Takoma Park Middle School

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Volunteer Coordinator need to help restart PAL program

The PTSA is looking to restart the Parents At Lunch (PAL) program. PALs are a group of volunteers that support a healthy, safe and vibrant lunchtime experience at TPMS.  We need a volunteer coordinator to help schedule other parent volunteers to be onsite for lunch so the kids can have outside recess time during lunch. PAL volunteers get to know staff and students, support healthy interactions, ensure the cafeteria and outdoor areas are cleaned up, and help make lunchtime fun! The biggest need is for volunteers during 6th grade lunch. If you are interested, please email Emily Pickren at epickren@gmail.com or TPMS.pta.president@gmail.com. 

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of November 17, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Volunteers Needed: Bring Soup &/or Pie for Parent Teacher Conferences on Nov 24   

We’ve been creating a little tradition for Parent Teacher Conferences by bringing Soup &/or Pie to our teachers and staff to keep them going during the long day!    Thanks for making this day such a big success!  

 

New MCPS calendar survey available

MCPS is conducting a second survey to help guide decisions for the 2026-27 school calendar.  Survey responses are due by November 30. 

The survey asks about three different options, all of which have the same spring break (March 26 to April 2). 

  • Draft A would start school Aug. 31 and end on June 23.
  • Draft B would start school Aug. 24 and end on June 15.
  • Draft C would start school Aug. 24 and end on June 16.  This option starts winter break one day earlier than Drafts A&B.

Here’s your chance to tell MCPS what you think:  

Https://forms.gle/Jg3P9eQEMaByftu47

 

MCPS School Climate Survey

In our November PTSA Meeting we discussed the School Improvement plan and how it works, and raised ideas for improvement opportunities.  Something we learned in this meeting is that the school relies on information from the MCPS School Climate Survey to help formulate its plan for improvement.  

In the past, this survey was only provided in the spring.  This year they are putting this survey out in the fall to get early feedback that the school can take action on, and again in the spring to see how well the school did.  You can help TPMS on it’s path to become a 5-star school by answering the MCPS School Climate Survey.  I assure you that your comments will be read! 

Share your experiences and thoughts on academics, communication and overall satisfaction with your school and the district. We want to improve our teaching and make our schools and district a more welcoming place for all students, staff and families.
Surveys are now available in eight languages:
English | Spanish | French | Chinese | Vietnamese | Amharic | Korean | Portuguese

To complete the survey, you will be asked for your child’s student ID number. You can find this in ParentVUE → Student Information.
Your responses are confidential—the student ID is used only to connect your input to the right school. Your Input Matters!

 

Thank You Triumph House for helping make our Membership Drive a Success!

Last Wednesday, the PTSA provided special treats for students in Triumph House, the winners of this year’s PTSA membership drive. A big thank you to the PTSA’s Membership Chair Heather Brown-Palsgrove for making this possible!

Se necesitan voluntarios: Traiga sopa y/o pastel para las reuniones de padres y maestros del 24 de noviembre.

Hemos creado una pequeña tradición para las reuniones de padres y maestros: ¡traer sopa y/o pastel a nuestros maestros y personal para que tengan energía durante la larga jornada! ¡Gracias por hacer de este día un gran éxito!

Inscríbase aquí: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4DA4AC28A4F49-53167012-soup#/

 

Nueva encuesta sobre el calendario de MCPS disponible.

MCPS está realizando una segunda encuesta para ayudar a tomar decisiones sobre el calendario escolar 2026-27. Las respuestas a la encuesta deben enviarse antes del 30 de noviembre.

La encuesta pregunta sobre tres opciones diferentes, todas con las mismas vacaciones de primavera (del 26 de marzo al 2 de abril).

  • El plan A comenzaría las clases el 31 de agosto y terminaría el 23 de junio.
  • El plan B comenzaría las clases el 24 de agosto y terminaría el 15 de junio.
  • El plan C comenzaría las clases el 24 de agosto y terminaría el 16 de junio. Esta opción adelanta las vacaciones de invierno un día con respecto a los planes A y B.

Aquí tienes la oportunidad de compartir tu opinión con MCPS: https://forms.gle/Jg3P9eQEMaByftu47

 

Encuesta sobre el Clima Escolar de MCPS

En nuestra reunión de la PTSA de noviembre, hablamos sobre el plan de mejora escolar y su funcionamiento, y propusimos ideas para oportunidades de mejora. Aprendimos que la escuela se basa en la información de la Encuesta sobre el Clima Escolar de MCPS para formular su plan de mejora.

Anteriormente, esta encuesta solo se realizaba en primavera. Este año, se realizará en otoño para obtener comentarios tempranos que permitan a la escuela tomar medidas, y nuevamente en primavera para evaluar los resultados. Puedes ayudar a TPMS a convertirse en una escuela de 5 estrellas respondiendo la Encuesta sobre el Clima Escolar de MCPS. ¡Te aseguro que leeremos tus comentarios!

Comparte tus experiencias y opiniones sobre el rendimiento académico, la comunicación y tu satisfacción general con la escuela y el distrito. Queremos mejorar nuestra enseñanza y hacer de nuestras escuelas y distrito un lugar más acogedor para todos los estudiantes, el personal y las familias.

Las encuestas están disponibles en ocho idiomas:

Inglés | Español | Francés | Chino | Vietnamita | Amárico | Coreano | Portugués

Para completar la encuesta, se le pedirá el número de identificación estudiantil de su hijo/a. Puede encontrarlo en ParentVUE → Información del estudiante.

Sus respuestas son confidenciales; el número de identificación estudiantil se utiliza únicamente para conectar su información con la escuela correspondiente. ¡Su opinión es importante!

Confirme su asistencia.

 

¡Gracias a la Residencia Triumph por contribuir al éxito de nuestra campaña de captación de socios!

El miércoles pasado, la PTSA ofreció obsequios especiales a los estudiantes de la Residencia Triumph, ganadores de la campaña de captación de socios de este año. ¡Muchas gracias a la Coordinadora de Membresía de la PTSA, Heather Brown-Palsgrove, por hacerlo posible!

