Tag: SIG
State Test Scores Released Today
July 21st, 2011
The Delaware Department of Education just released the results of the new Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) for the 2010-11 school year. Here’s what we can expect from the first-year results and how we can use and interpret them. In previous years, students took the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP), a paper-and-pencil test...VIEW ARTICLE
In Case You Missed It….June State Board Meeting Update
June 20th, 2011
This month at the State Board meeting, the main items of interest were the impending legislative agenda, the delay of the announcement of funding for districts’ Race to the Top plans, and the rollout of DPAS II (the teacher and leader evaluation system). Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery announced forthcoming legislation in regards to the...VIEW ARTICLE
A “New Tech” Way to Teach and Learn
May 27th, 2011
As a former teacher, I know what it’s like to feel the pressure to consistently prepare and perform every day in the classroom. It’s a challenge to present information in a creative way that will captivate the minds of many different kinds of students in just a short class period. It can be an exhausting task day after day, especially since...VIEW ARTICLE
$5.8 Million Awarded to Partnership Zone Schools
May 25th, 2011
The Delaware Department of Education awarded $5.8 million in School Improvement Grant funds to continue turnaround efforts at Delaware’s four Partnership Zone schools. Secretary of Education Lowery approved $3.2M for Christina, $1.5M for New Castle County Votech, and $1.1M for Positive Outcomes (in addition to the approximately $1.5...VIEW ARTICLE