Brandywine School District exempted a Wilmington church and office building from having to pay school property taxes, even though they are not in the district. Both properties are part of Christina School District, but the stateâs tax code requires Christina, Brandywine, Colonial and Red Clay district school boards all must approve the abatement request in order for the owners to …
With only seven applicants for executive director, the Wilmington Learning Collaborative council voted Thursday to extend the application deadline indefinitely. It was to have ended by March 23, with the post being filled by June 1. The council also discussed whether to alert the current applicants that the deadline was being extended, whether to post the job ad in Ed …
Wilmington Learning Collaborative officials grappled over budget plans and filled two vacant council positions Thursday night in their second meeting since forming. Shanika Perry, a Brandywine school board member on the governing council, was appointed by Gov. John Carney to serve as the chair of the collaborative, which is dedicated to helping the cityâs elementary and middle school children learn …
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative’s three parent representatives share a passion and background for social work and educational advocacy. They have similar goals they want to address as members of the council that will guide the new organization. Those areas include mental health services, teacher support and transparency. Appointed by their school district boards, Red Clayâs Jennie Yeow, Christinaâs Shanette Graham …
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative will hold its first public meeting Friday, and the board is expected to be filled with its final three positions â all student representatives â by February. The final parent representative to the collabâs governing council was named Tuesday night by the Christina School District. Shanette Graham, a parent of a student at Stubbs Early Education …
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative will have to wait until next month for Christina School District to select its parent representative to serve on the groupâs governing council. In its monthly board meeting Tuesday, Christinaâs school board announced it is still reviewing applications from four parents vying for the seat. âWe have not had the number of applicants that we would …
The Brandywine School District voted Monday night to explore using the same new model for evaluate its superintendent that Christina decided to consider two months ago. The vote came after Brandywine School Board member Ralph Ackerman recommended contacting the Delaware School Boards Association to set up a workshop to talk about its program they would use with Superintendent Lincoln Hohler. …
Even though the job of superintendent of education is one of the most powerful in a school district, many Delaware districts donât perform annual reviews of theirs. âSome boards have a formal review, and some don’t,â said Donald Patton, board member of Christina School District. He was a teacher and principal for decades before being elected in May. âHow do …
A Red Clay Consolidated School District board member is pressing the new Wilmington Learning Collaborative to advertise meetings. Cathy Thompson, the former head of the board, asked Superintendent Dorrell Green to ensure that the newly-created board is as transparent as possible during their Nov. 16 meeting. The Learning Collaborativeâs memorandum of understanding was signed Nov. 1 by members of …
Schools up and down the First State are asking their school boards to allow them to put more than 22 students in elementary school classes. Boards have until Dec. 1 to submit waiver requests to the state Department of Education. The waivers are required by Delaware law for kindergarten through third grade students in the core academic subjects of English/Language …
