Administrative appointments

On July 18, the Dorchester County Board of Education announced the following administrative appointments that were approved by the Board on July 13:

• Interim Principal Maple Elementary School – Myesha Ford – Effective July 17 (currently Assistant Principal Maple Elementary School)
• Interim Principal Mace’s Lane Middle School – Anna Howie – Effective July 17 (currently Supervisor of Career and Technology Education)
• Assistant Principal – Choptank Elementary School - Bobbie Matthews – Effective July 17.
• Assistant Principal – Cambridge-South Dorchester High School – Amanda Robinson – Effective July 17.
• On July 21, Cambridge-South Dorchester High School announced that in addition to Ms. Robinson, Nicole Horton has been promoted to assistant principal. Ms. Horton, a 2006 graduate of Morgan State University (BA English) and a 2010 graduate of Towson University (MS Social Sciences), has taught English and served as the instructional literacy coach at C-SD since 2014. She has been in education for 16 years. This year, she will be the ninth-grade administrator.

Higher Education Commission

Governor Wes Moore on July 17 announced appointments to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. The agency is the state’s higher education regulatory and coordinating board, responsible for establishing statewide policies for Maryland public and private colleges and universities, as well as for the for-profit career schools. The commission also administers $130 million in financial assistance to more than 65,000 Maryland students each year.
The commission consists of 12 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member is a student, serving a one-year term; all other members are appointed for five-year terms.

Among the recent appointments are three with ties to Delmarva:

• Mickey Lynn Burnim has led four universities, including Elizabeth City State University, Bowie State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State University.
• Janet Wormack most recently served as vice president for administration and finance at Salisbury University, providing vision and executive leadership to advance the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Rebecca Taber Staehelin is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Merit America, a nonprofit organization that prepares low-income Americans for upwardly mobile careers at scale. Staehelin built and led Coursera’s government and nonprofit team and served as education policy advisor to Delaware Governor Markell, as chief performance officer at the Delaware Department of Education, and as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Summer School Information

Date and time: July 10-Aug. 3, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Meal information: Grab & Go Breakfast (9-9:15 a.m.) and lunch (11-11:30 a.m.)

Attendance information:

• More than three absences will result in dismissal from the program.
• Be on time, and let an adult know if you have extenuating circumstances.

Cell phone policy:

• Phones will be collected daily by the teacher as the student enters the room.
• Refusal to turn in a phone will result in being sent home, which will count as an absence.
• Parents who need to reach their children during summer school hours may call 410-228-9224.

Summer hours

Through Aug. 11, Dorchester County Public Schools Central Office will be open Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individual school hours will vary; if you need to visit a school, call first to confirm hours.

Summer learning

School may stop for the summer, but math learning doesn’t. i-Ready (kindergarten – 8th grade) and IXL (high school) will be available all summer. To access i-Ready and IXL, go to clever.com, sign in using your DCPS email and password, and click the icon for either i-Ready or IXL. No computer? Devices are available at Dorchester County Public Library branches in Cambridge (303 Gay St., Cambridge, 410-228-7331) and Hurlock (222 S. Main St., Hurlock, 410-943-4331).

Food Service Program

The Dorchester County Public Schools is participating in the 2023 Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. The schools’ plan is to serve breakfast and lunch on Mondays through Thursdays, until Aug. 3. Meals can be carry-out.

Breakfast will be served from 9-9:20 a.m. and lunch will be served 12:30-1 p.m. at Cambridge South Dorchester High School and North Dorchester High School. The open elementary schools will serve breakfast from 8-8:20 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at the following schools:

Maple Elementary School, 5225 Egypt Road, Cambridge

Hurlock Elementary School, 301 Charles Street, Hurlock

North Dorchester High School, 5875 Cloverland Road, Hurlock

Cambridge-South Dorchester High School, 2475 Cambridge Beltway.