Summer Driver Education Opportunity – Register Online Today
Driver Education is offered free of charge to all Delaware 10th grade residents during the school year. Students who choose not to take Driver Education during the school year or have not successfully completed the course during the school year, may pay $550 to take CSW’s Summer Driver Education program.
Please direct all questions and requests to:
Mr. Stewart Wilson (443)553-4122
Happy New Year!
We hope that everyone had a relaxing winter break! We wanted to start 2019 by reminding our CSW families that we are here to serve you. Our administration, faculty and staff are expected to adhere to a mindful culture at all times. The pillars of our mindful culture can be found in the acronym PEACE:
Professional: CSW faculty are team players that are always prepared, diplomatic, timely, respectful, that refrain from gossiping and contributing to the rumor mill.
Productive: CSW faculty set goals and stay focused to complete them. We believe and model for our students the practice of working smarter and not harder.
Present: CSW faculty are always attentive to the immediate and live in the moment. We let the past go and allow for the future to work itself out.
Easily Accessible: CSW faculty are welcoming and have an open-door policy. Not only do we make ourselves available, but we respond quickly to emails and phone calls and are visible members of the CSW community.
Amenable: CSW faculty are receptive, responsive, adaptable, flexible, and open-minded to a variety of challenges and situations.
Compassionate: CSW faculty members are empathetic, non-judgmental, accepting, caring, helpful, sensitive, charitable, and understanding.
Egos checked at the door: CSW faculty embody humility, awareness and make student-centered decisions.
If at any time this is not your or your student’s experience, please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of the CSW Administration. We depend on your feedback to help keep The Charter School of Wilmington one of the top high schools in the nation. We look forward to a healthy and happy new year for all of our students.
Best Wishes,
CSW Administration
Seniors Preeti Krishnamani and Grant Lu have been named to the list of 300 top scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s most prestigious math and science competition for high school seniors. Preeti and Grant were selected from more than 1,900 applicants based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists. Each of the 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000.
Preeti’s research was titled: “Effects of Silicon Amendments on the Concentration and Absorption Properties of Iron-Oxides in Rice Paddy Soils.”
Grant’s research was titled: “Structure, Magnetic Properties, and Thermal Stability of Chemically Prepared Nickel Carbide Nanoparticles.”
2018 Jefferson Awards NYC National Ceremony
Student Government Association Honored at Jefferson Awards Foundation Gala
Our Student Government was honored at the Jefferson Awards Foundation Gala on March 12 as the 2017 Lead360 Activation Winner for activating Emma’s Art Kits and successfully making and donating 10,055 art kits to 14 Delaware charities. The CSW community collected crayons, coloring books, drawing pads and donations for this project and students wrote individual notes for each kit.
According to Michele Fidance, the National Director for Delaware and Central Florida, “The project was a labor of love for Henna Castle, one of the SG members, who was the driving force in engaging her entire school to support and make the art kits and was inspired after hearing about the project.” Senior Michelle Shulkov and Student Government co-moderator, Mrs. Jen Toner, also attended the gala with Henna for the presentation.
About the Jefferson Awards Foundation
The Jefferson Awards Foundation (JAF) powers others to have maximum impact on the things they care about most. They are the largest multiplier of public service in America. Through celebration, they inspire action. With programs and partnerships, they drive Americans to change their communities and the world. They are celebrating 46 years of powering public service.
The Charter School of Wilmington’s Science Olympiad teams captured the top two places at the state tournament on March 2 at Delaware State University. The state champions will compete in the nationals at Cornell University May 30-June 1.
Our first place team members include:
Connor Barrett, Ethan Chang, Ben Dubner, Raghav Garg, Jinay Jain, Anthony Lee, Steven Liu, Cassidy Poon, Michael Sheen, Vedant Subramanian, Brandon Tran, Joannie Wang, Albert Xing, Kathryn Zhang and Sophia Zhao.
Our second place team members include:
Sudha Anilkumar, Ryan Balu, Dennis Chu, Keerthan Durasala, Katie Gu, Louis Hu, Alina Li, Heran Yang, Krish Matta, Miyu Mudalamane, Rishith Ramamurthy, Amber Wang, David Yan, Max You and Andrew Zhao.
The Charter School of Wilmington held its third Golf Tournament on Wednesday, June 13, at White Clay Creek Country Club. CSW parent and PGA golf professional, Ryan Kidwell, ran the event again this year. Over 60 golfers played with CSW administration, faculty, alumni and fellow parents.
