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Masks To Be Required For All In MCPS Schools This Fall, Regardless Of Vaccination Status

 Masks To Be Required For All In MCPS Schools This Fall, Regardless Of Vaccination Status Wilson Faucette - Montgomery County, MD - 7.29.2021 - 13:03 Video: MCPSTV Everybody Will Have To Wear A Mask In MCPS Schools This Fall Earlier this week, the MCPS Board of Education voted to require masks for all students, staff, and visitors in MCPS schools this fall. In their July 28 Community Update , MCPS said that, " All MCPS students, staff and visitors will be required to wear face coverings in school buildings this fall, regardless of vaccination status." The board cites recommendations by the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics to explain their decision. They also cite the fact that COVID cases are on the rise in Montgomery County and around the nation, and that children 12 & Under still have not had the opportunity to be vaccinated.    Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight's PROSPER 100 Plan  In her first 100 days as Interim Superintendent, Monifa McKnight hope...

MCPS Searching for a New Superintendent

 MCPS Searching for a New Superintendent Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.10.2021 - 7:05 Dr. Jack Smith, Superintendent, MCPS Photo: mcpsmd.org Dr. Jack Smith is Retiring You may be asking why MCPS is searching for a new superintendent. That would be because the current superintendent, Dr. Smith, announced his retirement in January. He set his retirement date for June 1, which is in just about 3 weeks. In his letter to MCPS, he said that he is retiring because his wife had moved to Maine to help their child and grandchild, and he could no longer live apart from them.