Markell a Leader in Education Reform
Building on Delaware's Round One Race to the Top win Governor Markell continues to position Delaware as a national education leader. He recently accepted a seat on the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) or the “nation’s report card”, a rigorous...
Performance Pay Blog Post – Part III – Challenges and Lessons Learned
Analysis of the education landscape reveals obstacles to be overcome in order to implement a statewide performance pay program. Fortunately, improvements to many of these challenges are underway through the RTTT plan:
Teacher Evaluation: the policies for the statewide Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS II) are currently under...
Farewell from John Carwell
As many have heard, I am joining the Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) to head the Charter Schools Program. While I will miss my work and the people at the Rodel Foundation, I am excited about this new and challenging opportunity.
Before I came to the Rodel Foundation in January of 2006, I had been involved with education on several...
Performance Pay – The State of Educator Compensation in Delaware
In Delaware, teachers are compensated according to the salary schedule as dictated by state statute. This schedule stipulates that salaries be indexed across the state with increases earned annually based upon years of experience, along with graduate credits earned and attainment of certification from the National Board for Professional...