Blake Updates
March 31, 2019
Blake Stage Company- Godspell
Parking Lot Updates
Also, please try to avoid long stops in the pickup line. Stopping to change drivers, wait for a student to pack their belongings, and other long stops cause delays in the drop off.
Please continue to drive safely!!!
SAT Day- April 9
Visualizing Blake
Update on the Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget Recommendation for MCPS
County Executive Marc Elrich released his Fiscal Year 2020 Operating Budget recommendation on March 15. The recommendation includes $2.6 billion for Montgomery County Public Schools. The county executive’s recommendation includes a $2.5 million increase above the minimum funding Maintenance of Effort, however, the recommendation is $14.5 million less than the Board of Education’s request. Visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8304&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode to read the joint statement from Board President Shebra L. Evans and Superintendent of Schools Jack R. Smith. The county executive’s recommended budget will now go to the Montgomery County Council for review. The Council will hold public hearings on the budget in April and will take action on the budget in May. Stay informed on the budget by visiting www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/budget/.
Registration for the 2019 Career Readiness Summer Camps Now Open
Do you have a child in middle school who is interested in robotics, engineering or culinary arts? Does the student like working with cars or computers? Registration for the 2019 Career Readiness Summer Camps is now open! Camps will take place at Gaithersburg High School from June 24 through 28 and Thomas Edison High School of Technology from July 8 through 12. You can view the 2019 Career Readiness Camp Offerings here: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/career-readiness/home/2019%20Career%20Readiness%20Camps%20Course%20Descriptions.pdf. The cost for each student is $50/camp and reduced cost is available for students who qualify for financial aid.
To register, visit goo.gl/VEaWQf.
For additional information, please visit www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/career-readiness/news/news.aspx?id=581452.
Choose Respect Conference to Examine Teen Dating Violence
The 10th Annual Choose Respect Montgomery Conference will be held on Sunday, April 7, at Richard Montgomery High School. The event, which examines issues surrounding teen dating violence, will include a resource fair from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The conference will also include interactive workshops for students, parents, educators and youth service providers from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
This purpose of this conference is to examine the issues around dating abuse. One in three teens in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner; this number far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence. Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year. More information is available at www.eventbrite.com/e/choose-respect-2019-10th-annual-healthy-teen-dating-conference-tickets-54944767278.
Key Dates
April 3- End of Marking Period 3- EARLY RELEASE DAY
April 4- First Day of the Fourth Marking Period
April 4- Block Day
April 4- Blake Stage Company's Production of Godspell
April 5- Block Day
April 5- Blake Stage Company's Production of Godspell
April 6- Blake Stage Company's Production of Godspell
April 9- SAT School Day
April 12- Visualizing Blake
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Email: Robert_Sinclair@mcpsmd.org
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Phone: (240)740-1400
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