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Christina Board of
Education Announces Fours Finalists
for Superintendent Position |
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Christiana High
Students Volunteer to Beautify
School |
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Changes to End of
Year Schedule |
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Brennen School 30th Anniversary
Celebration - April 23 |
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REACH Program Celebrates Dr.
Seuss! |
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Newark High School to Host Town
Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking |
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Guess Who's Coming to Read?! |
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Calendar Reminders... |
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Christina Board of Education Announces Four
Finalists
for Superintendent Position |
The
Christina School District Board of Education
has chosen four finalists for the position
of Superintendent of Schools. Applications
were received for the position by the search
firm of Huge and Associates. The Christina
Board of Education, working closely with the
consulting firm, conducted preliminary
screenings of the top candidates on March 18
and 19, and have now narrowed the list to
four finalists.
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Emmanuel Caulk, Esq.,
Assistant Superintendent for
Instructional Services, East Baton
Rouge, Louisiana
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Marcia V. Lyles, Ed.D.,
Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and
Learning, New York City Department of
Education, New York
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Donna Micheaux, Ph.D., Chief
Administrative Officer, Dallas
Independent School District, Dallas,
Texas
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Freeman Williams, Ed.D.,
Interim Superintendent, Christina School
District, Wilmington/Newark, Delaware
The Christina Board has set a schedule for
interviewing finalists. The interviews will
take place on March 25, 26/27, 30, and 31.
Time has been set aside for staff, parents,
PTA representatives, association and
union leaders, business leaders,
legislators, civic and community leaders,
members of the public and the Board
to meet and interact with the finalists.
The day-long interviews will begin at 8:00
a.m. and conclude with an exit interview
with Board members at 7:15 p.m., with one
exception on March 26, when the interviews
will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will continue
the next morning on March 27 at 8:00 a.m.
Specific times have been set aside at
locations in both Newark and Wilmington for
members of the public to participate.
Candidates will also tour the District and
visit a number of schools. The same
schedule will be followed for each candidate
on March 25, 30, and 31, as indicated below.
The schedule for March 26/27 also follows:
Wednesday, March 25 - Marcia V. Lyles
Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27 -
Freeman Williams
Monday, March 30 - Donna Micheaux
Tuesday, March 31 - Emmanuel Caulk
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March 25, 30, and 31, 2009 |
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Executive Staff
Drew Educational Support Center
Board Room |
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8:45 AM - 9:30 AM |
Region III PTA Council
Leadership
Drew Educational Support Center
Board Room |
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9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Building Administrators
Drew Educational Support Center
Board Room |
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10:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Tour of District - Visit
Wilmington Schools |
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Public
"Meet the Candidate" Forum
Bancroft
Elementary School
Auditorium |
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1:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Tour of District - Visit Newark
Schools |
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3:30 PM - 4:15 PM |
Union/Association
Representatives
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
Employee "Meet the Candidate"
Forum
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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5:15 PM - 6:15 PM |
Public "Meet the Candidate" Forum
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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6:30 PM - 7:15 PM |
Dinner with Board |
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7:15 PM - 8:15 PM |
Interview with Board |
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Thursday, March 26 |
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2:00 PM - 2:45 PM |
Region III PTA Council
Leadership
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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3:30 PM - 4:15 PM |
Union/Association
Representatives
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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4:15 PM - 5:00 PM |
Employee "Meet the Candidate"
Forum
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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5:15 PM - 6:15 PM |
Public "Meet the Candidate" Forum
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
Auditorium |
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6:30 PM - 7:15 PM |
Dinner with Board |
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7:15 PM - 8:15 PM |
Interview with Board |
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Friday, March 27
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8:00 AM - 8:45 AM |
Executive Staff
Drew Educational Support Center
Board Room |
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9:30 AM - 10:15 AM |
Building Administrators
Drew Educational Support Center
Board Room |
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10:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Tour of District - Visit
Wilmington Schools |
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
Public
"Meet the Candidate" Forum
Bancroft
Elementary School
Auditorium |
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1:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Tour of District - Visit Newark
Schools |
Click here to
learn more about the finalists.
Click here to share feedback about the
finalists. |
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Christiana High Students Volunteer to Beautify
School
Christiana
High School continues to believe that
cultivating students of distinction is
centralized around having pride in who they are
and how that pride is reflective of where they
spend their time. On Saturday morning,
March 14 over 40 students and 4 staff members
volunteered their time to work hand in hand with
the CHS School Beautification Committee.
This is just one of the many student-based
activities organized to increase awareness
around the positive changes that are still
occurring at CHS.
Click here to
view KodakGallery.
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Changes to End of Year Schedule
Due
to the time lost for snow days this year, the
end of year schedule has been adjusted:
- June 9, 2009 (Tuesday): Last PK-K
day
- June 10, 2009 (Wednesday): Last
Student day,
early dismissal
- June 11, 2009 (Thursday):
Professional Development for Staff
(District)
- June 12, 2009 (Friday):
Professional Development for Staff
(Building)
- June 15, 2009 (Monday): Last
Teacher Day
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Brennen School 30th Anniversary Celebration -
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The Delaware Autism Program (DAP) was founded in
New Castle County in 1978. Staff,
students, family and friends of DAP and Brennen
School are celebrating the 30th year of service
to students with autism and their families at a
30th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, April
23. The event will take place at
Brennen School,
located at 144 Brennen
 Drive
in Newark. Tours of the school are
available beginning at 9:00 a.m., and a program
and reception will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Please R.S.V.P. by Friday, April 3 if you are
interested in attending the program and
reception or wish to sign up for a tour.
