A week after the Milford School District was placed on lockdown and subsequently closed to ensure student safety, a new bill was introduced to the General Assembly to punish those who commit assault in schools. House Bill 22, sponsored by Rep. Lyndon Yearick, R-Camden, makes intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury to an employee, contractor or subcontractor of a public …
WLC needs three more months to set performance reqs
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative says it needs three extra months to set performance requirements for the schools itâs overseeing. That means the organization will have to go back to the Brandywine, Christina and Red Clay districts for permission to move the deadline from March 31 to June 30. The performance requirements include setting goals through written agreements with the three …
WLC building 9 community councils, strengthening partnerships
Partnership was the word of the night in the Wilmington Learning Collaborativeâs January meeting Tuesday night. Dorrell Green, superintendent of Red Clay Consolidated School District and a member of the governing council for the group, said they need to make sure they spend the millions of state funding wisely while strengthening community partnerships with groups that provide help, such as …
No arrests yet in Newark High âswattingâ threat incident
There have been no arrests made yet in connection to last weekâs incident at Newark High School involving an anonymous caller making threats. At approximately 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, the Newark Police Department Communications Center received a phone call from a subject claiming that they were outside of Newark High School, in Christina School District, and were planning …
Police actively investigating threats at Newark High
This story has been updated with new information at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5. An active investigation is happening at Christina School Districtâs Newark High School. The Newark Police Department announced the investigation Thursday, as it is looking into threats made to the school and school staff. âThere is not believed to be a threat to the public and …
WLC leader details initial work, school reports
Data on some of the high-needs and underperforming schools of the city of Wilmington was shared Wednesday night. In the Red Clay Consolidated School Districtâs monthly board meeting, Laura Burgos, executive director of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative, presented assessment highlights on the nine schools involved in the agency. The Wilmington Learning Collaborative, a state agency created in November 2022 with …
WLC hires 2, completes school assessmentsÂ
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has hired two directors and completed one element of school assessments needed to begin implementing programs to improve student outcomes. Laura Burgos, the executive director of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative, shared updates of recent work at the governing councilâs monthly meeting Tuesday night. âIâm very excited to say that all nine of our WLC partner schools …
WLC will focus on tasks at hand, not expanding to other schools
The new head of the Wilmington Learning Collaborative pushed back Tuesday night on suggestions that the new agency expand to include more city elementary schools. âThis is a long journey, this is going to take many years to get our schools where they need to be,â said Laura Burgos, the groupâs executive director. Thatâs not going to happen by adding …
Christina school district holds first town hall in 2 years
Christina School District held a community town hall Tuesday night to allow parents, district staff and students to ask questions and share concerns with the school board. This was the first town hall the school board had held in two years. âWe want to know the good things that are going on in the district, we want to know the …
Ed. leaders discuss equity ahead of December funding report
Two dozen leaders from state and national educational organizations on Monday got a sneak peek of potential recommendations on how Delaware should fund schools. A report by the American Institutes for Research, being paid for by the Delaware Department of Education and designed to help guide state recommendations on changing the way schools are funded is expected to be released …