Sponsors and meal sites sought for 2018 Summer Food Service Program
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The Summer Food Service Program, a federally funded program operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and managed locally by the Delaware Department of Education, needs sponsors and meal sites for locations throughout Delaware to increase the number of children 18 years of age or younger who receive nutritious and healthy meals during the summer months.
Child and adult food program offers meal reimbursements
Department of Education | Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) can receive reimbursement for meals served in compliance with program regulations at qualifying child care centers, adult day care centers, emergency shelters, family day care homes and afterschool programs. Sponsors may be reimbursed for up to two meals and one snack per participant each day. Participant eligibility is tied to income eligibility guidelines that are adjusted annually by the USDA.
State awards first Certificates of Multiliteracy
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Secretary of Education Susan Bunting today honored the first students in the state to earn Delaware’s new Certificate of Multiliteracy, which recognizes and honors students for attaining high levels of proficiency in languages in addition to English.
Delaware receives $500,000 grant to create early education teaching credential
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 11, 2017
The Delaware Department of Education will work with area colleges and universities to develop an infant/toddler credential for early educators with the help of a new $500,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Secretary of Education Susan Bunting announced today.
Secretary to reconvene Development Team to review public comment on proposed antidiscrimination regulation
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
UPDATE: The Development Team will meet from 6 to 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 at the Del-One Conference Center on Delaware Technical Community College’s Terry Campus, 100 Campus Drive in Dover. Please find all comments received during the public comment period posted online here: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/antidiscrimination.
