All public, charter, religious and private schools are eligible to participate in the Good Schools initiative.  There are four steps to the application process:

High Schools

The National Advisors and the Skillman staff have reviewed high school data (state assesment scores, ACT, graduation rates, retention rates, attendance, etc.) and have determined that too few high schools in the City of Detroit meet the criteria for High Performing that have been identified for elementary and middle schools. 

However, the goal of the Good Schools is not only to identify and recognize schools that have already met high standards,  but to help schools reach and maintain those standards.  Therefore, the first three-years (2006-07 through 2008-09) of the high school initiative will be pilot years.  During these first years, the Resource Center will collect data to determine those high schools that qualify to be identified as Promising. Additional classifications may be added if warranted by the data. 

Schools will have to provide extensive student outcome data and complete the self-assessment.   

After you have decided to complete the application, contact the Good Schools Resource Center to get assistance in completing the application.  Resource center staff will work with school improvement teams to ensure that applications are completed accurately and on time.   Feel free to contact the Resouce Center at 313.927.1418 if you would like someone to talk with your school community.

Send your email address to GoodSchools@marygrove.edu if you want to be on the mailing list.

Download your application package

HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATION

The application form for participation in the Good Schools: Making the Grade Initiative is a self-assessment tool designed to help individual schools review their school using nine indicators to measure their strengths and weaknesses. 

The Good Schools review team assigns scores to rate performance in each of the Indicators of School Success. The team makes a consensual recommendation on whether the applicant should continue to the next phase of a site visit. 

Site visits are conducted to observe classrooms; interviews teachers, students, parents and support staff; checks for cleanliness in the halls, classrooms, and student lavatories. Schools receiving site visits are also invited to submit program proposals for funds to attain or maintain a specific indicator of success.