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July 18, 2012

July 18th, 2012

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Local News Middletown Transcript Carolyn Joynt becomes principal of Appoquinimink ECC Carolyn Joynt, who served as assistant principal at Olive B. Loss Elementary School since 2011, was appointed principal of the Appoquinimink Early Childhood Center. Joynt is a graduate of the Appoquinimink Aspiring Administrator Program, and she served as an...

July 17, 2012

July 17th, 2012

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Local News WHYY Newsworks Sharing food with Penn Farm Students at nearby William Penn High School rent land at historic Penn Farm and established a community support agriculture program to sell produce to neighbors. During the school year, the William Penn students work for grades but, right now, the farm is their summer job. The teens earn $8.75...

Anticipating Growth in Delaware Assessment Data

July 16th, 2012

Author: Dan Hay

The Delaware Department of Education is expected to release the full results of 2011-12 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) later this week.  The release follows last month’s announcement of preliminary data showing that 68% of Delaware students were proficient in reading and 69% in math – a seven percentage-point gain over last...

July 16, 2012

July 16th, 2012

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Local News Delaware State News Five downstate elementaries named Focus schools Schools across Delaware will receive extra support and/ or funding as part of the state’s new school classification system. Dr. Michael Thomas, Superintendent of Capital School District which has two Focus schools, says “We look forward to the opportunity to have...