The Delaware State Board of Education will be meeting this Thursday, November 15th at Mispillion Elementary School in Milford for their monthly meeting. Regulation 505 will be discussed by the State Board which will implement legislation from the past year of the General Assembly.
I would read through this very carefully because there are a lot of changes being made. It is a meaty document! If it is crossed out, they are doing away with it. If it is underlined, that is new. Many of these changes are a result of House Bill #287 which created the Diploma of Modified Standards and got rid of the dreaded Certificate of Performance. Other changes are a result of legislation mandating credits in computer science, changes to Physical Education requirements, high school student transfers from out of state, and Student Success Plans.
If you wish to give public comment on the changes to Regulation 505, they are due by December 5th. You can email them to the following: DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12.de.us
For those who might be wondering why the State Board of Education is meeting in Milford, House Bill #455 changed some things about the State Board. One of those is that the State Board alternates meetings in different counties. This began in September when they met in Appoquinimink. Every other month they will hold a meeting in a different county. During the other months they will meet at the Townsend Building in Dover. Next month’s meeting will have the State Board of Ed deciding on all seven of the charter schools up for renewal.
The Season Of Myths 