The principal of an elementary school located on a military base said the tremendous culture and success of the school can sometimes go unnoticed by the public. âIf you don’t have a military ID, you could not drive to our school,â said Jason Payne, principal of Major George S. Welch Elementary School, located on the Dover Air Force Base and …
The five-time state champion and two-time national champion culinary team of Caesar Rodney School District celebrated their dynasty this week by visiting the nationâs capital for a trip to the White House. Caesar Rodney High Schoolâs culinary team took home its fifth straight state title this year in the 11th Annual Delaware ProStart Student Invitational. It won the national competition …
Just a few minutes of talking to the Caesar Rodney High School culinary team makes it clear why they are state champs for the fifth straight year and now winners of the 2024 National ProStart Invitational. The sense of family within the team mixed with a strong, experienced leader and a passion for the art of cooking brings the group …
The same week the legislature moved forward with a bill giving military-connected students priority in school choice decisions, the state announced its Purple Star Schools. Delawareâs Department of Education announced Thursday that First State Military Academy, along with Caesar Rodney School Districtâs Caesar Rodney High School and Dover Air Force Base Middle School, are the stateâs 2024 Purple Star Schools. …
Many in the Magnolia Middle School community are upset about a recent ban on manga and the termination of the anime club. A petition with nearly 2,000 signatures is circulating, asking the school, which is part of the Caesar Rodney School District, to reinstate the club and allow manga books. Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan, and …
Some Delaware school district boards are questioning what they get from their membership in the Delaware School Boards Association. The cost of joining is not insignificant. In Caesar Rodney School Districtâs July board meeting, John Marinucci, former executive director of DSBA, said it would cost the district $10,500 per year to be part of the association, That includes a discount …
A human resources director for the largest school district in Sussex County shocked a House Education Committee hearing in April when she told them about 300 of its 1,000 educators are off on any given school day. About 800 of those educators are teachers, and their absenteeism rains down problems for the district, said Celeste Bunting, director of human resources …
Three weeks after Caesar Rodney School Districtâs tax referendum failed, residents of another Kent County school district overwhelmingly voted to increase property to give their schools additional revenue. Lake Forest School District, in Felton,voted Saturday to raise school property taxes by 18.90 cents in the 2023-2024 school year, 10.80 cents in 2024-2025 and 37 cents in 2025-2026 â per each …
Another Kent County school district is going to referendum this weekend to raise operating revenue and avoid dramatically cutting student services. Feltonâs Lake Forest School District is hoping to raise school property taxes by 18.90 cents in the 2023-2024 school year, 10.80 cents in 2024-2025 and 37 cents in 2025-2026 â per each $100 of assessed home value. If the …
The Caesar Rodney School District plans to go to referendum again after their request to raise school taxes by 27.7%, or $211 annually for the average homeowner, failed Saturday. âWe believe the results of our recent referendum are not a reflection of our community’s lack of support for the district, rather our need to better clarify needs and the impact …
