7/29/2022 – Update – Earl Stoddard and MOCO DHHS Respond 7/26/2022 – MOCO Dashboard, DHHS, Elrich Claim High Communities Levels See the MOCO Covid Dashboard here which began showing “Community Level Status: High” a few days ago: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/covid19/data/ Here are some official tweets about it from DHHS and the CountyContinue Reading
Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in ELA. Data for MCPS Grade 8 ELA scores in 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: 1. What is the percent of proficient students at each school by year? 2. What is the change in the percent of proficient students atContinue Reading
Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. MCPS has a diverse community of students; there are over 120 languages spoken by the more than 26,000 students enrolled in the ESOL program. The top 5 languagesContinue Reading
Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in ELA. Data for MCPS Grade 3 ELA scores in 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: What is the percent of proficient students at each school by year? What is theContinue Reading
Introduction A local podcast by Dr. Jessica Hasson – about differences in experiences (and thus coping methods) and practical and realistic ways to address our mental health needs on this podcast. Expect some snark, a lot of sarcasm, and real talk about life. Here are the podcast interviews with MontgomeryContinue Reading
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
Basic Information Democratic Party – running for Montgomery County Council District 7 Email Paul@votegeller.comWebsite www.votegeller.comFacebook votegellerTwitter votegellerOther instagram:votegeller Questions & Responses (All Candidates) 1 – What lessons learned do you have since the start of the pandemic? Nonprofits and the community are great at responding to crises; county government, not so much. In very shortContinue Reading
Executive Summary The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) requires standardized tests to measure proficiency in math. Data for MCPS Grade 3 Math scores in 2018, 2019, and 2021 were analyzed to answer 3 questions: What is the percent of proficient students at each school by year? What is theContinue Reading
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
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