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Community leader Curtis Blackwell pitches charter partnership and youth programs to Detroit board
Detroit Public Schools Community District · September 16, 2025
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Curtis Blackwell, founder of SoundMind SoundBody, told the policy committee his nonprofit serves about 8,000 students and proposed converting a gifted facility into a K–8 charter affiliated with the district, starting with ~50 students and growing by 50 per year.
Curtis Blackwell, a Detroit Public Schools graduate and founder of the SoundMind SoundBody foundation, used the policy committee's public-comment period to propose a potential charter partnership and explain his organization's work.
Blackwell said his nonprofit runs athletics-based youth…
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