10 Ongoing Planning for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction & Continuity of Services As in the 2021-2022 school year, this return plan for the 2022-2023 school year provides the details determined to be essential for a robust educational program in Wicomico County Public Schools. Embodied throughout the plan is the guiding philosophy of equity for all students (Appendix A: Educational Equity Policy). The plan is focused on instruction, student services and operations for daily, in-person instruction in the classrooms of Wicomico County Public Schools. The Superintendent and staff frequently communicate with the elected Board of Education, staff members, school families, and state and county leaders, sharing plans and being receptive to feedback and suggestions. The district website, Zoom information sessions, rapid notification system for calls and emails, the school system general emailbox (comments@wcboe.org), the Public Input Line (410-677-5251), and social media platforms, including WCPS Facebook Messenger, are used to share information with the community and the media and to receive input and queries. Signs on the doors of all schools and office buildings of Wicomico County Public Schools convey the school system’s current “mask optional” guidance, with the additional request that anyone who is feeling ill not enter school buildings. Wicomico County Public Schools will continue to monitor the ongoing health situation and to follow the guidance from the CDC, MDH, MSDE and WCHD. INSTRUCTION Under the leadership of Dr. Rick Briggs, Chief Academic Officer, the Instruction team has worked to establish instructionally sound options, schedules, and structures that are equitable for all learners; to ensure that technology will be available to support a continuation of the one-to-one student:laptop ratio; and to continue providing targeted professional learning opportunities for staff. STUDENT AND FAMILY SERVICES Under the leadership of Mrs. Kimberly Miles, Assistant Superintendent for Student & Family Services, the team has worked to ensure that the social and emotional wellbeing and healthcare needs of all students are supported and that procedures are in place. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS Under the leadership of Dr. Micah Stauffer (in 2021-2022) and Dr. Brian Raygor (for 2022-2023), the finance and operations team has worked to establish non-traditional operational procedures, resources, and supports for employees while providing PPE for all facilities.
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