Delaware Youth Power The Health Workforce Pipeline At National HOSA Conference
Delaware’s HOSA–Future Health Professionals recently made an impact at the 48th Annual HOSA International Leadership Conference, held under the banner “Powered By the People.” With more than 13,000 students in attendance from around the world, the event highlighted the power of people-centered leadership in preparing the next generation of health professionals.
Delaware Business Students Place at National Conference
Students from across Delaware proudly represented the First State at the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference last month in Orlando. Nearly 7,000 students from more than 800 chapters nationwide competed in a wide range of business-focused events, and Delaware students delivered an exceptional performance.
Red Clay School Social Worker Named 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year
Jaclyn Durant, a school social worker from the Red Clay Consolidated School District, is the state’s 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year.
School Behavioral Health Professionals to be Honored
The state will name its 2025 Delaware Behavioral Health Professional of the Year at a statewide celebration on Monday, May 19th. Delaware’s districts and the Delaware Charter School Network named local Behavioral Health Professionals of the Year for 2025. Following an application and interview process, one will be named the state honoree.
Department of Education announces new leadership to support funding reform efforts
Delaware Secretary of Education Cynthia “Cindy” Marten has chosen two experienced education leaders to help prepare for the first major overhaul of the state funding formula in more than 75 years. In her first senior staff appointments since taking office, Secretary Marten named Denise Carter as Deputy Secretary for Strategic Initiatives and Adam Schott as Associate Secretary for Student Support. Both are career public servants with extensive regional and national experience.
