Rehoboth Elementary earns national distinction for student success
Rehoboth Elementary and Lake Forest South Elementary are among a host of U.S. schools that have been named as 2024 National ESEA Distinguished Schools for the extraordinary success of their students.
Since 1996, the National Association of Elementary and Secondary Education Act State Program Administrators, formerly the National Title I Association, has been selecting examples of superior, federally funded school programs for national recognition through the National ESEA Distinguished Schools program (formerly the National Title I Distinguished Schools program).
Led by Principal Doris Person, Rehoboth Elementary is being recognized for excellence in serving special populations, and for the growth and progress toward English language proficiency made by multi-language learners during the 2023-24 school year. Rehoboth Elementary is in the Cape Henlopen School District.
Lake Forest South Elementary, in the Lake Forest district, is being recognized for closing the achievement gap between student groups, and for the academic progress students made during the 2023-24 school year on standardized achievement tests. Kevin Truitt is principal.
Delaware Secretary of Education Mark Holodick commended 15 additional schools from across the state for their students’ growth and progress.
Sussex County schools recognized for exceptional student performance are Frederick Douglass Elementary, led by Principal Carol Leveillee, and Seaford Central Elementary, led by Principal Chandra Phillips, both in the Seaford district. Indian River district schools recognized for excellence in serving special populations are North Georgetown Elementary, led by Principal Carolyn Fries, and Long Neck Elementary, led Principal Kathleen Wilson. The 2024 Recognition Schools will each receive an $8,000 award, a certificate and a banner to hang in their building.
Three schools are also being recognized as Schools of Continued Excellence, and will also receive a certificate and a banner. Qualifying as Recognition Schools for the second consecutive year are: Blades Elementary, led by Principal Christy Parsons, and West Seaford Elementary School, led by Principal Becky Neubert, both in the Seaford district; and Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center, led by Principal Dane Sears, Woodbridge district.
