The Board discussed plans for Clarksburg Cluster Elementary School #9 at the September 9th Board of Education meeting and voted to continue with the project as designed, on schedule.
Below you’ll see the memorandum from Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight to the Montgomery County Board of Education:
MCPS Interim Superintendent Unveils Five-Point Plan for Further COVID Safety, Mitigation
After assessing the first two weeks of school and listening to parents and other stakeholders, Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight has developed a five-point plan that enhances and strengthens the mitigation strategies already in place to keep students and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. This plan includes hiring an in-house health/medical expert; establishing a COVID operations advisory committee; creating a COVID-19 dashboard with individual school data, launching a new campaign; “Say Yes to the Test;” to encourage parents/guardians to consent to COVID-19 testing for their children; and providing more support to schools.
MCPS has provided detailed and updated quarantine guidelines, per today’s briefing with the Montgomery County Council.
The updates can be seen in the document below, which was tweeted by the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (MCCPTA).
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich released a statement on the passing of Board to Education member Patricia O’Neill. The full statement can be seen below:
We are saddened to learn about the passing of Montgomery County Board of Education Member Patricia O’Neill. Her love of our children was only matched by her commitment to the constituents she served for nearly a quarter of a century.
Montgomery County Board of Education President Brenda Wolff sent a message to the community announcing the passing of Board of Education member, Patricia O’Neill.
The message can be seen below:
County Council to Receive Briefing This Morning From Montgomery County Public Schools Regarding COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines and Protocols
Per Montgomery County:
MoCo Has 14 of the Top 50 High Schools in Greater Washington, According to Washington Business Journal
Washington Business Journal just released its 2021 list of top-ranked high schools in Greater Washington and 14 are located in Montgomery County. Below are the schools and where they ranked on the list:
Below you’ll see the most recent updates or final scores of the week 2 MCPS football games. They’ll be updated as we receive them.
If a score isn’t listed, it’s because we didn’t receive a report from the game.
MCPS has developed a robust plan for hybrid learning.
Per the MCPS community update sent out on Thursday night, September 9th, following the Montgomery County Board of Education meeting:
The Board of Education passed a unanimous resolution requiring that all MCPS staff be vaccinated.
Per MCPS: