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• Click here to view Kim's new blog, Red Clay Now

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  save this link [www.redclaynow.com] [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 9:04am EDT
  by Anne O'Malia

• Moving on

  I have decided to give up posting on Fix Red Clay. This blog has been fun, challenging, and a major learning experience, but it's time to move on and focus on other things.
  
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 11:19am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Cyberbulling

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  Information provided by HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration)
  
  Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an imbalance of power or strength. Usually, it is repeated over time. Traditionally, bullying has involved actions such as: hitting or punching (physical bullying), teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying), or intimidation [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 5:15am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• CPGAC Meeting Monday at Stanton

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  All meetings are held at:
  Stanton Middle School
  1800 Limestone Road Wilmington, Delaware 19804
  6:00-7:30pm. (unless noted otherwise)
  Refreshments and Student Supervision provided
  Click here for directions.
  
  Click on the below link to learn more about the CGPAC
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]
  
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Open House Schedule

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  Click on the below link to view Red Clay's Open House Schedule.
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]
  
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 7:05am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• DOE Releases Science and Social Studies Scores

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  Click on the link below to read informaion published by DOE.
  
  [www.doe.k12.de.us]
  
  Click on the link below to read a Delaware Online article.
  
  [www.delawareonline.com]
  
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 6:35am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Board Closes Choice to Three Schools Next School Year

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  Brandywine Springs, Linden Hill, and North Star will be closed to choice next school year due to all three being over capacity. Traditionally, every school in Red Clay holds a choice open house, this school year (2009-10) there will be no open houses offered at the above three schools. Tours [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 5:40am EDT
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• Community Pub Article - Red Clay Board Approves Choice Policy

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  Click on the link below to read article.
  
  [www.communitypub.com]
  
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 5:30am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Education Secretary Arne Duncan held back-to-school National Town Hall Meeting

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  posted by Anne
  
  Information taken from [www.edgovblogs.org]:
  
  Tuesday night Secretary Arne Duncan hosted a virtual national “listening and learning” event before a live studio audience of 60 parents and educators at the WETA television studio in Arlington, VA. (See photos.)
  
  In addition to hearing from [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 9:59am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Lewis, Shortlidge, and Warner Schools' Libraries Will Be Opened One Saturday Each Month

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  The Library Media Centers in Red Clay are rich with resources for students. This fall and winter, the district is going to be opening three of the city schools’ libraries, Lewis, Shortlidge, and Warner, to students and their parents one Saturday each month. The first date is Saturday, September 19th. [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 5:15am EDT
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• Board of Education meeting-7:30 pm Warner Elementary

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  Link to full agenda:
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]
  
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 10:02am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Congratulations to Marbrook Elementary School

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  Marbrook Elementary School was named a 2009 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Sept. 15, 2009.
  
  Marbrook, the only school in Delaware to receive the honor this year, is among 314 public and private schools nationally to receive the honor. Since the [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:15am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Do you watch the "Red Clay This Week" broadcasts on channel 28? If you do, what do you think about them? Do you like the topics that are covered?

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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 5:12am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Who Does That?

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  I know some of you will say, what does this post have to do with Red Clay, but in the past we have discussed behavioral issues. I was appalled when Kanye West went up on stage and took the mic out of Taylor Swift's hand when she was accepting her' [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 5:15am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Do you watch the "Red Clay This Week" broadcasts on channel 28? If you do, what do you think about them? Do you like the topics that are covered?

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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 5:00am EDT
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• Are you involved with a PTA, PTO or other parent group? How do you feel about these types of organizations?

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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 5:00am EDT
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• How much help should parents give their children with homework?

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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 5:00am EDT
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• What do you think about electronic textbooks?

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  posted by Anne
  
  Some of our schools have begun using electronic textbooks. I read an article about them in a copy of Scholastic News one of my daughters brought home yesterday. My other daughter began accessing her algebra text online this week for homework. It's really cool. The actual' [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by fix red clay

• October 27th, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Will Speak at the University of Delaware

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  Below is a link to the registration site.
  
  [www.udel.edu]
  
  Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
  8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  Clayton Hall
  University of Delaware
  Newark, DE
  
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 5:10pm EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• "I Am What I Learn" Video Contest

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  Information provided by the U.S. Department of Education
  
  [www.ed.gov]
  
  To further encourage student engagement, the U.S. Department of Education is launching the "I Am What I Learn" video contest. On September 8, we will invite students to respond to the president's challenge by creating videos, up to' [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Have You Attended a School Open House This Year?

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  If so, what did you think? Did a lot a people attend? Did you find it informative? Would you go again?
  
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Has Your Child Ever Been Bullied or Have You Seen a Child Bullied?

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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• What Did You Think About the President's Speech?

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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
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• Click Here to Watch the President Today at 12:00 pm

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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 6:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Fall Sports Are Starting, Annual Physical Examinations Are Required!

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  Information taken from the Red Clay Consolidated School District website.
  
  Annual physical examinations are required for all students who participate in interscholastic sports. Examination may be performed by school or private physicians but a standard report, available from the school, must be submitted in all cases. The school retains [...]
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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 5:45am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event

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  Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama
  Back to School Event
  Arlington, VirginiaSeptember 8, 2009
  
  [www.whitehouse.gov]
  Information provided by the White House website.
  