Thank you to the sponsors below who supported our tournament. All proceeds benefit the students at The Charter School of Wilmington.
Hole in One Car Sponsor
White Sponsor
Critical Design and Construction Corp.
Goddard School in Hockessin – http://www.goddardschool.com/philadelphia/hockessin-lantana-drive-de
Paoli Services
Important Dates
September 10 – Rosh Hashanah (No school)
September 11 – Blue & White Club Meeting (6:00 p.m. in Room 302)
September 12 – PTSO Meeting (7:00 p.m. in Senior Lounge/Cafeteria)
September 15 – Fall Festival
September 19 – No School (Yom Kippur)
September 20 – Powder-puff Football Game (5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on campus)
September 25 – CSW Board Meeting (6:00 p.m. Public Session in Room 321)
Freshmen Orientation and Picnic Thank You
Thank you to our Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) and all our parent volunteers who welcomed our freshmen last week. The volunteers served pizza and treats to the Class of 2022, CSW faculty and staff and our student mentors. Kudos to Mrs. Eileen Voltz who organized the two-day freshmen orientation this year.
Thank You for Supporting the Used Uniform Sale
“THANK YOU!” to everyone involved in making the PTSO Used Uniform Sale a huge success! Special thanks to: our generous uniform donors, our parents and students who helped organize the shirts prior to the sale, everyone who worked the day of the sale, facilities personnel for their support, and our shoppers, of course!
Thank You for the Wheelchair!
Special thanks to the Balu family who donated a new wheelchair to us last week so we are prepared for emergency situations on every floor.
Blue and White Meeting – September 11
The Blue and White Club is meeting on Tuesday, September 11, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 302. They have an open position – VP of Fundraising.
Bring a Friend – PTSO Meeting on September 12 and Elections!
Mark your calendars for the first CSW Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) Meeting of the 2018-2019 school year on Wednesday, September 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Meet our new Vice President, Mrs. Angeline Rivello. It will include our CSW Board Parent Director elections. A limited supply of gently used uniform shirts will also be available for sale! The PTSO has two open positions for a Secretary and VP of Fundraising.
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Help Guides
Drop Off/Pick Up Procedures
2018-2019 Traffic Procedures for Car Riders
*** The Cannery Shopping Center is Private Property – No Parking! ***
The Cannery Shopping Center parking lot (across the street from Cab/CSW) should not be used to drop-off or pick-up students or for student parking. This lot is private property and is not to be used for school purposes without permission. Please help our school be a good neighbor by adhering to the school drop-off/pick-up policy which does not include The Cannery. Thank you in advance for your cooperation!
Where’s the Bus App
The Red Clay School District is providing a new App to track your bus!
A Message to Bus Riders
There are a number of bus transportation issues that we have discovered as we begin our partnership with the Red Clay Consolidated School District. We are still working on solutions to improve our new system.
Building Access – Check in at Cab Calloway
During the school day, Red Clay School District policy requires a guest to sign in at Cab’s office and leave his/her driver’s license in the office until the visit ends. Thank you in advance for keeping our students safe!
Last Call – Juniors & Seniors: Tissue Donations Requested
We would prefer to spend money on our students instead of paper supplies, so Junior and Senior parents, we need your help! Please send in two boxes of tissues to homeroom. We will distribute them to all the classrooms. Sophomore and freshmen parents will be asked to send two boxes of tissues in January. Thank you for helping us extend our budget!
Physical Education Department Requests Sports Equipment Donations
It’s the start of the school year and time to replace our Physical Education equipment that gets broken from so much use. Before we purchase items from our P.E. “Wish List”, we wanted to reach out to our current families for donations for the following items (new or gently used would be appreciated.) Thank you to everyone who brought in frisbees and basketballs on Back to School Night!
Here is the P.E. Wish List. Gently used items are welcome! They can be brought to the Main Office.
France Foreign Exchange Program – Hosts Needed!
CSW will be hosting a group of students from the Lycee Francois Premier in Fontainebleau, France this spring from April 8 through April 18. Students interested in hosting a student from France should see Madame Andea LaCombe in Room 300. There will be student and parent meetings held soon. As a part of the CSW French Exchange, students who host will have the opportunity to travel to France, live with their host family, attend classes at the Lycee, and experience French life. The trip will include excursions to Paris to see all the major sites and to the French Riviera. The trip will take place at the conclusion of AP exams. Students interested in traveling to France should see Madame Andea LaCombe in Room 300.
