Delaware News Journal
Delaware will spend $9 million filling in school district budgets to prevent teacher layoffs amid a historic decline in student enrollment during the pandemic, Gov. John Carney announced Thursday.
The money comes from contingency funds in this year s state budget and will make up for losses districts would have faced in the middle of the school year.
School districts and charter schools can get a boost if officials certify to the state s Department of Education that they will not lay off teachers or staff and use the funds on student instruction, focused on those students who have been most negatively impacted by the loss of in-person instruction, according to a news release.
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Delaware school districts and charter schools will get $9 million in one-time funding to prevent educator and state layoffs due to enrollment reductions.
“Our educators, school personnel, and school leaders have taken on the challenges of this pandemic and ensured children remain fed, educated, and supported,” said Gov. John Carney in a press release. “We are pleased to make this funding available to districts and charter schools to ensure no staff members are laid off because of enrollment declines during the pandemic. We look forward to seeing students back in classrooms in a hybrid format in January, and I thank our schools for all the work they are doing to bring children back safely.”