Lt. Governor Matt Denn

Lt. Gov. Matt Denn Lt. Gov. Matt Denn

As Delaware's Lieutenant Governor, my promise and goal is to be a voice for Delaware's children in the halls of government. Specifically, my priorities include:

  • Improving our public schools by making Delaware a destination of choice for our region's top new teachers and child care professionals, and treating those teachers and child care workers as professionals;
  • Expanding the role of mentors and parents in our public schools;
  • Increasing the number of Delaware children with health insurance;
  • Ensuring stricter enforcement of Delaware's environmental laws, to protect our kids from pollutants that cause childhood asthma and brain damage; and
  • Improving the services that our state offers children who face special challenges-children who are abused, neglected, living in foster care, or fighting to overcome disabilities.

Please feel free to email me anytime at matthew.denn@state.de.us. Or to let me know about an event that's coming up I might want to attend, please email kacee.haskins@state.de.us. Thanks for stopping by.

Lt. Governor Matt Denn


News

January 04th, 2012 - Governor Markell Creates Delaware Council of Faith-Based Partnerships
Praising the hard work and positive difference faith-based organizations provide each day throughout the state, Governor Jack Markell today created through his 33rd executive order the "Delaware Council of Faith-Based Partnerships. "

November 14th, 2011 - Delaware Receives Federal Grant To Increase Local Business Exports
The State of Delaware's International Trade and Development Group (ITG) has received a $247,000 grant from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the number of small businesses in the First State that export their products and to increase the value of exports for those small businesses already exporting.

October 12th, 2011 - Lt. Governor Denn in Kent and New Castle County on Thursday, October 13
Swears In 100 AmeriCorps Volunteers, Recognizes National Archives Month, Delivers Remarks at DE Retired School Personnel Association Annual Convention, Delivers Remarks at Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People With Disabilities Annual Awards Luncheon

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Task Forces

Study Group to Assess Child Mental Health Needs in Kent and Sussex Counties/HJR 7 Task Force

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Justice Reinvestment Task Force

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Matt's Blog

December 16th, 2011 - A Good Day for Kids
I got a message from the Governor’s office last night telling me that Delaware was going to be announced today as one of the nation’s nine Race to the Top early childhood grant recipients. As I listened to the message, I flashed back to two moments from 2009. The first was in September of 2009,...

November 21st, 2011 - A Thanksgiving to Remember
This should not have been a good Thanksgiving for Bernadette Winston.  She isn’t even living in her own home  – she had a major fire in her house in July, and she has been living in temporary lodging since then.  But because of an extraordinary act of grace and love that she undertook this year,...

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Home Childcare Guide

Home Childcare Guide

The Lt. Governor's office developed the below guidebook for home daycare providers to simplify some of the rules and regulations for operating a home based daycare. This guidebook was a collaboration between the Lt. Governor's staff and interns, the Office of Child Care Licensing, and Bank of America.

View the Home Childcare Guidepdf
View the Home Childcare Guide in Spanishpdf

Parental Involvement Survey

Image: Parental Involement Survey

Please fill out our Delaware Parent Involvement Survey! If you are a parent with children in Delaware schools, please tell us about your experience. Lt. Governor Denn wants to hear about how parents are engaged in schools and from parents' perspective, how schools can further connect with parents.


Fill Out the Delaware Parental Involvement Survey

Mentoring

Lt. Governor's Mentoring Program

One of my goals as Lieutenant Governor will be to encourage Delawareans to mentor children in our public schools. Mentoring provides not only much needed tutoring for children who may be struggling, but a caring and reliable supporter.

In addition to encouraging individuals to become mentors, I also am recruiting business to partner with specific schools. Not only will this provide a source of mentors, but my hope is that it can benefit schools in other ways as well, including finding ways to keep schools open into the evenings and weekends so they can serve as locations for more community activities.

To find out more, go to:
www.delawarementoring.org
Last Updated: January 24 2012 16:32:32.
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