District/Charter Educational Support Professionals of the Year Celebrated; One to be Named State Honoree
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 18, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education is honoring 20 educational support professionals for their outstanding work supporting their students and school communities.
Delaware Wins Federal Grant to Support Cleaner School Buses
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2022
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) has been awarded an $809,000 federal grant to purchase one propane and three electric school buses for the Colonial School District through the federal Clean School Bus Rebate Program. Nationally, these awards are part of the first $1 billion of a five-year, $5 billion program created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, championed by Delaware’s Congressional delegation of Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) and signed into law by President Joe Biden in November 2021.
Milford Teacher Named Delaware 2023 Teacher of the Year
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
A fifth-grade teacher from the Milford School District is Delaware’s 2023 State Teacher of the Year. Ashley Lockwood of LuLu Ross Elementary School now is Delaware’s nominee for National Teacher of the Year. She will use her position to advocate for historically underserved populations of students.
Great Oaks Charter School Placed on Formal Review
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Due to enrollment concerns, Secretary of Education Mark Holodick has placed Great Oaks Charter School in Wilmington on formal review. Formal review is an investigatory process that will allow the Charter School Accountability Committee (CSAC) to determine whether the school has violated terms of its charter.
Postponed: Schools to Recruit Educators at Saturday’s DSU Football Game
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Prospective educators will have the opportunity to meet with 14 districts and charter schools during a recruitment fair at Saturday’s Delaware State University football game.
The Delaware Department of Education is sponsoring the event as an opportunity to connect those interested in working in Delaware public schools with potential employers and help diversify the educator workforce in the state. The halftime show also will feature an internship partnership between Caesar Rodney High School and DSU; two former interns are working in Delaware public schools this fall.
