A Few Notes From MCPS Media Briefing (Recovery Plan Update)
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Schools
MCPS Launches COVID-19 Dashboard for School Reopening Benchmarks
MCPS previously developed and released a health metrics grid for a phased-in return to in-person instruction. The grid is aligned with CDC guidelines and was developed in consultation with Montgomery County health officials.
Col. E. Brooke Middle School to be Renamed Odessa Shannon Middle School
The Montgomery County Board of Education has voted to rename Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School to Odessa Shannon Middle School.
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11/10 Update: This plan was tentatively approved by the MoCo Board of Education at today’s meeting.
Proposed Timeline for Safe Return to In-Person Instruction
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11/4/20 UPDATE: Per MCPS, a work session will take place at 2pm on Friday, 11/6 where where MCPS staff will discuss a reopening strategy aligned with health metrics developed for a phased-in return to in-person instruction. It can be viewed at montgomeryschoolsmd.org
MCPS Releases Health Metrics Matrix for Phased-In Return to In-Person Instruction
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Jake Funk broke the Maryland state record for career touchdowns when he was a student at Damascus– he had 57 during his senior year alone.
His college career hasn’t worked out the same way. He spent his first two years seeing limited action and his last two seasons ended early due to injury, after he tore the same ACL in back to back seasons.
Dylan Baker is one of those actors whose face you just know. You may know him from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Spiderman 2 and 3, or many other movies […]
MCPS Provides Update Regarding Health Insurance Premiums in 2021
This afternoon, MCPS staff received an email update about the premiums for their health insurance. This email has been circulating throughout local Facebook groups as well as other social media platforms. The email mentions that rising costs are due to “expenses related to testing, treatment and care of COVID-19, and a general trend of increase in the cost of care, among other things.”
MoCo High School Football Coaches Write an Open Letter to County Executive and Board of Education
MoCo football coaches released an open letter to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and the MoCo Board of Education this morning asking MCPS Athletics to allow in-person conditioning and workouts for student-athletes.
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With MD School Districts Divided on Return to In-Person Instruction, MCPS Begins Discussions at Board Meeting
On Tuesday’s Montgomery County Board of Education virtual business meeting, Montgomery County Public School’s (MCPS) Superintendent Jack Smith twice restated that a date for the resumption of in-person instruction had not been decided on.
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Did you know Kimmy Gatewood is from Silver Spring and graduated from Paint Branch High School?
The MoCo native stars in GLOW as Stacey Beswick and portrayed Coach Crowley in Atypical, both successful series on Netflix. You may even remember her as Hillary Clinton or Marilyn Monroe from the “Epic Rap Battles of History” video series.