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The presentations covered George Reed Middle School, Gunning Bedford Middle School, McCullough Middle School and William Penn High School. District staff said the schools used the same improvement model but tailored plans to each school's needs. The superintendent's office told the board these submissions are required by Delaware code and must be filed with the Department of Education by July 1.

Motion and outcome: A board member moved to approve the four school discipline improvement plans; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Later in the meeting the board took a second read of the student code of conduct revisions and voted to adopt them after no questions or comments were raised.

Context and next steps: Staff noted these documents will be included in the board packet submitted to the state. The board's actions were procedural approvals required for compliance and implementation; staff will follow up on school-level rollout and any training tied to the plans.

Ending: The approvals complete the board's required discipline-plan submissions for this cycle. The district will forward the plans and code of conduct revisions to the Delaware Department of Education by the July 1 deadline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Colonial School District June 2025 School Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Colonial School District board approved discipline-improvement plans for the district's four secondary schools and adopted revisions to the student code of conduct; the plans will be submitted to the Delaware Department of Education by July 1 as required by state code.","taxTitle","Colonial School District, School Districts, Delaware","taxId",13106,"location","Delaware","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6184585,"Board approves AFSCME agreement contingent on member ratification",154,5277045,5431195,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402&start=5277&end=5431","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402/thumbnail_5277045.jpg","/articles/6184585/Delaware/Board-approves-AFSCME-agreement-contingent-on-member-ratification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184585-6bd5e754a09f2811e956f152379fc171/orig.mp4?Expires=1770664457&Signature=StICkrzt4TfMNoEqIS2AgOnlJ3H7fakhL-uvYbAQOEISNzZVX2Qr2QI3iYZHu-uGwGjyWZp28PgFlwkAQTmp3hMUiV0KE3OQnDtKpoi25LaAlyEy7jT5WGGMo~IhNzN7RhdFvH~e5eNN9lorSe8DHJQkFOAugkY1djJKc1WHdEhqRngme1fXiibaQO9y4YHLUnnuAjUFR~gJcjzoD-kiq3YZtcm8elQQnXiOwPE6TR6zdtespJ9K9GHOKQlu4QKF15GVw63xIAaUvUXwxeD8Joo6R4xBKO6cwjYF4RcmVyjHoNxsqDXYbHHZX8EBxP52o32pjJpRWboC~bSPPFrisg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colonial School District board voted to approve a collaborative bargaining agreement with AFSCME contingent on ratification by union members.

District staff said the board's approval is requested before member ratification to allow pay and retroactive adjustments for 12-month employees to be processed in time for July 1. The board's motion specified that its approval would be contingent on member ratification; if members do not ratify, the board's approval would be void and negotiations would resume.

District officials said they have \"no reason to believe\" the membership will fail to ratify the agreement and that the union president preferred a routine implementation rather than a public signing event.

Action: The board moved to approve the agreement and passed the motion. The motion was moved by a board member and seconded; the board recorded an affirmative voice vote and the chair said, \"Motion carries.\" The agreement will be enacted only after member ratification and the district will then implement payroll updates and retroactive payments as required.

Ending: With contingent approval secured, district staff can prepare systems updates pending member ratification and will report back if ratification fails.","The Colonial School District board approved a collaborative bargaining agreement with AFSCME contingent on union-member ratification; board members authorized the district to proceed with implementation steps pending ratification.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6184590,"Colonial to move student registration to centralized office as state shifts to Infinite Campus",251,4853995,5105030,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402&start=4853&end=5105","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402/thumbnail_4853995.jpg","/articles/6184590/Delaware/Colonial-to-move-student-registration-to-centralized-office-as-state-shifts-to-Infinite-Campus","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184590-f21ba3cc6113c0eaff201adb27a42a11/orig.mp4?Expires=1770664457&Signature=N421w7RFRLq5xcuVK8~id7u-GgixmhX9iaG~RSyy4syNeGuKkcQfe574ZczhWs4NzutjKc0A2ni8PH3qBc~iQuQngyWoOXNUAA9BCI331ZrGmO6NGo8vRfiVJU5yzI~sHSqwPo6k2E73pdlpupiSBW94LEgWsirHvxY9CIsIQSIoFjyZHtZLdrgcIn4mJAqXcPS8f9CbAd0acJtIOEad5ER6Bupl2QpIyGRdlHVzKgav7QNRhdcXKLocDv52C3gdPkxr2aP1h8xhOFJmYoVN1-S1uCj7NkDe1j8Kf4tvEe~Z~sl-y8tWox3xy6XxKcypNr9d5ZSiDtfossNkSQnuYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colonial School District will centralize student registration at the district office as it transitions from the state\f\u000eSchool system to Infinite Campus, staff told the board.

Lauren Wilson, the district\fpublic information officer, and other administrators said the state is phasing out the old system and that Colonial is part of wave 2 of the migration. The district plans to centralize initial registration steps so families building a profile can be served in one place; the timeline discussed was a target window from July 15 to Aug. 1 for establishing the centralized office.

Why it matters: staff warned the transition could cause short-term disruptions in online registration and other back-end services even if the user interface is an improvement. The district posted an informational flyer in board documents and plans to share messages via Facebook, the school website and direct messaging.

