardians:

Welcome back to what promises to be a productive, progressive, and safe year for our Cody community! A new school year is an opportunity to approach our collective work with intention and continuous improvements.  You are the most important influence in your child’s life.  Therefore, we need you to play a key role in the on-going positive transformation of our school.  Your partnership, feedback, ideas, solutions, expectations, and active participation on this educational journey will help us become the change you wish to see in the school and the community. We owe it to our students and the future of our community to work collaboratively, to be solution-oriented, to be accountable to each other, to control our narrative by amplifying the good, to get involved and commit to doing the work that’s needed to cultivate a safe, orderly, healthy, caring, and positive environment for learning to THRIVE and to yield high results. As the building principal of Detroit Frank Cody High School, I invite you to partner with us on a collaborative journey to serve the academic, social, and emotional needs of our students.  They are our most prized possession and the world’s most valuable resource.  Therefore, let’s work together to give them our very best.  

It is our earnest desire, responsibility, and fundamental purpose to create conditions for learning to occur.  Therefore, all that we do will have a direct impact on teaching and learning.  It is our belief that all students can learn at high levels if provided with authentic caring relationships with adults, a safe positive and supportive learning environment, high quality instruction, and timely interventions or enrichment to enhance the learning experience.  Because of our beliefs, we have committed ourselves to working collaboratively with you to ensure that all students will receive systematic individual supports, skills, competencies, and tools to ensure their success.  We also need you to please join us for all school events, parent-teacher conferences, to monitor student progress online through PowerSchool, to get involved in school partnerships, to build healthy and collaborative relationships with our staff, and to pour positive communications into our community about our school/district because this represents us and the diplomas that our students will earn. 

On behalf of the entire Cody Comet staff, we thank you for entrusting us with your child and we look forward to working in collaboration with you to ensure that every Cody Comet is proficient and/or prepared for their college and career aspirations. 

We are prepared to joyously embark upon a new school year as your partner in education ready to serve the diverse academic, social, and emotional needs of our amazing teenagers who are transitioning into adulthood.

Onward & Upward,

Jason Solomon

Mr. Jason Solomon

School Principal

Email:  Principal Solomon Email

ABOUT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL TAIT

Greetings Cody Students, Parents, and Community Stakeholders;

My name is Jerry Tait. I was born and raised in the City of Detroit. I am a proud graduate of Detroit Public Schools’ Northwestern High School. I am happy to join the Cody Comet High School Community as an assistant principal. I have several years of experience serving as both a teacher and school administrator. I received my Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education and an Educational Specialist degree in leadership from Wayne State University. I also have a Master’s of Arts in Educational Leadership from the University of Detroit Mercy. My passion is serving students for optimal learning outcomes and building relationships with parents and staff.

My educational philosophy is based upon my belief that all students are capable of being productive by promoting critical thinking skills, set with active learning outcomes, and high expectations through authentic learning experiences. I support a learning environment that is a place that cultivates students to achieve academically, socially, and physically, with a nurturing school culture that elicits growth for all students and staff for long term success.

I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family and friends playing video games and golfing. I am truly honored to join the Cody Comet family.

Educationally Yours,

Jerry Tait

2022-23 Welcome Letter

Dear Parents and Cody Community,

On behalf of the staff at Cody High School, I am happy to welcome you to the 2022-2023 school

year! We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children can

achieve their highest potential. We recognize that in order to be successful in school, our

children need support from both the home and school. We know a strong partnership with you

will make a great difference in your child’s education. As partners, we share the responsibility

for our children’s success and want you to know that we will do our very best to carry out our

responsibilities. We ask that you guide and support your child’s learning by ensuring that

they:

1) Attend school daily and arrive on time, ready for the day’s learning experience.

2) Completes all work assignments given by their teachers.

3) Reads daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills.

4) Shares school experiences with you so that you are aware of his/her school life.

5) Informs you if he/she needs additional support in any area or subject.

Again, we are committed to partnering with all members of our school communities to ensure safe, healthy spaces for each and every student and leveraging the assets they bring.  Best wishes for a very successful school year!

Thor Hicks

Dean of Culture

Cody High School

“Onward & Upward”

ABOUT DEAN HICKS

Mr. Thor Hicks is the Dean of Culture at Cody High School. He has been at Cody since 2015 serving as the Dean of Culture in the Detroit Institute of Technology Academy. He has been in education for 12 years. He was a building sub and an attendance agent at Northwestern before becoming the Dean at Northwestern. He received his Bachelor's and Master's in Counseling at Wayne State University. He believes that we should teach our students to discipline themselves so no one else will have to and that students should be proactive in their own education.

Cody Family.

Welcome to the 2022 – 2023 School Year....

Students, Parents, Teachers, Staff, Administrators, Alumni, and all Stakeholders!

As a staff member of this Exemplary High School, I find myself currently witnessing unparalleled and, in many cases, uncomfortable moments in our personal spaces as people and citizens of the United States. We are at a point in our lives where focus and investment in serious relationship building and inclusionary efforts are significant. The FAMILY aspect of Cody High School is Intentional and Awesome!

Cody High School has an opportunity to impact, impress, and influence the future and our best efforts to support, provide, and instill these qualities in each of our students exists because of the Teachers, Students, Parents, Administrators and Community Stakeholders. Students new to Cody High School, get ready to enjoy some of the best times of your life as you become connected to a network that is rich in educational, athletic, and societal heritage. Returning students, continue to Lead the Way with Greatness as you have been encouraged and charged. Our world is waiting and poised to receive the students from Cody High School as the Comets Track Excellence! Alumni, please support our efforts as we attempt to replicate the many stories of achievement and accomplishments that you all have placed in the annuals of Cody High School History!

I relish the opportunity to welcome each of you personally and fully expect success to arrive on our doorsteps upon your arrival. Call on us to support and listen because we are here to serve!!

Come, Join, and Catch the “WAVE” at Cody High School, where We All Value Education!

Respectfully,

Terrance Porter

Cody High School

Dean of Culture

ABOUT DEAN PORTER

Dean Porter joined DPSCD in September 2019 as a Dean of Culture at Cody. Porter obtained his  Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration from the University of Detroit-Mercy and Graduate Degree from Wayne State University in Sports Administration.  He has also been the Site Director for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program.  Dean Porter is passionate about working with youth and building meaningful relationships. He enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as playing and coaching basketball where he has had the pleasure of being a Head High School Boys Basketball Coach in the Metro Detroit Area. 

Administrators at Cody High School have Office Hours set aside for you!!  Our Dean's of Culture are unavailable during the (2) Lunch hours as they both are on Lunch Duty.

LUNCH DUTY

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