Tag: State Board of Education

August 10, 2012

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August 10th, 2012

Local News DFM News State review seeks to quell growing debate over Delaware charter schools Gov. Jack Markell plans to appoint a working group to review the current law and recommend ways to improve it. The panel will be appointed soon and should complete its work before the General Assembly reconvenes in January. Updating the law, coupled with a...

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State Board Keeps Forward Momentum

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July 27th, 2012

Last week the State Board of Education hosted its monthly meeting where forward momentum was the theme for the day. A presentation on the performance evaluation dashboards, which are a product of the school districts’ Race to the Top Success plans, revealed the evaluation structure utilized for tracking district progress on Race to the Top...

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Charter Changes Proposed at State Board Meeting

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June 22nd, 2012

At yesterday’s state board meeting, proposed regulation changes for charter school performance standards were discussed. The new regulations—which were developed by the State Board, Delaware Department of Education (DDOE), the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), and charter schools—will establish a leading edge...

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Charter Adventure in Dover

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June 6th, 2012

This post originally appeared on the blog "Kendall's Charter Adventures" and was written by Delaware Charter Schools Network Executive Director Kendall Massett. During the week of May 6 - 12, over 5,600 charter schools in the United States celebrated National Charter Schools Week. I had the fortune  to experience  TWO great charter adventures...

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