2019 Spring Break Trip to Lisbon and Southern Spain
Sra. Yumally Rodriguez and Nurse Karen Micale will be leading an excursion to Lisbon and Southern Spain during Spring Break 2019. If you are interested, please sign up by October 2 to lock in the price. We need 12 students for this trip to run! Just go to : https://www.explorica.com/ and sign up Tour Center ID: Rodriguez-9544 or contact Sra. Rodriguez at yrodriguez@charterschool.org or stop by Room 303.
Calling All Photographers – Photo Contest
An international photography contest will be held this year as a part of the French exchange program. A photojournalist from France will visit our school in September to launch the contest. This project is supported by the French Embassy, The United States Embassy in France, and the Pulitzer Foundation. Students interested in photography and the contest will be invited to attend an assembly with the photographer. See Madame Andea LaCombe in Room 300 if you have any questions or are interested in participating.
CSW Students Needed to Tutor During Activity Period – Meetings on September 18 and 20
Student tutors are needed to help freshmen students with their course work during Activity Period. Tutors must commit to one activity period a week and can specify what subject(s) they want to help students with. Tutoring will start in early October. An information and organizational meeting will be held during activity period on September 18 and 20 in Ms. Potock’s Room 307. Prospective tutors must attend one of those meetings. Please see Ms. Potocki in Room 307 or email her at cpotocki@charterschool.org if you have questions.
September Lunch Menu
Here is the menu for September. You can open an online account for your student here.
Breakfast: $0.90
Lunch $1.75
Milk $0.50
Free and Reduced Lunches Available for Students – Helps with School Fees, Books, Uniforms and College Fees
If your family is eligible for free and reduced lunches, you may pick up a form from the Main Office or download one below. The forms should be returned to Mrs. Marcy Shine in the Main Office.
2018-2019 Red Clay Meal Benefit Form
2018-2019 – Red Clay Meal Benefit Form – Spanish
Please review the current dress code for the 2018-2019 school year. Students may only wear CSW official fleece jackets or sweaters during school. Shirts, fleece and sweaters may be purchased from our two official vendors – Lands’ End and Rush Uniform. Only solid color khaki pants, skirts and shorts may be worn. Students are required to wear golf shirts or oxford shirts with a CSW logo on it. No jeans, yoga pants or sweatpants are permitted. You can wear sneakers. No flip flops are permitted – all sandals must have straps around the back of the foot so they are secure.
CSW offers two vendors for purchasing shirts, fleece and sweaters.
Lands’ End – search for The Charter School of Wilmington, located in Wilmington, DE, in the school uniform section of their website.
Rush Uniform Inc. – You can order online or visit their store. Rush Uniform is located at 101 Harrison Avenue in New Castle, DE.
Address, Email and Family Changes
Please email Ms. Suzanne Musacchio at smusacchio@charterschool.or
Sports Schedules on Forcessports.com
Sports Schedules for all CSW sports can be found on www.forcessports.com. Check team websites for detailed information.
Epi-pens and Asthma Inhalers
Seniors: Schoology Check!
Seniors are reminded to check the “RESOURCES” section for “Class of 2019” in Schoology for scholarships, program opportunities and more. Don’t miss out!
Debutante Opportunity – Information Meeting on September 16
The 70th Debutante Ball Program is holding an information session on Sunday, September 16.
City of Wilmington College Tours
Students may attend free college bus tours to area colleges. Forms are due by September 14.
Enter The Congressional App Challenge
An Easy Way to Keep Your Teen Healthy
You don’t have to miss work if your teen gets a cold or needs a vaccination.
The Christiana Care School-Based Health Center within your teen’s high school includes a health care team of medical, mental health and nutrition experts. The Center provides a host of services as outlined below by appointment during the school day or on a walk-in basis by request of the school nurse or counseling staff.
Our services include but are not limited to; Treatment of minor illness/injuries, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, and Mental Health.
You’ll save time, no co-pay, co-insurance or deductible will be charged to you and no one will be turned away based on ability to pay.
You will need to provide a signed permission form prior to your teen’s first visit to the Christian Care School Based Health Center.
