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Wicomico Schools Overhaul ‘Snow Day’ Policy
A snow day will no longer be a snow day in Wicomico County. School officials have adopted a new inclement weather policy that transitions Wicomico County Public Schools students to fully virtual instruction on days when snow or other bad weather might otherwise cancel or delay classes. According to the district, students online would follow…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools To Stay All-Virtual Until Jan. 19th
Wicomico County Public Schools will stay with entirely virtual instruction until at least January 19th. The school system recently switched to all-remote learning due to rising local COVID-19 cases, with the goal of returning to in-person instruction. Recent metrics and positivity rates will not allow for hybrid learning to resume until later in January, according…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools Prepare For Election Day
Eight Wicomico County Public Schools buildings will serve as Maryland voting centers on Election Day, Tuesday November 3rd. This week, local elections officials visited the sites to inspect the actual rooms where voting will take place, to make sure they are accessible to everyone, and to discuss other preparations. Maryland Code requires that schools be…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools Hope To Bring Some Students In By Mid-Sept.
Wicomico County Public Schools hope to have some students back in their buildings as early as mid-September. The school system continues to prepare for what it calls an ‘effective and robust’ virtual learning program to begin the new academic year. Governor Larry Hogan last week authorized all Maryland school systems to make plans for a…
Read MoreIndian River School District & Perdue Farms on Forbes List of Best Employers in Delaware
Forbes has released it’s 2020 list of America’s Best Employers – by State. The list was compiled with help from Statista by surveying 80,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees from October 2019 to May of 2020. The surveys were anonymous and respondents were asked to rate their employers on a variety…
Read MoreWicomico County School Announce Leadership Changes, Including 7 Principal Appointments
Wicomico County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Donna Hanlin has announced a series of leadership appointments at both the district and school level. Ms. Erin Nathan has been named the Principal of Bennett Middle School. She had been serving as the Acting Principal at James M. Bennett High School. Ms. Christel Savage has been named the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Salisbury Middle School Student to Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Following the 7th annual Maryland Eastern Shore Spelling Bee over the weekend at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a Salisbury Middle School student will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. this May. 6th Grader Austin Loar beat out students from across the Lower Shore, with Delmar Elementary’s Praneeth Galigutte was declared…
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