Milford School District Announces Chief Operating Officer

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As Milford School District concludes another successful school year, we eagerly embrace our path forward guided by our latest strategic plan. This plan centers around four key priorities: Academic Excellence, Student Support, Recruitment and Retention, and Facilities and Systems. With this path forward and under the new leadership of Dr. Bridget Amory, there are exciting changes to our organizational chart, …

Dana Carey, a counselor at Lake Forest School District, is Delaware's 2023 Behavioral Health Professional of the Year

Lake Forestā€™s Dana Carey named behavioral health pro 2023

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Dana Carey ā€“ counselor at Lake Forest North Elementary School ā€“ is this yearā€™s behavioral health pro of the year. ā€œI would like to first thank my Lake Forest family,ā€ she said. ā€œThank you so much for being here to support me and love me.Ā  School behavioral specialists are typically psychologists, counselors, social workers or nurses.Ā  They assist teachers by …

Eight Delaware Tech Softball Players Earn All-Region Honors

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After winning an unprecedented third straight National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 19 Division II Softball Championship and NJCAA Northeast District Softball Championship, eight Delaware Technical Community College softball players received NJCAA Region 19 All-Region honors. Sophomore pitcher Carly Collins led the way by being named NJCAA Region 19 Pitcher of the… Betsy PriceBetsy Price is a Wilmington freelance …

Six Delaware Tech Baseball Players Earn All-Region Honors

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Delaware Technical Community College’s baseball team had a tremendous 2023 season, finishing runner-up in the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 19 Division II Baseball Championship Tournament and qualifying for the 2023 NJCAA Division II Northeast District Baseball Championship Tournament. Six of the team’s top performers from the 2023 season recently… Betsy PriceBetsy Price is a Wilmington freelance …

Six Delaware Tech Baseball Players Earn All-Region Honors

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Delaware Technical Community College’s baseball team had a tremendous 2023 season, finishing runner-up in the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 19 Division II Baseball Championship Tournament and qualifying for the 2023 NJCAA Division II Northeast District Baseball Championship Tournament. Six of the team’s top performers from the 2023 season recently… Betsy PriceBetsy Price is a Wilmington freelance …

Districts and charters have spent different amounts of COVID-19 relief money.

Hereā€™s how much COVID money districts, charters have spent

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Districts and charters have until Sept. 30, 2024 to spend more than half a billion dollars that was provided for COVID-19 pandemic relief. Delaware received $637,239,246 in the $122 billion federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER Funds. Distributed in three separate rounds, ESSER FundsĀ  which were allocated across three separate rounds and part of the American …

Delaware Tech Softball Competes in Third Straight Division II World Series

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For the third year in a row, Delaware Technical Community College’s softball team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Softball World Series. Delaware Tech qualified after once again winning the NJCAA Region 19 and Northeast District championships. “This is going to go down as a special group,” Head Coach Guy Wilkins said. “They’ve… Betsy PriceBetsy …

Delaware Tech Softball Competes in Third Straight Division II World Series

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For the third year in a row, Delaware Technical Community College’s softball team competed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Softball World Series. Delaware Tech qualified after once again winning the NJCAA Region 19 and Northeast District championships. “This is going to go down as a special group,” Head Coach Guy Wilkins said. “They’ve… Betsy PriceBetsy …

Board has first read of updated strategic plan

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At a recent meeting, Dr. Bridget Amory, Director of Student Learning, presented the first draft of the updated District Strategic Plan. The plan was compiled with input from students, staff, caregivers and community members. ā€œWe’ve agreed upon a path forward,ā€ Dr. Amory said. ā€œIn keeping with our Buccaneer theme, we agreed that we will be ā€˜Charting a Course to Excellenceā€™ …