Maryland State Department of Education Seeks Public Input on Literacy Policy with survey. Deadline: July 19th

 WBOC story by Bees Beesley. To read the complete story go here. The survey is here.

MARYLAND– The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) is seeking public feedback on proposed literacy program standards. 

Still in the draft stages, the Draft Literacy Policy establishes a framework for teacher roles, preparation and support; literacy screening, reading instruction and outcome standards, and a student reading improvement plan. 

Educators, families and community members are encouraged to provide feedback through a MSDE survey available online until July 19. The proposed policy will also be discussed at a State Board of Education meeting July 23. 

Things the Board of Education Doesn't Want the Public to See: MCPS Independent Activity Fund Manual @mocoboe @mcps

The Montgomery County Board of Education has a long history of removing information from the MCPS website when they didn't want parents and guardians to know what was going to go on in the organization.  

One example is the removal of the MCPS Procurement Manual. This document came up in the Montgomery County Inspector General's Report that was released yesterday.  The IG knew about the MCPS Procurement Manual, but did the public?  

The MCPS Procurement Manual used to be posted on the MCPS website until the Parents' Coalition started calling out the Board of Education for not following their procedures.  Then, the MCPS Procurement Manual disappeared from the MCPS website.  

Another example is the MCPS Independent Activity Fund (IAF) Manual.  That document is mentioned in numerous Board of Education policies.  But where is the IAF Manual available to the public? It isn't.  But we are going to make public the last copy of this Manual that we saw.  This is an important document now that the Board of Education has decided to start using student fees (IAF money) to fund the MCPS Operating Budget.  

2001 Montgomery County Publ... by Parents' Coalition of Montg...

Petition: Paint Branch Music Clubs (Pit Orchestra, Marching Band, Indoor Drumline etc.)

 We all love music, and unfortunately a lot of our music clubs will not be possible anymore if we have a part-time music teacher at PB. With the full time position being reduced, we would lose all of our current band clubs, including pit orchestra and marching band. We are asking for your attention to please help us return the band teacher position at paint branch to full time so we can still run these meaningful programs. ⁠♪Music is an international language, it connects all of us in some way, shape, or form. Music has brought us all so much joy over the years and we want to keep sharing that experience with you. Please support us to get the attention of our school board/principals so we can still have these programs at Paint Branch.

Posted 24 May 2024

https://secure.avaaz.org/community_petitions/en/our_principal_and_school_board_paint_branch_music_clubs_pit_orchestra_marching_band_etc/

UMD Study: Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID

Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective

Any common face mask provides significant protection against the virus that causes COVID-19, but N95 masks are most effective at slashing the amount emitted by infected people, according to a University of Maryland-led study released Wednesday.

So-called “duckbill” N95 masks scored highest in the study, which measured the exhaled breath of participants who were tested both masked and unmasked to measure comparative outputs of SARS-CoV-2. The inexpensive masks, which have two head straps and a horizontal seam, captured 98% of exhaled virus, according to the study published in eBioMedicine.

The researchers also found that—in what might come as a surprise to many—cloth masks outperformed the specific brand of KN95 mask that was tested. Surgical masks brought up the rear in performance out of the four types, but even they blocked 70% of the virus, the tests showed. (To reflect the general public's use of masks, study volunteers were not fit-tested for their masks or trained how to properly wear them.)

“The research shows that any mask is much better than no mask, and an N95 is significantly better than the other options. That’s the No. 1 message,” says the study’s senior author, Donald Milton, a professor of environmental health and a global expert on how viruses spread through the air...

https://today.umd.edu/n95-masks-nearly-perfect-at-blocking-covid-umd-study-shows

@MCPS has a "leadership" course for students interested in medical careers, literally using bodies of disabled "peer students"! UNTRAINED, non-disabled students make disabled students their dehumanized "projects", for credit.

Bridget, I also learned tonight @MCPS has a "leadership" course for students interested in medical careers, literally using bodies of disabled "peer students"! UNTRAINED, non-disabled students make disabled students their dehumanized "projects", for credit. @MontgomeryCoMD @PCMC1 pic.twitter.com/MkM951fku4

— Meighan Stone | @meighanstone.bsky.social (@meighanstone) June 7, 2024

Report: Montgomery County Schools misused funds to respond to Beidleman sexual harassment case

The report says the school district spent more than $200,000 in emergency funds to hire a crisis response team.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/mcps-joel-beidleman-investigation-misused-funds/65-04edfdd3-a659-4406-998c-e42fcf48da6e

Montgomery County Schools officials say they’re making progress on tackling bullying, sexual harassment complaints

By the time classes start for the 2024-2025 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools will have a number of changes in place designed to address complaints of bullying and sexual harassment by school employees...

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/06/montgomery-county-school-officials-say-theyre-making-progress-on-tackling-bullying-sexual-harrassment-complaints/

Damascus High Auto Tech Program’s Future in Doubt: The BOE voted to not include certain career-based programs at Damascus when it reopens.

Damascus High School students enrolled in the Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are fighting to keep their automobile technology and restaurant management programs.

Plans for the renovations to their aging high school have been delayed by the Board of Education until Fiscal Year 2029. Currently, those plans don’t include space for the automobile technology program...

https://www.mymcmedia.org/damascus-high-auto-tech-programs-future-in-doubt/

@mocoboe Lets Staff Kill Trade Programs. @mcps Teacher Cries Out: "Why do the Construction and Transportation departments dictate what programs go where? Why are we trending in the opposite direction of our businesses needs and the opposite direction of MD state law?"

Public comment presented to the Montgomery County Board of Education on February 22, 2024 below.

More from this MCPS teacher on March 14, 2024 at this link. 

Dr. Felder and members of the board of Education,

My name is Raul Ortiz, and I am here to advocate for high school CTE students.

