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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

GCPS issues a statement regarding the latest school shooting in Tennessee, commits to evaluating daily safety practices, and reflects on past security in place.

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𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐂𝐨 𝟏𝟔𝟐𝟗 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐂 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭

FIRST Robotics team GaCo 1629 just returned from their second qualification event, which was held in Timonium, MD. The team was one of 36 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) teams competing from the Northern Virginia, DC, and Baltimore Metro areas. The team ended up as the 3rd ranked team after playing 12 qualification matches. As a result, they were able to compete in the playoff matches as the Captain of the 2nd seed alliance out of 8 teams. The team worked all the way through the brackets to end up winning the event! This win secured advancement to the Chesapeake District Championship, being held April 6-8th, at George Mason University. Overall, the team was 14-3-1 in match play and they are currently ranked 4th overall among the 139 teams in the Chesapeake District.

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𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬: 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬 #𝟑

Bus #3 serving the northern district is running approximately 45 minutes late this morning, 3/27/23.

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𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Northern Garrett Middle School cafeteria, Garrett County Public Schools will be facilitating a community meeting specific to Northern Area Grade Band and Facility Use. Dr. Nicole Miller and Mrs. Alison Sweitzer will provide additional information and a status update regarding the project.

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𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞

The Southern Garrett Marching Band will be marching in the Universal Studios morning celebration parade on Thursday, March 23, 2023. They will also visit Disney's Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.

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UPDATE: Working Lockdown in Place for Southern Area Facilities

UPDATE 3/21/23 3:05 P.M.: Upon consultation with the Garrett County Sheriff’s Department, we will be lifting the working lockdown for all southern area facilities at 3:15 p.m. and following normal dismissal procedures.

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Working Lockdown in Place for Southern Area Facilities

Out of an abundance of caution, the southern area schools and administrative offices are under a working lockdown due to a suspected store robbery in the Oakland area. The decision has been made to continue the working lockdown until it is verified that all suspect(s) are in custody. There is no active threat toward any school or student at this time. We will provide update(s) as they become available.

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𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

The GCPS Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Information Session was postponed during the March Board meeting. Since that time, Dr. Nicole Miller, Chief Academic Officer, and Dr. Chelsie Manges, Director of Special Education, have created a video of the presentation. The video and supporting slideshow presentation are now available for review on the Blueprint page of our website.

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

State law requires that all public schools in Maryland survey students about school climate. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information about the quality and character of each school’s learning environment so that schools can promote a climate that supports student learning. Students in grades 5-11 and all instructional staff participate in the survey which contributes to the STAR Rating.

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𝐆𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐂 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

Recently, members of the Garrett County Association of Student Councils (GCASC) participated in the Mountain Maryland Youth Summit at Allegany College of Maryland (ACM). Students were able to visit with 3 different program coordinators at ACM.

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𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐘𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞

The DRAFT Education Aid Calculations for the FY2024 Budget presentation was postponed during the March Board meeting. Since that time, Mrs. Alison Sweitzer, Director of Finance, has created a video of the presentation. The video and supporting slideshow presentation are now available for review on our website.

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𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭/𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥

Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will dismiss students three (3) hours early on Monday, March 20, 2023, for Staff Development in the afternoon. This will be a county-wide professional development day. GCPS will be conducting a variety of professional development opportunities for staff based on the identified needs of individual staff members.

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𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫

The GCPS 2023-2024 approved school year calendar is now available. The calendar features a post-Labor Day start of Sep 5, 2023, and a tentative last day of Jun 7, 2024. To review the calendar, including school holidays, early dismissals, and more, please visit our website, www.gcps.net/public-relations.

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𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Garrett County Public Schools will open two (2) hours late today, March 15, 2023.

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𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

The Garrett County Board of Education WILL hold its regular monthly meeting this evening, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:15 p.m. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria of Northern Garrett High School. Please note, the school closure vote is expected to occur during the April 2023, monthly Board meeting. No action or vote will take place this evening with regard to school closures.

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𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

The Garrett County Board of Education WILL hold its regular monthly meeting this evening, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria of Northern Garrett High School. Please note, the school closure vote is expected to occur during the April 2023, monthly Board meeting. No action or vote will take place this evening with regard to school closures.

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𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Garrett County Public Schools will be closed today. Code Orange for employees. Central Office and Dennett Road Education Facilities will open at 10:00 a.m.

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𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Garrett County Public Schools will open two (2) hours late today. Code Orange for employees. Central Office and Dennett Road Education Facilities will open at 10:00 a.m. Conditions will be reassessed by 7:00 a.m.

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𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐎𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 & 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭

Accident Elementary 4th-grade students, or Husky Pups, have taken a hands-on approach to solving crimes during their Mystery & Forensics unit. Maryland State Police Crime Scene Technician Jennifer Jeudy (CST) and Retired Detective Sergeant Steve Vincent spoke to Mrs. Sanders’ class about their professions. Afterward, students determined the type of fingerprint they had and used a crime scene kit to dust and pull latent fingerprints off of a surface.

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𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐧𝐤

Recently, Kate Collins of JG’s Pub made a generous donation to the Cool Schools Dunk (CSD). Thanks to the fundraising efforts of Kate, JG’s employees, and their patrons, JG’s was able to make a donation totaling $3900 to help push the total funds raised through the CSD over the $40,000 mark.

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𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

This past weekend, GaCo 1629 competed in their first qualification event of the season in Blacksburg, VA. The team ended up as the 2nd ranked team in regards to the robot after playing 12 qualification matches. They were able to compete in playoff matches as the captain of the 2nd seed alliance (out of eight) and made it to the final matches, but lost in the finals to the 1st seed alliance.

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𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

The Swan Meadow School Closure Advisory Committee will present to the Superintendent of Schools and the Board of Education tonight, Thursday, March 9, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Pleasant Valley Community Center. The public will then have the opportunity to share their views orally (the window for written responses has closed as of Friday, March 3, 2023).

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𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) will conduct a Synchronous Virtual Learning Day (live instruction) on Friday, March 10, 2023, due to the winter weather advisory and forecast impending inclement weather including freezing rain, snow, and ice. Schools will be closed for in-person learning. Students are to take all necessary learning materials home at the end of the school day Thursday, March 9, 2023, including digital devices.

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𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

The School Closure Advisory Committees for Route 40 Elementary and Swan Meadow School will share their presentations with the Superintendent and Board of Education, followed by a public hearing. The dates are 3/8/23 and 3/9/23 respectively, both at 6:00 p.m.

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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐂𝐏𝐒

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Superintendent of Schools, Mohammed Choudhury, visited Garrett County Public Schools (GCPS) recently. This marks Superintendent Choudhury’s second visit to GCPS since his term began in July 2021. GCPS was honored to host the Superintendent for the day.

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