Pembroke Academy, a single-building charter school in Detroit, reported receiving 711696 in Section 31a at-risk grant funds for the 2025-2026 school year, as detailed in a June 15, 2026 transparency letter to parents. The school specified that funds are being used for instructional coaching, intervention supplies and materials, retention and recruitment bonuses, supplemental professional development, instructional intervention staff, social-emotional staffing, attendance support staff, and a tutoring program. These interventions are already in place for 2025-2026, indicating that core vendors and staffing arrangements have likely been selected, though no specific companies are named.For vendors, this signals a sizable, recurring at-risk funding stream tied to evidence-based interventions, professional development, tutoring, SEL staffing, and attendance support that may be adjusted or rebid in future cycles. Engagement opportunities may center on helping Principal Salwa Kinsey and the school refine or expand these interventions, provide stronger evidence bases, or supply materials, PD, or tutoring solutions aligned with Section 31a requirements for coming years.

Parent and community feedback on these funded supports is gathered annually at a fall parent meeting for federal and state programs and spring continuous school improvement stakeholder meetings; National Heritage Academies manages the charter school.