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The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday appointed several administrators, including new principals at Winston Churchill, Richard Montgomery and Northwest high schools.
The school board approved John Taylor as Churchill’s next principal, replacing Brandice Heckert who in June announced she was leaving to take a “leadership position within MCPS.”
Taylor was most recently the principal of Cabin John Middle School. Both Churchill and Cabin John Middle School are in Potomac.
In a letter to the Churchill community, MCPS Director of Learning, Achievement and Administration Peter Moran wrote that Taylor will assume the principalship on July 19.
He wrote that during meetings in June, community members said their priorities for the new leader were a commitment to leading “a strong instructional program with a focus on equity” and who is “accessible, collaborative and knows how to organize others around a common vision of high expectations for all stud
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April 22, 2021
USDA extends waivers for free meals through June 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture announced this week it is extending waivers through the 2021-22 academic year that allow school districts to distribute meals to children at no cost.
The extension will last until June 2022. Before this week’s announcement, the waivers would have expired in September.
The waivers, used by MCPS, allow meals to be served at no cost, in bulk and to parents without their children being present. They were first passed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as worries about food insecurity rose.
Teachers and school staff turned away at COVID vaccination sites
Montgomery County teachers and school staff are able to make vaccine appointments, but are being rejected when they arrive on site. Author: Adam Longo (WUSA 9) Published: 11:28 AM EST January 26, 2021 Updated: 9:58 PM EST January 27, 2021
TAKOMA PARK, Md. Montgomery County s Chief Health Officer Travis Gayles says that at the current pace of vaccination, it could take two years before everyone in the county receives a vaccination.
Shortcomings in vaccine distribution and availability are being criticized by elected officials and people throughout Maryland.
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich told The Daily Drum on WHUR radio Monday that the vaccine supply from the federal government appears to be the chief component of the problem.