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SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek Educating students at Ohios public career centers involves more than just providing them with technical skills, according to Jay Poroda, who will become the Delaware Area Career Centers new superintendent in June. DACC school board president Ted Backus said the board is “tremendously pleased” with its choice of Poroda as the new superintendent. “This has been a complete and thorough process,” Backus said. "Our administrator...

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek When Mary Beth Freeman began her career as an educator, she had a chalkboard in her classroom and would send students outdoors to knock chalk dust from the boards erasers. As she nears retirement as superintendent of the Delaware Area Career Center 36 years later, she has seen digital and information technology permeate nearly every phase of the DACCs education programs. The DACC school board has named Jay Poroda – now assistant ...

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek Acknowledging that any choice they make will have downsides, Delaware City Schools board members on March 2 agreed to continue the districts hybrid attendance schedule for the remainder of the school year.  At issue was whether the district should resume an in-person, five-day-a-week schedule in April for students who are on a hybrid schedule.  Students whose families chose the hybrid scheduled are divided into two "cohorts," whi...

It’s time to go back: Parents react to Delaware school board decision to remain hybrid Some parents say their children need the option to go back to school, in-person, full-time. The school board says a schedule change would be difficult for parents. Author: Lindsey Mills Updated: 6:16 PM EST March 4, 2021 DELAWARE, Ohio — While we are seeing more and more school districts return to in-person learning full time, that will not be the case at all for the rest o...

The Delaware City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday made the decision to stay on the hybrid learning model for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year.La

The Delaware City Schools Board of Education discussed what would be necessary to return to all-in education during its meeting Monday.Superintendent Heidi