Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4 and Joppatowne High School, Friday, Sept. 6. with hearts over maps of Georgia and Maryland

As we celebrated the start of the school year last week, two other school communities were struck by tragedy. Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone touched by the shootings Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. and Friday, Sept. 6 at Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Md. Our staff, including our school counselors and social workers, will be available to talk to students here if they need support. Maintaining safe schools is a community-wide effort. If you see something, say something. Tips can be reported anonymously through Kent County Public Schools’ mobile app. The app also sends out push notifications to provide information and instructions should there be an incident. Our app is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play; search “Kent County Public Schools.”

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Pillar 5: Governance and Accountability

Governance and Accountability

Goal: To ensure that the Blueprint is implemented as intended and that measurable goals for success are articulated and attained.

Historic Implementation

• Hired a Blueprint coordinator.

• Convened Blueprint Policy Area Committees to engage stakeholders.

• Published the initial Blueprint Implementation Plan and corresponding Executive Summary.

Current Implementation

• Communicating the content of the initial implementation plan to stakeholders.

• Revising fiscal procedures to document that 75% of each funding source goes directly to schools.

• Preparing to develop next phase of the Blueprint Implementation Plan.

Future Implementation

• Documenting allocation of funds to specific schools.

• Expert Review Teams from the Maryland State Department of Education to visit each school.

• Monitor the implementation of Blueprint programs.

Stakeholder Engagement

Map of Maryland with a zoom in on Kent County

Kent County Public Schools is committed to providing opportunities for our stakeholder groups to gain information about Blueprint implementation and has created venues for our staff and employees as well as community partners to share their feedback regarding program implementation.

In the 2023-24 school year, we delivered presentations and question and answer sessions with the following groups:

Kent County High School students

Kent County High School counselors

All Staff at Each of our five schools

Administration and Supervision Team

Kent County Board of Education

Kent County Citizen Advisory Committee

Kent County Public Library

Kent County Commissioners

Kent County Economic and Tourism Development Commission

Kent County Chamber of Commerce

Upper Shore Regional Council

Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board

Dixon Valve and Coupling Co.

Local childcare providers

Local churches

Blueprint Funding and Resource Allocation

To ensure compliance with Blueprint mandates, Kent County Public Schools is:

• Aligning its process for assessing budgetary needs

• Enhancing its procedures for allocating new resources and reallocating existing resources

• Projecting revenue and funding sources by Blueprint program and by pillar

• Establishing a system to document funds following students to their school.