 

በጎ ፈቃደኞች ያስፈልጋሉ፡ ህዳር 24 ላይ ለወላጅ አስተማሪ ኮንፈረንስ ሾርባ እና/ወይን ይዘው ይምጡ

ለወላጅ መምህር ኮንፈረንስ ሾርባ እና/ወይን ለአስተማሪዎቻችን እና ሰራተኞቻችን በረጅም ቀን እንዲቀጥሉ በማድረግ ትንሽ ባህል እየፈጠርን ነው! ይህን ቀን ትልቅ ስኬት ስላደረጉ እናመሰግናለን!

እዚህ ይመዝገቡ፡ https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4DA4AC28A4F49-53167012-soup#/

አዲስ የMCPS የቀን መቁጠሪያ ዳሰሳ አለ።

ለ2026-27 የትምህርት ቤት አቆጣጠር ውሳኔዎችን ለመምራት MCPS ሁለተኛ የዳሰሳ ጥናት እያካሄደ ነው። የዳሰሳ ጥናት ምላሾች እስከ ህዳር 30 ድረስ መጠናቀቅ አለባቸው።

ጥናቱ ሦስት የተለያዩ አማራጮችን ይጠይቃል፣ ሁሉም ተመሳሳይ የፀደይ ዕረፍት አላቸው (ከመጋቢት 26 እስከ ኤፕሪል 2)።

ረቂቅ ሀ ነሀሴ 31 ትምህርት ይጀምራል እና ሰኔ 23 ያበቃል።
ረቂቅ ለ ነሀሴ 24 ይጀምራል እና ሰኔ 15 ያበቃል።
ረቂቅ ሲ ትምህርት ነሀሴ 24 ይጀምራል እና ሰኔ 16 ላይ ያበቃል።  ይህ አማራጭ የክረምት ዕረፍት የሚጀምረው ከድራፍት A&B አንድ ቀን ቀደም ብሎ ነው።
የሚያስቡትን ለMCPS ለመንገር እድሉ ይኸውና፡-

ኤችቲትፕስ://forms.gle/Jg3P9eQEMAByftu47

 

የMCPS ትምህርት ቤት የአየር ንብረት ዳሰሳ

በህዳር PTSA ስብሰባ የትምህርት ቤት ማሻሻያ እቅድ እና እንዴት እንደሚሰራ ተወያይተናል፣ እና የማሻሻያ እድሎችን ሀሳብ አንስተናል። በዚህ ስብሰባ ላይ የተማርነው ነገር ቢኖር ትምህርት ቤቱ የማሻሻያ እቅዱን ለመንደፍ ከMCPS ትምህርት ቤት የአየር ንብረት ዳሰሳ በተገኘ መረጃ ላይ የተመሰረተ መሆኑን ነው።

ቀደም ባሉት ጊዜያት ይህ የዳሰሳ ጥናት የቀረበው በፀደይ ወቅት ብቻ ነበር. በዚህ አመት ትምህርት ቤቱ እርምጃ ሊወስድበት የሚችለውን ቀደምት ግብረመልስ ለማግኘት እና በፀደይ ወቅት ትምህርት ቤቱ ምን ያህል ጥሩ እንደነበረ ለማየት ይህንን የዳሰሳ ጥናት በልግ ላይ እያደረጉ ነው። የMCPS ትምህርት ቤት የአየር ንብረት ዳሰሳን በመመለስ ባለ 5-ኮከብ ትምህርት ቤት ለመሆን በሚወስደው መንገድ ላይ TPMSን መርዳት ትችላለህ። አስተያየቶችዎ እንደሚነበቡ አረጋግጣለሁ!

በአካዳሚክ፣ በግንኙነት እና በአጠቃላይ እርካታ ላይ ያለዎትን ልምድ እና ሃሳብ ከትምህርት ቤትዎ እና ከድስትሪክቱ ጋር ያካፍሉ። የማስተማር ስራችንን ለማሻሻል እና ትምህርት ቤቶቻችንን እና ወረዳችንን ለሁሉም ተማሪዎች፣ ሰራተኞች እና ቤተሰቦች የበለጠ ምቹ ቦታ ማድረግ እንፈልጋለን።
የዳሰሳ ጥናቶች አሁን በስምንት ቋንቋዎች ይገኛሉ፡-
እንግሊዝኛ | ስፓኒሽ | ፈረንሳይኛ | ቻይንኛ | ቬትናምኛ | Amharic | ኮሪያኛ | ፖርቹጋልኛ

የዳሰሳ ጥናቱን ለማጠናቀቅ፣ የልጅዎን የተማሪ መታወቂያ ቁጥር ይጠየቃሉ። ይህንን በPreentVUE → የተማሪ መረጃ ውስጥ ማግኘት ይችላሉ።
የእርስዎ ምላሾች ሚስጥራዊ ናቸው-የተማሪ መታወቂያው ግቤትዎን ከትክክለኛው ትምህርት ቤት ጋር ለማገናኘት ብቻ ጥቅም ላይ ይውላል። የእርስዎ ግቤት አስፈላጊ ነው!

 

የአባልነት መንዳት ስኬታማ እንዲሆን ስለረዱት ትሪምፍ ሃውስ እናመሰግናለን!

ባለፈው ረቡዕ፣ PTSA በዚህ አመት የPTSA አባልነት አንፃፊ አሸናፊ ለሆኑት በትሪምፍ ሃውስ ውስጥ ለተማሪዎች ልዩ ህክምና ሰጥቷል። የPTSA አባልነት ሊቀመንበር ሄዘር ብራውን-ፓልስግሮቭ ይህን ስላደረጉት ትልቅ ምስጋና አቀርባለሁ!

