8 MCPS COVID-19 in Buildings Notifications from Oct. 30, 2020 - January 20, 2021. Two for the MCPS Technology Distribution Site.

 Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at 45 W. Gude Drive Technology Distribution Site

(January 20, 2021)

We are writing to share that an MCPS employee who works at the 45 W. Gude technology distribution and support site has tested positive for COVID-19. The last date the employee worked on-site was Janua ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Gaithersburg Middle School

(January 15, 2021)

Dear MCPS Community: We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the Gaithersburg Middle School meal distribution site ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Northwest High School

(December 18, 2020)

Dear MCPS Community: We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the Northwest High School meal distribution site has ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Hallie Wells Middle School

(December 17, 2020)

Dear MCPS Community: We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the Hallie Wells Middle School meal distribution site ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Harmony Hills Elementary School

(December 2, 2020)

Dear MCPS Community: We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the Harmony Hills Elementary School meal distribution ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at South Lake Elementary School

(November 13, 2020)

Dear MCPS Community: We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the South Lake Elementary School meal distribution si ...(more)

Community Notification: COVID-19 Case at Fallsmead Elementary School

(November 2, 2020)

Dear Fallsmead Elementary School Parents and Guardians:   We are writing to share that an MCPS staff member engaged in materials distribution at Fallsmead Elementary School has tested positiv ...(more)

Notification: COVID-19 Case at 45 W. Gude Drive Technology Distribution Site

(October 30, 2020)

We are writing to share that an MCPS employee who works at the 45 W. Gude technology distribution and support site has tested positive for COVID-19. The last date the employee worked on-site was Octob ...(more)

Gaithersburg Mayor Awards MCPS Parent for Advocacy

Parent-led program combats government's waste of food | The Examiner | Beltway Confidential

Afarin Homer, a mother and a frequent volunteer at Gaithersburg Middle School, couldn’t believe her eyes last March when she noticed how much food was being wasted from an after-school snack program. Thanks to food services regulations, much of the food was being thrown in the garbage, untouched.
Homer used her good reputation with the school to convince authorities that something better could be done with that food, and since then her program Food Recovery for the Hungry has redirected over 1,495 pounds of food to a community soup kitchen.
Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz presented an award for contributions to educational excellence Monday to the middle school and its five student ambassadors who have helped Homer implement the program.
Gaithersburg Middle School, which has a high concentration of students in poverty, supplies after-school snacks to its students, many of whom won’t be served dinner at home. Federal regulations prevent children from refusing or giving back items they don’t want (they would then be receiving less than a full legal "snack") and so a huge amount of food simply ends up in the trash.
“Nine times out of 10, I would see the kids eat the pizza and throw everything else in the trashcan,” Homer told the Examiner. “I was shocked. The hunger issue is increasing, so why isn’t the problem being addressed in schools?”

Read more at the Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/03/parent-led-program-combats-governments-waste-food#ixzz1HX01x0Oa