
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING and WRITTEN INPUT PROCESS
The Colonial Board of Education will hold a public meeting for the purpose of considering a waiver of the provisions of the following sections of Title 14 of the Delaware Code -14 Del.C., §§1704, and 1705A.
1. 14 Del.C., §1704 requires the assignment of 98 percent of Division I teaching units generated by actual student enrollment on the last school day in October be assigned to the school generating the teaching units.
2. 14 Del.C., §1705A restricts the number of students assigned to core academic subjects (English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies) in grades kindergarten through three (K-3) to instructor ratio of one to twenty-two (1:22) on the last school day in October.
The Board may waive these provisions following public notice, public input, and a Board meeting.
A public meeting of the Colonial Board of Education will be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of considering the matter of a waiver for each of the above provisions and other regular business of the Board.
Individuals may submit written comments on these matters to the Office of the Superintendent, Colonial School District, Administration Building, 318 E. Basin Road, New Castle, Delaware 19720-4214, by 4:00 p.m. by Friday, October 31, 2025.
WHAT: A public meeting of the Colonial School District Board of Education
WHEN: 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 4, 2025
WHERE: William Penn High School, 713 E. Basin Rd., New Castle, DE 19720
WHY: To vote on whether to waive the provisions of Title 14 of the Delaware Code (14 Del.C., §§1704 and 1705A) for the 2024-2025 school year.
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