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At a press conference this afternoon, Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor announced the school system’s plans for students to begin the 2020-2021 school year in Stage One of the Responsible Return mode, meaning students will be engaged in distance learning.

Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education, for the second year in a row.

This year, four students from Worcester County Public Schools have been recognized as 2020 Carson Scholars.

The Maryland Society for Educational Technology (MSET) has chosen Caleb Wilson, science teacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School, as March’s Digital Showcase featured educator.

Snow Hill High School’s CyberPatriot team recently completed the last online round of CyberPatriot XII before the National Finals Competition. The team’s performance in this round earned Maryland’s 1st Place Award in the Silver Tier.

Worcester County Public Schools is proud to announce that Pocomoke Middle School Media Specialist Jennifer Beach has been named a finalist by the Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) for the 2020 Maryland School Librarian of the Year!

Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) is proud to announce that Mr. Matthew Record, Principal of Pocomoke Middle School, was just awarded Middle School Principal of the Year from Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).

Congratulations to this year’s cohort of Worcester County Public Schools Teachers of the Year for 2020, just announced by Superintendent Taylor at today’s WCPS Board Meeting!

This week, Worcester County Public Schools announced that Showell Elementary School will end the 2019-2020 school year on June 5, 2020, following receipt of a waiver from the state.

The Maryland State Department of Education released the new Maryland Report Card website today, containing performance data for every school in the State, including nine schools in Worcester County.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized 362 schools, including Worcester County's Ocean City Elementary School, as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2019.

See the coverage from our media partners from the #WeAreWorcester Opening Kick-Off event at the OC Convention Center.

Niche reported that Worcester County Public Schools is the third best school district in Maryland behind only Howard and Montgomery Counties. Below is a list of the fifteen best-ranked school districts in Maryland.

Music teacher, Mrs. Bethany Pugner had invited the MSO musicians in order to expose the children in her classes to the wonders and versatility of instruments like the flute and the trumpet.

Today, Worcester County Public Schools honored its 2017 cohort of Celebrating Innovation award recipients at its third annual recognition luncheon.