New Castle County School District
New Castle County School District (NCCSD) was a school district located in New Castle County, Delaware. It was headquartered in Wilmington.[1]
History
[edit]It was created in 1978 as a merger of 11 school districts, under the aegis of a racial desegregation plan.[2] It was created due to Evans v. Buchanan. It absorbed Alexis I. DuPont School District, Alfred I. DuPont School District, Claymont School District, Conrad School District, De Le Warr School District, Marshallton-McKean School District, Mount Pleasant School District, New Castle-Gunning Bedford School District, Newark School District, Stanton School District, and Wilmington School District, which all merged as per an order from a U.S. district court.[3]
In 1978 it had about 63,450 students, which meant it had about 50% of the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the state. A major strike occurred in October of that year.[2]
In 1981, the student count was 55,000.[4] On July 1, 1981, the district was scheduled to be dissolved, divided into four parts.[5] The new districts were: Brandywine School District, Christina School District, Colonial School District, and Red Clay School District.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Advertisement for bids". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 1979-07-25. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
1400 Washington Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.
- ^ a b Trombley, William (1978-10-30). "Strike Perils Busing Plan in Delaware". Los Angeles Times. pp. Part 1 pp. 3, 22-23-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Castle County School District". Government of Delaware. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
- ^ Gorenstein, Nathan (1981-06-19). "Aides say appeal won't disrupt 4-district push". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Clay asks Senate to kill advisory panel". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. 1981-06-26. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
Further reading
[edit]- Covelli, Abigail (March 1982). A study of issues related to discipline, grouping and tracking, and special education in New Castle County, Delaware desegregation area, Vol. I: "general issues and introduction, discipline study". - Profile at ERIC
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