Capital School District is a public school district

School district

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 in Kent County

Kent County, Delaware

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, Delaware

Delaware

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 in the United States

United States

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. It serves the greater Dover

Dover, Delaware

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 area.

Geography

The district covers a 125 square miles (323.7 km²) area in central Kent County.

Towns served include Cheswold

Cheswold, Delaware

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, Hartly

Hartly, Delaware

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, Little Creek

Little Creek, Delaware

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, and most of Dover

Dover, Delaware

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, as well as the Delaware side of Marydel

Marydel, Delaware

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School Board

President: Phillip Martino, Jr.

Vice President: Kay Dietz-Sass

Members: Raymond Paylor, Kiran Clements, Brian Lewis

History

Capital School District was formed in 1969 through the consoldiation of the Dover Special, Hartly, Rose Valley, and Wiley's school districts and the William Henry Comprehensive School.

High Schools (1) (Grades 9-12)

School	Principal	Built	Enrollment	Website
Dover High School Dover High School (Delaware) Dover High School is a notable high school located in Dover, Delaware.-Administration:Dover High School has a principal, Eugene Montaño, and assistant principals Courtney Cooper, Tiff McCullough, and Kevin Turner....	Eugene F. Montaño	1965	1,450	http://www.doverhigh.capital.k12.de.us/

Middle Schools (2) (Grades 5-8)

School	Principal	Built	Enrollment	Website
Central Middle School	Dr. Darren Guido	1923	858	http://www.central.capital.k12.de.us/
William Henry Middle School	Toriano Giddens	1950	919	http://www.wmhenry.capital.k12.de.us/

Elementary Schools (7) (Grades K-4)

School	Principal	Built	Enrollment	Website
North Dover Elementary School	Suzette Marine	1996	387	http://www.north.capital.k12.de.us/
South Dover Elementary School	Marian Wolak	2009	484	http://www.south.capital.k12.de.us/
East Dover Elementary School	Colleen Rinker	1954	323	http://www.east.capital.k12.de.us/
Fairview Elementary School	Marcia Harrison	1965	354	http://www.fairview.capital.k12.de.us/
Hartly Elementary School	Tammy Augustus	1956	429	http://www.hartly.capital.k12.de.us/
Booker T. Washington Elementary School	Marcia Johnson	1922	350	http://www.btw.capital.k12.de.us/
Towne Point Elementary School	Eugene Capers	1965	381	http://www.townepoint.capital.k12.de.us/

Other (2)

School	Principal	Built	Enrollment	Website
Kent County Community School	Chris Lehman	1975	129	http://www.kccs.capital.k12.de.us/
Kent County Alternative Program	Robert Harris		80	http://www.rschooltoday.com/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school516

Awards and achievements

Three schools in the district have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence

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• Dover High School (1986)
• Booker T. Washington Elementary (2005)
• Fairview Elementary (2006)

Capital School District also has nine National Board Certified Professionals

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

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Name	Position	School
Tammy Agustus	Principal	Hartly Elementary
Linda Braswell	Instructional Technology Specialist	District Office
Lisa Burnham	6th Grade	William Henry Middle
Cheryl Heslinga	Chemistry	Dover High
Barbara Johnson	3rd and 4th Grades	East Dover Elementary
Suzette Marine	Principal	North Dover
Nancy Raab	Library Media Specialist	Hartly Elementary
Terri Shane	3rd Grade	Hartly Elementary
Erin Wilson	3rd Grade	Hartly Elementary

Unions

The Capital Educators Association (CEA) is the teachers' union for this school district. Rod Fesel currently serves as President.