Tag: State Board of Education
May 16, 2013
News, Policy and Practice, Student-Centered Learning
May 16th, 2013
Local News WDEL Star Hill's fluency station improves reading comprehension Teaching students to read with meaning is the goal of an award-winning program at one downstate school. With standardized testing, it became obvious that we were struggling with comprehension." To fix that, Star Hill Elementary School in Camden-Wyoming has set up a fluency...VIEW ARTICLE
Delaware Seeks to Improve Principal Standards
December 3rd, 2012
The Delaware State Board of Education’s discussed changes to principal preparation requirements at November’s meeting will increase rigor and align with expectations currently in place as part of the Delaware Leadership Project – solidifying the program’s place as a trailblazer in Delaware. The standards would require all principal...VIEW ARTICLE
September 21, 2012
September 21st, 2012
Local News DFM News State sets new framework for monitoring state charter schools State education leaders and Governor Jack Markell today unveiled a new set of standards to monitor the performance of charter schools authorized by the State Board of Education. The “performance framework,” as the standards are known, “provides a consistent...VIEW ARTICLE
September 14, 2012
September 14th, 2012
Local News Parents Magazine Honor-roll schools Ten schools were featured which have an innovative approach to excellence and “buzz-worthy ideas.” Delaware’s Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington was selected as one of the honor-roll schools due to its emphasis on content-based foreign language instruction. Delaware Department of...VIEW ARTICLE