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Opening of Schools Presentation

Montgomery County Board of Education August 30, 2018

Preparing Our Leaders

• Year-Round Process
• Ongoing Collaborative Work across Central

Services

• Improved Systems and Processes
• School Improvement Planning Process
• New Area Teams
• Alternative Programs

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Enrollm ent Trends

I nvesting in Student Learning

• Summer Learning Opportunities for Students
• Preventing summer learning loss
• Providing enrichment and acceleration
• Providing credit earning opportunities

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I nvesting in Adult Learning

• Summer Learning Opportunities for Staff
• Deepening content knowledge
• Building cultural proficiency
• Innovative instructional strategies
• Best practices and compliance

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I nvesting in Excellence

Program Planning and Improvement

• Designing

programming

• Making program

improvements

• Expanding

programming

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New Hire Update (as of 8/ 27/ 2018)

• Hired 827 new teachers
• Hired 226 supporting services employees
• Appointed 48 administrators
• 53 SEIU Local 500 employees hired as teachers
• Representing 17 countries, 39 states, 190 speak 32 other

languages

• 248 new teachers hired are MCPS graduates; 30% of all new

teachers hired

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Diversity in Hiring (as of 8/ 27/ 2018)

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New Teacher Hires Percent 2016 2017 2018 2019 As of 8/27/2018 American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 Asian 6.5 7.1 6.8 8.3 Black/African American 15.0 16.0 13.8 12.4 Hispanic/Latino 8.2 9.6 10.1 14.6 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 Two or More 2.6 2.5 3.2 2.2 Undisclosed 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.7 White 67.6 64.2 66.1 58.5

Strengthening Our I nfrastructure

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• Completed:
• 227 Systemic Replacement and Improvement Projects
• Including 10 fire alarm systems, four restroom renovations, 13 roofs,

and four playground equipment replacements

• 31 new relocatable classrooms installed
• Completed drinking water testing for over 13,300 fixtures
• Less than two percent of fixtures had elevated results for retesting and

remediation

• Next step: Work group to review policy and protocols

Strengthening Our I nfrastructure

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• Opening Bayard Rustin Elementary School
• Additions at
• Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
• Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School
• Diamond Elementary School
• Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School
• North Bethesda Middle School
• Renovation at Thomas Edison High School of Technology

Securing Our Schools

• Technology:
• Upgrading Visitor Management System hardware and software
• Improving side and rear door access points
• Adding elementary school cameras
• Infrastructure:
• Completed eight entrance vestibule projects
• Completed systemwide classroom door key inventory and work orders for

replacement keys

• Training
• Working with public safety partners to develop updated drill protocols and

training

• Provided initial training on new drill protocols and school safety planning for

all principals

• Initiating a re-fingerprinting program for all employees

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Discussion