Federal Programs

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
• Proven Methods: Doing What Works 
• Supplemental Services Guidance
• Title I Regulations
• Reading First
• Early Reading First
• Carl D. Perkins Vocational–Technical Education Act
• What Works Clearinghouse

Accountability and Support Resources

• Accountability Regulations
• Choice Data Entry Manual
• DDOE Strategic Plan 
• Domains of Continuous Improvement 
• Technical Assistance Pyramid: A Conceptual Framework 

Rural Schools Resources

• Center for Rural Education and Small Schools
• The Rural School and Community Trust
• R&D Resources for Rural Schools

School Improvement Research

• Contracting With External Education Management Providers
• Handbook on Restructuring and Substantial School Improvement
• Reopening as a Charter School
• Responding Effectively to PI Year 4 Requirements
• School Restructuring Under NCLB- What Works When
• State Takeovers of Individual Schools
• Turnarounds- A Review of the Cross-Sector Evidence on Dramatic Organizational Improvement
• Turnarounds With New Leaders and Staff
• Correlates of Effective Schools: The First & Second Generation by Larry Lezotte

Resources from the U. S. Department of Education and other agencies

• Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) - The online digital library of education research and information 
• The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
• Center on Innovation and Improvement
• Educational Research and Statistics
• Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center: Building System Capacity to Improve Achievement
• Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium
• Pathways to School Improvement
• Tools for School Improvement Planning
• What Works Clearinghouse
• Reading & ELA Resources  
• Math Achievement 
• History and Social Studies
• Science Achievement 
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (F.R.E.E.)

Delaware Department of Education Programs and Resources

Content Area Information

Delaware Content Standards and Recommended Curriculum 
Tech Prep Delaware 

Exceptional Children & Early Childhood

US DOE Early Childhood Resources 
Early Development and Learning Resources Information 
NAEYC Home Page 
Gifted & Talented 
Special Education Services

Data Services

DSTP Online Reports 
School Accountability calculations 
School Profiles 

Additional Topics

New Teacher Mentoring Program 
School Climate and Discipline 

Delaware's Cohesive Leadership System Projects

Library Media Centers 
Child Nutrition

Online Professional Resources by Content Area and Subpopulation

English / Language Arts

• International Reading Association 
• National Council of Teachers of English
• National Writing Project 
• National Reading Panel Report-What Works In Reading Instruction

Mathematics and Science

• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse 
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 
• National Science Teachers Association 

Social Studies

• ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education 
• National Council for the Social Studies

Other Content Areas

• Association for Career and Technical Education 
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages 

Student Sub-Populations

• Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 
• Council for Exceptional Children 
• Mid-South Regional Resource Center for Special Education 
• National Middle School Association 
• National High School Association 
• National Association for Multicultural Education 
• Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium

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Contact information
Delaware Department of Education
Telephone: (302) 735-4000
Fax: (302) 739-4654