{"id":1139,"date":"2018-11-16T16:32:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T21:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2018-11-20T10:20:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T15:20:52","slug":"alumni-highlight-glenn-maleyko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2018\/11\/16\/alumni-highlight-glenn-maleyko\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni highlight: Glenn Maleyko \u201998, \u201802"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dearborn Public Schools&#8217; Superintendent Glenn Maleyko \u201998, \u201802 has been named \u201cMichigan Superintendent of the Year,\u201d and was recognized in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/education\/2018\/11\/12\/dearborn-public-schools-state-superintendent-year-glenn-maleyko\/1984748002\/\"><em>The Detroit News<\/em><\/a>, Nov. 12. Maleyko is an alumnus of CLAE\u2019s Education department, with his graduate degree in Curriculum &amp; Instruction.<\/p>\n<p>From <em>The Detroit News<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Michigan Association of School Administrators presented the honor to Glenn Maleyko during a board of education meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The superintendent was selected by a panel of judges and &#8220;has proven himself to be an outstanding leader for Dearborn Public Schools,\u201d said Chris Wigent, the association&#8217;s executive director, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlways putting students first, Dr. Maleyko cares deeply about their success, which has paid off in many areas including an increase in graduation rates. His vision and careful strategic planning are leading to greater success for the students in Dearborn, as well as the educators who nurture their academic development. In addition, his leadership in the district\u2019s social media presence is impressive and demonstrates his willingness to ensure that there is a strong connection between the school district and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Maleyko, who became superintendent in 2015, oversees a district that includes some 21,000 students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDearborn Schools is a wonderful place to be. This is a wonderful community. This award really belongs to the whole school community,\u201d he said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since taking the post, two Dearborn schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education and graduation rates have reached 95 percent, the district said. Maleyko is also credited with creating a student advisory council that meets with administrators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn a daily basis, Dr. Maleyko demonstrates an authentic interest in the Dearborn community and parents of students he serves,\u201d said Maysam Alie-Bazzi, the district&#8217;s executive director of staff and student services, who led the drive to nominate Maleyko for the award. &#8220;He genuinely takes responsibility for, embraces opportunities, celebrates and advocates for Dearborn schools and students.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dearborn Public Schools&#8217; Superintendent Glenn Maleyko \u201998, \u201802 has been named \u201cMichigan Superintendent of the Year,\u201d and was recognized in The Detroit News, Nov. 12. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6],"tags":[500,59,621,620,128,21,617,622,618,619],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbwnTV-in","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}