CSW Students Needed to Tutor During Activity Period
Student tutors are needed to help freshmen students with their course work during Activity Period. Tutors must commit to one activity period a week and can specify what subject(s) they want to help students with. Tutoring will start in early October. An information and organizational meeting will be held during activity period on September 18 and 20 in Ms. Potock’s Room 307. Prospective tutors must attend one of those meetings. Please see Ms. Potocki in Room 307 or email her at cpotocki@charterschool.org if you have questions.
Rockwood Park Faerie Festival Needs Help – September 16
New Castle County is getting ready for the annual Faerie Festival at Rockwood Park on Sunday, September 16. They are looking for volunteers for this event.
Hagley Seeks Volunteers
Are you looking for a learning, leadership development program? Consider Hagley’s Youth Leadership Program! www.hagley.org/ylp. You work with students from other schools, interact with visitors, and learn leadership skills. Students apply via the website: www.hagley.org/ylp
The Charter School of Wilmington
The mission of The Charter School of Wilmington is to engage highly motivated high school students with an interest in math and science by providing a challenging college preparatory curriculum in a safe, friendly and nurturing environment that integrates practical learning opportunities, sets high expectations, develops social responsibility and promotes a global perspective.
Senior YuQing Xie is one of only five students from across the U.S. to become a member of the 2018 Traveling U.S. Physics Team. In August, it was announced that the 2018 Physics Team won three Gold and two Silver medals in Lisbon, Portugal.
“Chin Chin”, as he’s known at The Charter School of Wilmington (CSW), was a recipient of one of the gold medals and he received a perfect score on one of the three theory problems.
Prior to the announcement of the traveling team, the twenty members of the 2018 U.S. Physics Team prepared for the mentally grueling exams and lab tests they would face at the 49th International Physics Olympiad held July 21–29 in Lisbon, Portugal, where student scholars from 133 nations tested their knowledge in physics, competing with the world’s best.
The exam process for the competition began last January with 6,500 students participating in the F=ma exam.
“Chin Chin has a first-rate mind with the rare ability to take a very complex physics problem and reduce it very quickly to its fundamental concepts,” notes CSW Physics teacher, Dave Stover.
Recent News
WHYY https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-whiz-kid-wins-gold-medal-at-global-physics-competition/
Press Release Links from the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
National Competition Results –
http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/2018-US-Physics-Team-at-IPHO.cfm
2018 U.S. Physics Team Announcement –
http://www.aapt.org/aboutaapt/US-Physics-Team-Travelers-2018.cfm
Photo Caption: 2018 U.S. Physics Team members
L-R: YuQing Xie, Gopal Goel, Michele Song, Daniel Zhu, Anthony Ou
Senior YuQing Xie is one of only five students from across the U.S. to become a member of the 2018 Traveling U.S. Physics Team.
The exam process for the competition began last January with 6,500 students participating in the Fnet=ma exam.
Prior to the announcement of the traveling team, the twenty members of the 2018 U.S. Physics Team prepared for the mentally grueling exams and lab tests they’ll face at the 49th International Physics Olympiad to be held July 21–29 in Lisbon, Portugal, where student scholars from 133 nations will test their knowledge in physics, competing with the world’s best.
2018 U.S. Physics Team
L-R: YuQing Xie, Gopal Goel, Michele Song, Daniel Zhu, Anthony Ou
Congratulations to our volleyball team for winning CSW’s first DIAA Girls Volleyball Championship with a straight-set sweep over Archmere Academy on November 12 at the University of Delaware’s Bob Carpenter Center.
Happy New Year!
We hope that everyone had a relaxing winter break! We wanted to start 2019 by reminding our CSW families that we are here to serve you. Our administration, faculty and staff are expected to adhere to a mindful culture at all times. The pillars of our mindful culture can be found in the acronym PEACE:
Professional: CSW faculty are team players that are always prepared, diplomatic, timely, respectful, that refrain from gossiping and contributing to the rumor mill.
Productive: CSW faculty set goals and stay focused to complete them. We believe and model for our students the practice of working smarter and not harder.
Present: CSW faculty are always attentive to the immediate and live in the moment. We let the past go and allow for the future to work itself out.
Easily Accessible: CSW faculty are welcoming and have an open-door policy. Not only do we make ourselves available, but we respond quickly to emails and phone calls and are visible members of the CSW community.
