Statewide Review

of Educational
Opportunities
Delaware State Board of Education
and
Delaware Department of Education
November 17, 2015

Agenda
Project Scope
Project Timeline
Survey Overview
Report Overview
Preliminary Analysis
Report Content
Geographical Map

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Project Scope
Identify the current specialized educational
opportunities available in:
Traditional district schools
Vocational technical schools
Magnet schools
Charter schools
Produce a report on statewide educational
opportunities with supporting data and
analysis
Develop an interactive statewide
geographical map detailing school data and
information

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Project Timeline

September

October

Data request
submitted to
DDOE
Survey
developed

DDOE data,
SBE research
and UD
enrollment
projection data
collected
Survey
responses
collected

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November

Data analysis
Draft map to
SBE/DDOE
(11/25)
Draft report to
SBE/DDOE
(11/25)

December

Final report to
SBE/DDOE
State Board
meeting
presentation
(12/17)

State Supplied Data

The following data was (or is currently being) collected through the DDOE database, SBE research
intern, and UD enrollment projections and demographics study:

Student enrollment information

District and school of attendance
Home district and home school
Grade
Race
Special education status
English language learner

Charter school enrollment by school and by grade

Enrollment summary (2005-2015)
Authorized enrollment numbers (2016-2020)

Statewide enrollment and projections

By school type (district, charter and vocational schools)
By choice students attending other districts
Projections by age band and demographics for future enrollment

Course enrollment data

AP/IB course enrollment by school and course
CTE pathway enrollment by school and pathway
World language course enrollment by school and by language

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SREO Data Survey to Districts and Charter Schools

Enrollment Data
Number of school choice applicants (Applied, Accepted, Enrolled)
School waitlist
School capacity
Specialized Educational Program Data
Types of Specialized Educational Programs offered by school
Current program enrollment (15-16 SY)
CTE pathways offered by school
Current CTE pathway enrollment (15-16 SY)
Requested But Not Universally Available Data
Number of school choice applicants
School waitlist
Demographics of school choice applicants
Number of school choice applicants for prior years
Home districts of school choice applicants
Historical specialized educational program enrollment (beyond AP/IB and CTE)
Number on Specialized Education Program waitlists
Number of Specialized Education Program applicants

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Report Overview
Table of Contents
Choice Student
Demographics

Demographics of school choice students by school type

Student migration patterns into schools
Trends in school choice participation

Delawares
Educational
Landscape

Specialized Educational Programs available by category

Specialized Educational Programs available by school and
geographic area

Gap Analysis:
Programs and
Enrollment

Projections of enrollment by geographic region and

demographics
Analysis of enrollment vs. capacity by geographic area

Recommendations

Are there programs/schools that should be reviewed further

to maximize impact of educational opportunities?
Are there types of programs/schools that should be
expanded/replicated?
How can Delaware improve access to specialized
educational programs for students?

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Preliminary Analysis
Choice Patterns by District

What percent of students are pursuing choice options outside

their home district?
Appoquinimink School District
Brandywine School District
Caesar Rodney School District
Cape Henlopen School District
Capital School District
Christina School District
Colonial School District
Delmar School District
Indian River School District
Lake Forest School District
Laurel School District
Milford School District
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Seaford School District

Smyrna School District

Woodbridge School District
0%

5%

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10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

Preliminary Analysis
Choice Patterns by District

Where are students leaving their home district choosing to go?

Appoquinimink School District (15%)
Brandywine School District (13%)

Caesar Rodney School District (10%)

Cape Henlopen School District (11%)
Capital School District (22%)

Christina School District (33%)

Colonial School District (28%)
Delmar School District (5%)

Indian River School District (8%)

Lake Forest School District (15%)
Laurel School District (19%)

Milford School District (12%)

Red Clay Consolidated School District (22%)
Seaford School District (16%)

Smyrna School District (15%)

Woodbridge School District (15%)
0%

10%

20%

% Choice Traditional

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30%

40%

% Vocational

50%

60%

70%

80%

90% 100%

% Charter

Preliminary Analysis

Choice Patterns by Low Income Status

Low Income
How does the population of choice students compare to the overall
district population?
Appoquinimink School District
Brandywine School District
Caesar Rodney School District
Cape Henlopen School District
Capital School District
Christina School District
Colonial School District
Delmar School District
Indian River School District
Lake Forest School District

Laurel School District

Milford School District
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Seaford School District
Smyrna School District
Woodbridge School District

0%

10%

Low Income Choicing In

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20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Low Income Total

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Report Content

Specialized Educational Program Availability

Survey Data

Continuum of specialized educational programs offered

CTE pathways offered
AP/IB courses offered
Course and program enrollment*

Characteristics Assessed
Program Location
Analysis of program concentration by geographic area
Displayed on interactive map
Program Enrollment
Approximate number of students enrolled by school and location

*Enrollment data will be included where available

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Geographical Map Preview

Hover over functionality

displays specialized
educational programs at
schools
Filtering available by
county, grades served,
and school type
**Image only represents a
sample of schools

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Next Steps
Data analysis and report finalized in November
Interactive mapping tool continue to be developed and finalized
new data collected from state and local sources in November

Report and recommendations developed in late November and

early December
Presentation of project report and deliverables at December 17,
2015 State Board Meeting

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PCG Team and Delaware Project Leads

PCG Team
Anna d'Entremont, Project Manager

Christine Donis-Keller, Subject Matter Expert

Allie Panetta, Analyst
Annelise Eaton, Analyst

Delaware Project Leads

Donna Johnson, Executive Director, State Board of Education
Susan Keene Haberstroh, Policy and External Affairs, Department of Education

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