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Grosse Pointe Public School System

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Type
  
Public school district

Superintendent
  
Dr. Tom Harwood

Number of students
  
8,153

Founded
  
23 December 1921

Region
  
Grosse Pointe

Grades
  
K-12

Athletic conference
  
Macomb Area Conference

Budget
  
109.8 million USD

Color
  
Green and Gold

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Motto
  
Excellence in Education: Learning and Leading for Today and Tomorrow.

Established
  
December 23, 1921 (1921-12-23)

Accreditation
  
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

The Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) is a school district headquartered in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Contents

Map of Grosse Pointe Public Schools, MI, USA

High schools

  • Grosse Pointe North High School (Grosse Pointe Woods)
  • Grosse Pointe South High School (Grosse Pointe Farms)

    • Middle schools

  • Brownell Middle School (Grosse Pointe Farms)
  • Parcells Middle School (Grosse Pointe Woods)
  • Pierce Middle School (Grosse Pointe Park)

    • Elementary schools

  • Defer Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Park)
  • Ferry Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Woods, formerly Ferry Middle School)
  • Kerby Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Farms)
  • Maire Elementary School (Grosse Pointe)
  • Stevens T. Mason Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Woods)
  • Monteith Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Woods)
  • Poupard Elementary School (Harper Woods)
  • Pere Gabriel Richard Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Farms)
  • Trombly Elementary School (Grosse Pointe Park)

    • Early childhood centers

  • Barnes Early Childhood Center (Grosse Pointe Woods, formerly Barnes Elementary School)

    • Governance

    GPPSS policy is governed by the 7 member Board of Education, and administered by the Superintendent.

    Board of Education

  • Judy Gafa, President
  • Dan Roeske, Vice President
  • Margaret Weertz, Secretary
  • Brian Summerfield, Treasurer
  • Ahmed Ismail, Trustee
  • Cindy Pangborn, Trustee
  • Lois Valente, Trustee

    • Responsibilities

  • Recruits, hires and evaluates the performance of the superintendent.
  • Establishes policy for the district and shares in policy development.
  • Helps translate the district vision into long and short-term goals. The board establishes the structure to accomplish the vision, and periodically evaluates the results.
  • Reviews and adopts the budget submitted by the superintendent and aligns the funding priorities with the district goals.
  • Approves recommended curriculum and texts based on standards, goals and policies established by the board. Review and evaluate curriculum as it relates to student assessment results.
  • Adopts policies governing salaries and salary schedules, terms and conditions of employment, fringe benefits, leave and professional development and employee evaluations.
  • Determines school facility needs and communicates proposed construction plans to the community.
  • Adopts policies governing school-community relations, advocates for the public school system and remains responsive to community ideas and needs.
  • Evaluates the performance of the board and provides feedback for personal leadership development.

    • References

    Grosse Pointe Public School System Wikipedia
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