Delaware Education Intel

The Delaware Department of Education provides annual state, district, and charter budget reports plus information on equalization, assessment and tax rates, student outcomes, spending, and budget oversight opportunities for Delaware citizens.

The Delaware City Schools Board of Education minutes page provides public meeting minutes for the district, which serves roughly 5,700 students.

The State of Delaware’s Assessment of Delaware Public School Funding report provides analyses and recommendations, created through a settlement with Delaware, Delawareans for Educational Opportunity, and NACCP Delaware State, to support progress toward the constitutional duty of providing adequate education to every student.

The Delaware Education site offers educational data reports and statistics on topics such as student enrollment, staff, school and student performance, health and wellness, and spending, with access points including the Delaware Report Card and the Open Data Portal.

The coordinator role is not honorary — federal regulations require the coordinator to coordinate the institution's compliance efforts, monitor outcomes, identify patterns, and ensure that grievance procedures are followed. Naming someone without giving them authority or time is a finding waiting to happen.

Category One (telecommunications and internet access) has higher discount rates and is essentially uncapped; Category Two (internal connections, managed services) has a five-year per-student budget cap. Mixing the categories on a single application typically delays funding by a full cycle.

Board members owe duties of care (informed decision-making), loyalty (no self-dealing), and obedience (consistent with the mission). The duties are distinct: a member can satisfy care while violating loyalty, or vice versa. Most board mistakes involve loyalty (related-party transactions without disclosure).