Amenable: CSW faculty are receptive, responsive, adaptable, flexible, and open-minded to a variety of challenges and situations.
Compassionate: CSW faculty members are empathetic, non-judgmental, accepting, caring, helpful, sensitive, charitable, and understanding.
Egos checked at the door: CSW faculty embody humility, awareness and make student-centered decisions.
If at any time this is not your or your student’s experience, please do not hesitate to reach out to a member of the CSW Administration. We depend on your feedback to help keep The Charter School of Wilmington one of the top high schools in the nation. We look forward to a healthy and happy new year for all of our students.
Best Wishes,
CSW Administration
Senior YuQing Xie has been named one of 300 top scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious math and science competition for high school seniors. YuQing was selected from more than 1,800 applicants due to his exceptional scientific promise, excellent academic record and outstanding recommendations from teachers and other scientists.
The title of his research is: “Modeling and Experiments of Electromagnetic Braking.”
Last January, YuQing received a Delmarva Power Grand Award (2nd place) and a $600.00 Scholarship from Delmarva Power for his Junior Research Project: Electromagnetic Braking on a Copper Wheel: Modelling and Experiment.
Seniors Preeti Krishnamani and Grant Lu have been named to the list of 300 top scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation’s most prestigious math and science competition for high school seniors. Preeti and Grant were selected from more than 1,900 applicants based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists. Each of the 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000.
CSW Science teachers Greg Darone and Rick Schuder were also recognized by Preeti, Grant and the talent search as “Teachers of Merit.”
Preeti’s research was titled: “Effects of Silicon Amendments on the Concentration and Adsorption Properties of Iron-Oxides in Rice Paddy Soils.”
Grant’s research was titled: “Structure, Magnetic Properties, and Thermal Stability of Chemically Prepared Nickel Carbide Nanoparticles.”
Thirteen students from The Charter School of Wilmington were named National Merit Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Congratulations to seniors Connor C. Barrett, Christopher W. Chen, Benjamin G. Dubner, Waley He, Ryan L. Janzen, Aayush S. Jonnagadla, Grant Lu, Sahit Reddi, Vedant R. Subramanian, Brandon Tran, Amber Wang, Alexander S. You and Sophia J. Zhao.
In February, some 15,000 Semifinalists are notified by mail at their home addresses that they have advanced to Finalist standing. High school principals are notified and provided with a certificate to present to each Finalist.
All winners of Merit Scholarship® awards (Merit Scholar® designees) are chosen from the Finalist group based on their abilities, skills, and accomplishments—without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference. A variety of information is available for NMSC selectors to evaluate: the Finalist’s academic record, information about the school’s curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official’s written recommendation, information about the student’s activities and leadership, and the Finalist’s own essay.
More information on National Merit Finalists can be found here.
The Charter School of Wilmington’s Mock Trial Team won the 28th Annual Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition this weekend. Congratulations to Annabelle Ryu, Amber Wang, Neha Das, Emily So, Atharva Shanbhag, Jordyn Flaherty, Lucia Gotera, Raghav Garg and Nick Kulda. In the final round, CSW challenged St. Elizabeth’s for the championship.
Amber Wang and Neha Das won Best Attorney Awards.
Jordyn Flaherty and Nick Kulda brought home Best Witness Awards.
Neha Das was also awarded three Gavel Attorney Awards.
Special thanks to CSW’s moderator, Courtney Brown, and our coaches who are also CSW parents, Attorney Doug McCann (Fish and Richardson, P.C.) and Suzanne McCann. Thank you for sharing your passion and expertise with our students.
This year, 23 teams from public, private, parochial and charter schools throughout Delaware took part in this year’s two-day mock trial competition that involved more than 300 students, 28 teachers and 42 attorney advisors. CSW will now start preparing for the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Athens, GA in May.
Press Release from Delaware Law Related Education Center (DELREC)
The Charter School of Wilmington’s Science Olympiad teams captured the top two places at the state tournament on March 2 at Delaware State University. The state champions will compete in the nationals at Cornell University May 30-June 1.
Our first place team members include:
Connor Barrett, Ethan Chang, Ben Dubner, Raghav Garg, Jinay Jain, Anthony Lee, Steven Liu, Cassidy Poon, Michael Sheen, Vedant Subramanian, Brandon Tran, Joannie Wang, Albert Xing, Kathryn Zhang and Sophia Zhao.
