Tag: DDOE
Anticipating Growth in Delaware Assessment Data
July 16th, 2012
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...VIEW ARTICLE
July 16, 2012
Early Childhood Education, News
July 16th, 2012
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...VIEW ARTICLE
July 11, 2012
July 11th, 2012
Local News Sussex Countian Fritz, Wright fill Indian River board vacancies James E. Fritz and Leolga T. Wright have been chosen to fill vacancies on the Indian River Board of Education. Both of their terms will expire in June 2013. Cape Gazette Venables secures $350,000 state federal loan for Laurel School District Sen. Robert L. Venables...VIEW ARTICLE
Aligning Assessments to Common Core
June 25th, 2012
Even as we continue to analyze the latest round of DCAS data and await detailed school-by-school results, work is underway on the future Delaware state assessment. One of two multi-state assessment consortia formed in the wake of Race to the Top, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is developing ELA and math assessments that are...VIEW ARTICLE