Congratulations to Pontiac High School Student Lillian Cintron. The Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association (OCCRA) selected her for the 2011 All-County MVP Robotics Team. Cintron is a member of Pontiac High School’s award-winning Team 51—Wings of Fire.

Eligible Pontiac Schools Families have an opportunity to sign up for affordable Internet access through Comcast starting at $9.95, a low-cost PC and free Internet training. For more details and where to call, please click here (oprima aqui para informacion en Español).

The POH Riley Foundation and the Pontiac Promise Zone are actively working with Pontiac School District students to help them achieve success! Click here to view a showcase of events and initiatives that they have sponsored thus far this year.

The POH Riley Foundation/POH Regional Medical Center is offering mentoring opportunities for caring adults who wish to volunteer at Pontiac High School. The POH Riley Scholars Program, which is funded by United Way for Southeastern Michigan, supports educational preparedness through mentoring and tutoring services and exposure to career opportunities. The mentoring program is recruiting volunteers to serve as mentors to 9th grade students during the 2011-2012 school year at Pontiac High School. Selected mentors will meet with assigned students once a week for 90 minutes during school hours. All volunteers must complete an application, a Pontiac School District Background Check Form and be fingerprinted. Click here for more information.

We’re taking a strong stance against bullying. Pontiac Board of Education trustees and district administrators are taking proactive steps to stomp out bullying. We need the support of students, parents, instructional staff, non-instructional staff and our entire community. Join us in our battle against bullying. Periodically, check our website for new information about our Anti-Bullying Campaign. Also, tune into PSD-TV22 to learn about efforts to end bullying across America.

PSD Employees can now access their payroll and HR services (view and update access to personal information) via our new ADP Self Service Portal. To learn more and register, click here.

Please make certain your school has current address and contact information on file for your child. This is very important and we thank you for your active involvement in your child’s education.

The School District of the City of Pontiac has a tradition of excellence that provides an exciting and diverse educational program for more than 6300 students. Proud of our reputation for instructional innovation, our school district continues to be a professional laboratory for delivering a site-based school improvement model with an aligned curriculum that is data-driven, student-focused and research-based.

We are most proud of our exemplary programs and partnerships reflected in first class ratings in arts, sports, technology and vocational education on local, regional and national levels. These partners (educators, private citizens, businesses, corporations and organizations) have also been instrumental in assisting with the implementation of an array of after-school programs for students in grades K-12.

Much like the city, the school district is also experiencing a renaissance. With an intensive focus on customer service and quickly rising levels of student achievement, the "new" School District of the City of Pontiac has risen to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st Century.

The geographical boundaries include all of the city of Pontiac, portions of Auburn Hills, Lake Angelus and Sylvan Lake, and the Townships of Bloomfield, Orion, Waterford, and West Bloomfield. Instructional sites include one pre-school academy, seven elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, one special education program center and one alternative/continuing education center.

Our guiding principles are: Excellence, Efficiency, & Equity.