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Basic Information Email brenda@brendawolff.comWebsite www.brendawolff.comFacebook @brendawolffforboardofeducationTwitter @brendawolff1Other Instagram-blwolff2 Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? First and foremost, the importance of open and honest communication. As Board members, we had to rely on the guidance of the medical professionals to make educational decisions.Continue Reading

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Basic Information Email michaeljfryar@gmail.comWebsite anewdawn4boe.com Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The impact of school closures on children’s learning and mental health was astounding. That elected officials will ignore clear scientific guidance and guidelines in favor of fear mongeringContinue Reading

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Basic Information Email karlasilvestre2018@gmail.comWebsite www.karlasilvestre.comFacebook facebook.com/karlasilvestre4BOETwitter @KarlaSilves_BOE Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The mental health crisis that was prevalent before the pandemic became much worse, interfering with student learning. A valuable lesson from the pandemic is that we are finallyContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, MCPS

Basic Information Email Yang4education@gmail.comWebsite www.Julieyang.orgTwitter @JulieYangMoCo Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? The pandemic taught us several lessons: 2 – If you could go back and do one thing differently from what was done in the last two years inContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Elections, MCPS

Basic Information Email dg@domformoco.comWebsite www.domformoco.comFacebook @domformocoTwitter @domformoco Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? All the science and data in the world isn’t going to help you if you lose the public’s trust.Frankly, there’s not a sector of government that people reallyContinue Reading

In: 2022 Elections, BOE, Childcare, Elections, Local Government, MCPS, Mental health

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

In: BOE, COVID-19, MCPS, School

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

In: BOE, COVID-19, MCPS, School

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 Download / View Notes Full Meeting Agenda including testimony https://www.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/PRINT-AgendaDetailed?open&id=BUBKJP51F6DDContinue Reading