Washington County Public Schools

WCPS encourages students to stay engaged in learning over the summer with unique, creative, and fun camp-style learning opportunities!

ELEMENTARY School Students:

Summer Camps are available to ALL ELEMENTARY school students at ALL schools!

Elizabeth McDonald, a biomedical science teacher at Washington County Technical High School, is the 2022-2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year.

Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) invites students, staff, parents, and members of the greater Washington County community to participate in upcoming public meetings and input opportunities to assist the Washington County Board of Education (WCBOE) and the consultant who has been contracted to recruit and hire a new superintendent of schools.

The Washington County Board of Education is conducting an executive search process to hire a new superintendent of schools. The Board has contracted with McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C., Executive Recruitment and Development to recruit and identify the ideal candidate who will continue advancing the success and achievement of students in Washington County, Maryland.

WCPS is currently accepting applications for community members to serve on the Family Life Advisory Committee. This group of volunteers will review the suggested health curriculum changes from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and make subsequent recommendations to WCPS.

Hagerstown, MD (April 6, 2022) - Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) has purchased McGraw Hill's Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (7th Edition) by Jerry H. Bentley, Herbert F. Ziegler, Heather E. Streets-Salter, and  Craig Benjamin. This textbook will support WCPS AP students who are enrolled in grades ten through twelve. WCPS is seeking review and feedback that will be considered in the implementation of the texts in the classroom. 

On April 5, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy JEA, entitled “Pregnant and Parenting Students Attendance Policy.”

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 April 15, 2022, to the members of the Committee and to the staff liaison to the Committee at the following addresses:

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Washington County Public Schools (WCPS) will not be administering the SAT at scheduled locations of Smithsburg High School and South Hagerstown High School on Saturday, March 12, due to forecasted inclement weather.

There are additional SAT testing opportunities scheduled at South Hagerstown High School and Williamsport High School on Saturday, March 26, 2022.

WCPS is not able to provide further information at this time as the College Board oversees testing schedules for all administrations of the SAT.

On March 1, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading of proposed changes to Policy DJ, entitled “Purchasing Standards,” and the first reading of proposed Exhibit DJ-E(1), entitled “Summary of Procurement Requirements and Procedures,” and Exhibit DJ-E(2) – “Minority Business Enterprise Procedures for State-Funded Public School Construction Projects.”

Washington County Board of Education is Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Changes to its Policy and Exhibits Governing Professional Service Contracts

On March 1, 2022, the Washington County Board of Education (“Board”) approved the first reading to rescind Policy DJG, entitled “Professional Services Contracts,” and Exhibits DJG-E(1), entitled “Professional Services Contracts,” and DJG-E(2), entitled “Professional Services Contracts (Definitions).”