By Morgan Pilz, Staff Writer

(Jan. 30, 2020) The Worcester County Public Schools Board of Education took the following action at its meeting in Newark on Jan. 23:

Bus contractor requests

Transportation Manager Kim Heiser received approval from the board regarding two bus contractor replacements that will take effect in February of this year.

Heiser also received approval from the board to extend the use of nine buses beyond their 12 years of current use.

Finally, she was granted permission to purchase eight new or used buses for use throughout the 2020-2021 school year, as several buses are beginning to reach the end of their service maximum of 15 years.

New VP, president

By Morgan Pilz
Eric Cropper Sr., right, is pictured with Superintendent Lou Taylor after he is elected Board of Education president on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The board voted on a new president and vice president. Eric Cropper Sr. was voted in as president and Sara Thompson, the board’s longest-serving member and recognized as the longest-serving board of education member in Maryland, was selected to replace Cropper. The vote was unanimous with the exception of Todd Ferrante, who was absent.

Cropper will replace Bill Gordy, who was board president for three years.

“[Gordy] has modeled what a president should be,” Superintendent Lou Taylor said. “I want to personally thank him for his three years as president.”