The agenda for the March 16 meeting of the Providence Creek Academy Board of Directors includes budget reports, committee reports, a proposal to hire staff, and a proposed revision to the transportation policy.
Smyrna High’s Business Professionals of America Chapter received the Professional Cup as Chapter of the Year, along with 35 individual awards at the State Leadership Conference Awards Brunch in Dover March 9. Twenty-five students qualified to attend the national conference in Anaheim, California in May.
No election will be needed for the Smyrna Board of Education this May. The two incumbent candidates were the only candidates who filed for the two seats that were up for election this May.
The filing deadline was March 5.
District holds tribute to former teacher, principal, and superintendent as role model of integrity during "I Love the Smyrna School District Day" Saturday, Feb. 27
Smyrna's John Bassett Moore Intermediate School was among the six schools and one school district in the nation to be recognized as “Learning-Focused Preferred Schools.”
There will be two seats up for election this year on the Smyrna Board of Education. As of Friday, Vetra Evans-Gunter has filed for the two-year seat, while Christine Malec has filed for the five year seat. The deadline to file as a candidate is March 5. The election will be held in May.
At a hearing last week, members of the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee delved into a $1.13 billion budget proposed by the Department of Education for next fiscal year. Committee latched on to one of the governor’s more dramatic cuts to the budget: calling for school districts to pick up 25% of their bus transportation bills.
Classes will be in session for students this Friday, Feb. 26 in the Smyrna School District. Originally planned as a teacher inservice day with no classes for students, the date is now being used as a make-up day after all the snow days this month.
Del-One Credit Union is offering exciting opportunities for local high school seniors including college scholarships plus a free limo ride to prom.
For the first time in five years, school choice will be open in the Smyrna School District, but only at the lower elementary levels. Given the slowdown in the district’s population growth, the Smyrna School Board voted unanimously on Jan. 25 to open school choice in kindergarten through second grade for the 2010-11 school year. In other news, Smyrna Athletic Director Bill Schultz presented proposals for additional school sports teams, as well as new marketing strategies and revenue streams.
Among the items on the agenda for the meeting at Sunnyside Elementary School are construction updates, the resignations of two teachers, appointment of a new teacher and a new custodian, and field trip requests from the FFA.
The rules for the 2010 Smyrna School District essay contest on "Integrity" are listed in this story. The contest is open to adults who live in the district as well as students who attend district schools. The deadline for students to turn in essays to teachers is Feb. 5. The deadline for adults to turn in essays to the district is Feb. 12.
The Smyrna School District is sponsoring its annual essay contest, open to adults who live in the district as well as to students in district schools. This year's theme is "Integrity." Participants are asked to write an essay on someone who demonstrated integrity. The deadline is Feb. 5 for students and Feb. 12 for adults. Complete rules are listed in this story.
The agenda for the Providence Creek Academy Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Dec. 17 includes budget matters, a resignation, and a hiring.
The agenda for the Smyrna Board of Education meeting Monday, Dec. 14 includes the retirement of the Assistant Superintendent and the Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds, and the oat of office for new board member Vetra Evans-Gunter.
Vetra Evans-Gunter was recently appointed by the remaining four Smyrna Board of Education members to fill the term of Ginger Barkley who resigned in October. This "Q & A" story with Evans-Gunter details her background and her plans and goals while she's serving on the board.
The Smyrna Board of Education has been asked to consider a change in the way courses are weighted at Smyrna High School. The current weights are 1.03 for college prep, 1.05 for honors, and 1.06 for AP courses. Student board member Emiley Conboy has suggested using 1.00 for college prep, 1.03 for honors, and 1.06 for AP courses.
With six weeks to go before the General Assembly returns to Dover, the state’s auditor has revived debate over whether Delaware should consolidate its 19 local school districts into three countywide systems and one centralized vocational school district.
Smyrna resident Vetra Evans-Gunter has been selected to fill the vacant seat on the Smyrna Board of Education. Superintendent Debbie Wicks said that the four current members of the Smyrna School Board interviewed six candidates for the open seat on Monday, Nov. 23. After the interviews, the board voted 4-0 to appoint Evans-Gunter, Wicks said.
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