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of November 10, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

REMINDER: Monthly PTSA Meeting is November 11 at 7 pm in person in the TPMS Cafeteria  

Reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov 11, from approximately 7-8:15 we will be hosting an in-person PTSA meeting in the TPMS cafeteria. This will be interactive and full of opportunities for input on our School’s (yearly) Improvement Plan. Find out how the school is ‘graded’ and how you can make a difference in how it improves itself! This meeting is designed for both parents/caregivers, AND importantly, your student! SSL hours will be given. Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

Soup and Pie for Teachers

Let’s treat our wonderful staff to a soup and pie dinner during the upcoming teacher-caregiver conferences on November 24. Please sign up to donate food and/or to help staff the dinner. The teachers have a very short dinner break so drop off your donations in the front office by 2:30pm on Monday, Nov. 24. Soups and other items may also be dropped off the night before or morning, please email Alisa O’Brien at alisaobrien10@yahoo.com for the address. We also appreciate the soups delivered in a crock pot/similar hot pot as we will not be able to heat up the soup. Crock pots can be picked up after the dinner by 6 pm or email Alisa to arrange a different pick up time. Thank you!

 

Upcoming Community Events

 

 

PRECORDATORIO: La reunión mensual de la PTSA es el 11 de noviembre a las 7 p. m. en persona en la cafetería de TPMS.

Les recordamos que mañana, martes 11 de noviembre, de 7 a 8:15 p. m. aproximadamente, tendremos una reunión presencial de la PTSA en la cafetería de TPMS. Esta será interactiva y ofrecerá muchas oportunidades para aportar ideas al Plan de Mejora (anual) de nuestra escuela. ¡Descubran cómo se evalúa a la escuela y cómo pueden contribuir a su mejora! Esta reunión está dirigida tanto a padres/tutores como, muy importante, a sus hijos/as. Se otorgarán horas de servicio comunitario. ¡Los esperamos!

 

Sopa y pastel para los maestros

Invitemos a nuestro maravilloso personal a una cena de sopa y pastel durante las próximas reuniones de maestros y tutores el 24 de noviembre. Por favor, inscríbanse para donar comida o para ayudar a preparar la cena. Los profesores tienen un descanso para cenar muy corto, así que por favor, dejen sus donaciones en la oficina principal antes de las 2:30 p. m. del lunes 24 de noviembre. También pueden dejar sopas y otros alimentos la noche anterior o por la mañana; para obtener la dirección, escriban a Alisa O’Brien a alisaobrien10@yahoo.com. Agradecemos que entreguen las sopas en una olla de cocción lenta o similar, ya que no podremos calentarlas. Pueden recoger las ollas de cocción lenta después de la cena, antes de las 6 p. m., o escribir a Alisa para coordinar otra hora de recogida. ¡Gracias!

 

Próximos eventos comunitarios

  • Domingo 17 de noviembre – Taller: Servicios de transición de educación especial para estudiantes que ingresan a la preparatoria

 

ማሳሰቢያ፡- ወርሃዊ የPTSA ስብሰባ ህዳር 11 ከቀኑ 7 ሰአት ላይ በአካል በ TPMS ካፌቴሪያ

ነገ፣ ማክሰኞ፣ ህዳር 11፣ ከ7-8፡15 አካባቢ በአካል የPTSA ስብሰባ በTPMS ካፍቴሪያ እንደምንዘጋጅ አስታውስ። ይህ መስተጋብራዊ እና በት/ቤታችን (ዓመታዊ) የማሻሻያ እቅድ ላይ ግብአት የሚሆኑ እድሎች የተሞላ ይሆናል። ትምህርት ቤቱ እንዴት ‘ደረጃ እንደተሰጠው’ እና እንዴት እራሱን እንደሚያሻሽል ለውጥ ማምጣት እንደሚችሉ ይወቁ! ይህ ስብሰባ የተዘጋጀው ለሁለቱም ወላጆች/ተንከባካቢዎች፣ እና በአስፈላጊ ሁኔታ፣ ለተማሪዎ! የኤስኤስኤል ሰዓቶች ይሰጣሉ። እዚያ ለማየት በጉጉት እጠብቃለሁ!

 

ሾርባ እና ኬክ ለአስተማሪዎች

በኖቬምበር 24 በሚደረጉት የአስተማሪ-ተንከባካቢ ኮንፈረንስ ላይ ድንቅ ሰራተኞቻችንን በሾርባ እና በፓይ እራት እናስተናግዳቸው። እባክዎን ምግብ ለመለገስ እና/ወይም የእራቱን ሰራተኞች ለመርዳት ይመዝገቡ።መምህራኑ በጣም አጭር የእራት እረፍት ስላላቸው ሰኞ፣ ህዳር 24 ከቀኑ 2፡30 በፊት ልገሳዎን በፊት ቢሮ ውስጥ ያኑሩ። ሾርባዎች እና ሌሎች ነገሮች ከሌሊቱ በፊት ወይም ጠዋት ላይ ሊጣሉ ይችላሉ፣ እባክዎን ለአድራሻው Alisa O’Brien በ alisaobrien10@yahoo.com ይላኩ። እንዲሁም ሾርባውን ማሞቅ ስለማንችል በሸክላ ድስት/በመሰል ትኩስ ድስት ውስጥ የሚቀርቡትን ሾርባዎች እናደንቃለን። የሸክላ ማሰሮዎች ከእራት በኋላ በ 6 ሰዓት ላይ ማንሳት ይችላሉ ወይም የተለየ የመልቀሚያ ጊዜ ለማዘጋጀት አሊሳን በኢሜል ይላኩ ። አመሰግናለሁ!

 

መጪ የማህበረሰብ ክስተቶች

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of November 3, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

NEXT PTSA MEETING: November 11 at 7 pm in person in the TPMS Cafeteria  

This meeting is going to be fun and a great way to meet others in the school community!  Come workshop this year’s School Improvement Plan with Principal Martin and Principal Intern Loznak. Gathering input from the Maryland Report Card and the community, the school creates a plan each year.  Learn what’s in it and how you can contribute to shaping it through this interactive workshop designed for parents, caregivers and students!  SSL hours will be provided.  

