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Facilities:
Using State guidelines, the construction, maintenance and renovation of the school system's 14 school is guided by the Educational Facilities Master Plan. This comprehensive 10 year planning document is annually updated and adopted the County Commissioners and Board of Education to address the needs of aging school buildings, increasing student population, and population shifts.
|
School
|
Year Built
|
Renovation / Addition
|
Portable Classrooms
|
|---|---|---|---|
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Buckingham Elementary (Grades PreK-4)
|
1978
|
|
5
|
|
Ocean City Elementary (Grades PreK-4)
|
2005
|
0
|
|
|
Pocomoke Elementary (Grades PreK-3)
|
1976
|
1993
|
0
|
|
Showell Elementary (Grades PreK-3)
|
1976
|
1990
|
9
|
|
Snow Hill Elementary (Grades PreK-3)
|
1979
|
|
5
|
|
Cedar Chapel Special
|
1986
|
|
0
|
|
Berlin Intermediate (Grades 4-6)
|
1970
|
|
6
|
|
Pocomoke Middle (Grades 4-8)
|
1970
|
|
0
|
|
Snow Hill Middle (Grades 4 -8)
|
1970
|
|
1
|
|
Stephen Decatur Middle (Grades 7-8)
|
1997
|
|
9
|
|
Pocomoke High (Grades 9 -12)
|
1958
|
1966, 1984
|
10
|
|
Snow Hill High (Grades 9 -12)
|
1958
|
1966, 1982
|
6
|
|
Stephen Decatur High (Grades 9-12)
|
1952
|
1964, 1980, 2002
|
0
|
|
Worcester Technical High School (Grades 9 -12)
|
To be completed October 2008
|
0
|
Energy Trust:
The school system is part of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Energy Trust. The purpose is to cooperatively purchase electricity, fuel, and related services at reduced costs. The projected savings for the school system in FY 09 is approximately $100,000.
Programs and Services:
The school system provides a wide variety of instructional programs, extracurricular activities, and support services to meet the needs of all students. Comprehensive instructional programs are provided for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Special Education services are provided for identified children from birth to age twenty-one. All students participate in art, music, and physical education instruction. Each school provides services in guidance and counseling, health, and library/media. Above and beyond the regular classroom are special programs to provide students with intervention, remediation, and enrichment. After the end of the school day, students have the opportunity to participate in sports, after-school elementary, middle, and high school academies, Title 1 community programs, clubs, tutoring, special projects, and arts and crafts programs. Summer School programs are provided for elementary and middle school students and for students identified for Special Education services. By providing a variety of instructional programs and services, the needs of individual students are being met.
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