William Penn High School will close the rest of the week to allow the Delaware State Police to investigate an incident Tuesday in which a gun was fired. Friday, Jan. 13th is a professional development day, so students were already scheduled to have the day off.Ā Classes wonāt be held virtually Wednesday or Thursday, and the Colonial School District has …
This story was originally published in November 2022. Colonial School District Superintendent Jeffrey D. Menzer unearthed a surprising fact while he was devising a method to track the effectiveness of a new focus on student reading skills and scores. The 2022 eighth graders who had been atĀ Colonial schoolsĀ since second grade scored higher on reading proficiency tests than those in eighth …
A New Castle County school has debuted a sensory room designed to help disabled students better recognize things they see, hear and touch ā and become more confident in acting on that information. Colonial School Districtās John G. Leach School is home to 88 special needs students, ranging in age from 3 to 22. Their needs range widely, one reason …
A new education group will hold a multi-level event in Wilmington Saturday, Dec. 10, to help people find jobs in schools, register students for school and learn about public school options they may not know about. The ultimate goal for DE connectED ā the name of the group and the Saturday event at Wilmingtonās Riverfront Market ā is to make …
When William Penn High School senior Ethan Davis visits his alma mater next year, he hopes to see student-led changes driven by a group founded two weeks ago. The group, which includes Davis and nine of his schoolmates, is called the Student Voice Committee.Ā The committeeās purpose, according to Davis, is to advocate for students and recommend policy that will …
Even though the job of superintendent of education is one of the most powerful in a school district, many Delaware districts donāt perform annual reviews of theirs. āSome boards have a formal review, and some don’t,ā said Donald Patton, board member of Christina School District. He was a teacher and principal for decades before being elected in May. āHow do …
Schools up and down the First State are asking their school boards to allow them to put more than 22 students in elementary school classes. Boards have until Dec. 1 to submit waiver requests to the state Department of Education. The waivers are required by Delaware law for kindergarten through third grade students in the core academic subjects of English/Language …
Colonial School District Superintendent Jeffrey D. Menzer unearthed a surprising fact while he was devising a method to track the effectiveness of a new focus on student reading skills and scores. The 2022 eighth graders who had been at Colonial schools since second grade scored higher on reading proficiency tests than those in eighth grade in 2019, Menzer told the …
Colonial School District is adding three electric buses and one propane-powered bus to its fleet, courtesy of an $809,000 federal grant awarded to the stateās Department of Education.Ā In addition to a quieter ride, electric and propane-powered buses are said to be more environmentally friendly than gasoline-powered ones because they release less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Colonial Superintendent Jeff …
The Delaware Library Consortium announced Tuesday that it will spend $1 million to add school libraries into the statewide catalog. The goal is to broaden the First Stateās library catalog and provide more students an opportunity to conduct research or read for pleasure. āOver the years it seems like everything around literacy has been tweaked except school libraries, until now,ā …
