Our recently-hired staff were introduced to ALICE yesterday – no, ALICE is not another colleague, but an important protocol used by Dorchester County Public Schools to help keep our schools and their occupants safe. The ALICE program “empowers individuals to participate in their own survival using proactive response strategies in the face of violence,” with the letters standing for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. The program was delivered by Schools Safety and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Mike Richardson and Student Services Administrative Secretary Kathy Yorton and will be followed up with drills in the schools throughout the year. Learn more about ALICE at alicetraining.com. #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS See less
When the grass is too long and the blind’s hanging wrong and the lights won’t turn on, who do you call? If you’re Dorchester County Public Schools, you call the Maintenance Team, who add the perfect combination of brawn and brains to take care of any problem. They’ve been working hard this summer to ensure everything is in order for the start of the school year – thanks, guys! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS
Introducing the team of mentors responsible for making our new teachers feel ready to not only face but embrace the new school year! Led by New Teacher Coordinator Renee Warfield, this group of experienced educators delivered the DCPS New Teacher Orientation program our newbies have been enjoying this week. But support for new teachers doesn’t end there! Mentors work closely with the new teachers throughout the year through classroom visits, one-to-one meetings, monthly group meetings, professional development sessions, and doing whatever necessary to ensure our new teachers find success in the classroom. Thank you, Ms. Evelyn Renkwitz, Ms. Cheryl Vauls, Dr. Emma Pinkett, Ms. Melissa Dodd, Ms. Warfield, and Ms. Cindee Wong, for all you do to make our new teachers feel at home here in DCPS! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS
Before they are teachers, they need to be students! A big part of our new teacher orientation involves spending time in the classroom getting up to speed on our curriculum, learning about expectations in classroom management, being introduced to resources and supports available, while getting to know new colleagues. Only the best for Dorchester County kiddos! #AllHandsOnDeckDCPS
Thank you to the Dorchester Chamber of Commerce and those Chamber members who helped put together ‘welcome’ bags for our new teachers! They were distributed yesterday, and it was like Christmas morning as our new hires enthusiastically dove into the big bags! This was a terrific way to make our new hires feel welcome and raise awareness of the great businesses and other organizations in the county. Big thanks to:
Attraction Magazine
BesTemps/Blue Hen Staffing Inc.
Benson & Mangold
Cambridge Lions Club
Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc.
Channel Marker
Charles C. Powell, Inc. REALTORS
Craig's Drug Store
Crossroads Community
Dorchester Center for the Arts
Dorchester Chamber of Commerce
Dorchester County Health Department
Dorchester County Public Library
Dorchester County Tourism
For All Seasons, Inc.
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort & Spa
Johnson's Cleaning Services
Koski Enterprises, Inc.
Layton's Chance Vineyard & Winery
Marshall Properties Management
Merry Maids #462
Mid-Shore Graphics
Mid-Shore Meals til Monday
Mike Adams General Contractor
Pauline F & W David Robbins Family YMCA
Rotary Club of Cambridge
Shore United Bank
State Farm Insurance - Karen Davis, Agent
The Baking Mariner
Town of Hurlock
United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore
University of MD Center for Environmental Science
Zion United Methodist Church
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