An extraordinary new study suggests judges and elected leaders in Montgomery County are doing too little to protect children in homes with a history of domestic violence.

Bravo to these Court watchers for putting in the time and effort to document what goes on in Montgomery County Court rooms.


...The volunteers say in 70% of the hearings they attended, judges ordered unsupervised visits between a child and father even after finding clear and convincing evidence he'd committed violence on the child's mother...

ttp://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/2014/05/29/montgomery-failing-domestic-violence-kids/9740917/

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention Forum

A conversation on youth substance abuse in Montgomery County for concerned residents and parents who want to learn about drug trends, youth addiction, and promoting wellness in our community.

October 7, 2013
Resource Fair: 6:30-7:00 p.m.
Presentations/Q&A: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Richard Montgomery High School Auditorium
250 Richard Montgomery Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

Speakers:

Dr. Joshua Starr, Superintendent of Schools, MCPS
Dr. James M. Bjork, Program Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dr. Raymond Crowel, Chief, DHHS Behavioral Health and Crisis Services
Dr. Ursula Hermann, Director, MCPS Department of Student Services
Sgt. Keith Matthis, Montgomery County Police Department
Mr. Timothy B. Warner, Chief Engagement and Partnership Officer, MCPS

Exclusive: Monitoring of Student Achievement Calendar

Now that the Seven Keys are out, here's a draft calendar showing what data MCPS is going to be tracking under Superintendent Joshua Starr's leadership.  This draft calendar was presented to the BOE at their off-site meeting on June 20, 2013.  

Note that one of the things replacing the Seven Keys is Hope, Wellbeing and Engagement.  Fortunately, we can pay no bid survey company Gallup almost $1 million dollars a year to rate our students' Hope, Wellbeing and Engagement.  

Lucky Gallup! They are guaranteed annual renewal of their no-bid contract for as long as Superintendent Starr is here.

  DRAFT - Strategic Plan Monitoring Calendar.pdf by Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland