Board of Education meeting

The Board of Education of Dorchester County will conduct an open session Thursday at 4 p.m. After the start of the open session, the board will meet in closed session in accordance with Section 3-305 of the General Provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland. At the conclusion of the closed session, the board will reconvene at 6 p.m. in the open regular session.

The agenda and related documents can be accessed online via BoardDocs on the Dorchester County Public Schools website at dcps.k12.md.us.

Anyone who would like to submit public comments electronically, to be included in the minutes, can email comments@dcpsmd.org by 2 p.m. Thursday. All Board of Education meetings will be livestreamed at townhallstreams.com/towns/dorchesterboe.

Moore ‘Raising the Bar’

Governor Wes Moore on Sept. 13 addressed hundreds of workforce professionals at the Maryland Workforce Association’s “Raising the Bar” conference. Gov. Moore was joined by Maryland Department of Labor Secretary Portia Wu, Maryland Workforce Association President Kirk Murray and Maryland Workforce Association Executive Director Brandon Butler for the annual event, which presents an opportunity for workforce and educational professionals to connect and discuss innovative workforce development solutions for job seekers, youth and businesses.

The Maryland Workforce Association comprises 13 local workforce directors who collaborate with the Maryland Department of Labor and state workforce partners to share best practices, advocate for the public workforce system, and build relationships with elected officials and businesses throughout the state. Local workforce development boards connect Marylanders to job opportunities through services provided at Maryland’s 32 American Job Centers and are regional leaders in the data-driven, business-led talent development that is essential to Maryland’s economic competitiveness and in ensuring the state’s economic growth.

2023 Maryland Grazing School

The Maryland Grazing School will be held Sept. 21-22 at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center in Keedysville from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Designed with producer interests in mind, this two-day grazing school will offer a more in-depth education on pasture and grazing management.

The course features multiple hands-on exercises to provide participants with opportunities to work with grazing tools and fencing materials. Topics covered will include forage selection,
pasture assessment, grazing management, pasture allocation, fencing and watering options, extending the grazing season, and more. Enrollment is limited to 30 people to keep the group
small and allow for more interaction and networking opportunities.

For full details and registration information, please visit go.umd.edu/grazingschool.
This event is held in partnership by University of Maryland Extension, the Maryland-Delaware Forage Council, Maryland Grazers Network, NRCS, and NE SARE.

For more information, contact your local county Extension office or Amanda Grev at agrev@umd.edu or 301-432-2767 ext. 339.