• Our local demand for automotive technicians in our areas is extremely

high. Many Automotive shops and Collision centers have a wait time of

months to fix a car. Insurance companies are having to buy back vehicles

because the length of time to provide their customers with rental cars are

no longer affordable. Local dealerships are looking to hire and train every

student that we can provide.

• The Damascus Automotive program is currently running at full capacity.

We have to turn away students and it’s the same with Gaithersburg and

Seneca Valley HS which are the next closest automotive programs.

• Students at Clarksburg HS only have the option of Thomas Edison HS for

automotive, which is in Silver Spring and it’s too far away to be a viable

option. Thomas Edison also has a waitlist each year for their programs

and many students are not selected to participate.

• As you know, the Maryland State Department of Education recently

passed a law -called “Blueprint”. This law is based on the lack of trained

and qualified people in our service industries. This law mandates that at

least 40% of our students leaving school will have industry recognized

credentials or will have participated in a career oriented apprenticeship.

This is exactly what the automotive programs currently accomplish

through our close partnership with the Automotive Trades Foundation.

Any student that chooses to seek employment in the industry are

connected to a place of employment. Percentage wise, the Foundation

programs produce more industry certifications than any other high

school program.

• Damascus program is an obvious solution to support the Clarksburg

students that want to participate in auto technology. The new Damascus

High school could be designed as a state of the art facility and bus over

students from Clarksburg HS.

• What is the issue? The MCPS Construction design team is proposing to

eliminate the Damascus program in the new build. What sense does this

make? They say that the program is too expensive and takes up too much

space. I don’t feel like either of those arguments are valid. Most of the

equipment can be transferred over and we use Federal funding to buy

new equipment, NOT MCPS dollars. The New High School will be 50%

larger, so space should not be an issue.

• Furthermore, they have closed a program that served overflow from

Gaithersburg high school and the CREA program that operated at the

Shady Grove bus depot. This was an ideal partnership that successfully

operated for 8 years. This ATF dealer HUB is vital to the future of the ATF

programs.

• MCPS continually talks about providing access to ALL students, but

currently their actions are exactly the opposite. Why is this? Why do the

Construction and Transportation departments dictate what

programs go where? Why are we trending in the opposite direction of

our businesses needs and the opposite direction of MD state law? I feel

that MCPS is in broken state and that our priorities are aligned with

people that are making decisions that make things easiest on them and

we need to get back to doing what is best for our students and that is

delivering world class career education opportunities.

Please include the FULL Automotive and Hospitality programs in the

design of the new Damascus High School. And please support the ATF

automotive HUB site at a central location to all ATF programs.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/D32J6U4B9F02/$file/Board of Education speach.pdf

Maryland universities launch program to help MCPS paraprofessionals become teachers

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) and Towson University (TU) have launched a program to address the ongoing teacher shortages in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), according to a statement released Sunday.

TU will offer a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Special Education, a Dual Certification Program, for paraprofessionals currently employed by MCPS, according to the statement. USG plans on paying the tuition costs not covered by the MCPS tuition contribution...

https://www.wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-moco-schools-teacher-shortage-teachers-students-para-paras-paraprofessionals-training-townson-university-universities-at-shady-grove?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2UKHXNPBZcQNNeRwchh3WCzmAWvV-T7XVFxWcIyTRWzlxU0VwtBuA8IHs_aem_AUMPVG_H4Cb3X1oYzjvExmvAZZZHsv3MST15lgBdgOB5z65Et4ik4KXMVQfipLQpGuienNwG_ezs1pUeSgkVTeuP

Montgomery schools taps retiring county police chief for top security post

Montgomery County’s board of education on Tuesday unanimously appointed Marcus Jones — the county’s retiring police chief — as the new chief of security and compliance for Maryland’s largest school system...

https://wapo.st/4brQJIY

Joseph Ruben Baer, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland, plead guilty to a federal child pornography charge stemming from his distribution of child pornography

         WASHINGTON – Joseph Ruben Baer, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal child pornography charge stemming from his distribution of child pornography to an undercover law enforcement agent in April 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Scott, of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division, and Chief Pamela A. Smith, of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).

                Baer pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to one count of possession of child pornography.  The Honorable Loren L. AliKhan scheduled sentencing for September 23, 2024...

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-possession-sex-abuse-videos-infant-and-prepubescent-children

June 11th: Friedson accuses school board of ‘lack of leadership’ in budget decisions

Ahead of the Montgomery County Board of Education’s vote Tuesday on a final spending plan for the coming fiscal year, Montgomery County Council President Andrew Friedson (D-Dist. 1) called out the board for “a lack of leadership” in making financial decisions.

“This is a management issue. It’s not a fiscal issue. Rather than be accountable, this idea of using hyperbolic hypothetical scenarios to obfuscate responsibility is not helpful to the public,” Friedson said during a virtual press briefing Monday when asked about whether the school board had been transparent about spending reductions that Montgomery County Public Schools would need to make to close a $30 million budget gap in its fiscal year 2025 budget.

https://moco360.media/2024/06/11/friedson-accuses-school-board-of-lack-of-leadership-in-budget-decisions/

Montgomery County Student Charged Following Bomb Threat

 For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD - On Friday, June 7, 2024, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Montgomery County Police were dispatched to Walt Whitman High School, located in the 7100 block of Whittier Blvd in Bethesda, following a bomb threat.

As a result of the threat, school administrators evacuated staff and students. The threat was determined to be not valid, and there is no ongoing danger to the school.

 

During the course of the investigation, which was led by the Montgomery County Department of Police Behavioral Assessment and Administrative Unit, a 15-year-old Montgomery County Public Schools student was identified as the suspect.

The student has been charged with threats of mass violence and disrupting school operations. Because of their status as a juvenile, the identity of the student is not being released. The case will be processed through the Department of Juvenile Services for disposition.

