Kent County Public Schools, Maryland

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Kent County is a school district in Maryland.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Maryland school district websites

[edit] The good

• Meetings, minutes and Board of education members posted^[1]
• Administrative officials posted
• Teaching agreements posted^[2]

[edit] The bad

• Difficult to navigate the website
• Background checks not posted
• No information on taxes or audits

[edit] Board of education

The Kent County Public Schools has a five member elected board with one additional student member. Each member servers a six year term. The student member serves for one term.

Below is a list of current Board of Education members.^[3]

Member	Term Expires
Dr. Michael Harvey, Chairman	2014
Sarah Johnson Brown, Vice President	2010
Mr. Charles Prince	2015
Mr. A. Bryan Williams	2012
Mr. Allan T. Hanifee, Sr.	2010
Samantha Receski, Student Member	2010

[edit] Teacher contracts

[edit] School budget

[edit] Academic performance

Maryland measures academic progress each year by administering the Maryland School Assessment, the Alternate Maryland School Assessment (for students with disabilities), and the Maryland High School Assessments.^[4]

School	Level	Grade: 2007-08	Grade: 2008-09
SCHOOL	LEVEL	GRADE	GRADE
SCHOOL	LEVEL	GRADE	GRADE

[edit] Unions

[edit] School choice

[edit] External links

• Kent County School District Official website
• Maryland State Department of Education

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