Board of Education Meeting – August 2025
Update for August 2025 Board of Education Meeting
Due to State Legislators convening a Special Legislative Session on August 12th to address statewide concerns with the recent property reassessment and its impact on school taxes, we have moved the date and location of the August 2025 Board of Education meeting.
The August 2025 Colonial School Board of Education Meeting will now take place on
August 19th, 2025, at 7:00 pm in the William Penn High School Auditorium.
This will allow the District and School Board time to thoughtfully consider a path forward and take any actions, if necessary, following the Special Legislative Session.
August 2025 Board of Education Meeting:
August 19th, 2025 at 7 pm at William Penn High School
The Board will conduct business in person. Those choosing to attend in person should enter William Penn HIgh School at 713 East Basin Road, New Castle, Delaware 19720
The Board Meeting Agenda is available
- EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed – AGENDA POSTED) 5:00 PM
318 E. Basin Rd, New Castle, DE 19720
Link to Posted Executive Session Simple Agenda: Notice – Executive & Regular Session – August 2025
- REGULAR SESSION (Open – AGENDA POSTED) 7:00 PM
713 E. Basin Rd, New Castle, DE 19720
Link to Posted Regular Session Simple Agenda: Notice – Executive & Regular Session – August 2025
- Note: The detailed agenda will be available on August 16th, 2025, at 10:00 AM, to view, please click on the link to Colonial’s BoardDocs homepage.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Must be in person so make public comment
A maximum of 3 minutes is allotted. You will be called up when it is your turn to speak.
Members of the public are expected to remain in the designated area for speaking with the Board. Failure to remain in the designated area may result in the member of the public forfeiting their time to speak with the Board.
This session allows community members to discuss their views on issues and allows but doesn’t obligate Board members to respond within the 3-minute time slot allotted to individual public comment. Administrative staff may be identified and asked to provide follow-up on specific questions after the meeting. The responses from individual Board members do not necessarily reflect the Colonial School District Board of Education’s official position. The opinions and views shared tonight are those of each individual member. If a member of the public has documents to share with the Board they should indicate as such and a member of the executive leadership team will collect the documents and disseminate them to the Board.
Laws protecting the privacy rights of employees and students prohibit Board members from engaging in a discussion of any employee’s performance or qualifications or confidential matters relating to a student. If a Board member violates such statutory rights to privacy, such Board member may be exposed to individual liability. Concerns regarding individuals will not be discussed in the open forum. If you have a personal issue regarding your child(ren), we will help you set up an appointment with the appropriate person to address your needs.