Start Of The 2009-2010 School Year

Start of the 2009-2010 School Year
Looking Ahead to the Start of the 2009-2010 School Year: Classes Begin Aug. 31 for Most Students of Wicomico County Public Schools

Wicomico County Public Schools will open the 2009-10 school year on Monday, Aug. 31. Students in grades 1-6 and grade 9 will attend that day. (Exceptions are that all grades will attend at Pittsville Elementary and Middle, and only grade 6 will attend at Mardela Middle and High.) All students in grades 1-12 will be in school Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Kindergarten and prekindergarten students will report as scheduled by the assigned school.

Wicomico schools will mail out letters with each student’s teacher assignments on Tuesday August 18. (Middle and high school students will receive their homeroom assignment; the full schedule will be given out either at the school’s open house or on the first day of school.) Open houses will be held during the week of Aug. 24-28.

Schools will be in session this fall except Sept. 7 (Labor Day); Oct. 16 and 19 (MSTA convention and professional day); Nov. 25-27 (Thanksgiving holiday) and Dec. 23-Jan.1 (winter holidays, schools close at regular time Tuesday, Dec. 22, and reopen Monday, Jan. 4). The full 2009-2010 calendar is available at the Board of Education Office and on line at www.wcboe.org; look under Links on the home page.

Even though school is not yet in session, there are a number of important upcoming events in Wicomico County Public Schools.

The 2nd Annual School Readiness Fair will take place from 4-7 p.m. Friday, July 31, at Pemberton Elementary. Children ages 0-5 and their parents/guardians are invited to get ready for the upcoming school year with activities, information, vendors and Buster the Bus. 410-677-4580.

Community awareness meetings on the newly revised Code of Conduct and the new Bullying Policy will take place at multiple locations Aug. 11-13, with a makeup session on Aug. 20. School system staff will review the revised Code of Conduct that will be in effect with the new school year for secondary students and for elementary students. Please contact your student’s school for more information.

For questions about the school system, please send your question to question@wcboe.org.

For comments about Wicomico County Public Schools, please send to: comments@wcboe.org.

For information, please call your student’s school or call the Board of Education Office at 410-677-4400.