Agenda includes:

  • Student Panel
  • Updates on upcoming events
  • The monthly budget update – it’s quick, I promise!
  • Workshopping the School Improvement plan
  • Q&A

MCCPTA resolution: Resolved to slow down the programming analysis

On October 30th, TPMS’s PTSA parent organization, MCCPTA, voted in favor of a resolution demanding that MCPS slow down the programming analysis to give more time for input, feedback, and assurance that the project can be successfuly executed.

 

October Highlights – MCPS NAACP Parents’ Council

Here are some key takeaways from the October MCPS NAACP Parents’ Council meeting. Thank you for your continued partnership and dedication to supporting all students!

  • Equity & Leadership: Dr. Nyah Hamlett, Chief of Equity and Engagement, shared her vision for a stronger MCPS built on authentic leadership, equity, and collaboration.
  • MECCA Business Learning Institute (MBLI): MCPS’s first charter school will focus on business, leadership, and entrepreneurship for middle school students.
  • Six-Region Program Model: Beginning in 2027–2028, MCPS will adopt a new regional model to ensure equitable access to academic programs countywide.
  • Career Advising & Academic Support: Expanded career advising for grades 6–12 and new tutoring opportunities through the George B. Thomas Learning Academy are underway.
  • Field Trip Funding: A new Maryland bill will fund transportation and entry fees for cultural museum field trips. Schools will receive application forms soon.

Upcoming Community Events

  • Sunday, 11/9 – at the Kensington Park Library – “Can’t Look Away”

 

 

PRÓXIMA REUNIÓN DE LA PTSA: 11 de noviembre a las 19:00 h, presencial en la cafetería de TPMS.

¡Esta reunión será divertida y una excelente oportunidad para conocer a otros miembros de la comunidad escolar! Acompáñanos en el taller sobre el Plan de Mejora Escolar de este año con el director Martin y el subdirector Loznak. Recopilando información del Informe de Calificaciones de Maryland y de la comunidad, la escuela elabora un plan cada año. Descubre su contenido y cómo puedes contribuir a su desarrollo a través de este taller interactivo diseñado para padres, tutores y estudiantes. Se otorgarán horas de servicio comunitario (SSL).

Agenda:

  • Panel de estudiantes
  • Información sobre próximos eventos
  • Actualización del presupuesto mensual: ¡rápida, lo prometo!
  • Taller sobre el Plan de Mejora Escolar
  • Preguntas y respuestas

 

Resolución de MCCPTA: Se decide ralentizar el análisis del programa

El 30 de octubre, la asociación de padres y maestros de TPMS, MCCPTA, votó a favor de una resolución que exige a MCPS ralentizar el análisis del programa para disponer de más tiempo para recibir aportaciones, comentarios y garantizar la correcta ejecución del proyecto.

 

Resumen de octubre – Consejo de Padres de la NAACP de MCPS

Aquí les presentamos algunos puntos clave de la reunión de octubre del Consejo de Padres de la NAACP de MCPS. ¡Gracias por su continua colaboración y dedicación al apoyo de todos los estudiantes!

  • Equidad y liderazgo: La Dra. Nyah Hamlett, Jefa de Equidad y Participación, compartió su visión para un MCPS más sólido, basado en un liderazgo auténtico, la equidad y la colaboración.
  • Instituto de Aprendizaje Empresarial MECCA (MBLI): La primera escuela chárter de MCPS se centrará en negocios, liderazgo y emprendimiento para estudiantes de secundaria.
  • Modelo de programa de seis regiones: A partir del ciclo escolar 2027-2028, MCPS adoptará un nuevo modelo regional para garantizar el acceso equitativo a los programas académicos en todo el condado.
  • Asesoramiento profesional y apoyo académico: Se está implementando un programa ampliado de asesoramiento profesional para los grados 6 a 12 y nuevas oportunidades de tutoría a través de la Academia de Aprendizaje George B. Thomas.
  • Financiamiento para excursiones: Un nuevo proyecto de ley de Maryland financiará el transporte y las entradas para excursiones a museos culturales. Las escuelas recibirán los formularios de solicitud próximamente.

 

Próximos eventos comunitarios

  • Domingo 9 de noviembre – Biblioteca de Kensington Park – “Can’t Look Away”
    • Proyección especial de “Can’t Look Away”, un documental sobre el impacto negativo de las redes sociales en la juventud. Los estudiantes pueden obtener 3 horas de crédito estudiantil (SSL) por asistir. Para más información, visite MCCPTA aquí o regístrese a través de MCPL.
  • Domingo 17 de noviembre – Taller: Servicios de transición de educación especial para estudiantes que ingresan a la preparatoria

 

ቀጣይ የPTSA ስብሰባ፡ ህዳር 11 ከቀኑ 7 ሰአት ላይ በአካል በTPMS ካፌቴሪያ

ይህ ስብሰባ አስደሳች እና በትምህርት ቤት ማህበረሰብ ውስጥ ከሌሎች ጋር ለመገናኘት ጥሩ መንገድ ይሆናል! ከርዕሰ መምህር ማርቲን እና ከርእሰመምህር ኢንተር ሎዝናክ ጋር የዘንድሮ የትምህርት ቤት ማሻሻያ እቅድ አውደ ጥናት ይምጡ። ከሜሪላንድ የሪፖርት ካርድ እና ከማህበረሰቡ ግብአት በማሰባሰብ ትምህርት ቤቱ በየአመቱ እቅድ ያወጣል። ለወላጆች፣ ለአሳዳጊዎች እና ለተማሪዎች በተዘጋጀው በዚህ በይነተገናኝ አውደ ጥናት በውስጡ ምን እንዳለ እና እሱን ለመቅረጽ እንዴት አስተዋፅዖ ማድረግ እንደሚችሉ ይወቁ! SSL ሰዓቶች ይቀርባሉ.

