Education roundup: Christina School District sets date for next ...
1 day ago · Christina schools will ask voters to head back to the polls early next year. The New Castle County district will hope voters support upping school taxes to support rising expenses and essential renovations to school buildings. This year has already seen about seven referendum asks across Delaware districts amid ballooning costs and capital ...
Christina School Board removes superintendent at 2:45am, public …
Jul 10, 2024 · At 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, the Christina School District board voted to remove its current Superintendent Dan Shelton despite public backlash. The vote comes after a June ruling from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the board has made repeated Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) violations, and the Delaware General Assembly voted to require a ...
What's going on in Christina? Catching up on school board turmoil
Jul 12, 2024 · Christina board pushes out superintendent of schools in marathon board meeting. Deputy Attorney General Dorey Cole ultimately found that an earlier vote to rescind Shelton's contract extension,...
Christina board suspends superintendent despite outpouring of …
Jul 10, 2024 · The Christina School Board indefinitely suspended Superintendent Dan Shelton early Wednesday, drawing outrage from school employees and community members who packed into the Glasgow High...
Delaware lawmakers signal support for removing Christina School ...
Jun 30, 2024 · Delaware's General Assembly has shown its support for the removal of Christina School District from Wilmington. Nodding to the Redding Consortium's work earlier this spring, the state's...
Christina school board makes outside hire for ... - The News Journal
Aug 14, 2024 · Retired superintendent Robert Andrzejewski was appointed interim superintendent, while Dan Shelton remains on paid leave indefinitely. Heated public comment captured frustration among education...
Christina School District schedules referendum for March 12
6 days ago · The Christina School District will go to referendum early next year to ask voters’ approval to raise taxes to cover rising expenses and to complete renovations to aging facilities. On Tuesday ...
Christina board pushes out superintendent of schools in ... - Yahoo News
Jul 10, 2024 · The Christina school board voted 4-3 to place the district's Superintendent Dan Shelton on administrative leave, indefinitely. The turbulent meeting ended in Wednesday's earliest hours,...
Del. DOJ: City school district watched after FOIA violations - WHYY
Jul 12, 2024 · The Christina School Board school moved to place its superintendent on indefinite leave following a contentious and prolonged board meeting this week. It comes as Delaware lawmakers and community members are raising the alarm over the board’s continued violations of open meeting laws.
Christina School District admits dysfunction in Facebook post
Jul 22, 2024 · The Christina School District posted a statement to its Facebook page acknowledging the concerns of the public. It said it understood recent developments have sparked a range of emotions among families, staff and the community.