Thanks to the many delegates who packed the Carver auditorium at our October MCCPTA Delegates Assembly (DA) last Tuesday, October 23. If you were not there and are wondering what a full house at Carver looks like--and curious about what PTA in Montgomery County today looks like--CLICK HERE to see photos of the evening. MCCPTA is the face--and the voice--of every child in Montgomery County Public Schools.
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Montgomery County Council of PTAs |
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School Budget Priorities Adopted
After much thoughtful debate--and not a little discussion of grammar--delegates approved the priorities that will guide local PTA and MCCPTA budget advocacy this school year, for both the Operating Budget and the Capital Improvements Program Budget.
View the MCCPTA Operating Budget priorities resolution and the MCCPTA CIP Budget priorities resolution HERE. |
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Technology Initiative Update
Superintendent Starr and the Board of Education have proposed a technology initiative that seeks to eliminate disparities between schools, and create an equitable, consistent base of technology across our school system; both MCCPTA budget priorities approved by the Delegates Assembly support such equity in technology.
Under the proposal MCPS would outfit all schools with wireless networks and complete the installation of Prometheans in all elementary school classrooms by the start of the next school year if the County Council approves funding and funding sources.CLICK HERE to read more details of the school system proposal.
S. Christa McAuliffe PTA has started an online petition in support of this initiative. CLICK HERE to view that petition.
If this initiative is important to your school community, contact members of the County Council and the County Executive by clicking on the links embedded in this email and let them know. As of this writing, there is also a County Council hearing on the topic scheduled for Tuesday October 30 at 1:30 pm; CLICK HERE for more details on the Council's hearing schedule, but be sure to watch for the status of County Council hearings due to Hurricane Sandy before heading to the Council chambers.
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MCCPTA Presents:
Building Successful School Partnerships
October's MCCPTA Presents program, "Building Successful School Partnerships," featured a panel of educational leaders including a community superintendent, a director of school support and improvement, a principal, and a teacher, who gave their perspective and guidance on how parents can most effectively interact and get involved with their children's school and school system.
This informative program will be rebroadcast on MCPS TV on Comcast channel 34, Verizon channel 36 and RCN channel 89 at 11 am and 8 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, November 3, 4, 10 and 11.
MCCPTA Presents programs are held each month, the same night as the Delegates Assembly, and are open to all PTA members. Our next MCCPTA Presents program will feature Superintendent Joshua Starr speaking about Social-Emotional Learning. Spread the word at your school, by sharng the calendar of programs available HERE at www.mccpta.org. |
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Nominating Committee Elected
The following PTA volunteers were elected at this meeting to serve as the 2012-2013 MCCPTA Nominating Committee; the committee includes representatives from each of the six areas in Montgomery County Public Schools and one at-large member.
- Jen Cope, BCC/WJ/Wheaton/Whitman
- Dawn Albert, Churchill/RM/Poolesville/Rockville/Wooton
- Shruti Bhatnagar, Blair/Einstein/Kennedy/Northwood
- Jeanne Ellinport, Clarksburg/NW/QO/SV
- Carrie Bohrer, Damascus/Gaithersburg/Magruder/WM
- Tina Velazquez, Blake/Paint Branch/Springbrook/Sherwood
- Seenu Suvarna, At-Large
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MCCPTA Officers
President
VP for Educational Issues
Vice President for Administration
Vice President for Programs
Vice President for Legislation
Recording Secretary -
Board of Directors
Recording Secretary - Delegates Assembly
Upcoming Dates
MCCPTA/MCPS CIP Forum Capital Improvement Program
Wednesday, November 7
7:30pm
Carver Center 850 Hungerford Drive
Board of Education Hearings on Boundaries and Facilities
(Capital Improvement)
Monday, November 12
Thursday, November 15
7:00pm
Auditiorium, Carver Center
850 Hungerford Drive
MCCPTA Presents:
Social-Emotional Learning with Superintendent Starr
Tuesday, November 27
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium, Carver Center
850 Hungerford Drive
November Delegates Assembly
Tuesday, November 27
7:30pm
Auditorium, Carver Center
850 Hungerford Drive
Community Service Drive
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