Our second place team members include:
Sudha Anilkumar, Ryan Balu, Dennis Chu, Keerthan Durasala, Katie Gu, Louis Hu, Alina Li, Heran Yang, Krish Matta, Miyu Mudalamane, Rishith Ramamurthy, Amber Wang, David Yan, Max You and Andrew Zhao.
Congratulations to our Envirothon teams!
On April 11, The Charter School of Wilmington captured the 2019 Delaware Envirothon state championship. Kudos to Team A members: Victoria Deng, Udeerna Tippabhatla, Darren Wu, Shan Yu and Shriya Boyapati. The team will represent Delaware in the 2019 National Conservation Foundation International Envirothon at North Carolina State University this summer.
Our C and B teams placed second and third, respectively, in this year’s Envirothon competition.
Team C Members include:Elana Agarwal, Sophia Zhao, Mikul Duggal, Sun Yu Kang and Maliha Tayeb.
Team B Members include: Claire Andreasen, Priyanka Hoskere, Surendra Anne, Harshitha Henry and Tara Lennon.
Rose Lounsbury and Greg Darone are the team advisors.
The Charter School of Wilmington’s English Department is requiring that all students read one book prior to the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Here is our Summer Reading list!
Seniors are reading a collection of short stories for their reading assigment. You can download the PDF here or stop by the Main Office for a copy.
Please note that AP students (both AP English Language and AP English Literature) will have additional books to read in preparation for the rigors of an AP course. These additional readings will be communicated directly from AP teacher to student.
Hopefully the selections will be both enjoyable and interesting. We encourage parents and the rest of the CSW community to explore these books, as well.
While we are requiring only one book for summer reading, we do hope that students take advantage of summer break to delve into reading by exploring the classics and discovering freshly published works. If you would like some guidance, please contact your English teacher, the English chair or our school librarian.
Please have the book in hand for the first day of class. In addition, the English department recommends annotating the book to promote active reading.
The Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. James P. Capolupo as the next President of The Charter School of Wilmington, effective July 17, 2019. Dr. Capolupo comes to CSW with extensive experience as a teacher, principal, superintendent, college professor, and most recently as CEO of a charter school in Philadelphia. Dr. Capolupo received the prestigious awards of 2015 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year, and 2014 National Superintendent of the Year. In addition, Dr. Capolupo has shared his expertise on school leadership in his textbook, Behind the Curtain, Tackling the Myths and Mistakes of School Management. “I am honored to be selected as the next leader for your great school. I am an educator through and through with a desire in life for every child to be successful. I want students to have hope and optimism for their future. To do that, they need strong teachers, outstanding school leaders and a welcoming environment. I look forward to working with everyone at CSW to create a cohesive community, enhance your academic success and continue to innovate your STEM curriculum for the 21st century,” said Dr. Capolupo. The selection of Dr. Capolupo is the result of an extensive national search, and dedicated commitment of the Board of Directors and Search Committee. We would also like to extend our gratitude to our community, administration, faculty, staff, parents and students for their participation and involvement in this important process. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Capolupo as our new President. We look forward to working together and forging a path for CSW success well into the future.
The Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. James P. Capolupo as the next President of The Charter School of Wilmington, effective July 17, 2019.
Dr. Capolupo comes to CSW with extensive experience as a teacher, principal, superintendent, college professor, and most recently as CEO of a charter school in Philadelphia. Dr. Capolupo received the prestigious awards of 2015 Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year, and 2014 National Superintendent of the Year. In addition, Dr. Capolupo has shared his expertise on school leadership in his textbook, Behind the Curtain, Tackling the Myths and Mistakes of School Management.
“I am honored to be selected as the next leader for your great school. I am an educator through and through with a desire in life for every child to be successful. I want students to have hope and optimism for their future. To do that, they need strong teachers, outstanding school leaders and a welcoming environment. I look forward to working with everyone at CSW to create a cohesive community, enhance your academic success and continue to innovate your STEM curriculum for the 21st century,” said Dr. Capolupo.
The selection of Dr. Capolupo is the result of an extensive national search, and dedicated commitment of the Board of Directors and Search Committee. We would also like to extend our gratitude to our community, administration, faculty, staff, parents and students for their participation and involvement in this important process.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Capolupo as our new President. We look forward to working together and forging a path for CSW success well into the future.
