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Reading Consortium presents three redistricting models, schedules Dec. 16 decision
Summary
Co-chairs of the Reading Consortium told the Colonial School Board the body will narrow three conceptual redistricting models to a single map next week, emphasizing statutory requirements — including 13 implementation 'stipulations' — and saying consultants will soon deliver cost estimates.
Sen. Elizabeth Ortizzi Lachman, co-chair of the Reading Consortium, and co-chair Matt Den presented three conceptual redistricting models to the Colonial School Board on Dec. 9 and said the consortium plans to narrow its choice to a single model at a Dec. 16 meeting.
The consortium’s primary mandate, Den said, is statutory: the body "shall develop a proposal for redistricting in the city of Wilmington and Northern New Castle County," a duty created by the General Assembly in 2019. The recommendation is only the start of a multistep process: the state board of education would review a fully drafted plan that meets statutory requirements, and if approved the General Assembly would then consider implementing legislation.
Why shape the districts? Ortizzi Lachman said fragmentation among multiple districts and charter schools in Wilmington has contributed to disparate outcomes and limited access to programs. She described three remaining models: (1) a single consolidated Northern…
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