Here are seven things you need to know for Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. They include the appointment of a permanent superintendent, information about the school well-being, safety and security review, an antiracist audit update, information about COVID-19 rapid take-home test kits and more.
Read Dr. McKnight’s message to the community.
Per Montgomery County:
For Immediate Release: Tuesday 8 February
Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa B. McKnight released an update today on the Antiracist Audit for Montgomery County Public Schools. According to MCPS, the Antiracist Audit is:
You can read more about the Antiracist Audit at www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/antiracist/
MCPS has sent out a message to the community highlighting ten things you need to know for Thursday, January 27th. The full message can be seen below.
Per MCPS:
MCPS sent out a letter to the community announcing that 16 schools will begin virtual learning on Thursday, January 20th.
Earlier today, during a meeting with the Montgomery County Council, Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight announced that additional schools would be going virtual and that the schools would be named in a message that would be sent out later in the day.
The Montgomery County Board of Education finalized the 2022-2023 academic calendar in yesterday’s meeting.
For the 2022–2023 school year, school systems are required to close on the following dates:
Montgomery County Public Schools released the following message on Monday afternoon:
December 20, 2021
Press Release by Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA):
MCPS Central Office needs to provide clarity to the conmmunity on:
Prince George’s County Public Schools have announced that all students will be moving to virtual learning starting this Monday, December 20th and going until January 14th (resuming on Tuesday, January 18th after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday) for secondary schools and until Monday, January 31st for K-6.
The full letter to the community from the PGCPS chief executive office can be seen below:
MCPS has posted an important message on the homepage of its website notifying the community that the school system and local police have been made aware of viral online threats that have been going on across the country.
In the message, which can be seen below, MCPS states that there is no indication that the threats have any credibility.
With Covid-19 cases on the rise in professional sports and across local schools, MCPS has continued to meet regularly with Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services to discuss Covid-19 health and safety protocols.
Dr. Earl Stoddard, Montgomery County’s Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, has told us that a team of himself, Dr. James Bridgers (Montgomery County Deputy Health Officer), Dr. Raymond Crowel (Director of Montgomery County Health and Human Services), Mr. James D’Andrea (MCPS Chief of Staff) and many others meet weekly, including earlier today.