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The Kent County Board of Education has five elected members, each serving four-year terms, and a student member from Kent County High School selected to serve for a one-year term. The Board of Education regularly meets on the second Monday of the month at the Kent County Public Schools Central Office, 5608 Boundary Ave., Rock Hall.




Meeting Information

The Kent County Board of Education is holding a retreat on Saturday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to noon. The meeting is open to the public, but will not be livestreamed.

The next regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with open session. Open session will be immediately followed by the Board members going into closed session. The open session will resume at 6:30 p.m. 

The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget on Monday, April 28 at 6 p.m.

All meetings will be located at the Kent County Public Schools Administrative Building in the Board Room, 5608 Boundary Ave., Rock Hall.






Our Board

The core values of the Kent County Board of Education:
Students first
Commitment
Trust
Community
Collaboration
Fiscal Responsibility

Meet the Board photo of board members and link to biography page.


Ethics Panel and Policy

The Ethics Panel is charged with receiving and maintaining documents such as financial disclosure forms, providing advisory opinions and reviewing alleged ethics violations.
 
Three members comprise the Ethics Panel in accordance with Kent County Board of Education policy.
 
Members must be residents of Kent County. Membership restrictions include current Board of Education members and school officials, employees and their spouses.
 
Appointments to the Ethics Panel are confirmed by the Board of Education.
 
Ethics Panel members are appointed to three-year terms. Members are eligible for reappointment.



Board News

Parent and Family Engagement with KCPS logos

Annual Title I meeting for families

The Title I Parent and Family Engagement Meeting will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 24 in the media center at H.H. Garnet Elementary School in Chestertown.
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Kent County High School's Kris Hemstetter raises her mic on stage Friday, March 21 after being announced as the Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals. Cheering her on is Kent County Board of Education President T

Hemstetter is Md. High School Principal of the Year

When it comes to high school principals in Maryland, Kent County High School's Kris Hemstetter is officially at the top of the list.
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Superintendent's Report with photo of Dr. McComas

Superintendent's Report: March 2025

From Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas, Superintendent of Kent County Public Schools, as given at the Kent County Board of Education meeting Monday, March 10.
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Approved: 2025-26 Calendar, with photo of calendar pages

2025-26 calendar approved

The Kent County Board of Education has approved the 2025-26 school calendar.
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