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WCPS is proud to host the first meeting of Maryland's Academic Strategy & Innovation Network (ASIN) today. These instructional leaders from all across the State have gathered to learn both from one another and from the Maryland State Department of Education. #WeAreWorcester #LearnTogetherLeadTogether
UPDATE: Due to a scheduling conflict, the first Diet Coke with the Supt will be rescheduled to a later date. We will update the community as it is rescheduled. Thank you for your understanding!
A new school year means a fresh round of Diet Coke with the Supt! Dr. Annette Wallace is hitting the road again this fall, and the first stop is Pocomoke McDonald’s on Tuesday, October 13, from 5:00–6:30 p.m.
No agenda. No presentation. Just an opportunity for families and community members to pull up a chair, grab a Diet Coke (or your favorite beverage), and chat with Dr. Wallace about our schools, our students, and what’s on your mind. Mark your calendar, Pocomoke — we’ll see you in October! #WeAreWorcester #ListeningLeader
Our Worcester County Youth Council started the year by digging into data and exploring Hart’s Ladder of Youth Engagement—thinking about what it means for young people to have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect them.
Communications students from Salisbury University also joined the conversation to share ideas for building an effective youth-led health campaign. We’re grateful for their partnership and proud of the thought and energy our high school students are bringing to this work. #WeAreWorcester
Conceptual planning for the Berlin Intermediate School Replacement Project continued last night. Becker Morgan Group staff worked alongside members of the Conceptual Planning Committee to review potential building layouts, explore site designs, and envision possibilities for the future of Berlin Intermediate School. This collaborative process provides an opportunity for committee members to share perspectives, ask questions, and help shape concepts as planning for the project moves forward. #WeAreWorcester #PublicSchoolConstruction #CapitalImprovementPlanning
This week, we're celebrating Adult Education & Family Literacy Week (AEFL Week) by sharing the stories of Worcester County adults who made a decision that can take tremendous courage: they decided to keep learning.
As we wrap up AEFL Week, today we share the stories of two learners. Two different journeys. One important reminder: You have to be willing to take the first step.
For Xavier Ramírez Anchundia (pictured), that step came in September 2025 when he enrolled in Adult Education to strengthen his English. He's improving his speaking, listening, reading and writing—and gaining the confidence to communicate more comfortably in his community.
His advice? "Don't be afraid to start. It is never too late to learn."
For Diane Nitza Escalona, the journey began in 2020 when she wanted to improve her English after spending 22 years living in Mexico. Today, she's working toward her GED and hopes to continue her education at Wor-Wic Community College.
Neither story is finished. And that's the point.
Adult Education meets people where they are—and helps them get where they want to go.
Read both Xavier and Diane's stories in full on our website, www.worcesterk12.org. #AEFLWeek #AdultEducation #LifelongLearning #WeAreWorcester
During National Arts in Education Week, Showell Elementary students incorporated the arts into their morning circle! WCPS administrators, Mrs. Tamara Mills and Mr. Odtis Collins joined circle time in Mrs. Wheeler's class. Later in the day, students connected their morning circle discussions to some creative arts time to create dinosaurs and dragons and put their imagination into visual products. (It was also National Play-doh day!) Thanks to Mrs. Wheeler's class for sharing your beautiful creations with us. #WeAreWorcester #ArtsAreAliveInWorcester
It's National Arts in Education Week!
Stephen Decatur High School art students took their creativity outdoors as they participated in the Worcester County Plein Air event in partnership with the Worcester County Arts Council.
Students worked directly from the landscape, capturing the beauty of Worcester County while experiencing the unique challenges of creating art outdoors. This hands-on experience allowed students to strengthen their observation skills, make artistic choices in real time, and connect classroom learning with the local arts community. They also visited the WCAC, who hosted them to lunch and The Art Collective at the Factory art gallery.
We are grateful to the WCAC for providing our students with this meaningful opportunity to create, explore, and experience art beyond the classroom. #WeAreWorcester #ArtsAreAliveInWorcester
Meet Ylianifer!
When Ylianfer Otazo Paez began Adult Education, her goal was to learn English and improve her vocabulary and fluency.
ESL led to the GED program. The GED program led to a diploma.
And along the way, Adult Education helped open another door: an opportunity to work with Worcester County Public Schools as an ESP at Cedar Chapel Special School. Today, Ylianfer is looking even further ahead—to pursuing a master's degree.
She's also reached a milestone that once seemed far away: confidently communicating in English, helping others translate, handling her own appointments and paperwork, and even completing her immigration documents independently.
Her advice? "Keep working on your dreams and never give up."
Ylianfer's story demonstrates why Adult Education is so important to Worcester County. We're not simply helping people learn—we're helping people build pathways to careers, continued education and fuller participation in our community.
Read her full story on our website, www.worcesterk12.org. #AEFLWeek #AdultEducation #WeAreWorcester
Meet Tita!
Tita Bermudez first entered Worcester County's Adult Education program in 2018, passing her Social Studies and Science GED tests.
Then life intervened.
After stepping away because of personal challenges, Tita could have decided that chapter was over.
Instead, she came back.
In 2025, she returned to Adult Education determined to finish what she started and reach her goal of becoming a high school graduate. And she did it while working at two local businesses and operating a cleaning business of her own.
Tita's path wasn't a straight line—and that's precisely why her story matters.
Adult Education gives people another opportunity when circumstances, responsibilities or life itself changes the path they originally planned.
It's never too late to come back. It's never too late to finish. And it's never too late to take the next step.
Read Tita's full story at www.worcesterk12.org. #AEFLWeek #AdultEducation #LifelongLearning #WeAreWorcester
