Military families in Delaware could receive a scholastic perk in the world of school choice with a new bill that unanimously was voted for in the House Education Committee Wednesday afternoon. House Bill 354, sponsored by Rep. Nnamdi Chukwuocha, D-Wilmington, gives the dependent children of active military members, full-time Delaware National Guard members, and active duty members of a reserve …
School board members, who are in large part responsible for the spending decisions of millions of dollars from school districts, could soon be required to undergo financial training. House Bill 312, sponsored by Rep. Kim Williams, D-Marshallton and chair of the House Education Committee, which requires school board members to undergo training in financial responsibility. Legislators in the Senate Education …
After wading through the process of school choice, Erin Exelby found herself woken up in the middle of the night worrying what would happen if her children were waitlisted from their top selections. School districts sent parents and children emails about a month ago saying whether they were accepted, denied or waitlisted for their preferred schools. Waitlisting essentially means that …
Although they are not traditional district schools, Delawareâs charter schools are still public, which means they will be affected by any changes from the long-awaited funding assessment released last week. The $700,000 report by the American Institutes for Research was required as part of a settlement of a lawsuit charging the state was not adequately or fairly educating children. Now …
Great Oaks Charter School has been given one last chance by a state agency focused on ensuring the accountability of Delawareâs charter schools. The Wilmington charter, which serves a student body thatâs 97.24% minority students, received a promising decision in Tuesdayâs Charter School Accountability Committee final renewal meeting. The committee voted to recommend the renewal of Great Oaks â with …
As Mia McIntyre navigates her first rodeo of school choice for her daughter, sheâs found it fairly easy, but with some surprisingly stressful points in Delawareâs process. Xavia Davis finds the process burdensome and said she was treated rudely by district employees who seemed entitled to know why she wanted to choice her children away from the district. Nicole Kowal, …
Today â Monday, Nov. 6 â is the first day Delawareâs school choice window opens, allowing parents to file applications to send their children to a school outside of their neighborhood. âEvery child learns differently, which is why Delaware being a âschool choiceâ state is so important,â said Kendall Massett, executive director of the Delaware Charter Schools Network. âThis week, …
Positive Outcomes Charter School of Camden came prepared for its sixth meeting with a state committee that reviews Delawareâs charter schoolsâ progress. Positive Outcomes showed the committee a short video presenting a lot of anecdotal and data-based successes. We’re very proud to be in front of you today seeking our sixth renewal of our school,â said Ed Emmett, school director. …
Six of the First Stateâs 23 charter schools are up for renewal this year and will have their futures decided at the State Board of Educationâs December meeting. First State Military Academy, Freire Charter School Wilmington, Great Oaks Charter School, Kuumba Academy Charter School, Positive Outcomes Charter School and Sussex Montessori School are the six that submitted their renewal application …
After years of leasing a warehouse from a local church to operate a school, Las AmĂ©ricas ASPIRA Academy celebrated having its own home Wednesday. Margie LĂłpez Waite, chief executive officer of the school, said the completed high school building will help more students become multilingual, a highly-valued skill in todayâs workforce. The high school, located at 750 Otts Chapel Road …
