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Delaware City Schools opens year with focus on literacy hub, safety training and enrollment near projections
Summary
Superintendent Keith Pomeroy and staff described start-of-year professional development, a newly launched literacy decision hub, special-education and preschool training, enrollment at 5,469 as of Aug. 15 and ongoing transportation staffing challenges.
Superintendent Keith Pomeroy and district staff told the Delaware City Schools Board of Education on Aug. 18 that the new school year opened smoothly and that the district is concentrating on literacy supports, safety training and operational readiness.
Pomeroy described a wide set of professional development activities held before the first day of classes, including “pacer periods” intended to close achievement gaps, an elementary literacy decision tool developed by Sam Forrester and grade-level planning for math and standards-based learning at the secondary level. “It’s been a great start to the school year. I have felt incredibly welcomed by the entire community,” Pomeroy said.
Highlights and why they matter: staff said the literacy hub collects assessments, progress-monitoring steps and resources in one place so teachers can more consistently identify students who are on-, above- or…
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