አጀንዳ የሚከተሉትን ያጠቃልላል

  • የተማሪ ፓነል
  • በመጪ ክስተቶች ላይ ዝማኔዎች
  • ወርሃዊው የበጀት ማሻሻያ – ፈጣን ነው, ቃል እገባለሁ!
  • የትምህርት ቤት መሻሻል እቅድ አውደ ጥናት
  • ጥያቄ እና መልስ

የMCCPTA ጥራት፡ የፕሮግራም አወጣጥን ትንተና ለማዘግየት ተፈቷል።

ኦክቶበር 30 ላይ፣ የTPMS የPTSA ወላጆች ድርጅት MCCPTA፣ MCPS የፕሮግራሚንግ ትንታኔን እንዲዘገይ ለግብአት፣ ለአስተያየት እና ፕሮጀክቱ በተሳካ ሁኔታ መከናወኑን ለማረጋገጥ ተጨማሪ ጊዜ እንዲሰጥ የሚጠይቅ ውሳኔ ደግፏል።

 

የጥቅምት ድምቀቶች – የMCPS NAACP የወላጆች ምክር ቤት

ከጥቅምት MCPS NAACP የወላጆች ምክር ቤት ስብሰባ አንዳንድ ቁልፍ ንግግሮች እዚህ አሉ። ሁሉንም ተማሪዎች ለመደገፍ ስላደረጉት ትብብር እና ትጋት እናመሰግናለን!

  • ፍትሃዊነት እና አመራር፡ ዶ/ር ኒያህ ሃምሌት፣ የፍትሃዊነት እና የተሳትፎ ሀላፊ፣ በትክክለኛ አመራር፣ ፍትሃዊነት እና ትብብር ላይ ለተገነባው ጠንካራ MCPS ራዕያቸውን አጋርተዋል።
  • የMCCA ቢዝነስ መማሪያ ኢንስቲትዩት (MBLI)፡ የMCPS የመጀመሪያ ቻርተር ትምህርት ቤት ለመካከለኛ ደረጃ ተማሪዎች በንግድ፣ በአመራር እና በስራ ፈጠራ ላይ ያተኩራል።
  • የስድስት ክልል ፕሮግራም ሞዴል፡ ከ2027–2028 ጀምሮ፣ MCPS በካውንቲ አቀፍ የአካዳሚክ ፕሮግራሞች ፍትሃዊ ተደራሽነትን ለማረጋገጥ አዲስ ክልላዊ ሞዴል ይወስዳል።
  • የሙያ ማማከር እና የአካዳሚክ ድጋፍ፡ ከ6-12ኛ ክፍል የተስፋፋ የሙያ ምክር እና በጆርጅ ቢ. ቶማስ የመማሪያ አካዳሚ በኩል አዲስ የማስተማር እድሎች በመካሄድ ላይ ናቸው።
  • የመስክ ጉዞ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ፡ አዲስ የሜሪላንድ ሂሳብ ለባህል ሙዚየም የመስክ ጉዞዎች የመጓጓዣ እና የመግቢያ ክፍያዎችን ይደግፋል። ትምህርት ቤቶች የማመልከቻ ቅጾችን በቅርቡ ይቀበላሉ።

 

መጪ የማህበረሰብ ክስተቶች

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of October 27, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Last call to send us your input on the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis!

At our recent PTSA Meeting we presented an overview of the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis, we also created a blog page with linked information about this on our site and a whatsapp group for this topic. 

We also shared that our parent organization MCCPTA has drafted a resolution to demanding MCPS take more time for the programming analysis to take place.  MCCPTA is seeking input and feedback on this resolution.  To better serve TPMS families, we’ve created a form for you to share your thoughts on this resolution, and any other feelings you may have about the programming and boundary study you think we should know.  We will vote on the resolution based on your feedback.  

 

November 11 at 7 pm in the TPMS Cafeteria is our next PTSA meeting  

Mark your calendar for the next PTSA Meeting. We’ll be holding this one in person to workshop this year’s School Improvement Plan. Each year using input from the Maryland Report Card and the community, the school creates a plan. Learn what’s in it and how you can contribute to shaping it through this interactive workshop designed for parents, caregivers and students! SSL hours will be provided. 

 

Feedback Needed: PTSA membership drive

Thanks to all of you, we met 100% of our PTSA membership goal with our membership drive that ended 10/1. 

 

Needed: One volunteer needed for budget audit

We need 1 more volunteer to do a review of the PTSA budget from last year l, as a requirement to keep our PTSA in good standing. This is a one-time commitment of a few hours. Please email beccaj@gmail.com if you’d be willing to do this.

 

Interested in Safe Routes to School and Traffic Safety? 

Traffic, pedestrian and bike safety is incredibly important to our school community.  The PTSA has many ideas on advocacy, but not enough bandwidth to take action.  If this is a passion of yours, please contact  beccaj@gmail.com to help us work on this important issue. 

 

Upcoming Community Events

  • Sunday, 11/9 – at the Kensington Park Library – “Can’t Look Away”

 

 

¡Último llamado para enviarnos sus comentarios sobre el Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS!

En nuestra reciente reunión de la PTSA, presentamos un resumen del Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS. También creamos una página de blog con información vinculada al tema en nuestro sitio web y un grupo de WhatsApp sobre este tema.

También compartimos que nuestra organización matriz, MCCPTA, ha redactado una resolución para exigir que MCPS dedique más tiempo al análisis de programación. MCCPTA busca comentarios y sugerencias sobre esta resolución. Para servir mejor a las familias de TPMS, hemos creado un formulario para que compartan sus opiniones sobre esta resolución y cualquier otra opinión que tengan sobre el estudio de programación y límites que consideren que deberíamos conocer. Votaremos sobre la resolución con base en sus comentarios.

 

El 11 de noviembre a las 7 p. m. en la cafetería de TPMS es nuestra próxima reunión de la PTSA.

Apunten en su calendario la próxima reunión de la PTSA. La realizaremos presencialmente para un taller sobre el Plan de Mejora Escolar de este año. Cada año, utilizando las aportaciones del Informe de Calificaciones de Maryland y la comunidad, la escuela crea un plan. ¡Aprenda qué contiene y cómo puede contribuir a su desarrollo a través de este taller interactivo diseñado para padres, cuidadores y estudiantes! Se proporcionarán horas de SSL.

 

Se necesitan comentarios: Campaña de membresía de la PTSA

Gracias a todos ustedes, alcanzamos el 100 % de nuestra meta de membresía de la PTSA con nuestra campaña de membresía que finalizó el 1 de octubre.

