Here is the link to the full new order: https://montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/Resources/Files/health-officer-directive-AM-201124.pdf Link to updates guidance from county: Advertisement https://t.co/LbAV4QG2xX Advertisement Advertisement New amended masking order 11/24/2020: Wording on previous order on 11/23/2020: Previous Wording before both of these:Continue Reading

Full unofficial notes PDF: Link to new MCPS Covid Dashboard: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/coronavirus/dashboard/ Advertisement Meeting Video: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/boe/meetings/live.aspx Advertisement Advertisement Agenda (no slides yet but may be updated): https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/Public Full Unofficial notes Part 1 meeting: Unofficial Meeting Notes:Continue Reading

There is a really interesting dashboard on the Maryland Covid page which details the contact tracing information for those that tested positive over the last week (and a separate cumulative chart). This includes where they are employed, what high risk locations they were exposed to, and what types of largeContinue Reading

Below are key links from the meeting along with the Unofficial meeting summary by June Traicoff and Moderately MOCO. Here’s the PDF: Full meeting charts here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/20201106-Version4-ReturntoSchoo.pdf Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement MCPS Community Update: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/publicinfo/community/school-year-2020-2021/community-update-20201106.html Student Survey (probably the most important part to get every MCPS student to provide input – bothContinue Reading

A vote on new restrictions / updated executive order postponed until Tuesday. At the County Council meeting now they are discussing the changes in the document here: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2020/20201105/20201105_2A-3-2B.pdf Advertisement On the reasoning for looking at shutting down late night takeout, Maryam Shahzad reports on Twitter references to involving underage drinkingContinue Reading

Since MCPS released their metrics for a possible reopening (https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-updates-metrics-on-hybrid-and-in-person-schooling-groups-at-boe-meeting/), we’ve been taking a look at how those compare to other nearby school systems and state guidance. As you can see, MCPS is a clear outlier and the most restrictive of any local or state guidance we could find. MCPSContinue Reading