Dear Wootton Community:
I hope this week’s message finds you well. I have just a few updates as we continue to prepare for the return of some of our students to in-person learning this month and in April. We will welcome our students in our SCB and Autism Programs back on, Monday, March 1st. Our SCB and Autism teams have worked incredibly hard to ensure that all of our students in both programs will be well served in either in-person or on the virtual platform.
Our next group of students scheduled to return are our 12th graders on April 6th, followed by our 9th and 11th graders on April 19th and our 10th graders on April 26th. Last week we sent confirmation emails of your desire to have your student remain virtual or return in-person. This week, we will be sending more specific information regarding the rotation schedule for students. We are also planning grade-level parent and student meetings later in the month of March. Please stay tuned!
As a reminder, staff will have planning days on Monday, March 8th - Wednesday, March 10th. Please know that Monday, March 8th will be a professional day for staff/no school for students. Tuesday, March 9th and Wednesday, March 10th will be asynchronous instruction. Students will NOT have live instruction March 8th - March 10th.
Please see below for other important updates!
Weekly Schedule
Monday 3/1 - Period 1-4 schedule
Tuesday 3/2 - Period 5-8 schedule
Wednesday 3/3 - Virtual Check-Ins
Thursday 3/4 - Period 1-4 schedule
Friday 3/5 - Period 5-8 schedule
Office Hours
Beginning March 1st, office hours will be 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on school days.
Classroom Monitors Wanted
As we prepare for our return to an in-person learning experience, we anticipate a need for adults to support the supervision of students. If you know any adults with a high school diploma/GED who would be interested in monitoring students at $15.72 per hour, please encourage them to apply to be considered for the position of classroom monitor. Duties include monitoring classrooms for teachers who are providing virtual instruction to students in the building and supporting in-person teachers. Interested individuals need to apply on https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/careers/. Select "list of jobs," and classroom monitor is listed there.
We do anticipate the need for classroom monitors at our school, however, we cannot guarantee our site would be the location all interested individuals would be assigned to work.
2021 MCPS Recovery Website
The MCPS Spring 2021 Recovery website provides an overview of the district’s plans for virtual and in-person learning experiences; extracurricular activities and athletics; operations, safety and logistics; and more. The website can be viewed here.
A Safe School Experience
As MCPS prepares for students to return to the classroom, Farquhar Middle School helps serve as a model for what we can expect the safe school experience to look like. Watch this MCPS Moment to learn more: https://youtu.be/KfwXi3jlTTY.
County COVID Testing Available for MCPS Staff and Students (English and Spanish)
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services has community COVID-19 testing available to all MCPS staff, students and family members. For staff and students who would like to be tested before returning to schools on March 1 and March 15, several county sites are available for nasal swab testing. Testing is free. No government ID or doctor's order are necessary. County-supported sites are averaging three to five days for lab results. Test results will be sent by email or text message.
More information, including a list of clinic sites, dates and times through the end of February, is available here.
Pruebas COVID del condado disponibles para el personal y los estudiantes de MCPS
El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery tiene pruebas comunitarias de COVID-19 disponibles para todo el personal, estudiantes y familiares de MCPS. Para el personal y los estudiantes que deseen hacerse la prueba antes de regresar a las escuelas el 1ro de marzo y el 15 de marzo, varios sitios del condado están disponibles para la prueba con hisopo nasal. La prueba es gratuita. No es necesaria una identificación del gobierno ni una orden médica. Los sitios apoyados por el condado tienen un promedio de tres a cinco días para obtener resultados de laboratorio. Los resultados de la prueba se enviarán por correo electrónico o mensaje de texto.
Para obtener más información, incluida una lista de los sitios, las fechas y los horarios de las clínicas hasta fines de febrero, haga clic aquí.
Public Hearing Set for March 2 on the SRO Program (English and Spanish)
The Montgomery County Board of Education will hold a virtual public hearing on the School Resource Officer (SRO) program on Tuesday, March 2. The Board will hold a second virtual public hearing on Thursday, March 4.
The current SRO program supports all 25 high schools and one alternative program in MCPS. Members of the SRO Work Group offered 17 tentative recommendations for the Board to consider in order to meet the “adequate local law enforcement coverage” mandate of the Maryland Safe to Learn Act of 2018. Learn more here.
Audiencia pública programada para el 2 de marzo sobre el programa de Oficial Escolar de Recurso (SRO por sus siglas en inglés)
El Consejo de Educación del Condado de Montgomery celebrará una audiencia pública virtual sobre el programa Oficial Escolar de Recurso (SRO) el martes, 2 de marzo. El Consejo celebrará una segunda audiencia pública virtual el jueves, 4 de marzo.
El programa SRO actual apoya a las 25 escuelas secundarias y un programa alternativo en MCPS. Los miembros del Grupo de trabajo del SRO ofrecieron 17 recomendaciones tentativas para que el Consejo las considere a fin de cumplir con el mandato de “cobertura adecuada de las fuerzas del orden local” de la Ley de Maryland Safe to Learn de 2018. Obtenga más información aquí.
March 10 Let’s Talk Careers to Highlight Engineering (English and Spanish)
The next installment of Let’s Talk Careers is scheduled for 10–11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, and will feature speakers from the world of engineering. Confirmed guests who will take questions from students include: Melissa Rhoads, project engineer principal, Lockheed Martin; Venedra Whigham, project manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; Joe Batwinis, fuel system responsible engineer, Northrop Grumman; and Jessica Rosenthal, vehicle controls test and integration engineer, Rivian. You can watch here or on MCPS-TV (Comcast 34, Verizon 36 and RCN 89).
Conferencia Let’s Talk Careers (Hablemos de Carreras) programada para el 10 de marzo destacando la ingeniería
La próxima entrega de Let’s Talk Careers está programada para el miércoles, 10 de marzo de 10:00 a 11:30 A.M., y contará con oradores del mundo de la ingeniería. Los invitados confirmados que responderán las preguntas de los estudiantes incluyen: Melissa Rhoads, directora de ingeniería de proyectos, Lockheed Martin; Venedra Whigham, gerente de proyectos, Comisión Sanitaria Suburbana de Washington; Joe Batwinis, ingeniero responsable del sistema de combustible, Northrop Grumman; y Jessica Rosenthal, ingeniera de pruebas e integración de controles de vehículos, Rivian. Puede verlo aquí o en MCPS-TV (Comcast 34, Verizon 36 y RCN 89).