Showing posts with label Baldrige failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baldrige failure. Show all posts

Friday, May 31, 2024

Virtual academy closure threatens progress for special needs student in Montgomery County


...7News On Your Side reached out to MCPS about the decision that many of the impacted families believed still depended on a vote at a June 11 Board of Education meeting...

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-virtual-academy-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcps-maryland-education-special-needs-students-accessibility-learning

‘I have no idea what I’ll do’: Montgomery Co. schools plans to shut down virtual learning program

...WTOP has reached out to Chia and the Montgomery County Board of Education for comment regarding the closure. The board was set to vote on the budget, which would have included a final decision on the academy, on June 11.

After a February hearing regarding possible cuts earlier this year, the school board decided to keep the MVA program, but said it would continue to asses the program’s value.

In an emailed statement to WTOP, a schools spokesperson was unable to say just how much closing the MVA would save the school system but that the board is “working through necessary adjustments in the budget.”..

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/05/i-have-no-idea-what-ill-do-montgomery-co-schools-plans-to-shut-down-virtual-learning-program/

Virtual learning program on the chopping block in Montgomery County due to budget cuts


 ...“What we discovered is that a lot of kids were actually thriving in this environment and our son is one of them," said Courtney Evans, the mother of a fourth grader in Montgomery Virtual Academy...


https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/montgomery-county-public-schools-plan-cut-virtual-academy-2025-budget-cuts/65-9157a4ed-1344-4646-bebb-10a1a9949e82?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dm-GLcu2fUGUa1GJ8BVSCy0lDontatQd7EG1Wy4tOkuxDAdtnfji6t_8_aem_AYiA8d4nW3TIok1AUUx6osXC7UnM7ZAQp9jPBZadrgvFXBERQfzyuxpBK_5UFGaXSXnLZ98SyH-fQo6Zo4RWoXV2

Thursday, May 30, 2024

MCPS Administrator Closes a School without Vote of Board of Education #notTransparent #lies

Because why not? Why should MCPS administrators respect the elected Board of Education? Why should they respect State law on the closure of schools?   

Why should anyone in MCPS follow the Baldridge processes that have been written into Board policies? 

Why should parents believe anything that comes from MCPS in a Community Message? 

On Friday, May 24, 2024, MCPS sent out a Community Message that stated:

"Final decisions will not be made until the Board approves the budget on June 11."

And today (May 30th) a MCPS administrator sent out this letter:  

"...decision has been made to close the Montgomery Virtual Academy..."






Friday, March 13, 2020

MCPS has a Pandemic Flu Plan. Where is it?

Anyone have a copy of this plan? 
It was mentioned in the MCPS 2010 Baldrige Application. 

Pandemic Flu Planning

MCPS has worked with Montgomery County government agencies including the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to develop a comprehensive plan that is aligned with the MCPS Pandemic Flu Response Plan (PFRP) (AOS). Many aspects of this plan were put to the test with an outbreak of the H1N1 virus during the 2008–2009 school year. In fact, the county health department closed down Rockville High School for three days, due to a confirmed case of the Swine Flu (H1N1 virus) and high absenteeism. PFRP served as a guide to implementing protocols for communicating to schools and communities and collaborating with DHHS, state, and federal government agencies...

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/baldrige/docs/BaldrigeApplication.pdf