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December 13, 2023
Newark, MD, December 13, 2023– The Maryland State Department of Education released its annual update to the Maryland Report Card website today, containing performance data for e...
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November 17, 2023
Funded by the Worcester County Youth Council and the Worcester County Health Department, NFL Hall of Famer Ray Lewis shares an important health and wellness message to the teens o...
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November 13, 2023
The nomination period for the 2023-2024 Worcester County Teacher of the Year Program is now open! Nominate your favorite teacher(s) for this prestigious honor before nomination...
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November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023
JOINT STATEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BOARD OF EDUCATION
State's Attorney Heiser, Sheriff Crisafulli and three Board of Education members, Kat...
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November 7, 2023
Newark, MD, November 7, 2023 – Today, officials from Worcester County Public Schools and the Maryland State Department of Education celebrated the establishment of The Nest Earl...
October 18, 2023
Newark, MD, October 18, 2023 – Today, students at Buckingham Elementary School met a local farmer and received nutrition lessons before sampling fresh kale from Cross Farms as p...
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October 17, 2023
Public Statement of the Worcester County Board of Education on School Safety In response to the letter received by the Board from the Worcester County State’s Attorney and the ...
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October 3, 2023
Newark, MD, October 3, 2023 – Worcester County Public Schools is proud to announce that Pocomoke and Snow Hill High Schools (PHS and SHHS) have been recognized as Apple Distin...
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September 12, 2023
The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) is proud to honor Ivory Smith, a custodian at Ocean City Elementary School, as our 2023 Education Support Professional (ESP) of the...
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September 11, 2023
Finalists Named for 2023-2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year
Seven Finalists Compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year Honors; Statewide Winner will be Announced October 13
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September 6, 2023
Newark, MD, September 6, 2023– As the school year begins, Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) has announced a new set of protocols to boost school safety efforts and create c...
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August 29, 2023
While Worcester County Public Schools may not have been able to hold the annual Opening Kick-Off celebration, our schools didn't want our school system community to miss their fav...
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August 28, 2023
Newark, MD, August 28, 2023– Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) was notified that the school system will receive $800,000 to fund afterschool programs at identified economic...
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August 22, 2023
Newark, MD, August 22, 2023– Today, the Maryland State Department of Education released statewide performance data with Worcester County Public Schools outperforming the majorit...
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August 15, 2023
Newark, MD, August 15, 2023– The Worcester County Board of Education finalized agreements with both employee associations at today’s Board of Education meeting. The new agreemen...
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August 1, 2023
Newark, MD, August 1, 2023– As kids prepare to head back to school for the 2023-2024 school year, Worcester County Public Schools is proud to announce that it will start to ope...
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July 26, 2023
Newark, MD, July 25, 2023– Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) was notified this week that the school system will receive over $2.6 million from the competitive Stronger Conn...
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July 26, 2023
Worcester County Public Schools is proud to offer summer meals at no cost for kids 18 and under at several locations throughout the county. Please note, children must eat onsite...
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July 17, 2023
Pocomoke, July 13, 2023 - This summer, WCPS's high schools are participating in a unique tutoring program, ‘Accelerate’, which provides instruction from both live, online and in...
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June 12, 2023
Newark, MD, June 9, 2023– The Worcester County Board of Education voted on several categorial adjustments to the fiscal year 2023-2024 budget (FY24 budget) at a special meeting ...