• December 11, 2025

    Dear UCS Community, 

    I recently shared an update on continued work to address long-standing issues with our attendance areas. The update provided information on how we are evaluating the feeder patterns for Stevenson High School and Henry Ford II High School. This work is being coordinated in conjunction with scheduled facility improvements throughout our district.  

    We have developed an attendance area plan in partnership with our Enrollment Distribution Advisory Committee (EDAC), which is comprised of community members from each school. 

    Over the past few months, this committee has provided input into a plan that focuses on neighborhood schools that would strengthen communities and create greater access for students to improved facilities. The recommendations also establish consistent secondary feeder patterns where students remain with their friends throughout their K-12 journey.  

    The plan includes changes to each of the following schools reviewed by our Enrollment Distribution Advisory Committee. These adjustments are planned for the fall of 2028: 

    • Harvey Elementary School - Dresden Elementary students will be consolidated with the existing Harvey Elementary attendance areas east of Van Dyke.  The district’s Auxiliary Services Department is evaluating Harvey Elementary to determine the facility improvements that will support the change. A portion of the school’s attendance area in Shelby Township will be merged with an adjacent Flickinger Elementary neighborhood. This neighborhood will follow the Flickinger Elementary feeder pattern of Eppler Junior High School to Utica High School. (See Map) 
    • Schwarzkoff Elementary School - The Plumbrook Elementary attendance area east of Van Dyke will be consolidated with Schwarzkoff Elementary and DeKeyser Elementary. The district’s Auxiliary Services Department is evaluating Schwarzkoff Elementary to determine the facility improvements that will support the change. Also, through a partnership with the Macomb Intermediate School District (MISD), improvements will be made to the facility to meet the unique needs of the Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired (POHI) program. In addition, a remote section of Schwarzkoff Elementary attendance area west of Van Dyke will be consolidated with adjoining Schuchard Elementary neighborhoods. (See Map) 
    • Dresden Elementary School - Dresden Elementary will be consolidated into neighboring school communities. The southern portion of Dresden Elementary will be merged with an improved Harvey Elementary facility. In Shelby Township, remote portions of the attendance areas will be merged with adjacent Ebeling Elementary and Monfort Elementary attendance areas. (See Map)
    • Plumbrook Elementary School - Plumbrook Elementary will be consolidated into neighboring school communities. The attendance area east of Van Dyke and west of Dodge Park will be merged with Schwarzkoff Elementary, including the relocation of the countywide Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired (POHI) program.  Working in partnership with the Macomb Intermediate School District, a space will be created to specifically meet the unique needs of POHI students. The portion east of Dodge Park will be merged with an adjoining DeKeyser Elementary neighborhood. The remote portion of the school boundaries west of Van Dyke will be merged with the adjacent Burr Elementary attendance areas. (See Map) 
    • Burr Elementary School - A remote portion of the Burr Elementary boundaries between the Conrail Rail System and Van Dyke will be merged with an adjacent Harvey Elementary attendance area. This neighborhood will also become part of the Bemis Junior High School and Henry Ford II High School feeder pattern. (See Map) 
    • DeKeyser Elementary School - A remote section of the DeKeyser Elementary attendance area west of Van Dyke will be merged with Burr Elementary. The attendance area is in close proximity to the Burr Elementary property.  (See Map) 
    • Oakbrook Elementary School - A small attendance area off Plumbrook Road, east of Dodge Park, will be consolidated with the adjacent DeKeyser Elementary attendance area. (See Map) 
    • Monfort Elementary School - A portion of the school’s attendance area that was embedded into Dresden Elementary’s boundaries will merge with neighboring Ebeling Elementary. This neighborhood is northeast of Schoenherr and 22 Mile Road. This neighborhood will also become part of the Bemis Junior High School and Henry Ford II High School feeder pattern. (See Map) 
    • Schuchard Elementary School - Portions of the Schwarzkoff Elementary attendance area west of Van Dyke will be merged with adjoining Schuchard Elementary. (See Map)

    The following change will be scheduled for fall of 2027: 

    • West Utica Elementary School - All West Utica Elementary students will feed into Eppler Junior High School. Previously, West Utica Elementary students attended Jeannette Junior High School, which largely feeds into Stevenson High School. This change will establish a pattern of West Utica Elementary School, Eppler Junior High School, and Utica High School, which is consistent with schools in this area. (See Map) 

    We have provided a great deal of information on our website at:

    www.uticak12.org/buildingforthefuture. This site includes a map of the revised attendance areas and questions and answers about the plan. There is also a feedback form that will allow you to ask questions that we can address to you personally or include in further updates. 

    We are committed to working with our staff and community members to create a positive and successful transition. Through this work, we will keep neighborhoods together, allow students to stay with their friends through their K-12 journey, and give more students access to improved facilities that foster greater achievement and innovation.  

    Sincerely,  

    Robert S. Monroe 
    Superintendent of Schools