The new school is scheduled to open during the 2019-20 academic year, with current plans calling for its launch with kindergarten and ninth grade classes.

"That's what's on the table now, but as we go through development, that may change," Taylor said.

The new school will focus on social justice and leadership through engineering, serving students in the neighborhood and also offering seats to students outside of the area through the district's exam/application process, according to the district's written presentation to the Detroit Board of Education.

The district is teaming up with the University of Michigan to provide teacher residencies and field experiences at the new school, implementing research-based innovations in professional development.

The new school presents "a unique opportunity for the district to develop a pipeline of teachers and other professionals, such as social workers, through university residencies and field experiences," the district said.

DPSCD will manage the K-12 program and fund operating costs, including maintenance of the building after negotiating a longterm lease agreement with Marygrove for no more than $1 per year.

The new school will include an early childhood center funded by philanthropic partners, whose facility and program will align with both the K-8 and 9-12 school programming.

Additional details about the project were expected to be released Thursday. Rip Rapson, president and CEO of the Kresge Foundation, which has provided past support to help stabilize the struggling Marygrove campus and develop the surrounding area, is set to join the heads of other stakeholders involved in the plan for the new school, including:

Mike Duggan, Detroit mayor

Sister Jane Herb, president, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Marygrove Conservancy

Mark Schlissel, president, University of Michigan

Elizabeth Moje, dean, University of Michigan School of Education

Nikolai P. Vitti, superintendent, Detroit Public Schools Community District