DOVER – DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section will be holding three informational public open house workshops to share information about dredging and other waterway management operations in Delaware.

The workshops are scheduled as follows:

• Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5-7:30 p.m., South Coastal Library, 43 Kent Avenue, Bethany Beach, DE 19930
• Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5-7:30 p.m., Indian River Volunteer Fire Company Hall, 32628 Oak Orchard Road, Millsboro, DE 19966
• Sunday, Nov. 3, 1-3:30 p.m., Lewes Library, 111 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE 19958

The workshops all will provide information on topics such as the Inland Bays dredging prioritization project that is currently in progress, the upcoming maintenance dredging project at Massey’s Ditch, and an overview of waterway management operations (dredging, channel marking and surveying, macro-algae harvesting) conducted by the Shoreline & Waterway Management Section.

Interested parties are encouraged to attend the open houses to share ideas and comment on the dredging prioritization project, as well as learn and ask questions about these important topics of DNREC’s Shoreline & Waterway Management Section staff.

Contact: Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 242

WILMINGTON – DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announced today that the park office for Wilmington State Parks will be temporarily relocated on April 1 from Baynard Stadium to the Blue Ball Barn, part of Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington. All maintenance and administrative functions of Wilmington State Parks will operate out of Blue Ball Barn and Alapocas Run State Park as of April 1.

The temporary move is in preparation for the reconstruction of Baynard Stadium, which will be renamed Abessinio Stadium when a new facility is built on the site. Construction is expected to be complete in the fall of 2020. Once construction is complete, the park office for Wilmington State Parks will return to the stadium and be a part of the new complex. The rehabilitation of the stadium is a partnership between the Salesianum School and the City of Wilmington.

As of April 1, Wilmington and Alapocas Run state parks visitors can get maps and information, apply for picnic and event permits, reserve athletic fields, register for camps and programs, and purchase annual passes at Blue Ball Barn, located at 1914 West Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19803. The phone number is 302-577-1164.

Contact: Beth Shockley, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902

Vol. 49, No. 59

For four Delaware high schools, the 2018-19 school year will be the launch of the NAF Academy of Business Information Management program.

“These schools join a national network that provides the tools, resources and opportunities necessary to ensure that all high school students are college-, career- and future-ready,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

The schools are Caesar Rodney School District’s Caesar Rodney High School, Red Clay Consolidated School District’s A.I. duPont High School, Smyrna School District’s Smyrna High School and Odyssey Charter School. All four completed NAF’s rigorous planning program.

The Academy of Business Information Management (AoBIM) introduces students to the skills needed to plan, organize, direct, and evaluate business functions essential to efficient and productive business operations through courses focusing on entrepreneurship, global and domestic economics, information technology, customer service and ethics. Students gain critical career knowledge through a series of work-based learning activities that are conducted in school, as well as outside the classroom, and a 120-hour paid summer internship. Completion of the program is validated with a NAFTrack Certification, NAF’s student certification assessment system.

“With technology playing such a large part in students’ lives, we are excited to broaden their perspective of how technology ties into the workplace with a focus on ethics and policies preparing them for the workforce,” A.I. duPont teacher Charles Schneider said.

These schools are now part of NAF’s network of 675 academies across 36 states, including DC and the US Virgin Islands. NAF provides high school students with career-themed instruction and hands on experiences in viable industries including finance, hospitality & tourism, information technology, engineering, and health sciences. To adopt an Academy of Business Information Management program of study, interested schools may contact DOE education associate Lisa Wilson at lisa.wilson@doe.k12.de.us.

“On behalf of the entire NAF network, I’d like to give a warm welcome to all of our new academies and look forward to the many contributions you make to the network as a whole. Best wishes for a successful first year and know that you have the continuous support of your NAF family every step of the way.” NAF President JD Hoye said.

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006