Grosse Pointe Public School System Explained

Grosse Pointe Public School System
Motto:Excellence in Education: Learning and Leading
for Today and Tomorrow.
Type:Public school district
Budget:$109,790,237
Region:Grosse Pointes
Grades:K-12
Superintendent:Andrea Tuttle
Schools:2 High Schools
3 Middle Schools
7 Elementary Schools
Students:8,153
Conference:Macomb Area Conference
Accreditation:North Central Association
Michigan EdYes!
Free Label:Address
Free Text:389 St. Clair
Free Label2:City
Free Text2:Grosse Pointe
Free Label3:County / State
Free Text3:Wayne County, Michigan
Country:United States
Website:www.gpschools.org

The Grosse Pointe Public School System (GPPSS) is a school district headquartered in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in Metro Detroit.[1]

Schools

High schools:

Middle schools:

Elementary schools:

Preschools:

In June 2019 the school board voted to close Poupard Elementary School and Trombly Elementary School as the numbers of students had declined.[2]

Governance

GPPSS policy is governed by the seven-member Board of Education and administered by the Superintendent.

Responsibilities

Viral Video

Grosse Pointe Public School was the subject of a video posted by Click On Detroit Local 4, a Detroit TV station, that had gone viral. The video showed a teacher who had recently resigned giving a speech at board meeting, exasperated at the incompetence of the elected board members, having made terrible decisions in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.[4]

Controversy

After having the free lunch edict put in place, many of the school were switched to cheaper food suppliers, who in turn supplied lower quality food that was then consumed by a number of students. After a total of three months of the free lunch edict being put into place, a total of 32 students had missed school or failed to report on time due to food poisoning.

Another incident occurred were a white mother was caught using the n-word several times on a school board meeting, much to the shock of many of the fellow school board members. This was all due to mainly her offspring using the n-word and being suspended.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Contact Us ." Grosse Pointe Public School System. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
  2. Web site: Khaleel, Sonia. Grosse Pointe votes to close Poupard, Trombly elementary schools . Metro Times. 2019-06-25. 2019-07-06.
  3. "Board of Education" Grosse Pointe Public School System, Retrieved April 21, 2013
  4. Web site: Grosse Pointe teacher roasts board of education in intense resignation speech . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/mJBlgIA3K24 . 2021-12-20 . live. youtube.com . 20 May 2021.
  5. Web site: Grosse Pointe mom uses n-word during school board meeting, sparking outrage . 26 January 2022 .