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DPSCD to shift GoLightly career‑tech programs to neighborhood high schools; East‑side access and transportation draw questions
Summary
Board discussion and public comment focused on the facility master plan (FMP) changes that will phase out GoLightly Career & Technical programs and reassign programs to Pershing, Denby, Southeastern annex and Davis Aerospace; parents, CTE advocates and board members raised concerns about East‑side access and transportation.
Detroit — Detroit Public Schools Community District leaders told the board on May 13 that programs at Golightly Career & Technical Center will be relocated under the district’s facility master plan to neighborhood high schools and to specialized sites, a change that drew public comment and board questions about access for East‑side students.
Superintendent (Dr. Vidi) explained the FMP plan put programs that had been at GoLightly into neighborhood high schools to increase direct access: culinary programming will move to Pershing; design programming to Denby; avionics to Davis Aerospace (at the city airport); and…
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