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  Category: Department of Education


Quality Education Requires School Referenda

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 9, 2024

As Delaware Secretary of Education, I am entrusted with overseeing and improving educational systems throughout the state. A crucial part of this responsibility is making sure schools have the resources they need to provide a quality education to all students. In Delaware, one of the key mechanisms for securing these resources is through school referenda.




Sponsors and Meal Sites Sought for 2024 Summer Food Service Program

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

A program that targets children in low-income areas to ensure they have meals during the summer is seeking sponsors and meal sites for meal locations.   The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered in Delaware by the Department of Education (DDOE).  Sponsors are reimbursed for all meals served free at approved meal sites in low-income areas to children 18 years and under. 




State Releases School Facility Tools

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

The state today released tools to help assure the safety of public school buildings throughout Delaware.




State Releases Education Funding Study

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

An independent study of Delaware’s education funding system has yielded recommendations for policymakers.




Caesar Rodney Paraprofessional Named Delaware 2024 Educational Support Professional of the Year

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

A paraprofessional/library specialist from Caesar Rodney School District’s Magnolia Middle School is the state’s 2024 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year. Sinead Ronan says her role is to come along side students and educators.







  Category: Department of Education

Quality Education Requires School Referenda

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Friday, February 9, 2024

As Delaware Secretary of Education, I am entrusted with overseeing and improving educational systems throughout the state. A crucial part of this responsibility is making sure schools have the resources they need to provide a quality education to all students. In Delaware, one of the key mechanisms for securing these resources is through school referenda.




Sponsors and Meal Sites Sought for 2024 Summer Food Service Program

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

A program that targets children in low-income areas to ensure they have meals during the summer is seeking sponsors and meal sites for meal locations.   The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program operated nationally by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered in Delaware by the Department of Education (DDOE).  Sponsors are reimbursed for all meals served free at approved meal sites in low-income areas to children 18 years and under. 




State Releases School Facility Tools

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

The state today released tools to help assure the safety of public school buildings throughout Delaware.




State Releases Education Funding Study

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

An independent study of Delaware’s education funding system has yielded recommendations for policymakers.




Caesar Rodney Paraprofessional Named Delaware 2024 Educational Support Professional of the Year

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

A paraprofessional/library specialist from Caesar Rodney School District’s Magnolia Middle School is the state’s 2024 Delaware Educational Support Professional of the Year. Sinead Ronan says her role is to come along side students and educators.