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