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Brandywine board raises process, timing concerns after Reading Consortium selects Northern Newcastle model
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Board members said the Reading Consortium’s selection of a Northern Newcastle County model and its six-week timeline to present to the State Board leave unanswered legal and logistical questions; Superintendent and trustees urged clearer drafting, public hearings and time to meet 13 statutory requirements.
Board members on the Brandywine School District Board of Education pushed back on the Reading Consortium’s plan-selection timeline Tuesday, saying a recently chosen model — the "Northern Newcastle County School District" model — may be moving toward the State Board of Education too quickly.
The board’s remarks followed a report that consortium members narrowed three options to the single model at a Dec. 16 meeting and that all but two consortium members voted to advance it. Board members and Superintendent Dr. Lawson said planning for a full redistricting proposal has not yet begun and questioned whether the consortium can meaningfully address the 13 statutory stipulations required under House Bill 222 in the roughly six weeks before the consortium plans to…
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