The head of Delawareâs Department of Education has named his 93 scholars for 2024. Secretary of Education Mark Holodick selected the students based on their continued academic achievement and involvement in the community. âThis represents one of the highest academic achievements a student can earn in a Delaware public school,â Holodick said at a dinner in Dover honoring the students …
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 …
One of the champions of improving education in Delaware is resigning from the Wilmington Learning Collaborativeâs governing council. Don Patton, who started both positions in 2022, says he needs to focus on his elected position as president of the Christina School District Board. Also Tuesday night, Laura Burgos, executive director of the collaborative, had some pointed words about the state …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
