TSD Review Aug 29

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – August 29, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include Delaware’s guide to Labor Day Weekend 2024 State $$$ to help Newark dairy upgrade filling machines Sleeping Bird Doughnuts opens on Concord Pike Round 1 of early voting for Sept. 10 primary opens Wednesday Pritchett Academy opening rocks Wilmington with celebration Click on the image below to view the PDF Sonja Frey

The Bryan Allen Stevenson School Of Excellence celebrated its opening Thursday. (Photo from Denise Snyder/Facebook)

Bryan Allen Stevenson School, third charter in Sussex, opens

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The state’s 24th charter school celebrated the upcoming Sept. 3 with a ceremony Thursday morning. The Bryan Allen Stevenson School Of Excellence (BASSE) is located in Sussex County’s Georgetown, and after delaying its opening for a year due to low enrollment, the school is all set to operate for the 2024-2025 school year. RELATED: Bryan Allen Stevenson charter wins state …

TSD Review May 30

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – May 30, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Stories Include Women-led Ladybug Fest welcomes international musicians for 1st time EDGE reaches milestone with 100 small business grants Three beach restaurants to try this summer Former Speaker of House Orlando J. “Lonnie” George, Jr. dies at 79 65 students develop biopharma products in NIIMBL contest Cape takes girls lacrosse crown back from Tatnall Click on the …

The Bryan Allen Stevenson School Of Excellence will open this fall for the 2024-2025 school year.

New Sussex charter school boosts enrollment, set to open this fall

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

From delaying opening for a year to having to create a waitlist, it’s fair to say that there’s a lot of excitement for the state’s newest and 24th charter school: the Bryan Allen Stevenson School Of Excellence (BASSE). The charter, originally scheduled to open its doors in fall 2023, will be opening fall of this year, school officials confirm. RELATED: …

HOWARD T. ENNIS SCHOOL WILL BE HOME TO THE BRYAN ALLEN STEVENSON SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE charter IN FALL 2023

Low enrollment forces new Sussex charter to delay opening

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A Sussex County charter school that was supposed to open its doors this fall will wait another year to open. The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence, first proposed in 2017, received state approval on May 5 to open in Georgetown for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school’s enrollment numbers did not meet the state’s requirements. All charter schools …

Leaders of three Sussex County charter schools highlighted their programs and needs during a legislative breakfast Thursday. (Jarek Rutz/Delaware LIVE News)

3 Sussex charters ask for more legislative help

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Officials from three Sussex County charter schools told state representatives Thursday they need more legislative support to best support their students and communities. “We don’t have the available resources for a wellness center,” said Eric Anderson, head of Sussex Academy. “Our kids are like any other, and they need these supports.” His school hosted a joint breakfast that included Sussex …

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Bryan Allen Stevenson charter wins state OK; will open in 2023

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

Howard T. Ennis school will be home to the Bryan Allen Stevenson School for Excellence in fall 2023.   After a few organizational hiccups, a new Sussex County charter school will be opening its doors in fall 2023. The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence, first proposed in 2017, received state approval on May 5, and it’s already garnered a …