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Worcester schools turn to 'restorative practices' for discipline
Worcester County Public Schools Families, weigh in now on the different options for the 2025-2026 WCPS calendar. The feedback gathered will be shared both with school system leadership and the Board of Education. Take the survey before it closes on February 7, at:
https://tejoin.com/scroll/748536466.
Lou Taylor, veteran of many positions in the Worcester County school system, has informed the Board of Education that he plans to retire as Superintendent at the end of the current school year.
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Worcester County Public Schools
January 10, 2025
Dear Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) community:
This letter is to inform you of a recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, the software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).
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PowerSchool Announces Cybersecurity Incident, WCPS Impacted | WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Worcester County Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor gives an update on recent school system happenings.
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Newark, MD, December 3, 2024– The Maryland State Department of Education released its annual update to the Maryland Report Card website today, containing performance data for every school in the State, including eleven schools in Worcester County.
In Worcester County, nearly 91 percent of all eligible schools earned a four- or five-star rating, a concentration well above any other school system in the State.
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WCPS has Highest Concentration of 4- and 5-Star Schools in State | WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Earlier this year, Worcester County law enforcement and public school officials clashed over concerns about school safety. The tides, however, have turned, according to school and law enforcement leaders.
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Collaboration between Worcester Co. law enforcement, educators is "better than ever" - 47abc
Nominate Your Favorite Teachers for Worcester County's Teacher of the Year
Worcester County Public Schools
November 18, 2024
The nomination period for the 2024-2025 Worcester County Teacher of the Year Program is now open!
Nominate your favorite teacher(s) for this prestigious honor before nominations close on November 29, 2024, to make sure they are eligible to win!
Schools will name school-level Teachers of the Year in early 2025, and those 14 school-level semi-finalists will compete to be named the 2025 Worcester County Teacher of the Year, who will be named in the spring.
The Worcester County Teacher of the Year will take home great prizes including the use of a brand new vehicle for the length of their term courtesy of our automotive sponsor, the Hertrich Family of Automobile Dealerships!
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Nominate Your Favorite Teachers for Worcester County's Teacher of the Year | WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
As Superintendent of Worcester County Public Schools, I feel it is necessary to address the rhetoric and misinformation about our schools that is circulating throughout this election cycle. While candidates are entitled to their own opinions, I will not stand idly by while our students, teachers, and staff are attacked with hateful and inaccurate discourse.
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An Open Letter from Our Superintendent of Schools | WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WCPS Seeking Input on School System Calendar
Worcester County Public Schools
October 21, 2024
Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) is currently seeking input from all school system stakeholders on what's important to them in the school system calendar. This input will be utilized by the WCPS Calendar Design workgroup to create calendar options for the 2025-2026 school year that will go before school system leadership and ultimately the Board of Education for consideration and approval.
To participate in the survey, simply click here:
or scan the QR code below to be directed to the survey tool. The survey will accept responses now through November 1, 2024.
Worcester County Sheriff's Office-
Welcoming back students at Worcester County Schools
Sheriff Matt Crisafulli, Chief Deputy Nathaniel Passwaters, and Lt. Robert Trautman, accompanied by the Superintendent and school board members, visited all the schools in Worcester County Tuesday. They enjoyed welcoming the children back on their first day of school, with the energy and smiles being truly contagious. We are looking forward to a successful school year!
Newly Released Student Performance Data Shows Worcester County Leading Maryland
