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May 10, 2021 Ashley shares stories about growing up in the Cape region, her children’s experience in the Cape District, Critical Race Theory and House Bill 198 (3:14), focusing tax dollars on students not adminstration, priorities for a budget, grouping students by skill not age (46:10),  grading and retention policies, increasing student accountability, climate surveys to check in on student’s home life, questioning if diversity can be added into all curriculums and classes (1:25:52), the main points of her platform being: putting children 1st, reopening schools,100% transpare...

Alicia Jones April 12, 2021 Concerning Mr. James VanSciver’s letter: I did not notice your presence or voice at Cape Minority Liaisn Committee when changing the Cape District’s approach to hiring minority teachers more representative of the community, or including books with Black authors, including Bryan Stevenson’s young adult version of “Just Mercy” or examining the disciplinary discrepancies between whites and Black students for similar offenses which resulted in an overhaul of the Code of Conduct.  I sit on the Governor’s DREJ Wealth Creation and Education forums b...

Frank A. Vitrano March 12, 2021 I just read the Cape District president’s response to the Gazette’s Feb. 26 letter regarding the need to now attend district meetings in person to make public comment.  I read the response more than once and I don’t believe Ms. Myers’ response ever actually addressed why public comment must be in person.   She says that the the policy change was not intended to limit communication, but to clarify the process.  Did not the policy change actually reduce (i.e., limit) the communication options?  It seems that way. If there is reason for this ...

A recent policy change by the Cape Henlopen school board about the public’s ability to make comments during open meetings has rubbed some parents the wrong way. The change specifies that when the board is meeting in person – not online/virtually –...