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WCPS Accepting Teacher of the Year Nominations thru January 6
Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) is accepting nominations for the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year through Friday, January 6, 2022. The nomination form can be completed and submitted on the WCPS website at this link.
Temporary Access to School Locator
The Washington County Government Geographic Information System Office has provided Washington County Public Schools with a temporary interactive school district map. The map, which shows attendence zones and indicates which school zone county residents live in, can be found at the link below.
View the WCPS Interactive School District Map
WCPS Seeking Feedback on a New Curriculum Resource - Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts
Hagerstown, MD (December 1, 2022) - Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) is seeking feedback from the community regarding a new curriculum resource. The WCPS Division of Curriculum recommends purchasing Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts® (CKLA). CKLA will be the primary resource for English Language Arts (ELA) instruction for students in grades pre-k through five.
Media Release: WCPS Pays Tuition for High School Students Attending HCC
Hagerstown Community College (HCC) and Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) are excited to announce that WCPS students who are enrolled in HCC courses for the current school year will no longer be charged tuition. In addition, tuition refunds will be issued for students who are enrolled in HCC courses for the current fall semester and who have already paid for those classes.
Apprenticeship Spotlight: WCPS Reading Tutors
Tech High Cosmetology Openings for Current 9th Graders
Boyd J. Michael, III Technical High School is offering a unique opportunity in the Cosmetology program to current freshmen who will be sophomores in the 2023-2024 school year. Due to the increasingly rigorous state requirements for Cosmetology, Tech High is developing a one-class pilot program of sophomore students who will be enrolled in Tech High’s Cosmetology program for 2023-2024.
BISFA Open House Opportunities
Is your child interested in attending Barbara Ingram School for the Arts?
2023 ESP of the Year Nominations Open
2023 ESP OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
WCBOE Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to its Facilities Use Policy
On September 20, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy KG, entitled “Use of School Facilities by Non-School Groups.”
The Board’s Policy Committee (“Committee”) is seeking comments from the community at this time on the proposed changes to the policy, which is attached. You may submit your comments electronically or by U.S. mail on or before September 30, 2022, to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee at the following addresses:
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