 

Se necesita: Un voluntario para la auditoría presupuestaria.

Necesitamos un voluntario más para revisar el presupuesto de la PTSA del año pasado, como requisito para mantenerla al día. Este compromiso es único y requiere unas pocas horas. Si está dispuesto a colaborar, envíe un correo electrónico a beccaj@gmail.com.

 

¿Le interesan las Rutas Seguras a la Escuela y la Seguridad Vial?

La seguridad vial, peatonal y ciclista es fundamental para nuestra comunidad escolar. La PTSA tiene muchas ideas para promover la causa, pero no la suficiente para actuar. Si esto le apasiona, comuníquese con beccaj@gmail.com para ayudarnos a trabajar en este importante tema.

 

Próximos eventos comunitarios

  • Domingo, 9/11 – en la Biblioteca de Kensington Park – “Can’t Look Away”
    • Proyección especial de “Can’t Look Away”, un documental sobre el lado oscuro de las redes sociales en la juventud. Los estudiantes pueden obtener 3 horas de SSL por asistir. Más información sobre MCCPTA aquí. O regístrese a través de MCPL.

 

የመጨረሻ ጥሪ በMCPS የወሰን እና የፕሮግራም አወጣጥ ትንተና ላይ ያለዎትን አስተያየት ለመላክ!

በቅርቡ በPTSA ስብሰባችን የMCPS የወሰን እና የፕሮግራም አወጣጥ ትንተና አጠቃላይ እይታ አቅርበናል፣ እንዲሁም በጣቢያችን ላይ ስለዚህ ጉዳይ የተገናኘ መረጃ የያዘ የብሎግ ገጽ እና ለዚህ ርዕስ የዋትስአፕ ቡድን ፈጥረናል።

እንዲሁም የወላጅ ድርጅታችን MCCPTA የፕሮግራም አወጣጥ ትንተናው እንዲካሄድ MCPS ተጨማሪ ጊዜ እንዲወስድ የሚጠይቅ ውሳኔ እንዳዘጋጀ አጋርተናል። MCCPTA በዚህ ውሳኔ ላይ ግብዓት እና አስተያየት እየፈለገ ነው። TPMS ቤተሰቦችን በተሻለ ሁኔታ ለማገልገል፣ በዚህ ውሳኔ ላይ ያለዎትን ሀሳብ እና ስለ ፕሮግራሚንግ እና የወሰን ጥናት ሊኖሮት የሚችሉትን ሌሎች ስሜቶች የሚያካፍሉበት ቅጽ ፈጥረናል። በአስተያየትዎ ላይ በመመስረት በውሳኔው ላይ ድምጽ እንሰጣለን።

 

ህዳር 11 ከቀኑ 7 ሰዓት ላይ በTPMS ካፌቴሪያ የሚቀጥለው የPTSA ስብሰባችን ነው

ለሚቀጥለው የPTSA ስብሰባ የቀን መቁጠሪያዎን ምልክት ያድርጉ። ይህንን በአካል በዚህ ዓመት የትምህርት ቤት ማሻሻያ ዕቅድ አውደ ጥናት እናካሂዳለን። በየዓመቱ ከሜሪላንድ የሪፖርት ካርድ እና ከማህበረሰቡ ግብዓት በመጠቀም ትምህርት ቤቱ እቅድ ይፈጥራል። በውስጡ ያለውን እና ለወላጆች፣ ለተንከባካቢዎች እና ለተማሪዎች በተዘጋጀው በዚህ በይነተገናኝ አውደ ጥናት አማካኝነት እንዴት አስተዋጽኦ ማድረግ እንደሚችሉ ይወቁ! የSSL ሰዓቶች ይቀርባሉ።

 

ግብረመልስ ያስፈልጋል፡ የPTSA የአባልነት ድራይቭ

ለሁላችሁም እናመሰግናለን፣ 10/1 በሆነው የአባልነት ድራይቭ የPTSA የአባልነት ግባችን 100% አሳክተናል።

 

አስፈላጊ፡ ለበጀት ኦዲት አንድ በጎ ፈቃደኛ ያስፈልጋል

የPTSA ን በጥሩ ሁኔታ ለማቆየት እንደ መስፈርት፣ ባለፈው ዓመት የPTSA በጀት ግምገማ ለማድረግ አንድ ተጨማሪ በጎ ፈቃደኛ ያስፈልገናል። ይህ ለጥቂት ሰዓታት የሚቆይ የአንድ ጊዜ ቁርጠኝነት ነው። ይህንን ለማድረግ ፈቃደኛ ከሆኑ እባክዎን beccaj@gmail.comን በኢሜል ይላኩ።

 

ወደ ትምህርት ቤት እና ለትራፊክ ደህንነት ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ መንገዶችን ይፈልጋሉ?

የትራፊክ፣ የእግረኛ እና የብስክሌት ደህንነት ለትምህርት ቤታችን ማህበረሰብ እጅግ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው። PTSA ስለ ተሟጋችነት ብዙ ሀሳቦች አሉት፣ ነገር ግን እርምጃ ለመውሰድ በቂ የመተላለፊያ ይዘት የለውም። ይህ የእርስዎ ፍላጎት ከሆነ፣ በዚህ አስፈላጊ ጉዳይ ላይ እንድንሰራ ለመርዳት beccaj@gmail.comን ያነጋግሩ።

 

መጪ የማህበረሰብ ክስተቶች

  • እሑድ፣ 11/9 – በኬንሲንግተን ፓርክ ቤተመጻሕፍት – “ራቅን ማየት አይቻልም”
    • በወጣትነት ላይ ስላለው የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ጨለማ ገጽታ የሚገልጽ ዘጋቢ ፊልም የ”ራቅ ብሎ ማየት አይቻልም” ልዩ የማጣሪያ ፊልም። ተማሪዎች ለመገኘት 3 SSL ሰዓቶች ማግኘት ይችላሉ። ተጨማሪ MCCPTA እዚህ ያግኙ። ወይም በMCPL በኩል ይመዝገቡ።

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of October 20, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Send us your input on the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis

Last week at our PTSA Meeting we presented an overview of the MCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis, we also created a blog page with linked information about this on our site and a whatsapp group for this topic. 

