Companies monitor the progress of the construction to help stay on schedule.
Over the past 10 weeks, summer school students in the Detroit Public Schools found themselves sharing space with painters, carpenters and plumbers. Launched in June, the effort involves more than 3,000 workers and an extensive monitoring program by 168 local companies. The tradesmen hope to finish by Aug. 31, the start of the new school year. The building blitz has impressed longtime cynics frustrated with the system's bureaucracy. The students and teachers will feel good in a more positive surrounding.