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The Seaford School District Board of Education will hold a public meeting for the purpose of consideration of two waivers.
The first is a waiver to the provision of 14 Delaware Code §1704 which states “Each local school board shall allocate Division 1 units to schools in its district such that as of the last school day of October each school receives not less than 98% of the Division 1 units it generates as a result of the actual unit count. A local school board may waive this subsection after voting to waive it at a public
meeting noticed for that purpose. Any school board seeking such a waiver shall do so on or before December 1st of each year.”
The second waiver is to the provisions of 14 Delaware Code §1705(A) (a) requiring any kindergarten or grades 1-3 public school classes to have no higher ratio of teacher to students than 1:22 by the last school day in October of the current school year. This ratio is only to apply to a class where students are instructed in core academic subjects of English/Language Arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. A local school board may waive this subsection after voting to waive it at a public meeting noticed for that purpose. Any school board seeking such a waiver shall do so on or before December 1st of each year.

The meeting will be held on Monday, 18 November 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Ashok Champaneria Board Room, 390 North Market Street Extended, Seaford, DE 19973. Citizens may present written or oral comments on the matter under consideration by the Board of Education. Citizens who wish to address the Board shall complete the "Public Participation Form for School Board Meeting" (available at the Seaford School District office during regular business hours) at least 5 days prior to the date of the meeting of November 18, 2019.

What: A public meeting of the Seaford Board of Education
When: 6:00 p.m. on Monday, 18 November 2019
Where: Ashok Champaneria Board Room, 390 North Market Street Extended
Why: Consideration of a waiver to the provisions of 14 Delaware Code §1704
Consideration of a waiver to the provisions of 14 Delaware Code §1705A
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Breakfast will not be served today, so please provide your child with a healthy breakfast at home.
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The Board of Education will be seeking to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of board member Michael Kraft.
As per Delaware Code, the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the school board for the remainder of the fiscal year, and a new member shall be elected at the next regular school board election to serve for the unexpired term. The seat to be filled will be upon completion of the appointment process through June 30, 2020. At the next school board election in May 2020, there will be two seats to fill - one for a five year term (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025) and one for a two year term (July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019
Interested candidates may submit applications to:
Office of the Superintendent
Seaford School District
390 North Market Street Ext.
Seaford, DE 19973
Candidate application forms are available at the Seaford District Office, 390 N. Market St. Ext., Seaford, DE 19973 and on the District's website, www.seafordbluejays.org (click on "application" below)
Candidates must be citizens of Delaware, residents of the Seaford School District and shall be qualified to vote at a school election in the Seaford School District at the time of such election or appointment.
Candidates may be interviewed by the Board.
Selection shall be by majority vote of the board.
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