Posts Tagged ‘Lou Taylor’
Vacancy Filled On Worcester County Board of Education
A law enforcement veteran who serves with the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office has been appointed to the County Board of Education. Nate Passwaters will represent District Six, the northern portion of Worcester County. The opening was created by the passing of former Board of Education President Eric Cropper Senior. âThis has been a difficult process…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools Move Forward With ‘Responsible Return’
Worcester County Public Schools plan to move into Stage Four of what it calls its Responsible Return plan. Effective March 8th, more students who have been part of the hybrid model will take part in in-person learning full-time, according to Worcester County Schools Superintendent Lou Taylor. This also will put more students onto school buses,…
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Worcester Co. Schools To Stay All-Virtual Until Jan. 4th
Worcester County Public Schools will remain in all-virtual instruction into early 2021. Schools have been conducting remote learning exclusively this week, and were hoping to reopen for in-person instruction after Thanksgiving. Superintendent Lou Taylor said Thursday that COVID metrics and rates of community transmission indicate that it’s safest to keep students learning remotely until January…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools Switch To All-Virtual Instruction Monday
Worcester County Public Schools announced Sunday that all schools in the system will transition to virtual instruction starting Monday, effective until Tuesday December 1st. The decision was based on guidance given by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Education based on local COVID-19 statistics. Worcester County crossed a threshold of 6.6%…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools Set Goal For In-Person Instruction
Worcester County Public Schools will proceed with its âresponsible return modelâ and a virtual-learning-for-all model as the new school year starts. Governor Larry Hoganâs recent announcement that all Maryland school systems were authorized to safely plan for in-person instruction does not change Worcester Countyâs plans, but Superintendent Lou Taylor said it affirms them. Taylor said…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Schools To Begin With Distance Learning
Students in Worcester County Public Schools will start the new academic with remote instruction September 8th, as the district hopes to progress in phases toward more in-person instruction. Superintendent of Schools Lou Taylor announced the decision Thursday, joined by members of the Board of Education, the Health Department, Worcester County Commissioners and educators. A model…
Read MoreWorcester County School Board Waives Finals
The Worcester County Board of Education has voted to waive final exams. During Tuesday’s meeting the Board voted unanimously to waive finals for semester two courses and yearlong courses for the 2019-20 school year. Also in a video on the District’s website, Superintendent Lou Taylor told seniors that they will have a part in how…
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