Referendum Progress Report

District Receives More than 550 Full-Day Kindergarten Applications
More than 550 Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) applications were submitted to the District after it was announced that limited FDK seats would be expanded to all suburban elementary schools this fall.  Full-Day Kindergarten has been available in the District’s city elementary schools, and has also been available on a limited basis through the choice process at Downes, West Park, Maclary, Wilson and Porter Road Elementary Schools. 

Schools offering limited Full-Day Kindergarten seats for the first time this fall include Brader, Brookside, Gallaher, Jones, Keene, Leasure, Marshall, McVey, and Smith Elementary Schools. The deadline to submit applications was Thursday, July 15.  Several of the schools received more applications than seats available, and a lottery process will go into effect for those seats.  Parents will be notified by mail of the status of their application the week of July 26. For more information, please visit:  www.christina.k12.de.us/News/2010/0721_FDK.htm

Volunteers Sought for Middle School Sports Task Force
Interested parents and community members are invited to serve on the Middle School Sports Task Force. This group will be actively planning interscholastic sports programs at the middle school level in the Christina School District similar to those in Appoquinimink, Brandywine, Colonial, and Red Clay School Districts.  The Task Force will develop a plan to implement middle school sports gradually in 2010-2011, with full implementation by Fall 2011.  Individuals interested in serving on the Task Force or sharing input about creating a middle school sports program in Christina are invited to attend the first Task Force meeting on Wednesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School.  For more information, please contact
Dr. Freeman Williams: 552-2661.