LATIN
The Detroit Latin School
11 March 2019
P.O. Box 2356
Detroit, MI 48202
info@detroitlatin.org

For Immediate Release:
The Detroit Latin School is seeking a state charter to operate a K-12 public school, creating a regional
center for classical learning. LATIN’s program of liberal studies rooted in classical antiquity will be
combined with advanced offerings in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to make it
a premier institution comparable with the best suburban publics and independent academies.
As a chartered public school, LATIN will combine quality and equality as few schools can. It will be
an intentionally inclusive meritocracy that reaches into every neighborhood and the surrounding
towns to offer a singular level of academic challenge, tuition-free, to all “students of character who
are eager to learn and willing to work.”
Since October, leaders of Detroit Latin’s start-up team have worked closely with leaders of DPSCD
to create a Joint Operating Agreement which would enable Detroit Latin to provide its distinctive
programs of liberal studies and scientific inquiry within the legacy system. While good faith efforts
were made by all, members of The Detroit Latin School Board have determined that it is in the best
long-term interest of the School and the families it seeks to serve to operate as a chartered public
institution within the State of Michigan.
In making this announcement, members of Detroit Latin’s Board and the Latin School Civic
Committee wish to thank Superintendent Vitti and Deputy Superintendent Merriweather for the vision
and willingness to innovate for excellence they have demonstrated throughout this process. We will
continue to work with the District in the spirit of “Kids First.”