Delaware’s Waiver Request on Educator Evaluation: We Must Fulfill our Commitments
In its winning Race to the Top application, Delaware promised to implement the state regulations it passed in 2009 changing the state’s teacher, administrator, and specialist evaluation system, known as DPAS II. The planned change would finally link the evaluation of our teachers, leaders, and paraprofessionals to student growth. All of...
Delaware Raises the Bar for Instructional Leadership
When we look back forty years from now, the Delaware Leadership Project will be one of the key programs that helped move Delaware forward,” according to Governor Markell, who met with the seven aspiring principals last week as part of the program’s guest visitation day.
At the event, visitors were able to see the program’s innovative...
Financial Mismanagement Can Affect All Public Schools – Not Just Charters
House Bill 205 was unanimously passed last week in order to provide taxpayers greater oversight and transparency into charter school finances – mostly as a result of poor financial management among a couple Delaware charter schools.
Critics blamed charter schools and the DOE. And while these criticisms are valid, these unfortunate...
Delaware Legislature Makes Progress in Education; More Work Ahead
The first year of the 146th General Assembly concluded last week; several bills and budget actions made progress toward education goals and positioned Delaware as a national leader. As always, more remains to be done, both on the issues addressed this year and others that remain unaddressed.
In a year when most states faced budget deficits...