REDISTRICTING PLAN UPDATE

Wilmington Education
Improvement Commission
State Board of Education
October 15, 2015

Redistricting Authority
Senate Bill 122 authorizes the State Board of

Education to alter boundaries of NCC school

districts:
Consistent with the recommendations made in the

WEAC final report, and

Based on a transition, resource, and implementation

plan prepared by the Commission and submitted by

December 31, 2015.

Reconfiguring Wilmington School Districts

Redistricting Action Agenda from WEAC Final Report
1.

The Christina and Colonial School Districts should no longer serve

Wilmington.

2.

The Red Clay Consolidated, Brandywine, and New Castle County

Vocational-Technical (NCC Vo-tech) School Districts should
continue to serve Wilmington children.

3.

Red Clay should take responsibility for all Wilmington schools

currently under Christina.

4.

Red Clay or Brandywine should take responsibility for Wilmington

Students now served by the Colonial School District

Redistricting Deadlines
November 17, 2015: Commission releases draft
plan for public comment
December 15, 2015: Commission submits final
plan to State Board
January 21, 2016: State Board acts on
Commission plan as a package
March 31, 2016: Authority of the State Board to
act under the provisions of SB122 terminates

 The Redistricting Plan will be submitted to

the State Board as a package.

For redistricting to occur, the Plan must

then be:
Approved by the State Board as a package

Confirmed as a package by Joint Resolution of

the General Assembly

Confirmed as a package by the Governor by
signing the Joint Resolution

REDISTRICTING PLAN
Progress Report

Draft Redistricting Plan Outline

Redistricting Resolution for State Board Action
Executive Summary
I.
The Path to Redistricting
Preparing the Plan

Redistricting Recommendations
III. Changing District Boundaries
IV. Evaluation of Impacts of Changing District Boundaries
V. Transition, Resource, and Implementation Proposals: A Framework
for Planning
VI. Funding Student Success: Resources for Redistricting
VII. How to Strengthen Supports for New Arrangement of Schools
VIII. Timeline and Implementation Roles, 2016-2019
IX. Milestones and Measures of Success
Appendices
II.

The Commission transition, resource, and

implementation plan must include the following:
Reassignment of students affected by the boundary change
Reassignment of governance responsibilities
Implications for educators, administrators, and other personnel
Resources required from state, district, and local sources for

redistricting and for effective support of schools with high

concentrations of low-income students
Student transportation
Distribution of capital assets
Engagement of educators, staff, parents, district personnel, and

community members throughout the transition

The Role of the Redistricting Committee

Receive updates from the districts
Define the guiding principles
Review research and analysis
Review sections of the report as they are

drafted
Recommend a Redistricting Plan to the
Wilmington Education Improvement
Commission

The Role of the Funding Committee

Developing recommendations under two

categories:
How the funding structure needs to change in order to

best serve low-income students and English language

learners
Funding needs for the actual transition of students from
one district to the other
Discussing options, modeling, and proposing

recommendations to the Commission

Draft Outline: Funding Student Success

Introduction
Define the Fiscal Impact of District Reorganization
Resources Required to Support Schools with High

Concentrations of Low Income Students and English Language

Learners
Resources for Students with Disabilities
Resources Required to Support Redistricting Transition and
Effective Ongoing Education to All Affective Students: State,
Federal, and Local
Facilities, Capital Funding, and Asset Management
Resources for High Quality Early Childhood Programs and
College and Career Readiness
Mobilization of Resources from All Sectors

The Role of the Committees

Meeting the Needs of Students in Poverty
Charter and District Collaboration
Parent, Educator, and Community

Engagement

Planning Process
Public Meetings
Collaboration with the districts
Input from town hall meetings and other events
Public Hearings
The Public Record

THE PUBLIC RECORD

Resources
To keep informed, monitor progress, please
visit our website:

The Commission website:

SolutionsforDelawareSchools.com