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  Archives:  October 2013

Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Twenty-five individuals, groups, and corporate groups will be honored at the 2013 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards on Oct. 22 at Dover Downs.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Identifying Top Educators to Strengthen Our Schools

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Governor Markell shares efforts underway in Delaware to support and recruit top educators and promotes a new online resource to make it easier for top students to apply for Delaware education jobs.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Identifying Top Educators to Strengthen Our Schools

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Our students deserve great teachers. Educators like Delaware Teacher of the Year Jon Sell from Sussex Tech, who helps his peers become even better teachers. And Brandywine Springs elementary social studies instructor Jill Szymanski, who was recently named National History Teacher of the Year for creating lessons like her year-long “Civil War Museum” project, which brings the past to life while developing students’ reading skills.




Early Teacher Hiring Improves In Delaware For 2nd Straight Year

Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Delaware’s public school districts reported a second consecutive year of improvement in early teacher hiring in 2012, after years of deteriorating hiring statistics. The University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration, which conducts the state’s annual teacher hiring survey, attributed the improvement to legislation written by Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn and State Senator David P. Sokola (D, Newark), chair of the Senate Education Committee.




The Delaware Commission for Women is Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Hall of Fame of Delaware Women

Commission for Women | Department of State | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Delaware Commission for Women is seeking public nominations of women for induction into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women. The Hall of Fame showcases women who have made significant contributions in their field of endeavor inclusive of professional and volunteer careers, and whose impact is made locally, nationally or internationally.






  Archives:  October 2013

Governor Announces Delaware’s Outstanding Volunteers

Delaware Health and Social Services | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Twenty-five individuals, groups, and corporate groups will be honored at the 2013 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards on Oct. 22 at Dover Downs.




Governor’s Weekly Message: Identifying Top Educators to Strengthen Our Schools

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Governor Markell shares efforts underway in Delaware to support and recruit top educators and promotes a new online resource to make it easier for top students to apply for Delaware education jobs.




Governor’s Weekly Message Transcript: Identifying Top Educators to Strengthen Our Schools

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2013

Our students deserve great teachers. Educators like Delaware Teacher of the Year Jon Sell from Sussex Tech, who helps his peers become even better teachers. And Brandywine Springs elementary social studies instructor Jill Szymanski, who was recently named National History Teacher of the Year for creating lessons like her year-long “Civil War Museum” project, which brings the past to life while developing students’ reading skills.




Early Teacher Hiring Improves In Delaware For 2nd Straight Year

Former Lt. Governor Matt Denn (2009-2014) | Office of the Lieutenant Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Delaware’s public school districts reported a second consecutive year of improvement in early teacher hiring in 2012, after years of deteriorating hiring statistics. The University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration, which conducts the state’s annual teacher hiring survey, attributed the improvement to legislation written by Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn and State Senator David P. Sokola (D, Newark), chair of the Senate Education Committee.




The Delaware Commission for Women is Accepting Nominations for the 2014 Hall of Fame of Delaware Women

Commission for Women | Department of State | News | Date Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Delaware Commission for Women is seeking public nominations of women for induction into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women. The Hall of Fame showcases women who have made significant contributions in their field of endeavor inclusive of professional and volunteer careers, and whose impact is made locally, nationally or internationally.