Key details: staff said the existing eSchool portal is no longer available for registrations and temporary paper processes are in place. Wilson said wave 1 districts reported a smoother user interface for families but significant technical integration work for district systems (bus routing, IEPs, health records and unit counts). \"We have been working about 6 months in earnest with Infinite Campus and DOE and a crack team of leaders from the district, to try to make sure our data is clean,\" the presentation said.

Board members and student representatives noted Infinite Campus can be preferable from a family perspective but cautioned the startup integration can be difficult. The district will update the board as the conversion progresses and the state provides additional support.

Ending: The district advised families to expect communications and to use paper registration procedures until Infinite Campus is fully operational for the district.","District staff told the board the state is phasing out eSchool and moving districts to Infinite Campus; Colonial is in wave 2 and will centralize registration while preparing for technical challenges during the July transition.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6184595,"Colonial School District CFO outlines tax-rate reset, warns half-billion in assessed value at risk",1953,1539661,3493205,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402&start=1539&end=3493","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5087674-55417033e117ed80b95a2846d3e19402/thumbnail_1539661.jpg","/articles/6184595/Delaware/Colonial-School-District-CFO-outlines-tax-rate-reset-warns-half-billion-in-assessed-value-at-risk","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6184595-5c095c15868003db3665f03b241a57bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770664457&Signature=g9uOvdOpP5plYFCtQ6X4Cp4yuMvFJR6JRgtZpcmLOGu~uq-7XO4sTMU6vqz0TE5VApcptkVquwUa1L1G~CI5yoPbnrWRGdxT1S0Moolcbmp38xLeSNRhbkl6UZ~pzA95mhyM93bu3IC2qV2xfi6PurTw-F~HOtH1hSf7mvDLrNmbjNYMJfQIAjjN1u3KUDINjTZP-E6HuAq61dviZE2CoVh6P6yESpgcrsx3wIL9wiLtHD-TJIpwtHfD195w6UZCOaumqoNn0cnVVq6RFmIZWNYuxJ1skKkoa5KVvC8Ydct5trt57WcwtA9Mtt4zMbg78Z~3cpaF03247YHy5XNIDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emily Falcon, chief operating financial officer for the Colonial School District, told the board at its June meeting that Delaware law requires the district to reset its tax rate after county reassessments and recommended the board set a new rate at its July meeting.

Falcon said the statutory reset must be done so a district\f\roes not realize more than a 10% increase in revenue from the previous year. \"Delaware law requires that when there is a reassessment, we reset our rate in a way that will generate no more at its maximum as and this that's a quote from the statute, at its maximum would realize no more than a 10% increase in actual revenue from the previous year,\" she said.

The nut graf: Falcon said New Castle County provided a data file with new assessed values but the formal appeals process and exemption adjustments remain incomplete, leaving a large, uncertain portion of the new base potentially reducible. She said, based on current assumptions, \"about a half a billion dollars of assessed value that is at risk.\" That uncertainty will shape recommendations the CFO will present in July and constrain the board's ability to calculate precise taxpayer impacts now.

Most important facts first: Falcon summarized how the district's tax rate is composed (operating, debt service, match/tuition components) and explained the reset is charged per $100 of assessed value. She said New Castle and Sussex County reassessments take effect July 1 and that, because values rose sharply, the district must choose a rate that adheres to the statutory limit on revenue change.

Falcon listed the main unknowns: ongoing formal appeals to New Castle County (many appeals did not include a requested value), county exemptions for seniors and residents with disabilities that have not yet been reindexed to the new base, and properties that came online after last year's base and are not included in the provided file. On the appeals file, she said, \"of the appeals that did have a requested value associated with them, the parcel owner was asking for roughly a 34% reduction in the assessed value,\" and that figure was used to model risk for parcels without a stated requested value.

Board members pressed for numbers and scenarios. One board member asked whether the appeals process would be complete before the July vote; Falcon said it would not and that she would bring a menu of options to the board next month: conservative, moderate and aggressive rate recommendations along with projected impacts. Falcon also said some colleagues in New Castle County are planning to treat the entire at-risk value as potentially uncollectible, which would reduce the district's new taxable base substantially if adopted.

Falcon gave an order-of-magnitude example to show how the reassessment changes the base and complicates comparisons to prior rates: the district's FY25 collected base was roughly $3.159 billion, while the new base is several times larger, creating the need to reset the rate so the district does not automatically take in a large, unintended revenue increase.

Why this matters: the board must set a new rate in July that balances the statutory reset, the operating referendum revenue the district is already collecting, and the board's discretion to retain up to 10% of additional revenue from reassessment. Falcon told the board that using discretionary authority could extend referendum funding several years but also warned that insufficiently conservative choices could leave the district with less revenue than expected if appeals succeed.

Falcon closed by asking the board what numbers and scenarios they wanted to see at the July meeting; she said the board will receive the materials seven days before the vote when the board packet is posted. She committed to presenting specific projections and worst-case scenarios next month.

Ending: The board did not take a formal vote on a rate at the meeting. The CFO will return in July with numerical scenarios and recommendations so the board can set a proof rate for New Castle County to include on property tax bills.","The district\fFO, Emily Falcon, told the Colonial School District board that Delaware\flaw requires a tax-rate reset after county reassessments and that unresolved appeals and exemptions leave roughly $500 million in assessed value \"at risk,\" forcing the board to set a rate in July with incomplete data.","actionData","errors"]

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