Tag: State Board of Education
August 10, 2012
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...VIEW ARTICLE
State Board Keeps Forward Momentum
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...VIEW ARTICLE
Charter Changes Proposed at State Board Meeting
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...VIEW ARTICLE
Charter Adventure in Dover
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...VIEW ARTICLE