Tag: DDOE
Now is the Time to Reimagine Teaching
June 18th, 2012
The Delaware Department of Education announced that eleven schools will participate in the Race to the Top teacher incentive program - providing highly-effective educators that demonstrate substantial growth with their students $10,000 dollars to continue teaching at their high-need schools. As someone who has firsthand experience as both an...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Shows Growth in DCAS Results
June 14th, 2012
Delaware students showed tremendous progress in 2011-2012 according to recently released DCAS data – highlighting areas of improvement while shining a spotlight on those that require greater attention. Promising results include: An increase of seven percent proficient in reading (61 to 68 percent) and math (62 to 69 percent); and A two to...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s ESEA Waiver Approved
June 1st, 2012
Earlier this week the US Department of Education (USED) announced the approval of Delaware’s ESEA waiver. Delaware’s Department of Education (DDOE) submitted its application for a waiver earlier in February (along with 26 others) and was one of eight applications that were approved, joining 11 applications approved in an earlier round...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware’s Teacher Quality Initiatives Continue to Rollout
May 17th, 2012
May 18 update: Districts and schools that meet the qualifying criteria are currently in the process of deciding whether to opt-in to the talent rentention/attraction initiative. For a list of eligible schools, click here. The Delaware Department of Education recently announced eligible school participants for the talent retention/attraction...VIEW ARTICLE