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Causes of Decline. An examination of alternate causes of the struggles of DPS. D’Angelo Farmer Demetrius Shields Christopher Waston Lenae’ Wills. Culture Change.
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Causes of Decline An examination of alternate causes of the struggles of DPS D’Angelo Farmer Demetrius Shields Christopher Waston Lenae’ Wills
Culture Change “It's a cultural change. The lifestyle, if you want to call it that, but it's just an overall change in our culture.…I mean, the changes can be measured almost in light years.” -DPS Educator (2007)
Fighting Stereotypes “Coming from Detroit, it looks like we don’t know anything….That’s probably the biggest challenge facing Detroit” -DPS Student
Statistics • Among the 100 largest districts, the lowest graduation rate was in San Bernardino City Unified district and Detroit, both with a graduation rate of only 42%. -Manhattan Institute for Policy Resource • The DPS student population drops approximately 6% every year. That’s a loss of about ½ of the entire population every 9.5 years. -Detroit News
Don’t Quit • Currently DPS has 8 new elementary schools, 2 new middle schools, 5 new and remodeled high schools, and 6 school additions. • A revised deficit elimination plan was proposed. • In the 2005-2006 school year, 10 DPS elementary & middle schools qualified as the Skillman Foundation’s High Performing Schools list