Lt. Governor Denn Brings Annual"Ten Jobs In Ten Schools" Tour To New Castle County In January And February

Experience working side by side with front-line employees in schools

For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 20, 2011

Dover - Dover – For the third consecutive year, Lieutenant Governor Matt Denn is spending parts of ten days this school year working in ten different front-line jobs in Delaware’s public schools. These jobs—which include teaching in the classroom, working in the library and serving as a reading specialist, give Denn a first-hand view of the challenges our schools face every day.

Lieutenant Governor Denn already visits Delaware schools weekly throughout the school year, meeting with administrators, teachers, and students. “These weekly visits are very helpful and I am going to keep them up,” Denn said, “but I discovered during my last two ‘ten jobs’ tours that rolling up my sleeves and helping out for a couple of hours gives me an even better understanding of what’s happening in our schools.” During each visit, Denn also meets with teachers to talk to them about how the state can help them with their important work.

Denn has already worked in schools in Kent and Sussex County as part of this school year’s tour. His New Castle County schedule for the coming days is as follows:

Friday, January 21, 9:30 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn will work as a physical education teacher at P.S. DuPont Middle School, 701 West 34th Street, Wilmington, DE 19802.

Monday, January 24, 9:45 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn will work as a speech interventionist at Gunning Bedford Middle School, 801 Cox Neck Road, New Castle, DE 19720.

Wednesday, January 26, 11 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn will work as an elementary school teacher at Kuumba Academy Charter School, 519 North Market Street, Wilmington, DE 19801.

Monday, January 31, 11 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn will work as a librarian at Delcastle High School, 1417 Newport Road, Wilmington, DE 19804.

Tuesday, February 1, 11 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn will be working in the Banking at School Program at Appoquinimink High School, 1080 Bunker Hill Road, Middletown, DE 19709.

Friday, February 4, 9:30 a.m.: Lt. Governor Denn work as a reading specialist at Pulaski Elementary School, 1300 Cedar Street, Wilmington, DE 19805.