Deal Island Elementary School

The Somerset County Board of Education will hold a special board meeting on September 10, 2024 at 5:30 PM to review and approve personnel appointments, employee unit contracts and...

Dr. Tasker-Mitchell shares important back-to-school information for the 2024-2025 school year in her August update. We hope you enjoy this short video message from the Superintend...

SCPS' new Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell, began her 4-year term on July 1, 2024. We hope you enjoy this short video message recapping her first 22 days in off...

WESTOVER, MD (July 3, 2024) – Somerset County Public Schools’ (SCPS) newly appointed Superintendent, Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell, recently began a four-year term; assuming office on...

SCPS' Summer Meals Program will run from Monday, July 1 - Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, Monday - Thursday, excluding the July 4 holiday. Students may visit the nearest summer meal site ...

WESTOVER, MD (June 18, 2024) – At its June 18, 2024 regular meeting, the Somerset County Board of Education voted to approve the appointment of Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell as the ne...

DEAL ISLAND, MD (June 17, 2024) – Deal Island Elementary School's Prekindergarten program recently received accreditation from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)....

WESTOVER, MD (June 2, 2024) – The Somerset County Board of Education has announced its decision to select Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell as the next Superintendent of Somerset County P...

WESTOVER, MD (May 24, 2024) – Following its recent round of candidate interviews, the Somerset County Board of Education has reached consensus on two (2) candidate finalists ide...

MAY 23, 2024 SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SCHEDULE UPDATE: Following its recent round of candidate interviews, the Board has reached a consensus on two finalists. The “Meet & Greet” e...

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 4:00 PM the Somerset County Board of Education will hold a Special Open Meeting for the First Read of FY25 Operating Budget. SCPS leadership will bring a ...

The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month, with May 5th-11th specifically designated as Children's Mental Health Matters week. The initiative began as a collaboration bet...

In the April 16, 2024 regular open meeting of the Somerset County Board of Education, members of the board voted to adopt Calendar Draft A for the 2024-2025 academic year based on...

WESTOVER, MD (April 23, 2024) – The Somerset County Board of Education recently released an update in the search for the next Superintendent of Somerset County Public Schools (S...

Somerset County Public Schools is working to replace our PK4 Curriculum. After an extensive pilot project initiated in the Fall of 2023, Somerset County Public Schools has chosen ...

Attend the rescheduled School Readiness Fair at Somerset Intermediate School, Friday, May 10 from 4:30 - 7:00 PM. Register your child for PreK / Kindergarten, enjoy community reso...

Our Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students who are placed in the Gifted and Talented (GT) program, are asked to design, create and test a model every year and use their model to c...

Due to SCPS' closure for flooding on March 27, 2024, the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar has been revised to reflect the addition of the calendar's third inclement weather make-up sch...

SCPS is currently accepting enrollments for Summer 2024 programing. Elementary Summer School programs and Gifted & Talented camps are currently accepting online enrollments thro...

The Somerset community is invited to learn more about our plans to implement a new PreK-4 curriculum in the fall of 2024. An extensive pilot project was initiated in January 2024....