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  Category: Department of Education


School Water Testing Program Update

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023

The State of Delaware is actively working with federal and local partners to ensure all Delaware children and school staff have safe and clean drinking water. With the help of a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) with support from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began a sampling initiative in Delaware schools in October 2020 to identify the levels of lead within the drinking water system.




Delaware Contracts with Private Firm to Test School Drinking Water

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The State of Delaware is actively working with federal and local partners to ensure all Delaware children and school staff have safe and clean drinking water. With the support of a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DOE with support from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began a sampling initiative in Delaware schools in October 2020 to identify the levels of lead within the drinking water system.




Middle and High School Students to Use Digital Mapping Technology to Showcase Delaware

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 12, 2022

The Delaware Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community, encourages Delaware middle and high school students to join Esri’s 2023 ArcGIS webapp competition. Students are challenged to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. Delaware entrants to this national competition must create a digital map or Story map that highlights facts and features unique to Delaware.




Lake Forest Paraprofessional Named Delaware 2023 Educational Support Professional of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

A paraprofessional from Lake Forest School District’s Lake Forest Central Elementary School is the state’s 2023 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year. 




FY2024 Delaware Division of the Arts Grant Applications for Arts & Community-Based Organizations and Schools Now Open

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 2, 2022

For arts programming and projects taking place during fiscal year 2024 (September 2023 – August 2024)   Wilmington, Del. (December 2, 2022) – The Delaware Division of the Arts has opened its annual online application process for grants for arts programming and projects taking place during fiscal year 2024 (September 2023 – August 2024). Applications […]







  Category: Department of Education

School Water Testing Program Update

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023

The State of Delaware is actively working with federal and local partners to ensure all Delaware children and school staff have safe and clean drinking water. With the help of a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Delaware Department of Education (DOE) with support from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began a sampling initiative in Delaware schools in October 2020 to identify the levels of lead within the drinking water system.




Delaware Contracts with Private Firm to Test School Drinking Water

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

The State of Delaware is actively working with federal and local partners to ensure all Delaware children and school staff have safe and clean drinking water. With the support of a grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DOE with support from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began a sampling initiative in Delaware schools in October 2020 to identify the levels of lead within the drinking water system.




Middle and High School Students to Use Digital Mapping Technology to Showcase Delaware

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, December 12, 2022

The Delaware Department of Education, in conjunction with the state’s geospatial education community, encourages Delaware middle and high school students to join Esri’s 2023 ArcGIS webapp competition. Students are challenged to create and share interactive mapping projects using ESRI ArcGIS software. Delaware entrants to this national competition must create a digital map or Story map that highlights facts and features unique to Delaware.




Lake Forest Paraprofessional Named Delaware 2023 Educational Support Professional of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

A paraprofessional from Lake Forest School District’s Lake Forest Central Elementary School is the state’s 2023 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year. 




FY2024 Delaware Division of the Arts Grant Applications for Arts & Community-Based Organizations and Schools Now Open

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of Education | Department of State | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Former Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long (2017-2025) | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, December 2, 2022

For arts programming and projects taking place during fiscal year 2024 (September 2023 – August 2024)   Wilmington, Del. (December 2, 2022) – The Delaware Division of the Arts has opened its annual online application process for grants for arts programming and projects taking place during fiscal year 2024 (September 2023 – August 2024). Applications […]