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March 16, 2021
SALISBURY, Md. – Wicomico County Public Schools announced on their Facebook page that the High School JROTC Academic Leadership Team will be 1 out of 40 other programs in the nation to qualify to compete in this year’s JROTC Academic Bowl, which will be held in D.C. this summer.
We’re told they were also the only program in the state to qualify. This marks the third consecutive year that Wicomico’s JROTC Academic Team has qualified for the National Championships.
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Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition calls on Wicomico County schools to transition to full-time, in-person learning by March 1st
February 23, 2021
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – The Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition is calling on the Wicomico County Board of Education to reopen all schools for full-time, in person learning by March 1st. The coalition claims the district was under-performing even before the pandemic. They say now students need to be back in schools in order to improve their learning. In a letter sent to the Wicomico County Board of Education, the coalition writes, “The Wicomico County Board of Education has made decisions that are not in the best interest, safety, health, and respect of its citizens. As a result, unnecessary obstacles have been created by the WCBOE and actually deprived students of receiving a quality education.”
47abc
February 10, 2021
WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. – It’s been almost a year since schools had to grapple with the decision to transition into hybrid and virtual learning models. Now the effects of the new learning environment are coming to light. “We know that while some students have been thriving in the virtual learning environment, others are not meeting the success that we would like,” said Assistant Superintendent of Wicomico County Public Schools Dr. Rick Briggs.
Dr. Briggs says the COVID-19 pandemic has caused learning loss for their students, but the district is optimistic for recovery. WCPS experienced a drop in GPA scores for students across all grade levels between the 2020 and 2021 school year. “The drop in GPA grade by no means is an indication of the lack of work and the work of effort by both students and teachers alike. Everybody’s working hard,” said Dr. Briggs.
47abc
February 10, 2021
SALISBURY, Md. – Wicomico County Public Schools have announced an update to its inclement weather school status changes for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
We’re told there will not be any delayed openings for schools for the remainder of the year. If conditions would have previously caused a delay, instruction will shift to virtual. In addition, there will not be any days when the school system is fully closed unless extreme weather conditioners or other circumstances would make it impossible to have virtual instruction and remote work.
The following are possible school status announcements depending on conditions (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays):
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