Community Education Building

The Community Education Building (CEB), to be located at 1200 N. French Street in Wilmington, Delaware, has been made possible by the generosity of Bank of America and the Longwood Foundation. Bank of America has donated the building, formerly known as Bracebridge IV, to the Longwood Foundation. Building on a long history of commitment to public education and nonprofits, the Longwood Foundation is transforming the building into a home for high-performing charter schools with an emphasis on providing a world class K-12 public education to Wilmington's children. Because one of the biggest hurdles for charter schools is securing quality facilities at a reasonable cost, the CEB will provide a home to multiple charter schools under one roof. This co-location concept will allow for the use of shared facilities, services and resources thereby leading to the collective optimization of both facility and school operating costs. Charter schools will be required to apply for occupancy and, over time, demonstrate growing student achievement results. An independent selection and performance review committee will review school applications and recommend schools to the Board of Directors and Leadership.