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https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapps/Press_Detail_Pol.aspx?Item_ID=45386

@mocoboe Raising Lunch Transaction Cost by 54 Cents to $2.49 (Cost to Add $$ to Lunch Account thru My School Bucks)

 https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/D5WRGP6B4EF5/$file/FY2025 Fees  DFNS Program.pdf

Check Maryland State Educator License Database Here (Principals, Administrators, Teachers)

https://certificationhub.msde.maryland.gov/#/verifylicense

'A huge red flag' | State database errors cause concern following Pikesville AI scandal

https://foxbaltimore.com/news/project-baltimore/a-huge-red-flag-state-database-errors-cause-concern-following-pikesville-ai-scandal-maryland-high-school-dazhon-darien-eric-eiswert-myraim-rogers-yarbrough-randallstown-naacp

40 Acres and a Lie

 40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles after the Civil War. A year and a half later, almost all the land had been taken back. Read more here and listen to a three-part audio investigation here.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/40-acres-reconstruction-freedmen-bureau-stolen-land/

@mcps Administrators find $$$$ for Summer Beach Conference (Teachers, still need copy paper?)

MCAAP Conference

@PrincipalKafele thanks for your inspiring keynote this am!@MCAAPMD @MCPS pic.twitter.com/sVkheDQ8vb

— Dr. Cara Grant (@CaraGrant11) June 20, 2024

MCPS’ Policies on Handling Complaints ‘In Progress’; 10 Administrators Terminated

Members of Montgomery County council met with the county Inspector General Megan Limarzi and three members of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff to learn about progress the school district has made in dealing with personnel complaints.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) had issued several reports faulting how MCPS follows up on staff complaints and for allowing former Principal Joel Beidleman to be promoted despite multiple harassment complaints against him.

Since receiving the report, 10 administrators have been terminated and five others have had job reassignments. 16 cases were determined to be unsubstantiated, officials said during Thursday’s combined hearing with council’s Audit and Education and Culture committees...

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-policies-on-handling-complaints-in-progress-10-administrators-terminated/

 

June 20, 2024: Council Hearing on @mcps @mocoboe. IG says, 10 Cases of MCPS Administrative Leave Termination since April 29th.

 

https://montgomerycountymd.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=169&event_id=16191&meta_id=181214

Senator Nancy King: "...importance of continuing the Virtual Academy..." @mcps @mocoboe #saveMVA

Letter from Maryland State Senator Nancy King to family of a MCPS Montgomery Virtual Academy student. 

Washington Post article on @mcps @mocoboe Superintendent selection drops that MCPS COO Brian Hull left this weekend.

...And just this past weekend, Chief Operating Officer Brian Hull left the school system.

On Monday, district spokeswoman Liliana López declined to specify the circumstances behind Hull’s departure, saying state law prevents the district from commenting on personnel matters...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/06/17/montgomery-school-superintendent-thomas-taylor/

Meet Thomas W. Taylor via his own website

 

Coalition builder with the proven ability to move large and complex organizations toward a positive culture of continuous improvement. Award-winning large school system leader and sought-after public speaker, skilled in instructional leadership and finance, with a strong focus on community transformation that aligns values, goals, strategies, and resources.
​Passionate superintendent with extensive experience in large, diverse, and growing school districts.

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Thomas W. Taylor, Ed.D., M.B.A. https://www.thomaswtaylor.com/meet-dr-taylor.html

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Board of Education Spends $782 Million a Year on Contracts They Never See. Many are No Bid, Some Don't Even Have Actual Written Contracts. @mocoboe

💲💲💲💲💲

At most Montgomery County Board of Education meetings there is a Consent Agenda.  The Consent Agenda is for items that are supposed to be routine.  They are typically Resolutions asking the Board of Education to approve purchases. 

A vast number of these purchases are not put out for competitive bids.  The Board of Education is just told by the Superintendent to approve these purchases without question. 

The Board of Education isn't even given the contracts to support these purchases.  

Over the years we've seen Resolutions presented to the Board of Education with obvious errors, omissions and illegal actions. We've seen Resolutions that did not have any supporting contracts.  We've seen the Board of Education approve "extensions" of previous contracts where the price of the item has increased, and yet, MCPS does not explain why they could not put out the purchase for a competitive bid in search of a better price. (More, more, more, and more)

We've seen the Montgomery County Inspector General report on a MCPS contract that had no terms and referenced "bridging" a contract when MCPS administrators didn't actually bridge the contract.    

In Fiscal Year 2023 there was $782,623,377 in unmonitored spending.  The Board of Education has absolutely no idea if these costs are justified or prudent.  See the full list below. 

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MCPS Spending for FY 2023* (Last full fiscal year of data)

The data below is a list of MCPS vendors that received payments of $25,000 or more during fiscal year 2023.

*By the way, if you want to see this data on the MCPS website use the link above.  MCPS has removed the direct link to this information from their website home page because, you know, transparency.  

