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1 Geography  




2 School Board  




3 History  




4 Schools  


4.1  High Schools (Grades 9-12)  




4.2  Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)  




4.3  ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````Elementary Schools (Grades K-4)  




4.4  Other  






5 Awards and achievements  




6 Unions  




7 References  













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Capital School District
Location
945 Forest Avenue, Dover, DE 19904[2]
Central Kent County, Delaware[1]
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Educational excellence today for a changing tomorrow."[2]
GradesK−12[1]
Established1925[3]
SuperintendentVilicia Cade [4]
Budget$93,108,292 (Preliminary)[5]
Students and staff
Students6,250[1]
Teachers444[1]
Staff422[1]
Athletic conferenceHenlopen North Conference[6]
District mascotSenator[2]
ColorsBlue and White   [2]
Other information
WebsiteOfficial Site

Capital School District is a public school districtinKent County, Delaware in the United States. It serves the greater Dover area.[1]

Geography[edit]

The district covers a 125-square-mile (320 km2) area in central Kent County.[1]

Communities served include the majority of Dover, as well as Cheswold, Hartly, Little Creek, and most of Leipsic.[7]

It also serves the Delaware side of Marydel.[8]

School Board[edit]

President: Dr. Chanda Jackson-Short

Vice President: Sean P.M. Christiansen

Members: Anthony DePrima, Felicia Duggins, John Martin

History[edit]

Capital School District was formed in 1969 through the consolidation of the Dover Special, Hartly, Rose Valley, and Wiley's school districts and the William Henry Comprehensive School.[9]

Schools[edit]

High Schools (Grades 9-12)[edit]

School Principal Built Enrollment Website
Dover High School Shawndell Solomon 1965 1,768 [1]

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)[edit]

*WHMS is 5-6

School Principal Built Enrollment Website
closed closed .... closed closed
Henry (William) Middle School Charles Sheppard 1950 869 [2]
Middle School of Excellence Sherrie Sudler 2023
Middle School of Innovation Joe Evans 2023

``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````Elementary Schools (Grades K-4)[edit]

School Principal Built Enrollment Website
East Dover Elementary School Julie Giangiulio 1954 327 [3]
Fairview Elementary School Melissa White 1965 277 [4]
Hartly Elementary School Tammy Augustus 1956 280 [5]
North Dover Elementary School Shani Benson 1996 290 [6]
South Dover Elementary School William Buczyinski 2004 576 [7]
Towne Point Elementary School Toriano Giddens 1965 273 [8]
Washington (Booker T.) Elementary School Paige Morgan 1922 280 [9]

Other[edit]

School Principal Built Enrollment Website
Kent County Community School James Mark 1975 256 [10]
Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center Bryan Holland 87 [11]

Awards and achievements[edit]

Three schools in the district have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.[10][11]

Capital School District also has nine National Board Certified Professionals.[2]

Name Position School
Tammy Agustus Principal Hartly Elementary
Linda Braswell Instructional Technology Specialist District Office
Lisa Burnham 6th Grade William Henry Middle
Cheryl Heslinga Chemistry Dover High
Barbara Johnson 3rd and 4th Grades East Dover Elementary
Suzette Marine Principal North Dover
Nancy Raab Library Media Specialist Hartly Elementary
Terri Shane 3rd Grade Hartly Elementary
Erin Wilson 3rd Grade Hartly Elementary

Unions[edit]

The Capital Educators Association (CEA) is the teachers' union for this school district. Lee Olmstead currently serves as president.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Delaware Department of Education School Profile". Delaware Department of Education. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ a b c d e "Capital School District Website". Capital School District. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Yellow Pages entry for Capital School District". YellowPages.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Capital School Board Appoints Dr. Vilicia Cade the New Superintendent". Capital School District. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  • ^ "Capital School District Preliminary Budget FY2010" (PDF). Capital School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Henlopen Conference on DigitalSports.com". Digital Sports.com. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "2020 census - school district reference map: Kent County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  • ^ "Map of Capital School District". Delaware Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Delaware School District Organization and Boundaries" (PDF). Delaware Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  • ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools 1982-2002" (PDF). Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Blue Ribbon Schools 2003-2006" (PDF). Blue Ribbon Schools Program. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  • ^ "Official Website of the Capital Educators Association". Capital Educators Association. Retrieved 2010-02-27.

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