April 2026

Dear D7 Families and Staff,
Welcome to the April edition of Leading D7: A Message from the Superintendent.
This month, I’m pleased to share highlights including our Annapolis High School Top 10 Graduates, AHS College and Career Day, upcoming opportunities for family engagement and enrollment, Rotary Bookshelf Build and a spotlight on Pardee Elementary.

 

With the arrival of spring, we are reminded of growth, renewal, and the many accomplishments worth celebrating across our district. As we move into the final months of the school year, we take special pride in recognizing our seniors as they prepare for life beyond high school—pursuing college, careers, military service, or other meaningful
opportunities.

 

Their journey to this point reflects perseverance, commitment, and determination. It also reflects the unwavering support of our families, educators, and staff who have played such an important role in guiding and encouraging them along the way. Thank you for the care, time, and dedication you continue to invest in our students each day.
As the season unfolds, I encourage all of us to take a moment to recognize these important milestones, appreciate the experiences that shape our school community, and remain focused on supporting every student’s path to success

AHS TOP 10:
Congratulations to the Class of 2026 Top 10 students! We are proud to celebrate this outstanding group from Annapolis High School. Notably, many of these students have been part of D7 since kindergarten, with others joining along the way—highlighting both the strength of our programs and the lasting impact of a consistent, supportive educational environment.

D7 Enrollment Fair:

D7 is conducting an Enrollment Fair for all new incoming students. This includes our incoming Kindergarten students, School of Choice Students and new families moving into the District. The enrollment fair will assist those families as we prepare for the upcoming school year. For those families who are interested in School of Choice for the 2026-27 School Year, the application window will open May 15th. Applications are being accepted for all grade levels K-12. Please attend the enrollment fair to enroll.After May 15th, visit the District’s Web Site to enroll! Discover the D7 Difference! See flyer and QR code below:

Enrollment and Schools of Choice:

D7 Schools of Choice (unlimited) opens May 15th and is open to all grades, K-12. Please refer to our website to enroll. The website page picture is captured below for you to easily locate the tabs on the D7 website:

Summer Discovery Program June 22 - July 30, 2026 Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm.

We are very excited to kick off our 1st year Summer Discovery Program. This program is funded by United Way of Southeast Michigan and the Ballmer Group. D7 is pleased to offer a NO-COST summer program for students currently in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. Please visit our website to enroll. Students must be enrolled in the 2026-2027 School Year to attend. If you have friends or family interested in enrolling in D7, they can participate in this program if they enroll before June 22.

College Career Day at AHS: A big “Thank You” goes out to AHS Counseling Staff and Carlotta Prince for organizing the 4th Annual College and Career Fair at AHS.

Many colleges, businesses and service industry representatives had booths for our students to visit! This is such an exciting time for our students as they plan their next journey.

Rotary Bookshelf Build: A Big “Thank You” goes out to all the volunteers who helped build over 200 bookshelves for our 3rd grade students last Saturday. The event was a great success!

Friday, May 22, 2026	No School-K12 and Staff	Memorial Break
Monday, May 25, 2026	No School-K12 and Staff	Memorial Day
Thursday, May 28, 2026		Seniors’ Last Day
Thursday, June 4, 2026		Graduation
Wednesday, June 10, 2026	½ Day High School Only	Exams
Thursday, June 11, 2026	½ Day High School Only	Exams
Friday, June 12, 2026	Last Day of School ½ Day K-12	Exams, EOMP, Staff Work Day
Friday, June 19, 2026	District Closed Observance Day	Juneteenth

The Pardee Pandas have been very busy learning and growing! These last couple of months have been especially busy. We celebrated Black History Month with various activities including a “Wax Museum”. “Full STEAM Ahead” was our theme for “March is Reading Month.” As usual, Mrs. Tass came up with a super fun calendar of events

including contests, raffles, guest readers, and a chance for all students to select a book! Mrs.Tass always goes above and beyond to make reading FUN! The classroom doors were decorated and we had a fun Family Reading Night with various activities for our families to participate in. Another highlight of Reading Month was a visit from author Maria Dismondy.

April is off to a busy start as well. M STEP TESTING is in full swing. Our 4th and 5th grade classroom Spelling Bees were held and our Building Spelling Bee is up next to see who will represent Pardee at the D7 Spelling Bee on April 30th. Pardee will also be participating in the Rotary Bookshelf Project. Every 3rd grade student will receive a bookshelf with their name on it and books!

Finally, as part of our PBIS program, Pardee has been implementing Positive Office Referrals this year. Once we had a “bingo” so to speak, of 10 students, they were able to “scooter around the building” while the other students cheered them on!

Thank you for your Continued Support of D7!