11400 Inc $546,577

365 Interpreting Services LLC $83,458

3P Health LLC $110,863

4Imprint Inc $237,748

5Starr Enterprise LLC $30,000

72 Hour LLC $69,304

ABDO Publishing Company $105,727

ACCO Brands Corporation $51,355

AccuLine Enterprises Inc $30,400

Acme Mechanical Contractors of Virginia Inc $39,710

Acme Paper & Supply Co Inc $1,558,233

ADM Enterprises Group Inc $110,264

ADT Commercial LLC $130,991

ADTEK Engineers Inc $26,425

Adventist HealthCare Inc $1,494,863

Adventures by Dawn LLC $26,590

Aireco Supply Inc $335,795

Alan Tye & Associates LC $179,048

All American Protective Services LLC $65,074

All Roads Kenworth LLC $143,187

Allegis Group Holdings, Inc. $42,485

Allied Rentals Inc $40,866

Allsafe Elevator Inspections LLC $60,639

ALTA IT Services LLC $447,180

Amber Enterprises Inc $844,933

American Design Associates Inc $429,466

American Environmental Enterprises Inc $149,290

American Medical Staffing $857,368

American Minority General Contractors $31,102

American Tennis Courts Inc $1,097,159

AMN Allied Services LLC $30,675

Amplify Education Inc $1,324,522

Anne Arundel Co Public School $64,764

Anne Arundel Fire Inspection Inc $357,831

AON Consulting Inc $169,758

Apex Companies LLC $47,743

Apex Petroleum Corporation $56,851

Apple Inc $677,637

Applications Software Technology LLC $4,262,284

Applied Acoustical Sciences Inc $127,288

Aries Building Systems LLC $1,346,522

Ark Systems Inc $41,184

Artistic Concepts Group Inc $30,976

Artpreneurs Inc $85,508

Ascend Learning Holdings, LLC $38,790

Associated Catholic Charities, Inc. $29,856

Associated Professional Rehabilitation Services Inc $482,012

Assure the Future Inc $40,140

AT&T Mobility II LLC $343,164

AT&T Mobility LLC $204,591

ATC Healthcare Services Inc $109,677

Atera Prime Inc $26,360

ATI Holdings LLC $275,733

Atlantech Online Inc $1,051,486

Automatic Nursing Care Services, Inc $271,363

Automotive Support Services Inc $114,478

Avant Assessment LLC $34,487

Avossa, Robert $80,800

Aztec Software LLC $28,344

Aztech Datasystems Inc $142,005

B & H Foto & Electronics Corp $333,907

B&B Concepts Inc $302,158

B. W. Wilson Paper Company, Inc. $299,255

Baldwin Line Construction of Maryland Inc $321,068

Banc of America Public Capital Corp $31,269,890

Baptist Convention of MD/DE $297,755

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc. $276,784

Barwood Management LLC $42,217

Bates Trucking Company Inc $67,659

Bell TechLogix Inc $2,466,738

Bellwether Media Inc $64,453

Benchmark Education Company LLC $1,285,085

Benedictine School $943,975

Benefit Strategies LLC $223,097

BGE $561,186

BirdBrain Technologies LLC $31,763

Blackboard Inc. $329,756

Blick Art Materials LLC $55,198

Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church Inc $215,212

Board of Education of Baltimore County $34,325

Board of Education of Queen Anne's County $25,533

Board Of Education Prince George's $54,059

Bob McCloskey Agency LLC $56,806

Bobs Overhead Door Repair & Service Inc $115,897

Boiler & Furnace Cleaners Inc $510,096

Boland Trane Services Inc $1,457,639

Bowen, Dion $61,000

Bowie State University $141,696

Bowings & Huber LLC $449,454

Bowman Sales & Equipment Inc $115,634

Boxx Modular Inc $30,462

Briggs Chaney Walk in Clinic LLC $93,250

Bright Morning Consulting Inc $39,641

Brightly Software Inc $198,901

BrightView Holdings Inc $383,470

Brook Lane Behavioral Services Inc $1,014,817

Brook Lane Health Services Inc $1,022,738

Buch Construction Inc $68,998

Buenos Amigos Daycare LLC $34,317

Bunn LLC $61,758

Burmax Company Inc $52,489

Bus Patrol America LLC $5,713,619

Business Software Inc $37,076

Busy Service Inc $66,414

Butterball LLC $79,764

C&C Manufacturing Inc $30,492

C&D Recovery LLC $44,622

C. Archer and Associates LLC $49,849

C. N. Robinson Lighting Supply Co Inc $210,896

Calfed Financial Corp $294,786

Calico Packaging LLC $472,268

Campus Survival Kits LLC $54,615

Canon Financial Services Inc $210,612

Canon Solutions America Inc $180,246

Capital Compressor Inc $30,785

Capitol Document Solutions LLC $861,671

Capp Inc $108,692

Cargill Kitchen Solutions Inc $59,116

Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation $106,556

Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr LLP $543,059

Carolina Biological Supply Co $115,329

Cascade School Supplies $56,022

CDW LLC $42,742,448

Cengage Learning, Inc. $181,055

Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. $51,367

Center for Applied Linguistics $298,369

Center for Autism and Related Disorders LLC $116,737

Center for Teaching for Biliteracy $127,000

Central Jersey Office Equipment Inc. $321,307

Chelsea School $444,318

Chesapeake Communications Inc $161,862

Chesapeake Region Safety Coucil Inc $25,640

Chesapeake Treatment Centers $33,471

Cidi Labs LLC $49,500

Cintas Corporation No 2 $396,285

Citiroof Corp $2,394,063

City Of Gaithersburg, Maryland $50,687

City Of Rockville $370,949

Clark Azar & Associates Inc $211,672

Clayworks Supplies Inc $102,161

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP $175,000

Clinton Learning Solutions LLC $35,868

Coastal Acquisition Corporation $1,466,987

Cole Roofing Co Inc $1,909,272

College Board $717,559

CollegeTracks, Inc $650,000

Colonial Equipment Company $28,209

Colossal Contractors, Inc $1,162,253

Colt Insulation Inc $49,000

Comcast $635,974

Commissioners Of Poolesville $73,485

Community Products LLC $111,530

Community Services for Autistic Adults and Children $2,278,529

Community Support Services Inc $2,802,141

CONAGRA BRANDS INC $565,712

Consigli Construction Co Inc $668,807

Control Sources LLC $1,375,706

Cooper Building Services LLC $146,674

Corbett Technology Solutions Inc $210,265

Corbey, Kelly $40,557

COSMOS AIR PURIFICATION & ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC $1,090,526