We also shared that our parent organization MCCPTA has drafted a resolution to demanding MCPS take more time for the programming analysis to take place.  MCCPTA is seeking input and feedback on this resolution.  To better serve TPMS families, we’ve created a form for you to share your thoughts on this resolution, and any other feelings you may have about the programming and boundary study you think we should know.  We will vote on the resolution based on your feedback.  

 

Oct 2025 PTSA Monthly Meeting Minutes

If you missed last week’s PTSA meeting, please find the General Meeting minutes and slides posted here.  

Read the October 2025 meeting minutes

 

Feedback Needed: PTSA membership drive

Thanks to all of you, we met 100% of our PTSA membership goal with our membership drive that ended 10/1. 

 

Needed: Two volunteers needed for budget audit

We need 2 more volunteers to do a review of the PTSA budget from last year l, as a requirement to keep our PTSA in good standing. This is a one-time commitment of a few hours. Please email beccaj@gmail.com if you’d be willing to do this.

 

Upcoming Community Events

  • Saturday, 10/25, 10am-2pm – Wheaton – Montgomery County Racial Equity and Social Justice Town Hall Meeting.  
    • Conversations with Subject matter experts on topics such as health, education, immigration, housing and economic opportunity, and community safety. Find out more.
  • Sunday, 10/26, 4-6pm – Rockville – xMinds Fundraiser 
    • xMinds is dedicated to improving education for autistic students in Montgomery Country. Find out more.
  • Sunday, 11/9 – at the Kensington Park Library – “Can’t Look Away”

 

 

Envíenos sus comentarios sobre el Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS

La semana pasada, en nuestra reunión de la PTSA, presentamos un resumen del Análisis de Límites y Programación de MCPS. También creamos una página de blog con información vinculada al tema en nuestro sitio web y un grupo de WhatsApp sobre este tema.

También compartimos que nuestra organización matriz, MCCPTA, ha redactado una resolución para exigir que MCPS dedique más tiempo al análisis de programación. MCCPTA solicita comentarios y sugerencias sobre esta resolución. Para servir mejor a las familias de TPMS, hemos creado un formulario para que compartan sus opiniones sobre esta resolución y cualquier otra opinión que tengan sobre el estudio de programación y límites que consideren que deberíamos conocer. Votaremos sobre la resolución con base en sus comentarios.

 

Actas de la Reunión Mensual de la PTSA de octubre de 2025

Si se perdió la reunión de la PTSA de la semana pasada, puede encontrar las actas y diapositivas de la Asamblea General publicadas aquí.

Lea las actas de la reunión de octubre de 2025

Necesitamos comentarios: Campaña de membresía de la PTSA

Gracias a todos, alcanzamos el 100 % de nuestra meta de membresía de la PTSA con nuestra campaña de membresía que finalizó el 1 de octubre.

 

Se necesitan dos voluntarios para la auditoría presupuestaria.

Necesitamos dos voluntarios más para revisar el presupuesto de la PTSA del año pasado, como requisito para mantenerla al día. Este compromiso es único y requiere unas pocas horas. Si está dispuesto a colaborar, envíe un correo electrónico a beccaj@gmail.com.

 

Próximos eventos comunitarios

  • Sábado, 25/10, 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m. – Wheaton – Reunión comunitaria sobre equidad racial y justicia social en el condado de Montgomery.
    • Conversaciones con expertos en la materia sobre temas como salud, educación, inmigración, vivienda y oportunidades económicas, y seguridad comunitaria. Más información.
  • Domingo, 26/10, 4:00 p. m. a 6:00 p. m. – Rockville – Recaudación de fondos de xMinds
    • xMinds se dedica a mejorar la educación de los estudiantes con autismo en el condado de Montgomery. Más información.
  • Domingo, 9/11 – en la Biblioteca de Kensington Park – “Can’t Look Away”
    • Proyección especial de “Can’t Look Away”, un documental sobre el lado oscuro de las redes sociales en la juventud. Los estudiantes pueden obtener 3 horas de SSL por asistir. Más información sobre MCCPTA aquí. O regístrese a través de MCPL.

 

በMCPS Boundary and Programming Analysis ላይ የእርስዎን አስተያየት ላኩልን።

ባለፈው ሳምንት በPTSA ስብሰባችን የMCPS የወሰን እና የፕሮግራም ትንተና አጠቃላይ እይታን አቅርበናል፣በጣቢያችን ላይ ስለዚህ ጉዳይ የተያያዘ መረጃ ያለው ብሎግ ገጽ እና ለዚህ ርዕስ የዋትስአፕ ቡድን ፈጠርን።

እንዲሁም የእኛ እናት ድርጅታችን MCCPTA MCPS ለፕሮግራም አወጣጥ ትንተና ተጨማሪ ጊዜ እንዲወስድ ለመጠየቅ ውሳኔ እንዳዘጋጀ ተጋርተናል። MCCPTA በዚህ የውሳኔ ሃሳብ ላይ ግብአት እና ግብረ መልስ ይፈልጋል። የTPMS ቤተሰቦችን በተሻለ ሁኔታ ለማገልገል፣ በዚህ የውሳኔ ሃሳብ ላይ ያለዎትን ሀሳብ እና ስለፕሮግራም አወጣጥ እና የድንበር ጥናት ሊኖሮት በሚችል ማንኛውም ሌላ ስሜት ላይ እንዲካፈሉ ቅጽ ፈጥረናል። በአስተያየትዎ መሰረት በውሳኔው ላይ ድምጽ እንሰጣለን.

