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Priority Schools Meeting Reminder

Change in Bayard Middle School meeting date: Please note, the original meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 19 has been changed to Tuesday, November 18 Tuesday, November 18, 2:30-4:00 p.m. Bayard Middle School Priority School Meeting Bayard Middle School Library 200 S. duPont Street Wilmington, DE 19805  Wednesday, November 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Bancroft Elementary School Priority School Meeting Bancroft Elementary School Library 700 N. Lombard Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Thursday, November 20, 3:15-4:45 p.m. Stubbs Elementary School Priority School Meeting Stubbs Elementary School Media Center 1100 N. Pine Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Friday, November 21, 3:00-4:30 p.m. Priority Schools Core Planning

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Clock hours for educators that attend the Delaware PTA Convention

THANK YOU DSEA – PLATINUM SPONSOR OF THE  2018 Annual Delaware PTA STATE CONVENTION We hope that educators from across the state will join us on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 8 am – 4 pm at St. Georges Highschool in Middletown as we discuss three very important topics in education: Funding Public Education, Trauma-Informed Care Family Engagement!! All educators in attendance at the 2018 Delaware PTA State Convention will receive a certificate for 8 clock hours to submit to their district HR department.  Just let the attendant know you are a teacher when you check in the morning of convention!! We will

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Wreaths Across America

The Delaware General Assembly along with state legislatures throughout the country will be holding  kick-off events for Wreaths Across America at Leg Hall.  These events will held simultaneously on Monday December 8th at noon EST.   The focus is to teach young people about the sacrifices made by men and women who have given their lives in service to our country.  I have attached some more background information.   Here is a link with educational materials. http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/about/mission-vision/teach/

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Parent Opt Out Questionnaire

PARENTS & EDUCATORS: There is still time to participate in the Parent Opt out questionnaire before our first public discussion on 11/22/14 at our State Convention. Parents can use this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8BFF8BH Teachers can use this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8N5TKZF

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CAESAR RODNEY SCIENCE TEACHER NAMED DELAWARE’S 2015 TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Megan Szabo becomes Delaware’s nominee in national competition— Megan Szabo, a science teacher at Postlethwait Middle School in the Caesar Rodney School District, is Delaware’s 2015 State Teacher of the Year. Governor Jack Markell made the announcement tonight in front of about 475 invited guests at the Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center in Dover. Szabo, who began her teaching career in 2003, teaches a seventh and eighth grade loop at Postlethwait, where she also is team leader, head coach of the school’s Science Olympiad and advisor to the National Junior Honor Society. She is a Next Generation Science Standards

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Community Forums to discuss Advancing Educator Compensation and Careers

Dear Educator, Community Leader, and Stakeholder: There’s exciting work going on right now in Delaware to improve career pathways and compensation for educators. We want you to be a part of it! In July, the Governor signed Senate Bill 254, which created a framework for an improved compensation system and established a committee of representatives, including members of the education community, legislators, and budget experts to develop a plan. The committee began meeting at the end of July and since September, they have hosted two virtual town halls, held two Educator Work Group meetings (with two more planned in early

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