Statewide School
Choice Program Transportation Stipends
Discontinued by Legislative Action
Delaware Law requires that the statewide School
Choice Application be submitted a year in
advance. Parents submitted choice applications
during the 2007-08 school year for the 2008-09
school year.
The applications submitted indicated that
parents or guardians meeting certain criteria
would be eligible for a transportation stipend.
Because of the state budget constraints, the
transportation stipends were discontinued by
legislative action in the Fiscal Year 2009
Budget Bill (Section 404 of Senate Bill No.
300).
Because of this
legislative action the statewide School Choice
program transportation stipends will not be paid
for the 2008-09 school year or in future years
unless further legislative action is taken. The
Department of Education has announced that
parents of school choice students will not
receive transportation stipends for the 2008-09
school year. Christina School Choice parents
should direct any questions regarding this issue
to Janet McMahon at 552-2618.