Coughlan Companies LLC $498,107

Country Pure Foods, Inc. $151,970

Craig Gaulden & Davis Inc $272,041

Crisis Prevention Institute Inc $129,911

Criswell Chevrolet Inc $286,415

Criswell Performance Imports Inc $48,320

Cromwell Contracting LLC $154,622

Culinary Ventures Maryland $54,793

Cummins Inc $129,172

Curriculum Associates LLC $568,653

D & F Construction Co Inc $106,964

Daboter Inc $60,194

Daikin Applied Americas Inc $498,728

Dairy Maid Dairy LLC $4,064,920

Daktronics Inc $87,844

Data Networks of America Inc $4,809,071

Dawkins Management Inc $191,370

DC Approved Basketball Officials Inc $33,820

Defined Learning LLC $32,500

Delaware Elevator Inc $185,803

Delcoline Inc $38,102

Dell Marketing LP $374,829

Delmar Architects PA $470,717

Delta General Services Inc $36,168

DeltaMath Solutions Inc $74,767

Demco Inc $82,432

Dempsey Uniform and Linen Supply $48,582

Denver-Elek Inc $5,394,368

Design Collective Inc $310,806

Design Teams Inc $64,500

DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2 Inc $46,888

DGS Educational Products $228,848

Didax Inc $64,274

District of Columbia Government $65,296

Diversified Educational Systems Inc $124,196

DLR Group of DC PC $313,629

DLT Solutions LLC $40,319

Dollamur LP $27,420

Donald B Rice Tire Co Inc $660,397

Dori Foods Inc $100,378

Douron Inc $5,863,717

Dreambox Learning $90,455

DS Services of America Inc $154,090

DuBois Construction Inc $3,093,910

Dustin Construction Inc $72,124,711

E&R Services Inc $182,095

E.A.R.N Contractors Inc $356,620

EAI Security Systems Inc $73,183

East West Telecommunications Inc $298,987

Ecolab Inc $34,275

edmentum Inc $596,305

Edupoint Educational Systems LLC $1,677,142

EdutainmentLIVE LLC $33,625

EIS Office Solutions Inc $107,142

El Dorado Trading Group Inc $36,168

Elcon Enterprises Inc $659,305

Electric Entertainment LLC $44,090

Electude USA LLC $40,995

EMH Environmental Inc $1,373,919

Empire Landscape LLC $1,172,312

Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. $77,534

Enel X Advisory Services North America Inc $114,300

Enel X North America, Inc $54,600

EnergyCAP LLC $84,082

Engineering Consulting Services LTD $62,645

Enterprise Holdings Inc $133,707

Entwistle Enterprises LLC $33,367

Envy Brands $190,314

EPS Operations LLC $51,392

Equal Opportunity Schools $250,885

Eric Armin Inc $31,909

ES Foods Inc $53,357

ESJ Renaissance OB Westech LLC $129,701

Espina Paving Inc $587,002

EveryMind Inc $70,000

Exelon Corporation $4,046,637

ExploreLearning, LLC $182,694

Ey, Crystal $29,400

Facility Engineering Associates PC $100,000

Falcon Security LLC $26,000

Family Services Inc $153,445

Ferguson US Holdings Inc $735,793

Ferrell Lawn Care LLC $74,250

Finley Asphalt and Concrete Inc $301,949

Fisher Scientific Company, LLC $199,995

Fit and Fun Playscapes LLC $25,264

Fitz Flooring LLC $215,311

FleetPride Inc $70,311

Flinn Scientific Inc $49,197

Florida League Of IB Schools $40,200

Flyleaf Publishing LLC $40,282

Follett Content Solutions LLC $1,284,171

Follett Corporation $446,751

Food Pro Corp $722,794

Form Plastics Company $509,000

FPC Holdings, Inc $54,093

Franklin Covey Client Sales Inc $3,471,178

Funds For Learning LLC $58,000

FWD Media Inc $227,226

G E Richards Graphic Supplies of MD Inc $37,993

Gabriel Roeder Smith & Company $93,783

Gaithersburg Farmers Supply Inc $685,303

Gambrills Equipment Co Inc $161,445

Game Day Inc $370,570

Gateway Education Holdings LLC $241,297

General Mills Finance Inc $624,864

Gill Group Inc $30,969

Glennco Inc $185,108

Global Engineering Solutions $50,274

Global Equipment Co $28,371

Global Payments Inc $110,131

Goel Services Inc $188,387

Gold Creek Foods LLC $536,346

Gold Standard Consulting LLC $398,446

Gold Star Foods $374,251

Good Source Solutions Inc $64,140

Goodman Food Products Inc $85,451

Government Finance Officers $53,188

Grafton School Inc $46,616

Great Books Foundation $221,639

Great Minds PBC $2,675,752

Greater Washington Community Foundation $125,000

Greenwood Publishing Group Inc $29,511

Grimm & Parker Architecture Inc $1,696,920

Growing Solutions LLC $59,412

Guitar Center Stores Inc $348,808

Gurian Institute LLC $28,500

H&S Distribution LLC $585,300

Hadley Farms Inc $522,626

hand2mind Inc $29,940

Happy Valley Intermediate Holdco Inc $67,265

Harbour School $341,649

Harmony School Corporation $73,155

Hartman Electric LLC $44,478

Havtech Parts Division LLC $53,494

