I went over which schools got the Big F for special ed yesterday. Those were schools that managed to have 7% or less of their student population with special education. Today, I will go over the schools that got a poor D! These are schools that have 7.1% to 8.5% of their kids with special ed. Not good no matter how you look at it, but better than an F!
Academy of Dover (Charter): 8.4%
Brandywine Springs School (Elementary): 8.5%
Brookside Elementary School: 8.3%
Castle Hills Elementary School: 7.1%
Concord High School: 7.3%
Delmar Middle School: 7.4%
Downie Elementary School: 7.8%
East Dover Elementary School: 7.1%
Frear Elementary School: 8.4%
Gallaher Elementary School: 7.8%
Hartly Elementary School: 8.1%
Marshall Elementary School: 7.4%
Middletown High School: 8.2%
Mote Elementary School: 7.4%
Oberle Elementary School: 7.6%
Pleasantville Elementary School: 8.5%
Simpson Elementary School: 7.7%
Smith Elementary School: 7.5%
Star Hill Elementary School: 8.4%
Sunnyside Elementary School: 8.5%
Sussex Technical High School: 7.7%
Waters Middle School: 7.7%
West Park Place Elementary School: 7.9%
Only 23 public schools (public, charter and vocational) in Delaware got a D. Not as bad as the F Club. Some of you have a very strong chance of getting into the C club or higher during the 2014-2015 Academic Year. I would make that happen. You are no Charter School of Wilmington, but you need a great deal of work. Don’t forget parents, these are based on the Delaware average for special education in our schools, which is at 13.5%. Some have estimated that as high as 22% of kids in Delaware should be on an IEP due to their exceptionalities. So as a state, we have a long way to go.
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