FY 2021 Educational Facilities Master Plan

Educational Programs

Evening High School operates from the Schumaker Complex on the campus of Parkside High School and offer a variety of classes from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM. Courses are offered on a semester schedule. There are fourteen classrooms that are used for this purpose plus office space. Average enrollment is about 125 full time students and 200 concurrent students each semester. The total staff including clerical personnel, administrators, and teachers is approximately 30. MAGNET PROGRAM Wicomico County’s Magnet Program has been developed to meet the needs of those elementary students identified as high performing learners. This group of students is exposed to strategies that focus on the highest levels of cognitive learning processes found in Bloom’s taxonomy in order to enhance students’ critical thinking skills and challenge them to perform at a level appropriate with their innate ability. Fundamental to the program is project based learning. Prior mastery of basic skills is essential to higher level learning processes. Students are guided in reading, math, and all content areas to explore beyond the literal acceptance of new information and concepts. Teachers act as facilitators helping students expand their knowledge in an atmosphere which fosters and encourages original thoughts, concepts, and individualized approaches to learning. The Magnet Program adheres to the Maryland’s College and Career Ready Standards and the policies adopted by the Wicomico Board of Education. The Magnet Program is housed at North Salisbury Elementary School and serves students meeting the criteria for entry in grades three through five from all county elementary schools. Transportation is provided utilizing a county mid-point and transfer routine on secondary school buses. The length of the student day is shortened to accommodate the transportation requirements from the entire county to the centralized location. Students can arrive as early as 7:45 AM, however the school day begins at 8:15 AM. Students are dismissed at 2:15 PM. During the 2019-2020 school year the magnet program consists of three 3rd grade, three 4th grade, and two 5th grade classrooms. Currently, there are 64 students in 3rd grade, 79 students in 4th grade, and 57 students in 5th grade. This number may fluctuate from year to year due to criteria changes and the level of student acceptances into the program. THINKING AND DOING (TAD) The TAD program is a differentiated instructional program for academically gifted students in third through eighth grade throughout the county. T.A.D. is a project- based learning program for qualifying students. T.A.D. units of instruction challenge students to apply innovative thinking to investigative tasks. Students are problem solving, researching, presenting and collaborating with peers and community organizations while tackling projects designed to address current challenges within the community and to promote awareness. Units of study include, but are not limited to, environmental literacy, arts integration, history, geography, architecture, literature, government, world culture, genealogy, neurology, anthropology, marine biology, chemistry, and economics.

Wicomico County Public Schools Educational Facilities Master Plan FY 2021

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