After waiting an extra ten days to put up the audio of their June board meeting, the future of the Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security is once again in doubt. Immediately into their board meeting, Margie Lopez-Waite resigned as President of their board and was than voted into the new Head of School position.
Will a Wilmington charter school become embroiled in the ongoing saga of Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security and Las Americas ASPIRA Academy? Many are saying yes.
Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security will have a new Director of Instruction as of July 1st. Deborah Panchisin resigned as an Executive Director of Instruction at Appoquinimink School District last month, effective July 1st. Greg Panchisin is the Chief Operating Officer at Las Americas ASPIRA Academy. Greg and Deborah Panchisin are married. Margie Lopez-Waite is the Head of School at Las Americas ASPIRA. Margie Lopez-Waite is the current President of DAPSS’ board. Margie Lopez-Waite is slated to be the next Head of School at Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security. Margie Lopez-Waite proudly boasted of having someone lined up to take over the position of Director of Instruction a few months ago at a Charter School Accountability Committee meeting when DAPSS was under formal review.
This is what happens when anyone is allowed to insert themselves into a leadership role at a charter school. They cause chaos and use personal connections to hire who they want and who cares if it is a very personal connection. Because they are two different schools, it is not against the law. But it is certainly a manipulative and scummy move. Please continue to tell me this is “for the students”. Margie Lopez-Waite played the Charter School Accountability Committee and the State Board of Education. And Secretary Bunting. And they fell for it hook, line and sinker.
The Panchisins make a combined income of $245,000 in their current roles. Deborah Panchisin makes $136k at Appoquinimink. Greg Panchisin makes $109k at ASPIRA. Say she gets a pay cut for her role at DAPSS. They would still most likely be making a combined income well over $200k. I imagine that handling instruction for 200 students as opposed to many more at Appo would be less work. Less stress.
This is Delaware…
The Season Of Myths 