MCPS Approves Updated Health Metric Matrix, Delays Any Possible Return Until February 1
Today, the MCPS Board of Education approved a health metric matrix that has considerable changes to the previous one that was released earlier.
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Montgomery County Public Schools have remained entirely virtual since the start of the school year. So what happens if it snows?
Fox 5 reported the following for Montgomery County:
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Taylor Momsen is well known for her role as Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Jenny Humphrey on Gossip Girl, but did you know she grew up in Potomac? Momsen attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Bethesda for elementary school and then Hoover Middle School.
She was cast in her first national commercial as a four year old and later her first major motion picture– The Prophet’s Game with Dennis Hopper. In 2002, she played Gretel in Hansel and Gretel and Alexandra, the President’s daughter, in Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. After a three year stall, she landed the lead in a WB series titled Misconceptions that never made it to the air.
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State Superintendent Karen B. Salmon urged Maryland schools to reopen and bring students back into the buildings at the December 8th Maryland State Board of Education meeting.
As part of the state’s plan of reopening schools, the MSDE has worked jointly with the Maryland Department of Health to create guidelines and local boards of education and superintendents to follow. Salmon also asked for teachers, school staff, and early child care workers to be a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccine in Maryland’s tier system.
When Returning to Buildings is Possible, 60% of MCPS Students will Remain Virtual
MCPS recently requested parents to complete the preference survey indicating whether they choose to have their student remain in a virtual learning model or have the opportunity for in-person learning experiences. This survey closed yesterday, December 7.
MCPS Will Not Begin “Winter Competition Season” on December 7th Due to COVID Surge
Per MCPS Athletics:
MCPS Updates: Reevaluation of Return Plan Announced, Parent Preference Survey Deadline Extended
Today, MCPS released a community update to families, staff, and students.
Updates from the 12/3 MCPS Board of Education Meeting: Opening Schools in Recovery of Education
Today during their virtual meeting, the MCPS Board of Education discussed a number of topics including how MoCo is stacking up in terms of health metrics, student data, updates on measures they’re taking to ensure safety, and recommendations for student transportation once there is a return to buildings.
Gibran Hamdan, the First Person of Pakistani Descent to Play in the NFL, Attended Churchill High School
Gibran Hamdan was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft, making him the first person of Pakistani descent to play in the league (his mother is Pakistani and his father is Palestinian).
Emily in…MoCo!?
Well, not exactly…but Darren Star, the creator of the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, is a MoCo native.
MCPS Providing Thanksgiving Meals for Families
MCPS is distributing meal boxes for the holiday weekend on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Four days’ worth of meals will be provided.