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Delaware Education Secretary Cindy Marten is seeking feedback on a draft school accountability plan through October.
It includes a five-tiered system where schools would receive increasing levels of state support, and Delaware education officials could take over a low-performing school as a last resort.
The proposal has drawn backlash from some educators who say it’s too similar to a previous unsuccessful effort — known as the priority schools initiative — to turnaround low-performing schools in the Christina and Red Clay Consolidated school districts.
WHYY News sat down with Marten to talk about the draft plan. The conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity.