Havtech Service Division LLC $224,547

HCGI Hartford Inc $1,248,309

Heartline Fitness Products, Inc $36,556

Henley Construction Co Inc $22,189,904

Henry Schein Inc $42,092

Hercules Fence Of Maryland LLC $263,393

Herman Born & Sons Inc $160,075

Hershey Creamery Company $231,871

Hertzberg-New Method Inc $34,864

Hess Construction Company, LLC $112,011,405

HET MCPS LLC $3,330,250

Heyman Mailing Service Inc $27,675

High Liner Foods Inc $40,739

HIS Sign LLC $203,056

HMH Supplemental Publishers Inc $84,000

Hogan Lovells US LLP $96,284

Home Depot USA Inc $221,526

Home Health Connection Inc $277,750

Hood College $207,990

Hormel Foods Sales LLC $48,783

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company $527,262

HYA Corporation $53,278

Hydro-Tech Irrigation Company $68,370

IBM Corporation $53,336

Identity Inc $298,325

Imagination Stage Inc $26,944

Imagination Station Inc. $119,685

Imagine Learning LLC $1,031,565

iMonza Inc $44,341

Improving Education Inc $164,555

Independent Hardware Inc $172,283

Infobase Holdings Inc $174,903

Infor (US) Inc $365,008

Inspection Experts Inc $107,944

Institute for Multi-Sensory Education LLC $446,018

Instructure Inc $885,100

Intac Inc $266,488

Intelitek Inc $56,220

Intellias Inc $43,155

International Baccalaureate $285,885

International Food Solutions Inc $102,595

Interstate Corporation $4,525,804

Interstate Office Supply $129,209

IP DSC MOCO LLC $32,071

Ivymount School $7,272,306

IXL Learning Inc $41,225

J & M Truck Repairs $28,411

J Appleseed Inc $40,903

J&J Snack Food Sales Corp $55,543

J&S Plan B LLC $367,371

J. Gilbert Inc $32,088

J.B.A. Consulting Engineers Inc $200,435

J.G. Parks & Son $1,425,809

Jackson Lewis PC $48,693

Jackson, McChell $28,260

James Posey Associates Inc $377,393

JB Contracting Inc $85,910

JemiSun Healthcare Services Inc $96,353

Jewish Social Service Agency $211,754

JKM Music Group LLC $40,335

Johnson & Towers Inc $55,468

Johnson Controls US Holdings LLC $367,165

Johnson Truck Center LLC $915,501

Joseph Heil Company Inc $294,616

Jostens Inc $59,574

JPG Plumbing and Mechanical Services Inc $244,947

JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A. $9,848,293

JTM Provisions Company, Inc $167,935

Junior Achievement of Greater Washington $208,360

K Neal International Trucks Inc $169,908

K&M Supply Inc $372,636

Kane, Derrick J $59,400

KCI Technologies Inc $334,466

Keller Brothers Inc $63,215,130

Kellogg Sales Co $671,590

Kelly Generator & Equipment Inc $180,084

Kendall Hunt Publishing Co $91,727

Kennedy Krieger Education and Community Services Inc $5,533,794

Keswick School LLC $164,900

KEV Group Inc $159,600

KickUp Inc $93,294

Kids Discover $479,511

Kingmor Supply Inc $219,380

Kingsman Holdings Inc $168,360

Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc $52,646

Kramer, Ethan $170,686

L&R Enterprises, Inc $218,961

Lab School Of Washington $753,166

Lakeshore Equipment Company $371,825

Lakeshore Parent LLC $386,786

Land O'Lakes Inc $87,782

Language Line Services, Inc $481,091

Lanier Electronics Group Inc $118,568

Latham Centers Inc $293,280

Lavinia Group LLC $696,529

Learning Tree International USA Inc $86,898

Lectures de France Inc $31,531

LEGO Brand Retail, Inc $273,975

Leisure Craft Inc $85,885

Lenovo Inc $2,537,839

Leonard Paper Co $71,159

LessonPix Inc $34,884

Let's Do Lunch Inc $685,598

Levine Music Inc $72,375

Lexia Learning Systems LLC $652,902

Lexia Voyager Sopris Inc $299,348

Lifeworks (US) Ltd. $438,094

Lightbox Learning Inc $32,216

Lighting Maintenance Inc $122,446

Lincoln Library Press Inc $33,693

Lindsay Ford LLC $1,460,759

LinkedIn Corporation $27,725

Linwood Center Inc $167,306

LJ CBG Acquisition Company $74,994

Longroad Energy Holdings LLC $117,165

Love Educational Services LLC $25,000

LRP Publications $27,629

Luminace Aggregator LLC $139,474

M T Laney Company Inc $46,306

M&M Welding & Fabricators $3,058,727

Mackin Book Co $31,537

Macmillan Holdings LLC $250,501

Maggin Construction Co Inc $1,223,235

Magnolia Plumbing Inc $478,155

Main Line Real Properties LP $65,567

Mallick Mechanical Contractors Inc $564,827

Mansfield Oil Company of Gainesville Inc $11,607,238

Manson Western LLC $61,012

Marriott Hotel Services Inc $69,242

Marson Foods LLC $283,945

Maryland Association of Boards of Education $33,880

Maryland Department Education $127,668

Maryland Department of Health Regional Institute for Children & Adolescents $222,312

