The Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence will likely open a year later than expected.
The Georgetown-based charter school requested the delay, according to a press release from the Delaware Department of Education, seeking more time to attract students.
By law, all charter schools must have 80% of their enrollment by April 1 to operate the following academic year. BASSE is 76 students short.
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The school slated to open for sixth and seventh graders in fall 2023 had a goal of 200 students. Now, 124 who had enrolled for the fall must attend their home feeder schools for the 2023-24 academic year, according to the release, or apply to choice into another school.
The DDOE called this “good cause” to allow students to apply after the January deadline.
This opening would mark the third charter school for Sussex County. If more students are attracted over the next year, the school will open its doors in September 2024.
