Parent Information

Students will enter the building at 7:20 am and proceed to the lunchroom until 7:25 am. When the first bell rings, students and parents of Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be allowed to go to their classrooms to drop off students as needed at 7:25 am. 

No Parents are allowed on the 2^nd floor.  If you have an emergency and must pick up your student during the hours of 7:30 am-2:00 pm, you must sign in with the security officer and then proceed to the office to sign your child out. The office staff will call for your child to meet you in the office to go home. Parents are not allowed to go to the classrooms during class time. Please schedule an appointment with your child’s teacher during their prep time if needed, and you will be escorted by a staff member to the teacher’s lounge to meet your child’s teacher. School dismissal is at 2:40 pm. Students will not be permitted to leave after 2:00 pm unless there is an emergency.  If there is an emergency and your child has to leave please call the school before coming or contact the office and someone will get your child for you. However, we please ask that everyone adhere to the times that have been set for student pick-up so that this will not become a habit, as it is imperative that your child be in school to receive their academic instruction.  Picking up students before the end of the school day causes further disruption to classroom instruction and possible safety issues for our students. I appreciate your understanding and cooperation. We all have one goal in mind and that is to sure our kids receive their education, Thank you for your continuous support!

Mondays through Fridays, the academic day begins at 7:30 AM and ends at 2:40 PM

Duke Ellington students are not required to wear a uniform. Students must conform to this dress code:

General Requirements

Students may be required to wear certain types of clothing, usually for safety reasons, while participating in classes such as physical education, trade classes, chemistry, etc., or in curricular and extracurricular classes or activities such as band, choir, dance, drama, and theater.

• Students are responsible for keeping themselves and their clothes neat and clean.
• Students may wear their hair in any style they choose.
• Head coverings (including hoods and bandannas) may not be worn in the school building. However, students may wear head coverings in the school building as an expression of sincerely held religious belief (e.g., hijab, yarmulke, etc.) or cultural expression (e.g., a Gele) or to reasonably accommodate medical or disability-related issues (e.g., protective helmets).
• Students may wear PPE (masks, gloves) to guard against health-related risks.

Students May Not Wear

• Styles of clothes that endanger themselves or other students.
• Bedtime attire such as pajamas, undershirts, or undergarments as outerwear.
• Students’ clothing or tattoos may not display statements or pictures that are related to the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco products, or sex, or that promote hate and/or violence or signify gang affiliations.
• Attire that may be considered weapons, including but not limited to chain belts or wallet chains.
• Jewelry or similar artifacts that are obscene or may cause disruptions to the educational environment. 
• Hair rollers or hair curlers • Flip-flops, house slippers, steel-toe-shoes or boots, or any other type of footwear that could constitute a safety hazard. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to Duke Ellington.

If you have any questions, please email me at kimberly.pierce@detroitk12.org.