ROCK HALL — Superintendent Dr. Mary Boswell-McComas presented a proposed budget for the upcoming year to the Kent County Board of Education on Monday, April 14.

You can watch Dr. McComas' presentation to the Board of Education below. The discussion begins at the 1:38 mark:

 

The Board will hold a public hearing on the budget at 6 p.m. Monday, April 28.

Dr. McComas will hold a virtual town hall on the budget at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1 to talk about the budget and answer questions from the community and our stakeholders.

There will also be a virtual option. Those who would like to attend virtually and participate in the discussion are asked to RSVP online at https://tinyurl.com/mr4d7ffz. Those who RSVP will be emailed a Google Meet link the day of the town hall.

The meeting also will be livestreamed on the Kent County Public Schools YouTube channel. Go to https://www.youtube.com/@kentcountypublicschools8455/streams. The comments section will be open for viewers to post questions live.

The Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 5 and expects to vote on the budget at that time.

All three meetings will be at the Kent County Public Schools Administrative Building, 5608 Boundary Ave., Rock Hall. We will share the streaming and virtual links before those meetings.

In addition, Dr. McComas will meet with faculty and staff in each school next month to discuss the budget. 

We have also set up a special mailbox for you to submit your questions and comments about the budget. That email address is [email protected].