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Basic Information Email ANewDawn4BOE@gmail.comWebsite ANewDawn4BOE.comFacebook A-New-Dawn_for-Board-Of-EducationTwitter Dawn_LCPC Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The biggest lesson learned is that we should never close school buildings or switch to virtual learning again. The impact that school closures and virtual learning had onContinue Reading

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Basic Information Email scott@fourpointeducation.comFacebook Scott JoftusTwitter ScottJoftus Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? In-person schooling is critical for the academic and social and emotional wellness of our students. Virtual learning taught us a number of innovative and successful approaches toContinue Reading

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Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in math. Data for MCPS Middle School Algebra 1 scores in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: An average of 54.5% MCPS middle school students demonstrated proficiency betweenContinue Reading

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Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in math. Data for MCPS Middle School Geometry scores in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: What is the percent of proficient students at each middle school by year? WhatContinue Reading

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This is our final one of these June is retiring from note taking and I  wanted to thank June for  all the time and effort she has put in watching these meetings and taking notes for others that can’t and to share the information. Notes Link to MCPS Slides https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BZESVZ7497C5/$file/Opening%20Schls%20Recovery%20Education%20210323%20PPT.pdfContinue Reading

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Update to previous article on this subject: https://moderatelymoco.com/mcps-football-season-sacked-by-county-in-surprise-reversal-despite-decreasing-covid-rates/. Title Photo Credit: Julie Anderson Notes on Safety of Football To start, MCPS Coaches are voluntary positions. Most are also MCPS staff and have more likely than not been offered the opportunity for a vaccine. In late January 2021, the National FederationContinue Reading

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UPDATE: Rally planned for Sunday 3/14 for MCPS Football, Cheer, & POMS. Details on flyer further down. Experts such as Harvard Professor Joseph G. Allen (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/08/dont-let-covid-19-keep-kids-playing-sports/) and many others have stressed the importance of sports, especially outdoors, and especially for kids. Many other local school systems have already had outdoorContinue Reading

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These notes only go through the first part of the meeting about return to school Full MCPS Reopening Slides https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BZ2TUG790EDC/$file/Opening%20Schls%20Recovery%20Ed%20210311%20PPT.pdf Advertisement Download / View Notes Full Meeting Agenda including testimony https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/PRINT-AgendaDetailed?open&id=BUBKJP51F6DDContinue Reading