The Emergency Manager’s proposal for Davis Aeronautics, another award winning school, was also
interpolated into the Board Packet, by Joyce Zarrief without the notice or approval from the Board. In each
case, Joyce Zarrief was made aware that the Board was waiting for this or any material from the Emergency
Manager concerning Davis and Oakman. The Board has asked if they could hire additional staff, and if they
could replace Joyce Zarrief and they have been denied. When her contract was to expire, the Board refused to
renew her contract, and the Emergency Manager appointed her, acting for the Board. Joyce Zarrief has also
delayed posting timely information about scheduled Board Meetings.
Therefore, there is a pattern of behavior that has been established under Emergency Management that the Board
does not have adequate staff to assist in the timely filing and response to pertinent issues of the District.
Instead, there has been deliberate malfeasance, non feasance and misfeasance on the part of Zarrieff.
Zarrieff, who holds an MPA earns $160,000 per year to provide assistance to the Detroit School Board.
However, her supervisor is the Emergency Manager and that supersedes her fiduciary responsibilities to the
Board and to the voters.
NO BENEFIT
The Governor claims his actions will improve educational opportunities for Detroit’s school children. Joyce
Zarrieff’s actions under direction of the Emergency Manager, acting for the Governor, and the dismantling of
two award winning schools through a pattern of actions to Davis and Oakman, by the Governor and his staff do
not benefit Detroit Public School students. Detroit Emergency Manager, Kevyn Orr stated that he tried to sell
the city airport (where Davis was located) to investors in the bankruptcy but they didn’t want it. The move
resulted in no benefit. Additionally, the school has lost its FAA accreditation. In any case, the i