Sussex Consortium
school in Delaware, United States
Sussex Consortium is a public K-12 school in an unincorporated area in Sussex County, Delaware, with a Lewes postal address, and a part of the Cape Henlopen School District.
It serves students, aged 3 to 21, with autism throughout all of Sussex County.
In addition to special needs students attending the Sussex Consortium school building, the institution also serves special needs students attending standard Cape Henlopen comprehensive schools.
History
The school was established in 1983 and was housed in various facilities. In 2013 it moved into the former Lewes School in Lewes. As of 2018 it was the school with the highest increase of students. The Consortium was previously located in the former Lewes School in Lewes.
In 2015 the State of Delaware gave a certificate of necessity that allowed Cape Henlopen school district to establish a new building. The State of Delaware funded 100% of the construction of the current facility. In 2016 the State of Delaware planned to acquire 26 acres (11 ha) of land, with $1.8 million, and then create a 28-classroom 67,000-square-foot (6,200 m2) facility worth $22 million.
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