MCPS Community Update After 5/11 Board of Education Meeting
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On Monday the FDA approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents 12-15.
🆕 In anticipation of final approval of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-old children, you may preregister your child for an appointment now. Once final approval occurs, @MoCoDHHS will email you to make an appointment.
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Kristin Mink Announces Run For County Council
Kristin Mink, a lifelong Montgomery County resident and former MCPS teacher, announced this morning that she will be running as a Democrat for an at-large seat on the Montgomery County Council.
Registration Now Open For MCPS Summer Programs
Registration is open now through June 4 for Montgomery County Public School summer programs. Details from MCPS below:
Lenny Myers, Kennedy P.E. Teacher, Named Educator of the Month by Washington Football Team
Lenny Myers was just awarded Educator of the Month by The Washington Football Team‘s Black Engagement Network.
MCPS Provides Community Update that Includes Wednesdays Remaining Virtual For the School Year, Update on Quarantine Isolation Guidelines, and More
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School teacher Joseph Bostic, Jr., was named the 2021-2022 MCPS Teacher of the Year during a virtual celebration on April 28. Bostic will now go on to compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
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Hana O’Looney Elected the Student Member of the Board
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Information on MCPS Summer School Programs
For full details visit https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/coronavirus/summer-programs.aspx
Community Update by MCPS after Board of Education Meeting
“Dear Parents, Guardians, Staff and Students:
Statement From Montgomery County Board of Education and MCPS on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of George Floyd. This has been a difficult and painful year. The pain from fighting a deadly virus has been exacerbated and heightened by the all too frequent public killings of African Americans by law enforcement officers. This pain has focused our nation on the longstanding historical injustices that have plagued our nation since its founding. We have struggled to come together as one united community. While the verdict brings this trial to a close, the conversation about structural racism and inequity must continue in our homes, communities and schools. MCPS has provided staff with resources to support our students with this conversation. It is with hope that we can now begin to heal. We will take the lessons from this experience and work together to build a better and more equitable world.”