Jan. 18th @mcps COVID-19 Data for Active Cases Sorted from Highest to Lowest

 Montgomery County's Board of Education shut down their public reporting of student and staff active COVID-19 cases in schools weeks ago.

MCPS parents are now compiling their own data to track what is going on in schools.  Today's numbers are shown in the image and in the PDF below.  

This spreadsheet can be found here.  

Note: The data source is MCPS and many MCPS teachers and parents have reported the MCPS data that is released is not accurate. 

2022 Jan 18 MCPS Covid - Ac... by Parents' Coalition of Montg...

Montgomery Co. Executive says he isn't opposed to a temporary pause on in-person learning

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (D) declared Wednesday that he isn't opposed to the county's public school system temporarily pausing in-person learning amid Omicron.

"I'm very concerned about where we are with schools. This is clearly a no-win situation," Elrich stated during a Zoom call with reporters. "I have thought for a while that the pause idea made some sense, with some modifications. I've had conversations both with folks on the labor side and the administration on how to accommodate that."..

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-public-schools-covid-in-person-learning-virtual-omicron-low-staffing-levels-pause-temporary-return?fbclid=IwAR2kUxpkmNCYtENyR1izy9ym76Tv2aIcpcFabNesOHpEj3_pzNfF7RQHMHo

Opinion: It’s time to acknowledge reality. Many schools will likely have to close because of omicron.

...But our desire to keep kids in classrooms should always be tempered by a keen situational awareness of the ever-changing coronavirus pandemic. As the omicron variant rages across the country, we must prepare for the possibility that some schools may have to close. This isn’t a political statement; it’s a simple reality.

Omicron has rewritten the pandemic rule book regarding transmission and immunity. Unlike the series of rolling geographic surges that accompanied previous variants, omicron represents a viral blizzard of widespread infections spanning the entire country. For the next three to five weeks, the sheer number of cases will pose significant challenges to U.S. health-care systems, public safety operations, critical infrastructure capacities, food distribution and services, and educational programs. Each could temporarily lose 25 to 40 percent of their workforce because of isolation and quarantine...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/12/its-time-acknowledge-reality-many-schools-will-likely-have-close-because-omicron/

MCPS Now Reporting 348 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 8 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Previous COVID Positive Staff Cases and Quarantined totals.

Petitions This Week to the Montgomery County Board of Education Regarding Reopening Schools

 Delay in-person MCPS instruction until health metrics are met and all staff are vaccinated

and

Start In Person Instruction on 3/1 per Governor Hogan's Order

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)

MCPS Now Reporting 312 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 32 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Previous COVID Positive Staff Cases and Quarantined totals. 

MCPS Now Reporting 281 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 43 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Previous COVID Positive Staff Cases and Quarantined totals. 

MCPS Now Reporting 249 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 26 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Previous COVID Positive Staff Cases and Quarantined totals. 

MCPS Now Reporting 207 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 41 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Previous COVID Positive Staff Cases and Quarantined totals. 

MCPS Now Reporting 183 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 24 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

MCPS Now Reporting 172 Staff COVID-19 Positive and 33 Staff Currently Quarantined

 

Mont. Co. Schools: 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been found. The data include employees and students.

Sixty-six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Montgomery County schools, including 11 outbreaks, according to the county health department.

In an email to Bethesda Beat, spokeswoman Mary Anderson wrote that the health department has conducted 204 investigations into potential coronavirus cases at public and private schools — 172 at private schools and 32 at public schools. From those investigations, 66 confirmed cases have been found. The data include employees and students.

Anderson did not specify how many cases were at private schools and how many were at public schools.

However, she reported that there have been seven COVID-19 outbreaks at public schools and four at private schools...

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/66-covid-19-cases-reported-in-montgomery-county-public-private-schools/

THREE EMPLOYEES AT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

Three staff members working at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Germantown have tested positive for COVID-19, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) said Monday. Oct. 15 was the last day one of the employees was at the school, MCPS said in a community message. Anyone who worked with the three staff members has been asked to get tested for coronavirus and quarantine for 14 days. MCPS said it is also sharing the information so anyone who was at the middle school before Oct. 15 can monitor themselves for symptoms. Although MCPS education is fully virtual so far this semester, some staff members are in schools. “We have staff in schools for a number of reasons including food distribution, facility management, staff teaching from their classrooms, ongoing tech and/or materials distribution, and other approved purposes,” Spokesperson Gboyinde Onijala told MyMCMedia in an email... https://www.mymcmedia.org/three-employees-at-martin-luther-king-jr-middle-school-test-positive-for-covid-19/

MCPS: EMPLOYEE AT GLEN HAVEN MEAL DISTRIBUTION SITE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19

 

Montgomery County Public Schools announced that a staff member who works at a Glen Haven Elementary School meal distribution site in Wheaton has tested positive for the coronavirus...

https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-employee-at-glen-haven-meal-distribution-site-tests-positive-for-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR0Ku1b_3evWGPAOHCvYxxXdV6u9dDPOGUxJDMKQDv4-Je95d9iOPsn8g4w

Four Bradley Hills Elementary School staff members contract COVID-19; building temporarily closes [School is also a day care/virtual learning pod location]

The Bradley Hills Elementary School building will close for two weeks after four staff members tested positive for COVID-19, according to an email MCPS sent out to Bradley Hills families this afternoon.