  The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 12:18pm EDT
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• Brandywine School District Will Show President Obama's Speech

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  Information provided by the News Journal By IRA PORTER
  [www.delawareonline.com]
  
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 8:16am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• What Is Wrong with President Obama Addressing Our Children?

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  Anonymous left a comment under our post titled: More on President Obama's speech to school children "I find this entire controversy to be quite frustrating. This is an opportunity for children to take pride in their country, something that many people have had trouble feeling for many years. This'" [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 5:30am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Back to School Open House Dates

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  Click on link below to view schedule.
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]
  
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 4:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• "Do you know what textbooks your children are really reading?"

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  posted by Anne
  
  Tune in to FOX News today at 3pm or 9pm for a program on bias in our textbooks. It's called "Do you know what textbooks your children are really reading?" It has been broadcast before so many of you may have already seen it.
  
  The [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  by fix red clay

• More on President Obama's speech to school children

  Number of comments: 14
  posted by Anne
  
  From the Red Clay website: The Delaware Department of Education has advised schools that wish to participate to consider selecting one or two locations in a school to watch the address, to avoid over-loading the state computer system. Red Clay schools will conduct tests (NWEA) as [...]
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 11:21am EDT
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• What types of things do you think the proceeds from school fundraisers should be spent on?

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  It's school fundraiser time again. Do you participate in the fundraisers at your school(s)? What do you think the proceeds should be used for?
  
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  Posted: September 05, 2009, 7:20am EDT
  by fix red clay

• President Obama to address America's students September 8th

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  From the US Department of Education Website (http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/bts.html):
  
  President Barack Obama to Make Historic Speech to America’s Students
  
  C-SPAN and White House Web Site to Broadcast Speech Live
  
  On September 8, 2009, history will be made. Will you be a part of it?
  
  At 12:00 [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:20am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Thanks for the calendars Red Clay!

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  Today we received a Red Clay wall calendar. Last year was the first year in as long as we could remember that Red Clay did not provide familes with wall calendars, which had all the important Red Clay dates filled in already. People missed them, but understood they were expensive [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 8:27pm EDT
  by fix red clay

• Gov. Jack Markell and Secretary of Education Lillian Lowery Visit Baltz Elementary School

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  Click on link to read article.
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]
  
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 3:56pm EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• So How Was the Students' First Day of School?

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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Don't miss "Red Clay this Week" on channel 28

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  What to expect the first week of school! will be airing on Red Clay this Week - Channel 28
  September 2nd at 12:30PM and September 4th at 9:00PM [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 7:48pm EDT
  by fix red clay

• Great comment...

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  Inquisitive left the following comment on our post "K Through 9th Students Start Back to School on Aug...":
  "Hoping all students K through 9 will have a very productive and exciting new school year. My heart is especially with the parents of the new children starting kindergarten. I remember" [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 9:40am EDT
  by fix red clay

• 10th Through 12th Students Start Back to School on September 1st

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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• K Through 9th Students Start Back to School on August 31st

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  Posted: August 30, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Annual Backpack Giveaway Today

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  Information provided by The News Journal • August 29, 2009
  
  Greg Davis Ministries is hosting its annual backpack giveaway today in Wilmington.
  
  The back-to-school outreach program this year will distribute 5,000 backpacks filled with school supplies as part of Operation Backpack to students in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 7:55am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Alert Now

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  Click on the link below to read updated information on Red Clay's Alert Now system.
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us]' [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Message From Red Clay's Superintendent

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  Click on the below link to read message.
  
  [www.redclay.k12.de.us] [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 6:18pm EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Are you looking forward to sending your children to school Monday morning?

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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 10:26am EDT
  by fix red clay

• Colin Powell Will Visit the University of Delaware

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  Information provided by The News Journal • August 28, 2009
  
  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit the University of Delaware in November as part of a recently created speaker series.
  
  Powell, who served as secretary of state under President George W. Bush and was the [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 8:46am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Dad Thanks Those Who Aided Son

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  Information provided by DelawareOnline.
  
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 8:12am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• 2nd Annual Conrad Schools of Science PTO and Conrad Alumni Silent Auction Beef and Beer

  The 2nd Annual Conrad Schools of Science PTO and Conrad Alumni Silent Auction Beef and Beer will be held on Friday, October 23rd from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Hockessin Memorial Hall.
  
  $35.00 per person / $60.00 per couple
  
  Come out to support our school and [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Brandywine Names New Superintendent

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  Information provided by EDWARD L. KENNEY • The News Journal • August 26, 2009
  
  The Brandywine School Board announced Tuesday it selected Concord High School Principal Mark Holodick as the lone finalist to be district superintendent.
  
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 6:52am EDT
  by Fix Red Clay

• Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Dies at 77

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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 6:46am EDT
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• A.I. High gets a break, does not have to restructure.

  Number of comments: 7
  According to Antonio Prado's August 23, 2009 communitypub.com article, Appeal is successful: AI High is free of restructuring, "Alexis I. duPont High School is off the restructuring path, following a successful appeal to the state."
  
  The article states:
  "...the school petitioned the state to re-examine some scores that" [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by fix red clay