Wilmington Learning Collaborative - State of Delaware

Office of the Governor
JOHN CARNEY

Wilmington schools. Wilmington voices.

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative is a voluntary network of schools in Wilmington across multiple school districts.

The Collaborative’s goal is to create consistency for students, empower educators, school leaders, and communities, and improve outcomes for students in City of Wilmington schools.

Images of a letter Governor Carney sent to school boards

Info Sessions

Governor John Carney held info sessions about the Wilmington Learning Collaborative. Events were streamed on this page, YouTube and Facebook.

6:00 p.m. – December 6 – Virtual Town Hall Hosted by Delaware PTA. Rewatch on Delaware PTA’s Facebook.
6:00 p.m. – December 14 – Pulaski Elementary, 1300 Cedar St, Wilmington, DE 19805 – Rewatch event – Download presentation
6:00 p.m. – December 16 – Warner Elementary, 801 W 18th St, Wilmington, DE 19802 – Rewatch event – Download presentation
6:00 p.m. – December 20 – Harlan Elementary, 3601 N Jefferson St, Wilmington, DE 19802 – Rewatch event – Download presentation
6:00 p.m. – December 21 – The Bancroft School, 700 N Lombard St, Wilmington, DE 19801 – Rewatch event – Download presentation
6:30 p.m. – January 18 – VIRTUAL Info Session in Spanish & English –Rewatch in Spanish | English – Download presentation

Governor Carney’s office hosted a “virtual visit” with a few models similar to the Wilmington Learning Collaborative. The visit included conversations with educators, school and district leaders, board members, and community leaders in places like Springfield, Fort Worth, Waco and Denver.

Governor Carney and Jim Simmons, Chief Equity Officer at the Delaware Department of Education, discuss the Wilmington Learning Collaborative in this interview with DETV.

School Board Meetings

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative will be discussed at upcoming school board meetings.

CHRISTINA SCHOOL BOARD

January 11, 2022 – 7:00 p.m.

APPROVED: Members of the Christina School Board voted in favor of taking the next step on the Wilmington Learning Collaborative.

MEETING DETAILS

RED CLAY SCHOOL BOARD

February 9, 2022 – 7:00 p.m.
HYBRID: Zoom or Richardson Park Elementary School
16 Idella Ave, Wilmington, DE 19804

MEETING DETAILS

BRANDYWINE SCHOOL BOARD

February 7, 2022 – 7:00 p.m.
HYBRID: Zoom or Brandywine High School Auditorium
1400 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 19803

MEETING DETAILS

Community Engagement

Governor Carney knocked on doors in Wilmington to invite families to community meetings, to hear from them about their educational experiences, and to tell them about this plan.