The infected employees were last at the building on October 6, MCPS wrote in the email. MCPS reached out to staff members who were in proximity to the affected employees, encouraging them to quarantine for two weeks and get tested for the coronavirus...

 https://theblackandwhite.net/68118/news/four-bradley-hills-elementary-school-staff-members-contract-covid-19-building-temporarily-closes/

Northwood HS Reports positive COVID-19 test for staff member.

October 9, 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 Northwood High School meal distribution site has reported a positive test of COVID-19. The last date the employee worked at the Northwood distribution site was Thursday, Oct. 8. Out of an abundance of caution, we have asked other employees who worked with the affected staff member to self-quarantine for 14 days since their last contact with the employee. In addition, we are sharing this so anyone who visited the school prior to or on Oct. 8 can self-monitor for symptoms. Based on discussions with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we believe the risk level to students and families is low. The employee used masks and gloves—consistent with CDC guidance. MCPS has temporarily closed the school kitchen for cleaning and will use a mobile delivery truck through Oct. 14 to continue food distribution at Northwood High School, in accordance with CDC guidelines for physical distancing. We ask community members who use the Northwood food site to monitor for symptoms and to contact your health provider if you display symptoms or have any questions. 

Sincerely,

Montgomery County Public Schools 

MCPS puts out notice that staff member at Shady Grove Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19

 Dear MCPS Community:

We are writing to share that a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) food and nutrition services staff member working at the Shady Grove Middle School meal distribution site has reported a positive test of COVID-19. The last date the employee worked at the Shady Grove distribution site was on Friday, Sept. 25. The employee received notification of the positive test today (Oct. 2) and shared that information with the school district. Out of an abundance of caution, we have asked other employees who worked with the affected staff member to self-quarantine for 14 days since their last contact with the employee. In addition, we are sharing this so anyone who visited the school prior to Sept. 25, can self-monitor for symptoms. Based on discussions with the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we believe the risk level to students and families is low. The employee used masks and gloves—consistent with CDC guidance. MCPS has temporarily closed the school kitchen for cleaning and will utilize a mobile delivery truck through Tuesday, Oct. 6, to continue food distribution at Shady Grove Middle School in accordance with CDC guidelines for physical distancing. We ask community members who use the Shady Grove food site to monitor for symptoms and to contact your health provider if you display symptoms or have any questions. The health and safety of our students, staff and community is important to us. Please take care of yourselves and stay healthy.

Sincerely,

Montgomery County Public Schools

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Estimada comunidad de MCPS:

Estamos escribiendo para comunicarles que un miembro del personal de servicios de alimentación y nutrición de Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) en el sitio de distribución de comidas de Shady Grove Middle School ha reportado una prueba positiva de COVID-19. La última fecha en que el empleado trabajó en el sitio de distribución de Shady Grove fue el viernes, 25 de septiembre. El empleado recibió la notificación de la prueba positiva hoy (2 de octubre) y compartió esa información con el distrito escolar. Por precaución, hemos pedido a otros empleados que trabajaron con el empleado afectado que se pongan en auto cuarentena durante 14 días desde su último contacto con el empleado. Además, estamos compartiendo esto para que quienes hayan visitado la escuela antes del 25 de septiembre, puedan monitorear sus síntomas. Basado en las consultas con el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery, creemos que el nivel de riesgo para los estudiantes y las familias es bajo. El empleado usó una máscara y guantes—en conformidad con las directrices de CDC. MCPS ha cerrado temporalmente la cocina de la escuela para hacer una limpieza y utilizará un camión de reparto móvil hasta el martes 6 de octubre, para seguir con la distribución de comidas en Shady Grove Middle School, en conformidad con las directrices de distanciamiento físico de CDC. Pedimos a los miembros de la comunidad que utilizan el sitio de distribución de comidas de Shady Grove que vigilen sus síntomas y que se pongan en contacto con su proveedor de servicios de salud si muestran síntomas o si tienen alguna pregunta. La salud y la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes, personal y comunidad es importante para nosotros. Por favor, cuídense y manténganse sanos.

Atentamente,

Montgomery County Public Schools

Montgomery County reports 50 COVID-19 contact investigations since start of school year

NBC4 Reports on Parents' Coalition MPIA for number of MCPS employees who have tested positive for COVID-19

The 61 positive COVID-19 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff revealed through a Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) request from the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, MD are people who were working in MCPS buildings during the pandemic.  Staff working from home do not notify MCPS if they test positive for COVID-19.  

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, MD public information act request information received: 

http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2020/09/exclusive-mcps-knows-of-61-staff-that.html

 https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/at-least-61-montgomery-county-public-school-workers-test-positive-for-covid-19/2430096/