Maryland Diaper Bank $100,000

Maryland Music Educators Assoc $41,802

Maryland Salem Children's Trust Inc $25,854

Maryland School For The Deaf $47,815

Maryland Soccer Foundation, Inc. $76,920

Maryland Sound International Holding Co $59,314

Maryland State Youth Soccer Association $133,840

Maryland Treatment Centers Inc $64,022

Maryland Unemployment Ins Adm $40,045

Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission $65,450

Marzetti Frozen Pasta Inc $37,248

Master Care Flooring Inc $146,333

Maxxess Systems Inc $75,235

McCain Foods USA Inc $547,861

McCormick Insulation Supply $28,499

McDaniel College Inc $240,159

McDonough Bolyard Peck Inc $30,425

McGrath RentCorp $1,624,137

McGraw-Hill Education Inc $296,682

Mdingi, Emmanuel $70,386

Mead Tree & Turf Care Inc $161,920

Medical Access PC $49,133

Meridian Construction Co Inc $36,271

Metro Metal Services Inc $912,366

Meyer Material Handling Products Inc $38,370

MG Auto Glass Inc $128,290

Michigan Dessert Corporation $96,212

Microsoft Corporation $161,886

Midwest Shop Supplies Inc $33,449

MIK Industries Inc $415,121

Mileham & King Inc $26,291

Miles & Stockbridge PC $52,305

Mitel Business Systems Inc $345,707

Mobile Communications America Inc $54,717

MOCO KidsCo Inc $2,594,698

Modern Door & Equipment Sales Inc $110,314

Modular Genius Inc $937,033

Montgomery College $2,861,026

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP $113,414

Morin Distribution Inc $30,467

Moseley Architects of Maryland Inc $563,411

Motir Services Inc. $109,862

Motorola Solutions Inc $59,536

MPS Healthcare Inc $100,056

Mr. Elton McIntosh $51,930

MTFA Architecture PLLC $377,122

Multicorp Fire Protection Services LLC $54,955

Multi-Health Systems Inc $66,924

Mythics, Inc $331,179

N2Y LLC $221,757

Nardone Brothers Baking Company Inc $335,029

Nasco Education LLC $57,264

Nashville Medical & EMS Products Inc $33,945

National Center On Institution & Alternatives $97,576

National Food Group Inc $123,418

National Rehabilitation Hospital Inc $659,808

National Seating & Mobility Inc $56,598

National Speech & Language Therapy Center Inc $106,680

NCS Pearson Incorporated $347,692

Nearpod Inc $26,500

Netcom Technologies Inc $2,953,050

Nevco Sports LLC $247,963

Newsela Inc $40,105

Nexus Woodbourne Family Healing $140,468

Nichols Contracting Inc $165,871

NOA Architecture Planning Interiors LLC $63,868

Noland Company $30,235

Normoyle, Richard M $31,625

Northern Virginia Supply Inc $199,987

NorthStar Contracting Group Inc $57,735

Northwest Evaluation Association $979,232

Norton Land Design LLC $52,075

Notable Inc $218,750

Notre Dame of Maryland University Inc $281,916

Oak Contracting LLC $16,081,109

Octagon Services Inc $38,249

Old Line Construction Inc $368,089

Optimizely North America Inc $367,067

Oracle America Inc $2,481,285

Orndorff & Spaid Inc $1,653,614

OTC Brands Inc $51,909

OverDrive Inc $148,587

PAPCO Inc $479,652

Parallax Inc $37,003

Para-Med Medical Transportation Inc $97,550

Paramount Mechanical Corp $982,083

Parts Authority LLC $97,840

Pathways Schools $596,193

Pear Deck Inc $160,000

Penske Truck Leasing Co LP $214,483

Pepco $13,568,270

Perfection Learning Corporation $353,513

Performance Controls LLC $105,365

Peripole Inc $45,814

Perkins Eastman Architects DPC $213,555

Peterson Farm Fresh Inc $425,909

Petroleum Recovery & Remediation Management Inc $213,063

Phillips Programs $2,026,997

Pinnacle Venue Services LLC $40,109

Pivot Athletic Training LLC $222,285

PlayCore Wisconsin Inc $30,479

Playground Specialists Inc $1,700,876

Plexus Installations Inc $442,871

Policy Studies Associates, Inc $25,096

Potomac Edison $934,079

PowerSchool Holdings LLC $2,502,878

President and Fellows of Harvard College $41,000

Press4Kids Inc $128,597

Prevost Construction Inc $2,405,814

Procom Communications LLC $575,058

Procon Consulting LLC $37,191

Pro-Ed Inc $35,908

Professional Startup and Operating Services Inc $158,752

Proffitt & Associates Architects, PC $440,469

Project Lead The Way Inc $434,229

ProQuest LLC $112,527

Psychological Assessment Resources Inc $46,331

Pyramid Paper Company $1,815,519

Quadient Inc $203,705

Quality One Care Home Health Inc $46,310

QuaverMusic.com LLC $208,320

R D Bean Inc $1,535,198

R.W. Warner Inc $2,127,045

Radio Systems Inc $27,796

Radon Abatement Services $46,450

Rasix Computer Center Inc $664,763

RDA Corporation $393,334

Really Good Stuff LLC $130,528

Really Great Reading LLC $3,556,329

Recovery Point Systems Inc $792,168

Redbird Flight Simulations Inc $30,870

Regency Cab Inc $337,756

Reginald S Lourie Center for Infants & Young Children Inc $1,028,420

Rehab 2 Perform LLC $160,000

Reider, Kelly $77,363

Rescue One Training for Life Inc $512,827

Research For Better Teaching Inc $125,560

REthinc Inc $74,805

Reynolds Consulting Engineers Inc $121,260

Rich Holdings Inc $705,713

Riverside Assessments LLC $44,440

RK Payroll Solutions Inc $275,114

Rochester 100 Inc $50,323

Rockville Color LLC $44,156

Rockville MD II SGF LLC $5,992,261

Rodriguez, Kathleen M $52,865

Rolyn LLC $206,763

Rosen Publishing Group $84,388

RRMM Architects PC $640,623

RSC Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Inc $57,317

RT MacKenzie Inc $45,931

S Freedman & Sons Inc $2,657,511

S&E Paper Inc $123,146

Safeguard Business Systems Inc $31,330

Safeware Inc $34,078

Samaha Associates PC $419,515

Scantron Corporation $30,911

Scenario Learning LLC $69,605

Schneider Electric IT Corporation $34,234

Scholastic Inc $151,451

Scholastic Library Publishing $131,378

School Datebooks Inc $56,551

School Specialty LLC $862,041

Schwan's Food Service Inc $892,157