Please call 302-454-2202, extension 203.
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REACH Program Celebrates Dr. Seuss!
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The REACH class at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
had a belated celebration of Dr. Seuss’s
birthday on Wednesday, March 4th. The capstone
of the event was
a special reading by REACH Principal
Jacque Wisnauskas,
who read
The Cat in
the Hat
to the class
before
students enjoyed
birthday cake
in honor of Dr. Seuss.
The celebration took place throughout the day,
and
included a breakfast of green eggs and ham along
with the reading of
Green Eggs and
Ham. Dr. Seuss activities were
incorporated into the academic routine during
the day. Students had a lunch of roast
“beast” subs from Capriotti's. As part of this
event,
students worked on identifying the menu, making
the phone call to order, predicting the price,
and examining the receipt. Students worked on
fractions with the sub
sandwiches
before quickly devouring the delicious food. In
the afternoon,
students enjoyed true/false trivia of Dr. Seuss
facts. The Gauger-Cobbs Student Council
covered the costs of
breakfast and lunch and the REACH Program is
very appreciate of the support given by all.
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Newark High School to Host Town Hall Meeting on
Underage Drinking |
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Who cares
about teen drinking? You should,
because parents, teachers and good
friends help youth make wise choices and
prevent underage drinking!
Parents and
students are invited to join
The Newark
High School PTSA/Building Bridges
Coalition
for an
informal discussion about underage
drinking. Topics will include the
frequency, consequences and prevention
of alcohol abuse by teens. Light
refreshments will be served.
Pre-registration is encouraged.
 The
Newark High Scholl PTSA/Building Bridges
Coalition invites parents and students
to join them on April 8th, at 7:00 p.m.
in the NHS A-Cafe, for a Town Hall
Meeting on the Prevention of Underage
Drinking. Pre-register with Catherine
Buckminster at
clmbuck@comcast.net
by April 6th.
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Guess Who's Coming to Read?!
Pulaski Elementary School's "I Love to
Read" Guest Reader Program
Pulaski Elementary School sponsored its
1st Annual “I Love to Read”
Guest Reader Program during the weeks of
February 23rd through March 2nd.
Members from the Pulaski community were
invited to visit students in grades K-5.
Guest Readers were expected to read a
favorite children’s story and share with
students how reading is important to
them in their life or work.
The
State of Delaware Lieutenant Governor,
Matt Denn, Honorable Mayor
James Baker (City of Wilmington),
Mrs. Michelle Taylor (CEO of
United Way), and Mr.
Charles Madden (Hope Commission)
were just a few of the outstanding
guests who have participated in the
program. Lieutenant Governor, Matt
Denn, was asked by a group of first
graders to read “more and more” books by
one of their favorite authors, David
Shannon. Students from second
grade classrooms received a lesson in
history, as Mayor James Baker read to
them the biography of Ruby Bridges
entitled, Through My Eyes.
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Sunday, March 1st, members of the
Pulaski staff, students, and Guest
Readers from United Way and the Hope
Commission, appeared on Channel 28
on The Congo Hour.
They shared with the viewing
audience the importance of reading.
Fourth and fifth grade students
discussed the kinds of books they liked
to read as they responded to questions
posed by Mr. Ernest Congo Jr., the
show’s television host. During the
show, Mrs. Tracey N. Roberts, principal,
invited all stakeholders of the Pulaski
Elementary School community to become
Guest Readers.
The
Pulaski students, teachers, and
administrators are excited about the “I
Love to Read” Guest Reader Program!
Due to the overwhelming response from
interested readers, the program has been
extended until the end of May.
Visits take approximately 20-30 minutes.
Readers may bring one of their favorite
children’s stories or contact the school
at 302-429-4136 to help find an
age-appropriate selection. Please
join us in this exciting adventure!
Be a Guest Reader at Pulaski Elementary
School!
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Calendar Reminders... |
Tuesday, March 24 |
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- Community Forum for Review of
2009-2010 Christina School
District Student Code of
Conduct,
Gauger-Cobbs Middle School,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 24 & Wednesday, March
25 |
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Wednesday, March 25 |
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Thursday, March 26 |
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Friday, March 27 |
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PK-12 SCHOOLS CLOSED,
Professional Development
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Sunday, March 29 |
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Monday, March 30 |
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Tuesday, March 31 |
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Thursday, April 2 |
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New Castle County 1st Annual
Orchestra Festival, P.S. duPont
Elementary School, 8:30 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.
More info
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Tuesday, April 7 |
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Friday, April 10 - Friday, April 17 |
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SPRING BREAK - SCHOOLS CLOSED
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Friday, April 10 |
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SPRING HOLIDAY - OFFICES CLOSED
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