Page | 2 FOREWORD The staff of Delmar Elementary School is pleased to have you as a member of our school family, and we hope your time with us is a pleasant and rewarding experience. This handbook provides information that we think will answer questions you may have about school policies and procedures. We encourage you to read it and file it for easy reference. We also welcome feedback from you that will help us make this handbook more user-friendly. SCHOOL HISTORY Delmar Elementary School was once the Maryland Elementary School. The central section of the school (office and second floor) was built in 1920, and in 1923 only grades seven through eleven attended. Now the enlarged school teaches only PK - 4 and the middle and high school students attend the Delmar Middle and High School located in Delmar, Delaware. Delmar Elementary School is a bi-state school that serves students from the Wicomico County School District in Maryland and the Delmar School District in Sussex County, Delaware. SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT Delmar Elementary School is committed to offering an instructional program that promotes high academic performance. Within our control, we strive to help our students learn how to conduct themselves in a socially acceptable manner and to accept responsibility for their behavior. Promoting student's understanding and involvement is a vital element in this educational mission. MARYLAND AND DELAWARE BI-STATE AGREEMENT There is an agreement between the Maryland State Board of Education, the Wicomico County Board of Education, and the Delaware Department of Education allowing students from Delmar Maryland and Delmar Delaware school zone to receive all educational services within the same school setting. In addition to this agreement for educational services, there is also a one-time option provided to all Delmar, Maryland residents living in the Delmar school zone providing grade 4 students an opportunity to attend the Delmar Middle and High School in Delmar Delaware. SCHOOL SCHEDULE 7:45 A.M. School Building Opens 8:15 A.M. Classes Begin 2:45 P.M. Dismissal Begins 3:15 P.M. School Building Closes
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