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Governor Larry Hogan and State Superintendent Dr. Salmon are welcomed by Woodbridge Elementary School in Baltimore County as part of their Opening Day of School Tour!
Last Tuesday, September 5 marked the First Day of School for many Maryland students, educators and their families and MSDE is focused on helping to make this school year our best yet!
Governor Larry Hogan and Dr. Karen Salmon, State Superintendent of Schools, kicked off the year with an Opening Day of School Tour, visiting Woodbridge Elementary School and Arbutus Elementary School, located in Baltimore County. Dr. Salmon then extended the tour on to Anne Arundel County, visiting Monarch Academy Annapolis Public Contract School and Annapolis Elementary School.
The Governor and State Superintendent welcomed students, staff, educators and parents to the 2017-2018 School Year and spoke with the excited crowd about the year to come, as well as toured classrooms and participated in school warm ups and activities.
Click the links below to see a Welcome Back message from State Superintendent Dr. Salmon and a recap from the Opening Day of School Tour! Have a wonderful School Year!
Mentors, Leaders and Apprentices of Frederick County Public School's Maryland Youth Apprenticeship "Earn and Learn" Program!
Last year, Frederick County Public Schools were selected along with Washington County Public Schools to pilot the Maryland Youth Apprenticeship
"Earn and Learn" Program. During the first year, eight Frederick County Public School students
successfully completed the program requirements! The program requirements
included working a minimum of 450 hours with a mentor to learn valuable skills
and earn industry credentials as well as earn high school credit.
The “Earn and Learn” Program is a partnership
between the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the
Maryland State Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, FCPS,
community educational and business partners, and employers. Over the past year,
this program has garnered significant attention throughout the state and
beyond.
This summer, representatives from New America- Educational Policy Program visited Walt Scowden, Youth Mentor & Manager of Biomedical Engineering at Frederick Memorial Hospital and former Youth Apprentice, now employee, Justin
Elliott to learn more about program implementation. Justin Elliott, is an FCPS graduate who
completed the Maryland Youth Apprenticeship Pilot with Frederick Memorial
Hospital and has now been offered a full time position!
The "Earn and Learn" Program has clearly provided students, like Justin, a solid and smooth transition into life after graduation! Congratulations "Earn and Learn" Students!
The
following actions were taken at the August 22, 2017 meeting of the Maryland State
Board of Education (State Board):
- The State Board
unanimously approved submission of the revised Maryland ESSA Consolidated State
Plan.
- The State Board approved the 2018 State Board Meeting
Dates.
- The State Board approved continuation of Maryland’s
Alternative Assessment – Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) program
including the adoption of the Core Content Connectors and the Essential
Elements.
- The State Board
approved the recommendation to place Friendship Academy of Engineering and
Technology on probationary status on the list of persistently dangerous schools.
The following Regulatory Actions were rendered on August 22,
2017:
- COMAR 13A.06.07.01-.10
Student Transportation- granted permission to publish the proposed amendments.
- Granted permission to adopt amendments to COMAR 13A.02.01.04 Length of School Year, to reduce from 5 to 3 the number of days by which school systems must extend their calendars in order to obtain a waiver of the 180-day school year requirement, when necessary.
- COMAR 13A.06.01.02 and .03 Programs for
Food and Nutrition- approved the adoption of the amendments to COMAR 13A.06.01.02 and .03,
Programs for Food and Nutrition.
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COMAR 13A.12.02.21 Hearing Impaired- adopted the proposed amendments to COMAR 13A.12.02.2.
Meeting
materials, Opinions, and Orders can be found at:
www.marylandpublicschools.org/stateboard/Pages/default.aspx
The
next meeting of the Maryland State Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at the Nancy S. Grasmick State Education Building, 200 West Baltimore
Street, 7th Floor Board Room, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
Appropriate
accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.
Eight business days notice prior to the event is required. Please contact
Charlene Necessary at (410) 767-0467 or TTY at (410) 333-6442 so arrangements
can be made.
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