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ADDENDUM TO DPAS-II REPORT OUTLINES ADMINSTRATOR EVALUATION RESULTS

Delaware’s Department of Education today released results from the administrator evaluation addendum to its “Continuous Improvement” report. The November report covered the results from “Year One” of the state’s revised evaluation system, the Delaware Performance Assessment System (DPAS-II).  The report shows progress in the overall implementation of administrator evaluation with an increased focus on student achievement. In 2012-2013, student improvement was weighted more heavily in administrators’ overall ratings than in previous years. This revision highlighted the meaningful variation between various components of the system and reinforced that better implementation by school leaders is needed in the years ahead. The state’s

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HODGSON, DELMAR STUDENTS TO REPRESENT DELAWARE AT SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM

Two students will represent Delaware as delegates to the 52st annual United States Senate Youth Program in Washington, D.C., in March. Secretary of Education Mark Murphy selected Tiddy Mauti, a Hodgson Vocational Technical School senior, and William Bounds, a Delmar High School senior, as the First State’s delegates. U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons announced the names. Both delegates serve as their senior class presidents. Mauti also is state president of Delaware’s Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)  association, National Honor Society president and a supporter/volunteer for numerous nonprofits and charities, including Special Olympics, Stockings for Soldiers, Relay for Life

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DELAWARE’S 2012 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD WINNERS AND 2013 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Six educators from across the state are being honored for outstanding teaching in mathematics and science. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that a K-12 mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. Established by Congress in 1983 and administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation, the Presidential Awards allow for each state to select mathematics teachers and science teachers as state finalists. Those finalists then vie for the state title the following year. Awards are given to mathematics and science teachers from each

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