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School superintendent proposes FY25 budget
During this year’s budget planning session for FY25, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Couch has been tasked again with balancing a budget that meets the needs of not only students but also the Maryland Blueprint for Education, commonly known as Kirwan. According to Couch a snapshot of this proposed budget looks like this: A total budget request of $32,175,451 for FY 25 from all revenue sources ...
Glenelg ends Bucs' three-peat bid
BURTONSVILLE — Yes, defense wins championships. It also ends title streaks. Tim Iannarino and Chase Buscher each scored four goals, and Glenelg High held two-time defending Class 2A state champion Kent Island scoreless for almost the entire second half Saturday on the way to a 16-8 victory in a 2A state semifinal at Paint Branch High. ...
Finalists announced in superintendent search
ROCK HALL — Three frontrunners have emerged in the Kent County Board of Education’s search for the next superintendent of schools. The search process launched in January when Dr. Karen Couch, the current superintendent, announced her plans to retire at the end of the current school year. The board hired the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) to lead the search for Couch’s replacement. With initial interview rounds complete, the board announced three finalists: Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas, Dr. LeTrecia Gloster and Dr. Dawn Lucarelli. ...
School district responds to community concerns
The following is a statement offered to the public at the May Board of Education meeting. The board recognizes that the budget outlook in QACPS is concerning and challenging at this time. Blueprint requirements, the funding cliff of federal COVID grants ending, and the rising cost of doing business due to inflation are causing extreme budgetary challenges across the state and in Queen Anne’s County. We are doing our best to work within our current projected revenue from the state and county government. We are...
Bucs survive Easton rally
EASTON — The bus carrying the Kent Island High boys lacrosse team had already left by the time Easton head coach Dennis Keenan emerged from the storage shed that serves as his team’s quasi locker room. “There’s a reason why they’re reigning champs,” Keenan said of the Buccaneers. One of the biggest reasons Monday was Kent Island didn’t give Drew Schmidt any room or angle to shoot in the dramatic...
Salisbury University Student Enhances Local Planning Skills Through Talbot County Internship
Erik Moseley, a second-year student at Salisbury University, recently completed an internship with the Talbot County Department of Planning and Zoning. As an Urban and Regional Planning major, Moseley gained 135 hours of practical experience through the Gerald A. Elkins Internship Award. This award represents a partnership between Salisbury University’s Urban and Regional Planning Program, the Salisbury University Foundation, and Talbot County’s Planning and Zoning Department.
Radcliffe Creek School students experience Monet in 3D
CHESTERTOWN — Fourth and fifth grade students from Radcliffe Creek School recently explored Washington, D.C. to, quite literally, step into the paintings of an artist they have been studying this year—Claude Monet. On Thursday, May 16, 24 students took a bus to the Rhode Island Center in D.C. to experience the immersive Monet exhibit, which included two-story projections of Monet’s most compelling paintings shown in three dimensions, including lights, sounds and VR technology. Following the visit to the digital art display, the students traveled to...
Caroline County’s Own Zulema Martinez Triumphs at Chesapeake College with Top Honors and Community Focus
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