eligible schools
Our vision is a community of individuals who are literate, self-supporting and valued for their unique contributions to society.
We believe one of the ways to accomplish this is by addressing core issues related to the academic performance of students living in poverty. In order to empower children to overcome many of the obstacles they encounter during the school day, we provide school supplies, books, hygiene items and other aid for students across metro Detroit.
In 2011, Operation: Kid Equip distributed more than $3.4 million in donated supplies across Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties.
We do most of our outreach through a distribution center called the Teachers’ Annex. The center allows teachers from higher-poverty schools to freely choose school day supplies on behalf of their students who need them. Teachers are allowed to visit the Teachers’ Annex once per month. Last year, the average teacher left with $491 per visit to the Teachers’ Annex.
Eligibility to participate in the Operation: Kid Equip program is open to public school teachers and teachers from nonprofit charter schools in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties. In order to participate, a school building must have 70% or more of the students eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program. Meeting these criteria does not provide automatic enrollment in the program, and is also not a guarantee of enrollment in the program. At this time, Operation: Kid Equip’s capacity is 150 active schools.
An active school is defined as a school where there have been 15 visits to the Teachers’ Annex over a three month period, unless otherwise approved during the enrollment process. The look-back periods are August-October, November-January, February-April, and May-July.
Beginning June 30, 2012, enrolled schools must re-enroll each year. The Operation: Kid Equip school year begins on August 1 of each year.
In order to be enrolled or re-enrolled in the program, the first step is for the building principal to submit a help desk ticket requesting to start the process.
The overall enrollment process includes, but is not limited to, a poverty assessment, staff roster review, a review of the school’s previous visit history (if applicable), the appointment of a building liaison, and orientation at the Teachers’ Annex. It’s important to note that Operation: Kid Equip relies strictly on information obtained through the Michigan Department of Education for all poverty assessments.
Once the enrollment process is complete, the school will be added to our system and eligible teachers within the building will be able to register.
All registrations, appointment scheduling, appointment cancellations, and account maintenance are done online and are self-serve. Operation: Kid Equip volunteers do not register or handle appointments by telephone or e-mail.
It will also be helpful to review the Operation: Kid Equip FAQ for questions surrounding the program, policies and procedures.
Schools Enrolled for the 2012-13 School Year
Newly enrolled schools may begin participating on May 1, 2012.
(Last Updated: May 16, 2012; Applications are still being accepted/reviewed)
Macomb County
Center Line Public Schools
Center Line High School
Crothers Elementary
Peck Elementary
Roose Elementary
Wolfe Middle School
Clintondale Community Schools
Clintondale High School
Rainbow Elementary
East Detroit Public Schools
Bellview Elementary
Fitzgerald Public Schools
Fitzgerald Senior High School
Mound Park Elementary
P. D. Chatterton Middle School
Schofield Elementary
Westview Elementary
Macomb Intermediate School District
Maple Lane Elementary School
Mt. Clemens Community Schools
George Washington Academy
Mt. Clemens Junior High
Seminole Academy
Roseville Schools
Dort Elementary
Eastland Middle School
Huron Park Elementary
Kaiser Elementary School
Kment Elementary School
Patton Elementary
Roseville Middle School
Roseville High School
Steenland Elementary
Utica Community Schools
West Utica Elementary
Van Dyke Public Schools
Kennedy Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln High School
McKinley Elementary
Warren Consolidated Schools
Angus Elementary
Flynn Middle School
Grissom Middle School
Harwood Elementary
Holden Elementary
North Star Academy
Charter Schools
Conner Creek Academy East
Michigan Collegiate MS
Michigan Collegiate HS
Oakland County
Ferndale Public Schools
Roosevelt Primary School
Hazel Park Schools
Edison Max School
Hazel Park High School
Hoover Elementary
Jardon Vocational School
United Oaks Elementary
Webb Elementary
Webster Elementary
Lamphere Schools
Hiller Elementary
Madison (Heights) Schools
Madison High School
Oak Park Schools
Albert Einstein Elementary
Pepper Elementary School
Pontiac Schools
Alcott School
Rogers School
WHRC Elementary School
Wayne County
Detroit Public Schools
Charles H. Wright Academy of Arts and Sciences
Roberto Clemente Academy
Hamtramck Public Schools
Dickinson East Elementary
Dickinson West Elementary
Early Childhood Elementary
Hamtramck High School
Inkster Schools
Baylor Woodson Elementary
Blanchette Middle School
Inkster High School
Meek-Milton Elementary
Charter Schools
Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
Anchor Bay School District Francois Maconce Elem. School Center Line Public Schools Mark C. Roose Elementary School Clintondale Community Schools Clintondale High School Clintondale Middle School Rainbow Elementary School Robbie Hall Parker School East Detroit Public Schools Bellview Elementary School Crescentwood Elementary School East Detroit High School Forest Park Elementary School Kellwood School (Alternative) Pleasantview Elementary School Roosevelt Elementary School Woodland Elementary School Fitzgerald Public Schools Fitzgerald Early Childhood Fitzgerald Senior High School Mound Park Elementary School P.D. Chatterton Middle School Schofield Elementary School Westview Elementary School Macomb ISD Maple Lane School Rockwell School Mt. Clemens Community School Distr Alexander Macomb Early Learning Center George Washington Academy M.L. King Jr. Academy Mount Clemens High School Seminole Academy Roseville Community Schools Dort Elementary School Eastland Middle School Huron Park Elementary School John F. Kennedy Elementary School John R. Kment Elementary School Joseph G. Steenland Elementary School Kaiser Elementary School Lucile S. Patton Elem. School Roseville Middle School Van Dyke Public Schools Butcher Community Center Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln High School Lincoln Middle School Marjorie Carlson Elementary School McKinley Elementary School Warren Consolidated Schools Angus Elementary School Flynn Middle School Harwood Elementary School Holden Elementary School
