Governor Carney’s Statement on Regulation 225
Department of Education | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday released the following statement on the Delaware Department of Education’s announcement that the department will not be finalizing the current version of Regulation 225: “Last July, I asked Education Secretary Susan Bunting to draft a new regulation that would require Delaware’s school districts and charter schools to […]
State will not move forward with current proposed anti-discrimination regulation
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 2, 2018
The Delaware Department of Education announced on Thursday that it will not be moving forward to finalize the current proposed version of Regulation 225. The department received more than 6,000 comments in response to the revised proposed 225 Prohibition of Discrimination Regulation, which was published in the June Register of Regulations. Those comments now are available online for public review.
2018 state assessment results hold steady
Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Statewide assessment results released today show gains made in some districts and schools with local administrators crediting a variety of supports for their students’ growth.
Sussex Tech’s Mitchell earns DFA forestry scholarship
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Former Governor John Carney (2017-2025) | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Shawn Patrick Mitchell of Greenwood, a recent graduate of Sussex Tech who plans to study wildlife and fisheries at Frostburg State University, received the Delaware Forestry Association’s 2018 scholarship at the Delaware State Fair last week. Agriculture Secretary Michael T. Scuse and Governor John C. Carney were there to present the ceremonial check to Mitchell as his parents David and Melissa looked on. Once he earns his bachelor’s of science degree, Mitchell hopes to be a game warden or park ranger one day.
Delaware Forest Service’s Ashley Melvin earns Gold Smokey Award
Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Ashley Melvin, the Delaware Forest Service’s education specialist who directs its successful Smokey Bear fire prevention program, received a Gold Smokey Award in Ohio recently at an annual meeting of state foresters. The award was presented to the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact’s education committee, of which Delaware is a member. The compact is comprised of seven states including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In the world of wildfire prevention, there is no greater honor than to receive a Smokey Bear award, especially the national Gold Smokey award. These special awards are reserved for people or organizations that provide sustained, outstanding service, with significant program impact, in the wildfire prevention arena. Honorees demonstrate innovation, creativity, commitment and passion for wildfire prevention.
