FY 2021 Educational Facilities Master Plan

Educational Programs

Elementary Summer Enrichment operates for five weeks or 19 school days. Transportation is provided by the Board of Education to collector sites at each of the outlying elementary schools. SUMMER LEAP The Summer LEAP program is offered to students in grades 1 through grade 4 in Wicomico County who attend the Summer Scientist Academy in the morning. The purpose of Summer LEAP is to provide weekly themed hands-on project based learning, art integration, and organized recreation with teambuilding to enhance learning experiences and combat summer learning loss. Summer LEAP will be held from 12:00 - 3:00 PM after the Summer Scientist Academy day has completed. SL@M (SUMMER LEARNING @ MIDDLE SCHOOL) SL@M is a summer enrichment program designed for Wicomico County students who have completed 5th grade and will be entering middle school in the fall. The SL@M program will provide hands-on learning enrichment tracks such as nutrition, STEM, physical education, technology education, and the arts. Students will also participate in middle school transition activities to help bridge the adjustment to 6th grade, goal setting activities, organized recreation, peer-to-peer communication building, field trips, and skill building. The program will take place Monday - Thursday from 8:30 - 1:30 PM for 5 weeks at Salisbury Middle School. SUMMER SCHOOL SECONDARY Secondary Summer School is available to students in grades six through twelve. Tuition varies based on a student’s FARM and residency status. Classes are offered in English, mathematics, science, social studies for the purpose of obtaining credit for courses failed. Honors Summer Session classes, for original credit, are available for students entering grades 9 – 12 and include: Honors Algebra II, Honors Geometry and Honors Chemistry. Additional programs offered during Secondary Summer School include: secondary ELL program, and middle school enrichment camps. The location for Secondary Summer School may vary from year to year depending on county needs. WICOMICO COUNTY EVENING HIGH SCHOOL Wicomico County Evening High School is designed to increase opportunities for area residents to pursue and earn a Maryland High School Diploma. With approval from the home school guidance department, current high school students can enroll in classes offered by Evening High School. Students who have previously withdrawn from high school can also enroll. Class offerings are available in English, mathematics, social studies, technology education, art and science. Wicomico Evening High School offers classes Monday through Friday from September until May. Wicomico Evening High School offers both online learning and more traditional classes.

Wicomico County Public Schools Educational Facilities Master Plan FY 2021

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