Common Core questions
Editor,
Below is an email sent to the members of the Worcester County School Board on Aug. 21.
WHEREAS the Board of Education of Worcester County Public Schools, wish to express their concern regarding the development, selection, and implementation of both the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC Assessment Program.
WHEREAS the Board of Education is concerned with:
1. The increasing encroachment of the Federal Government on education issues at the State and local level.
2. The lack of local control over the development of standards and the selection of assessments that meet the needs and expectations of the local community.
3. The high costs associated with the PARCC assessment particularly associated with the need for new technology infrastructure and hardware.
4. The amount of instructional time lost to excessive assessment practices associated with the administration of PARCC assessments.
5. Continued unfunded mandates from the State of Maryland which are unduly burdensome on the taxpayers of Worcester County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education 0f Worcester County, request that elected State officials carefully review, question, and oppose legislation that provides further appropriations for the development, implementation, field testing, or administration of the Common Core Standards and the PARCC assessment program by supporting the implementation of State Standards and Assessments that are TESTED, PROVEN and EFFECTIVE.
Fran Gebhart
Berlin
Thanks from Kiwanis
Editor,
There are so many organizations that ask the community for their support many times a year and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines–Ocean City is one of them. The club had its annual Duck Race on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Frontier Town pool and the community again supported it.
Kiwanis wants to thank the patrons and the businesses that made it possible. In addition to the three cash prizes of $1,000, $300 and $200 from the proceeds of tickets sales, local businesses donated prizes which were awarded to the remaining 11 winners.
Those prizes were donated by: Rum Point Golf, Panera Bread, Wal-Mart, Frontier Town Water Park, Hooper’s Crab House, Victorian Charm, Mione’s Pizza, Ho Feng Garden, and two gifts each from Whisker’s Bar & Grill and Auto Plus & Marine.
Thank you all for your continued support making it possible for the Kiwanis Club to support the youth of the community and other community needs.
Dick Clagett
President of the Kiwanis Club
of Greater OP-OC and
chair of the 2014 Duck Race
Editor,
Below is an email sent to the members of the Worcester County School Board on Aug. 21.
WHEREAS the Board of Education of Worcester County Public Schools, wish to express their concern regarding the development, selection, and implementation of both the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC Assessment Program.
WHEREAS the Board of Education is concerned with:
1. The increasing encroachment of the Federal Government on education issues at the State and local level.
2. The lack of local control over the development of standards and the selection of assessments that meet the needs and expectations of the local community.
3. The high costs associated with the PARCC assessment particularly associated with the need for new technology infrastructure and hardware.
4. The amount of instructional time lost to excessive assessment practices associated with the administration of PARCC assessments.
5. Continued unfunded mandates from the State of Maryland which are unduly burdensome on the taxpayers of Worcester County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education 0f Worcester County, request that elected State officials carefully review, question, and oppose legislation that provides further appropriations for the development, implementation, field testing, or administration of the Common Core Standards and the PARCC assessment program by supporting the implementation of State Standards and Assessments that are TESTED, PROVEN and EFFECTIVE.
Fran Gebhart
Berlin
Thanks from Kiwanis
Editor,
There are so many organizations that ask the community for their support many times a year and the Kiwanis Club of Greater Ocean Pines–Ocean City is one of them. The club had its annual Duck Race on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Frontier Town pool and the community again supported it.
Kiwanis wants to thank the patrons and the businesses that made it possible. In addition to the three cash prizes of $1,000, $300 and $200 from the proceeds of tickets sales, local businesses donated prizes which were awarded to the remaining 11 winners.
Those prizes were donated by: Rum Point Golf, Panera Bread, Wal-Mart, Frontier Town Water Park, Hooper’s Crab House, Victorian Charm, Mione’s Pizza, Ho Feng Garden, and two gifts each from Whisker’s Bar & Grill and Auto Plus & Marine.
Thank you all for your continued support making it possible for the Kiwanis Club to support the youth of the community and other community needs.
Dick Clagett
President of the Kiwanis Club
of Greater OP-OC and
chair of the 2014 Duck Race
Car show gratitude
Editor,
The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce thanks you for this opportunity to let your readers know how much we appreciate the support from our members, the residents, visitors and businesses who made our 2nd annual Car Show and Bicycle Parade a wonderful family event.
Congratulations to Executive Director Liz Kain- Bolen and Event Chair Amy Unger on a job well done.
Gwen L. Cordner
President, Ocean Pines Chamber