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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Delaware Department of Education
Delaware Charter Schools Network

Overview
Year of Law: 1995 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 18 Number of Enrolled Students: 8626
Details: not available Web Communities: not available Discussions: Delaware Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Larry Gabbert
Charter School Administrator
P.O. Box 1402
Dover, Delaware 19903
Ph: (302) 739-4629
Fx: (302) 739-7768
lgabbert@doe.k12.de.us

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Martha Manning
Executive Director
100 West 10th Street
Suite 704
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Ph: (302) 778-5999
Fx: (302) 778-5998
martha@decharternetwork.org

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Suzanne Donovan
Executive Director
931 Church Hill Road
Milford, Delaware 19963
Ph: (302) 424-1545
Fx: (302) 422-6310
suzanndon@aol.com

Legislative Summary
Law:   Delaware Code regarding Charter Schools, Title 14, Chapter 5

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   For conversion charter schools, local school boards. For start-ups, local school boards or the state board of education.

Length of charter:   4 year charter, then 5 year with first renewal

Caps on number of schools:   None. The state department of education (with the approval of the state board of education) or a local school board may limit the number of charters granted.

Funding:   100 percent of computed state funding based on state unit funding formula and 100 percent of local funding based on previous year per-pupil expenditure in a student's school district of residence follows students. No state or local facility funding.