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share this The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday appointed several administrators, including new principals at Winston Churchill, Richard Montgomery and Northwest high schools. The school board approved John Taylor as Churchill’s next principal, replacing Brandice Heckert who in June announced she was leaving to take a “leadership position within MCPS.” Taylor was most recently the principal of Cabin John Middle School. Both Churchill and Cabin John Middle School are in Potomac. In a letter to the Churchill community, MCPS Director of Learning, Achievement and Administration Peter Moran wrote that Taylor will assume the principalship on July 19. He wrote that during meetings in June, community members said their priorities for the new leader were a commitment to leading “a strong instructional program with a focus on equity” and who is “accessible, collaborative and knows how to organize others around a common vision of high expecta ....
• Gaithersburg High School, 6 p.m. During a school board meeting this week, MCPS Associate Superintendent James Koutsos said that, in alignment with county COVID-19 guidelines, face coverings will not be required at outdoor graduations for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fifth- and eighth-grade promotion ceremonies will be held virtually. Rockville teacher wins MCPS Mark Mann award Loretta Woods, the principal at Whetstone Elementary School in Rockville, was recently named the winner of MCPS’ annual Mark Mann Excellence and Harmony Award. The award, established in 1991, is presented by the superintendent each year to honor an administrator who “has shown exceptional performance in promoting academic excellence, positive human relations, and community outreach,” according to school board documents. ....
More information expected at June school board meeting May 25, 2021 | 9:17 pm May 26, 2021 share this The Montgomery County Board of Education meets on Tuesday with some members in person and some tuning in via Zoom. Caitlynn Peetz Montgomery County Public Schools’ incoming interim superintendent was clear during a meeting on Tuesday: Students will be in buildings full-time, with a teacher, in the fall. A return to a more normal schedule will be the “default” for the district that has been slow to reopen in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Monifa McKnight told the school board. But, McKnight said, every student who wants to be in a classroom in the fall “absolutely will.” ....
Elrich announces members of school safety, student well-being committee 32 members to deliver preliminary report, recommendations by June 15 May 14, 2021 | 11:03 am share this Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich announced the members of a new committee tasked with developing a report on safety and mental health in schools. The Reimagining School Safety and Students’ Well-Being Steering Committee will develop an improvement plan with timelines, financial implications and needs for the program, as well as a communication plan to support implementation. The committee will provide a preliminary report and recommendations by June 15. A final report will be due by Sept. 30. “This initiative will help us rethink and reshape our public safety in our schools and provide the best social and mental health support for our students,” Elrich said in a press release on Wednesday. ....
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