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A Seaford parent told the board she received an absence text nearly three hours into the school day and asked whether the district’s one 45‑minute weekly gifted pull‑out meets state guidance; the board agreed to follow up with staff.
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High school Principal Dr. Susan Harrison told the Seaford board the district has expanded dual‑enrollment and career‑technical offerings — 11 dual‑enrollment sections with 159 students and a reported pass rate near 99% — and described on‑site college acceptances and new ag science/hydroponics and CNA opportunities.
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District staff presented second‑reading/regulation updates including treatment of marijuana consistent with Delaware law, a new employee consent/testing exhibit, tweaks to tuition reimbursement timelines, and moving substitute reporting forms into an electronic frontline system; regulations and exhibits will be vetted through policy committee rather than an immediate board vote.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
The board approved second readings of administrative and support‑staff benefits policies and voted to accept the financial reports presented; the meeting then transitioned to executive session at 6:48 p.m.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
The board reviewed proposed benefit-policy language (7.04 and 7.05) as a first reading; no substantive changes were reported, and related regulations will be brought to the February meeting after attorney review of recent Delaware law changes.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
At a board meeting in early 2026, a district financial presenter said the Seaford School District’s budget is broadly on track but warned that upcoming payroll negotiations may increase expenses and shift cash-flow projections.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
The board announced upcoming community events — including a Jan. 20 Public Education Funding Commission session, a Genesis Healthcare Center visit by a youth group, and mental-health and school assemblies — and encouraged public attendance and outreach.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
At its Dec. 15 board meeting Seaford School District presented state accountability results showing K–5 ELA and math at or above state average in early grades, low high‑school SAT proficiency, and notable proficiency gains among middle‑school special‑education students; the district outlined curriculum and vertical‑alignment steps to address gaps.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
District finance staff told the board it must return $634,068 to state education coffers, proposing an "alternative reduction plan" that uses fractional state units and grant funding to minimize discretionary losses and estimates eliminating six teacher units now while seeking replacements through grants.
Delaware / School Districts / Seaford School District
The Seaford School District board unanimously approved routine items Dec. 15 including the agenda and minutes, multiple policy second readings and first readings, a middle‑school ramp change order, fencing bid direction with alternates, a third‑grade field trip to the National Zoo, and a change to the January meeting date; financial reports were approved as presented.