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Board of Education Meeting Mondaym May 12 with photo of the board room

The Kent County Board of Education will meet tonight, Monday, May 12, at 5:30 p.m. The Board will immediately go into closed session. The open session will resume at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be located at the Kent County Public Schools Administrative Building in the Board Room, 5608 Boundary Ave., Rock Hall. The agenda is available at https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/kcps/Board.nsf/Public. The meeting will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@kentcountypublicschools8455/streams.
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Kent County Public Schools ensures that our students come first. We are committed to providing academic excellence in a strong vibrant learning community facilitated through collaboration and built on trust. When you have a question or concern, please follow this chart to ensure you are bringing it to the correct member of the KCPS team. Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a response. If you sent a message over a weekend or holiday, please allow 24 to 48 hours upon students' return to school for a response. Click here or on the chart to download a copy.

Parent Communication flow chart: If related to instruction and learning, first contact the teacher. If not resolved, then contact the teacher specialist or assistant principal followed by the principal. Lastly, if still not resolved, contact the director of teaching and learning. If related to social-emotional and well-being, contact the teacher. If not resolved, contact the counselor or social worker, then the principal. Lastly, if still not resolved, contact the supervisor of student services.

KCMS Administration

Mark Buckel
Principal
Office: 410-778-8109
Kelley Melvin
Assistant Principal
Raye Jones
School Secretary
Office: 410-778-1771
Laura Barrett
Secretary – Finance
Office: 410-778-1771
Kristine McGinnis
Secretary – Counseling
Abigail Ritchie
Social Worker
Tyray Johnson
Family Liaison — Title I
Elizabeth Tussing
Parent Coordinator – Family Support Resource Center
Office: 410-778-5708
D/S Brady Collins
School Resource Officer

Staff

Laura Barrett
Secretary – Finance
Office: 410-778-1771
Laura Barry
Occupational Therapist Assistant
James Beck
Teacher – Social Studies
Dawn Bowers
Cafeteria Manager
Tashia Branch
Instructional Assistant
Amber Britt
Nurse
Mark Buckel
Principal
Office: 410-778-8109
Krista Carney
Teacher – Music and Band
Jiordan Carter
Teacher – Math
Samantha Cawthorne
Teacher – English
Gilbert Clampitt
School Counselor
Christine Clark
Community Schools Specialist
D/S Brady Collins
School Resource Officer
Roberto-Luis Copeland
Teacher – Science/STEM
Chanelle Copper
Behavior Support – Special Education
Ian Day
Teacher – English
Gary Duren
Teacher – Math/STEM
William Everett
Teacher – English
Kaitlin Falls
Social Worker
Anna Farragher
Teacher – Physical Education/Health
Cheryl Fracassi
Kent Alternative Program
Christie Gerrior
Teacher – Special Education
Kim Gibson
Teacher – Math
Kristine Hickman
Teacher – Math
Margaret Hitzges
Occupational Therapist
Carol Hoxter
Lead Custodian
Patty Hoxter
Custodian
Katie Huebschman
Teacher – English/Social Studies
Katie Hughes
Teacher – Science/STEM
William Hughes
Teacher – Special Education
Alyssa Jacobson
School Counselor
Tyray Johnson
Family Liaison — Title I
Karen Johnston
Teacher – Media Center
Michael Jones
IEP Chair/Transition Specialist
Raye Jones
School Secretary
Office: 410-778-1771
Cynthia Kendall
Teacher – Math
Bryant King
Lead Technician
Christopher Kleiver
Teacher – Life Skills
Gretchen Mann
Teacher – Math
Karen Martin
Teacher – Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Janet McCormick
Teacher – Art
Kristine McGinnis
Secretary – Counseling
Madison McGrath
Instructional Assistant
Kelley Melvin
Assistant Principal
Stephen Miller
Teacher – Physical Education/Health
Randy Mills
Teacher – Social Studies
Sara Moore
Instructional Assistant
Ida Nabb
Teacher – World Languages
Theodosia Parker
Teacher – English
Brenda Price
Instructional Assistant – Life Skills
Jeff Reed
Career Counselor
Samantha Reed
Teacher – Math/Science
Abigail Ritchie
Social Worker
Taliyah Russell
Teacher – Special Education
Charles Sheppard
Teacher – English/Social Studies
Delia Shoge
Teacher – Special Education
Kelly Ann Turner
Teacher – Special Education
Elizabeth Tussing
Parent Coordinator – Family Support Resource Center
Office: 410-778-5708
Kaitlyn Wright
Teacher – English