At the Delaware Department of Education building in Dover, the Charter School Accountability Committee recommended Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security stay open for another school year with very stringent conditions. At that point, Colonial’s Board of Education could very well decide to take over their charter. Queen Margie once again made it all about her. But the discussion that reached this point was very intense. Much more information here than you will find in the Delaware DOE press release.
Partnerships
Innovative Schools Bold Plans For Education In Delaware
Innovative SchoolsInnovative Schools started as a charter school management organization, but they are trying to get bigger. They have already infiltrated Seaford School District with their Delaware New Tech Academy, and they have plans to get even bigger by 2020. In the application for Delaware STEM Academy (opening next fall), Innovative Schools comes right out and says what these plans are.
All of these “partnerships”, like this Alliance of Model Schools, and the BrINC program run by four school districts, is it for the students or a way to solidify those in power? Do we really need charter schools within actual school districts like Seaford is doing? Sorry Innovative Schools, this is just more Rodel inspired Vision. I think we are all getting a bit sick of all this because we have yet to see the results of all these partnerships…
With NO charters set to open past Mapleton (whatever happens with their change to Discovery and their move to Dover) and Delaware STEM Academy next fall, and a one to two year turnaround for charter application, how is this going to happen? Does this mean we should expect a flood of charter applications coming in to the Delaware DOE in the next few months? Where are we going to put all these new charters? Wilmington is stacked to the brim. Dover is starting to get a bit crowded especially if Mapleton/Discovery gets their major modification approved. I can picture a drive to get more charters into Sussex County. Doesn’t mean I agree with it, but I can see it happening…
The Season Of Myths 