Sempco Inc $213,960

Senseware Inc $6,220,000

Service Photo Supply Inc $53,697

Service Tire Truck Center Inc $402,954

Servpro Of Rockville-Olney Inc $214,014

SFMS LLC $43,762

SGM Bindery Inc $45,637

Shapiro & Duncan Inc $200,072

Sheffield Pottery, Inc $75,924

Shelton, Karina $41,371

Shenzhen Ssjy Tech Co Ltd $28,310

Sheppard Pratt Non-Contracted Services LLC $7,975,966

Shireen Realty Investments LLC $232,803

Shorehaven Inc $1,297,153

Sigman & Summerfield Associates Inc $240,985

Singer Equipment Company Inc $480,447

Skanska USA Building Inc $7,707,954

Smith & Haines Inc $1,900,155

Smolen Emr Ilkovitch Architects Inc $424,686

Smucker Foodservice Inc $265,211

Snap-On Industrial $86,119

Soliant Health LLC $61,354

SONIC LLC $60,362

Sonny Merryman Inc $5,383,749

Sonova USA Inc $76,201

Southern Air Inc $138,524

Southern Utilities Co Inc $124,174

Specialized Education of MD Inc $1,394,515

St Elizabeth School $958,622

Stage Rigging Services Inc $59,171

Stanbury Uniforms LLC $38,983

Standard Graphics Mid-Atlantic Inc $28,802

Stantec Architecture Inc $2,812,503

Staples Inc $4,265,089

Stark & Keenan, A Professional Assocation $40,966

State of Maryland $1,042,119

Steel Products Inc $36,515

Steve Weiss Music Inc $63,089

Stormwater Management Facilities Repair Group Inc $417,195

Story Tapestries Inc $30,200

Strathmore Hall Foundation Inc $119,780

Stryder Corp $107,306

Summit Energy Services Inc $395,000

Sunbelt Rentals Inc $1,171,042

Superior Supply Ltd $1,286,313

Superior Text $61,226

SupportEd LLC $366,086

Sweeney Brothers Inc $238,704

Sweetwater Sound Inc $26,361

Syn-Tech Systems Inc $143,388

Takoma Tree Experts Inc $35,935

Talent Assessment Inc $35,531

TAN Fire Alarms LLC $597,937

Tasty Brands LLC $169,054

TCA Architects LLC $133,205

Teacher Created Materials Inc $26,532

TeachNow Inc $33,200

Teamwork Crew Limited $29,468

Terraform Solar XVIII LLC $99,830

TestOut Corportation $27,720

TEX-AM Construction Co Inc $122,701

Texthelp Inc $194,604

TFH USA Ltd $36,535

The Arrow Project $144,913

The Best Battery Company Inc $233,053

The Cadmus Group LLC $34,957

The Children's Guild Inc $588,891

The Child's World Inc $29,281

The Discovery Source Inc $56,399

The Foundation Schools $4,644,222

The George B Thomas Sr Learning Academy Inc $214,029

The Hearing and Speech Agency of Metropolitan Baltimore, Inc $264,631

The HJ Poist Gas Company $56,624

The K Group Architects $185,150

The Maryland School for the Blind $321,307

The Matthews Group Inc $802,961

The Middleton & Meads Co Inc $154,495

The New England Center for Children Inc $403,007

The Prophet Corporation $50,027

The Raben Group LLC $81,184

The Rockmont Motor Company Inc $106,302

The Stepping Stones Group LLC $1,484,997

The Therapy Spot LLC $1,168,965

The Tree House Inc $368,960

Think Social Publishing Inc $34,896

Thomas Somerville Co $48,855

Thompson, John $286,972

Tilley Lubricants LLC $659,356

TJ Distributors Inc $154,806

T-Mobile USA Inc $1,359,261

Tomahalk Strategic Solutions LLC $42,500

Total Kitchen Care LLC $76,259

Towson Mechanical Inc $4,477,732

Towson State University $394,450

Treatment & Learning Centers Inc $4,304,456

Tricon Chemical Corporation $100,900

Triumvirate Environment Inc $27,968

TruGreen Landcare LLC $41,771

Tseng, Paul $141,435

TSRC Inc $120,474

TT Faster LLC $39,599

Tuckman-Barbee Construction Co Inc $655,624

Tumbleweed Press Inc $44,757

Tutor Me LA LLC $6,981,920

Tyler Technologies Inc $30,900

Tyson Prepared Foods Inc $1,136,501

Uline, Inc $42,501

Unbounded Learning Inc $31,375

Unisource Services LLC $1,742,173

Unitec Distribution Systems Inc $538,865

United Electric Supply Company LLC $30,864

United Refrigeration Inc $33,241

United Rentals North America Inc $94,130

United Site Services Inc $147,200

United Solutions LLC $108,870

United States Postal Service $446,100

University of Maryland $954,847

US JETTING LLC $53,774

US Modular Group East Inc $2,539,977

Varsity Brands Holding Co Inc $518,253

Vatica Contracting Inc $766,914

Venable LLP $140,061

Veritiv Operating Company $54,832

Verizon Maryland Inc $1,238,217

Verizon Wireless $550,087

Vernier Software & Technology LLC $25,379

Vincent D. Cleary Jr. $71,553

Vista Higher Learning Inc $60,917

Visual Language Associates $158,212

VMDO Architects, P.C. $1,163,121

Votenet Solutions Inc $31,822

VOYA Holdings Inc $4,021,600

VWR International LLC $68,927

W W Grainger Inc $129,250

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. $42,239

Waldon Studio Architects & Planners PC $142,259

Walker Willis Corp $1,762,042

Wampole-Miller Inc $80,033

Washington Gas Light Company $2,676,651

Washington Music Sales Center Inc $121,475

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission $6,325,767

Wayside Publishing $596,136

WB Waste Solutions LLC $739,803

Weather Control Inc $261,406

Weiss Bros of Hagerstown Inc $308,176

Wenger Corporation $107,509

Werres Corp $103,353

West End Service Inc $153,290

West Music Company Inc $49,452

Weyer's Floor Service Inc $526,231

WGL Energy Services Inc $16,692,402

Whitaker Brothers Business Machines Inc $132,494

White Glove Drug & Alcohol Testing Inc $66,015

Williams Scotsman Inc $394,938

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP $150,802

Wisconsin Center for Education Products and Services Inc $51,925

WJ Strickler Signs Inc $75,618

WLR Automotive Group Inc $46,566

Wonderware Inc $29,911

World Fuel Services Inc $87,726

WriteReader Inc $40,800

Xerox Corporation $214,167

Yoti N N & Associates Inc $199,551

Young Mens Christian Assc of Metropolitan Washing $229,081

Zeager Brothers Inc $137,959

$782,623,377