Pathway to College, Career and Community Readiness

MCPS created a new guide to help families, students and teachers work together to ensure student success.

The Pathway to College, Career and Community Readiness helps identify students’ strengths and areas of improvement to ensure each student receives the support they need.

Here’s how it works:

• The academic milestones will be used to address any learning gaps before students transition to a new grade level, college or the workforce.

• Parents will receive information about whether their child is meeting these specific benchmarks.

• School staff, students and families will meet to decide the best way to help the student succeed.

• In addition to academic benchmarks, schools will provide opportunities and experiences for students to cultivate core competencies and skills to prepare them for life after high school. 

Visit the links below to learn about the milestones.

Elementary Schools (English)
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Middle School (English)
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High School (English)
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COVID-19 Outbreak Measures and Vaccine News

As new cases of COVID-19 increase locally, we have seen outbreaks occurring in multiple schools across the county. Temporary outbreak precautions for individual classrooms where COVID-19 is spreading rapidly helps prevent spread to vulnerable individuals and to the rest of school. Check out the FAQ page for more information about how outbreaks are managed. The newly approved COVID-19 updated vaccine will be available in our area in the next few weeks. For information about COVID-19, influenza and RSV vaccine availability, refer to Vaccines.Gov.

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MCPS to Host Girls’ Summit 

The district is inviting all MCPS families to the Girls’ Summit on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Clarksburg High School. This event will provide informative workshops geared towards middle and high school girls on a variety of current topics. Join us for a chance to network, participate in fun activities, learn valuable skills and enjoy a fashion show presented by White House Black Market celebrating diverse body types! 

Sessions will be provided in English and Spanish, and will be organized by grade level. Student Service Learning (SSL) hours will be available for students. Topics and activities will include:

• Healthy relationships/dating violence

• Social media use and mental health, including cyberbullying

• Self-esteem

• Identifying symptoms of depression and anxiety

• Healthy eating and body image

• Music therapy, Zumba and Kaiser Permanente spin bikes for art therapy

• Narcan kits will be distributed and training will also be available. 

RSVP

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Share Your Feedback on the 2024–2025 School Year Calendar 

MCPS is seeking the community’s feedback as it works to finalize the 2024–2025 school calendar. Please complete this survey to share your input.

Your feedback represents an important component of the development process. MCPS will consider educational interests, operational needs, mandated school closures by state law, compliance with minimum instructional days and credit hour requirements, inclement weather and other emergencies, staff professional days and early release days, alignment with assessment schedules and more. 

Take the survey.
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Board Seeking Public Comment on Three Policies 

The Board of Education is seeking comments on proposed amendments to three policies:

•         Policy ABC, Parent and Family Involvement

•         Policy BLB, Rules of Procedure in Appeals and Hearings

•         Policy IJA, School Counseling Programs and Services

Language translations are available.

• Draft amendments to Policy ABC have been available for comment since Feb. 9, 2023, and the comment period will close on September 18. The Board Policy Management Committee is tentatively scheduled to review public comments at its Oct. 10, 2023 meeting.

• Draft amendments to Policy BLB have been available for comment since July 7, 2023, and the comment period will close on Sept. 18, 2023. The Board Policy Management Committee is tentatively scheduled to review public comments at its Oct. 10, 2023 meeting.

• Draft amendments to Policy IJA have been available for comment since April 26, 2023, and the comment period will close on Nov. 6, 2023. The Board Policy Management Committee is tentatively scheduled to review public comments at its Dec. 14, 2023 meeting.  

A description of the changes, draft changes and public comment questionnaires are available on the Public Comment Page.

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Good News

The Leadership Training Institute Turns 30!

The Leadership Training Institute (LTI) at John F. Kennedy High School empowers students through a rigorous interdisciplinary education emphasizing experiential learning, community service projects, and leadership theory and application. LTI alumni and friends are invited on Oct. 6 to share  LTI memories and celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the program. The event will be held from 6–8:30 p.m. at Montgomery Country Club.

Visit the event page for more information. 

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Briggs Chaney Middle School Enjoys a Yummy Start to the School Year

Students got an opportunity to taste test food items from the MCPS Department of Food and Nutrition Services (DFNS) at this year’s Back-to-School night. DFNS uses feedback from food tastings to help guide menu decisions. 

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Student Athletes Kick Off the School Year with District Leaders

The Annual Student-Athlete Leadership Council (SALC) Kickoff meeting was held on Sept. 12 in the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The SALC is made up of two students from all MCPS  high schools  and seven at-large members who meet bi-monthly to share ideas on the administration of the interscholastic athletics program.