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MCPS: Free Summer Coding Camps Available to Middle Schoolers

Published May 16, 2023 at 7:14AM

Registration is now open for two free coding camps open to rising MCPS middle school students this summer. Montgomery Can Code‘s summer camp is a free, weeklong camp where participants will learn to code with Swift, Apple’s easy-to-understand programming language used by professional developers to create world-class apps.

Students will complete creative projects with an established curriculum to learn Swift from coding experts. The full-day, in-person session from July 10-14 is available at all three Montgomery College campuses. The weeklong, half-day, virtual sessions are available from July 17 through the first week of August. Devices will be provided by MCPS during the camp session. Students can register here or contact their school counselor.

MCPS: New Regulation Allows Students to Carry Narcan at School

By MCS Staff

Published May 15, 2023 at 7:51PM

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has announced new guidance for responding to medical emergencies at school in which an individual may be experiencing a suspected opioid overdose. The new regulation includes detailed guidance on naloxone (also known by its brand name, Narcan), its use and access in MCPS schools. Narcan is a potentially life-saving medication that temporarily reverses the effects due to an opioid overdose. This action is part of a series of efforts the school system is undertaking to combat the rise in youth overdose cases across the county.

The new guidance allows students to carry Narcan in schools and during school-sponsored activities without fear of disciplinary action. Students should continue to seek assistance from school or health room staff in the event of a medical emergency on campus.

279 MCPS High School Students On Track To Earn Associate Degree To Be Honored on Tuesday Evening

By MCS Staff

Published May 15, 2023 at 1:22PM

MCPS and MC have partnered to provide Dual Enrollment opportunities to college ready students at all high schools as well as through Middle, Virtual Middle, and Early College options. The 2^nd Annual Dual Enrollment Recognition Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 16th at the Universities at Shady Grove from 6:30-8:30 pm. A total of 279 MCPS high school students who are on track to earn their Associate Degree from Montgomery College will be recognized during the event.

Dual Enrollment opportunities allow MCPS college-ready high school students to take college courses during the academic school year. High school students who enroll and take a college course at any Maryland public college or university are able to do so at a reduced cost. If students select to take courses at MC, and meet qualifications for and separately apply for the MC High School Grant, they may be able to take college courses at no tuition cost. Students are able to take college courses offered on the high school campus (at select high schools), on a college campus, or online during the fall, winter and spring college terms of their junior and/or senior year. All college courses on approved list that are successfully completed will receive dual credit by counting toward college and high school credit. The courses will appear on the high school transcript unless requested that it not during the enrollment process.

71 Educators Honored at National Board Certification Pinning Ceremony

By MCS Staff

Published May 14, 2023 at 8:33AM

Per Montgomery County Public Schools: Seventy-one MCPS educators (full list below) achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2022, and 45 were on hand to receive their pins in a ceremony on May 8. Another 90 successfully maintained their certifications.

National Board Certification is achieved through an assessment process designed to measure what accomplished educators should know and be able to do. The process requires educators to demonstrate how their activities, both inside and outside the classroom, strengthen student performance and contribute to student achievement.

MCPS: 27 Hispanic Seniors Recognized for Academics

By MCS Staff

Published May 14, 2023 at 8:23AM

Per Montgomery County Public Schools: The Hispanic Alliance for Education held its annual Distinguished Hispanic Scholars Awards ceremony on May 8. Twenty-seven Latinx students were honored for outstanding academic achievement, community engagement and leadership. Check out a photo gallery from the event.

The Distinguished Scholars and their schools are:

MCPS Pride Town Hall Set for May 20

By MCS Staff

Published May 13, 2023 at 8:26AM

The annual Pride Town Hall will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 20 at Walter Johnson High School. Students and their families, staff, youth service providers and community members are welcome to attend. The event will feature workshops, activities for elementary students, community building for secondary students and a resource fair. Workshops will be held on a range of topics, including:

The keynote speaker is Elizabeth Graham, a local advocate who speaks to her lived experiences as a transgender, autistic woman. Graham works with the LGBTQIA+ community, helping to run a peer-led transgender support group. She is dedicated to supporting transgender and neurodivergent people. Walter Johnson is located at 6400 Rock Spring Drive in Bethesda. RSVP. LGBTQ+ webpage.

MCPS and County Leaders to Discuss New School Regulation that will Allow Students to Carry Narcan

By MCS Staff

Published May 13, 2023 at 8:19AM

Key leaders in education, law enforcement, health services, and drug use prevention advocates will gather to speak on emergency opioid overdose response in schools, including new detailed guidance on naloxone storage, training and use. Naloxone (also known by its brand name “Narcan”) is a potentially-life saving medication that temporarily reverses the effects due to an opioid overdose.

Naloxone is currently stocked in every Montgomery County public school as an emergency medication, and is available for free to Montgomery County residents without a prescription. Hundreds of MCPS students have received county-sponsored training at regional weekend forums. According to the new guidance, students are permitted to carry personally obtained naloxone on school property. This step is in response to the rise in youth overdose cases across the county and country.

Board of Education Seeking Comment on School Counseling Policy

By MCS Staff

Published May 12, 2023 at 7:33AM

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking comments on proposed amendments to Board Policy IJA, School Counseling, to help the public understand the programs, services and professionals responding to the social-emotional and mental health needs of students.

The policy will be available for comment through Monday, Sept. 4. It has been available for comment since April 26, 2023. The draft amendments propose—

17 Distinguished Service Awardees Honored By Board of Education

By MCS Staff

Published May 12, 2023 at 7:31AM

The Montgomery County Board of Education honored 17 recipients during a celebration of the 26th Annual Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education on May 9. The awards were established by the Board to recognize and show appreciation for exemplary contributions to public education and to MCPS. Check out a photo gallery from the event.

This year’s Distinguished Service Award winners are:

Antiracist Audit Action Plan Presented to Board of Education

By MCS Staff

Published May 12, 2023 at 7:06AM

Per Montgomery County Public Schools: MCPS is pleased to share the Antiracist System Action Plan that was presented to the Board of Education during its business meeting on Thursday, May 11. The plan addresses the findings and recommendations in the Antiracist System Audit.

The district’s action plan is designed to address five critical areas to achieve a racial equity vision as outlined by the audit: coherence, accountability, equity-centered capacity building, continuous data collection and relational trust. It serves as a roadmap to holistically implement policies, practices and structures necessary to eliminate racial disparities and remove barriers that impact the district’s most marginalized groups. The Antiracist System Action Plan includes action steps and timelines, and is organized into three sections:

Board of Education Announces Four New MCPS Principals and Five Administrative Appointments

By MCS Staff

Published May 11, 2023 at 4:36PM

Today the Montgomery County Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments and announced five new principals:

• Dr. Donna R. Jones as Associate Superintendent