Vision Network Leaders Learn from World's Best in Edmonton
Thirty Vision Network educators traveled to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in November 2008 to learn about a district that is widely considered one of the best in the world. A model for other countries, Edmonton’s school system is comparable in size to the state of Delaware, and is the system after which the Vision 2015 plan was developed. During the three-day visit to Edmonton, Delaware educators learned about the best practices that have made Edmonton a world leader, including weighted funding, decentralization, and school choice.
View photos from the trip.
Read reflections from trip participants.
Visit the media center for news coverage from Edmonton.
Read Dr. Sondra Shippen's (head of Kuumba Academy) opinion piece published in The News Journal January 23, 2009.
Debbie McKinnon, music teacher at Meyokumin Elementary School in the Edmonton school district, leads second graders in acting out ‘Two Little Apples’ while Delaware administrators and teachers observe.
Sondra Shippen (Kuumba Academy), Madeleine Bayard (Rodel Foundation), Tamara Price (Kuumba Academy), Carol Vukelich (University of Delaware), Theresa Stone (Kuumba Academy), Mike Stetter (Delaware Department of Education)
Rob Rescigno, Vision Network Liaison; Tony Marchio, Superintendent, Appoquinimink School District; Edgar Schmidt, Superintendent, Edmonton School District; Susan Bunting, Superintendent, Indian River School District; Steve Godowsky, Superintendent, New Castle County Vo-Tech School District