Family Matters

Detroit Prep values families, not just students.  When we are able to fully partner with families to support students in all facets of life and provide continuity between school and home, progress is made all the faster, and children feel the most empowered in their own growth.  

In the Student Support Team, we strive to connect with families to meet all kinds of student needs.  Whether to develop a just right Individual Education Program or 504 Plan, dialogue about best practices and accommodations for a particular assignment, meet with incoming families of students with IEPs to ensure seamless support and transition, or help find community resources for families, we desire to develop relationships with and provide support to families.

One reason I love my job as a special education teacher at DP is that I often get to watch the same students grow and share that continued success with their families over the course of many years, and often families become friends and in turn encourage and support me in my work.  Detroit Prep has proven to me that strengthening the connections between families and schools benefits all stakeholders: students, families, and staff.