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Worcester County Public Schools again posts 4‑ and 5‑star ESSA ratings; district presentation attributes success to targeted staffing and efficient spending
Summary
Superintendent Annette Wallace and Dr. Tom Hamill told the Board that every eligible Worcester County school earned a 4‑ or 5‑star ESSA rating. Dr. Hamill’s analysis showed schools outperforming expectations given poverty and per‑pupil spending, highlighted attendance effects and staffing ratios, and flagged challenges such as speech‑language pathologist shortages and meeting a $60,000 starting salary target.
Superintendent Annette Wallace opened the Board of Education meeting by announcing that "every eligible Worcester County public school once again earned a 4 or 5 star rating," and introduced a data briefing by Dr. Tom Hamill explaining what the results mean for the district.
Dr. Hamill walked the board through school‑level ESSA percentages and statewide comparisons, noting high school results including Pocomoke High (listed at about 77.5 percent, a 5‑star rating), Stephen Decatur High (70.6 percent, 4 stars) and Snow Hill High (76.9 percent, 5 stars). He said most elementary and middle schools in the district scored in the 4‑star range. "This is not a by‑chance happening," Dr. Hamill said, describing…
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