 

ኦክቶበር 2025 የPTSA ወርሃዊ የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች

ያለፈው ሳምንት የPTSA ስብሰባ አምልጦዎት ከሆነ፣ እባክዎ እዚህ የተለጠፉትን የጠቅላላ ስብሰባ ደቂቃዎች እና ስላይዶች ያግኙ።

የጥቅምት 2025 የስብሰባ ደቂቃዎችን ያንብቡ

 

ግብረመልስ ያስፈልጋል፡ የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ

ለሁላችሁም አመሰግናለሁ፣ 100% የPTSA አባልነት ግባችንን በ10/1 በተጠናቀቀው የአባልነት ጉዞ አሳካን።

 

የሚያስፈልግ፡ ለበጀት ኦዲት ሁለት በጎ ፈቃደኞች ያስፈልጋሉ።

PTSAን በጥሩ ሁኔታ ለማቆየት እንደ መስፈርት ካለፈው ዓመት የ PTSA በጀት ለመገምገም 2 ተጨማሪ በጎ ፈቃደኞች እንፈልጋለን። ይህ ለጥቂት ሰዓታት የአንድ ጊዜ ቁርጠኝነት ነው። ይህን ለማድረግ ፍቃደኛ ከሆንክ እባክህ beccaj@gmail.com ኢሜይል አድርግ።

 

መጪ የማህበረሰብ ክስተቶች

  • ቅዳሜ፣ 10/25፣ 10am-2pm – Wheaton – የሞንትጎመሪ ካውንቲ የዘር እኩልነት እና ማህበራዊ ፍትህ የከተማ አዳራሽ ስብሰባ።
    • እንደ ጤና፣ ትምህርት፣ ኢሚግሬሽን፣ የመኖሪያ ቤት እና የኢኮኖሚ እድል እና የማህበረሰብ ደህንነት ባሉ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ላይ ከርዕሰ ጉዳይ ባለሙያዎች ጋር የተደረገ ውይይት። የበለጠ እወቅ።
  • እሑድ፣ 10/26፣ 4-6pm – Rockville – xMinds Fundraiser
    • xMinds በሞንትጎመሪ ሀገር ውስጥ ላሉ ኦቲዝም ተማሪዎች ትምህርትን ለማሻሻል ቁርጠኛ ነው። የበለጠ እወቅ።
  • እሑድ፣ 11/9 – በኬንሲንግተን ፓርክ ቤተመጻሕፍት – “ራቅን ማየት አይቻልም”
    • በወጣትነት ላይ ስላለው የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ ጨለማ ገጽታ የሚገልጽ ዘጋቢ ፊልም የ”ራቅ ብሎ ማየት አይቻልም” ልዩ የማጣሪያ ፊልም። ተማሪዎች ለመገኘት 3 SSL ሰዓቶች ማግኘት ይችላሉ። ተጨማሪ MCCPTA እዚህ ያግኙ። ወይም በMCPL በኩል ይመዝገቡ።

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October 2025 PTSA Monthly Meeting Minutes

October 14, 2025 | Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) General Meeting Minutes

Meeting slides: 2025.10 – PTSA General Meeting

Link to meeting minutes from last General Membership Meeting: 2025.09.09 | PTSA General Meeting Minutes

Attendees: 

TPMS PTSA Board: Erin Martin, Summer Smith, Emily Modde, Jesse Loznak, Chris Campbell, Becca Jones-Albertus, Heather Brown – Palsgrove, Monisha Shah, Mic Murphy, and Ramata Diop.

At 7:18 there were 76 members participating in the Zoom call, including the Board, community members, and students.  

 

Meeting Minutes

Welcome

Chris Campbell, VP of Communications, opened the meeting and welcomed members of the TPMS community and students. He encouraged people to use the chat to ask questions, and members of the Board will do their best to answer them during the meeting. He outlined the meeting agenda and reintroduced the Board to the community. Chris noted that we still need a VP for Fundraising (if you are interested, please reach out to TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com). 

 

Upcoming Events

There are many events offered at TPMS. For the most up-to-date information, check out the school calendar here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/takomaparkms/calendar-index/ :  

 

Upcoming TPMS events:

October 

October 16: Vaccination Clinic (2:00 pm – 8:00 pm)* 

October 16: MOCOCAP Career Advising Lesson*

October 17: No School

October 20: No School

October 22: Cross Country Meet @TPMS (3:30 pn)

October 24:  Last day to submit assignments

October 27 – 29: Grade 7 Finance Park Simulation

October 30: Grade 8 Annapolis Field Trip

October 31: End of Marking Period 1

*more info on these events here: https://app.smore.com/n/gjwx6

 

November 

November 5:  Student photo make-up day

November 12: Next PTSA meeting IN PERSON 

November 17: SpED workshop on Transition Services workshop  

TBD:  Parent Teacher Conferences

 

Information on Survey Data From the Last PTSA Meeting. 

Emily Modde, PTSA President, presented the survey data we collected during our last meeting. She presented ranked survey results of what members wanted from the PTSA:

  • Upcoming events and key issues at TPMS
  • Updates from Ms Martin and the school administration
  • Upcoming changes in MCPS
  • Opportunities to share ideas and concerns for the PTSA
  • Spaces to build connections with other TPMS families
  • Volunteer opportunities at TPMS
  • Discussions on community needs
  • General parenting education

 

Additional topics that were brought to the PTSA include (note these are not in rank order):

  • Mental Health topics (eg.emotional changes)
  • Understanding how the DCC works for HS
  • Insights into curriculum (esp if changes)
  • Technology issues – too many platforms, how do we use them?!
  • Boundary and Programming study
  • Enrichment opportunities
  • Bus Sched / Transportation issues
  • SSL opportunities: How parents can help
  • Ensuring an inclusive environment, and school culture, building community
  • Resources for the unexpected needs created from recent DC  area disruptions
  • Online and media safety

Emily noted that during this PTSA meeting we will discuss some of the topics and we have left time at the end for open questions/answers. As we continue to meet, the PTSA Board will continue to cover topics that are important to our community. If you have additional ideas, please reach out: TPMS.PTA.president@gmail.com.

 

Putting the “S” in PTSA

Monisha Shah, Co-Executive VP, explained that the Board really heard from our members at our last meeting that we should really engage the “S – Student” in PTSA and make that partnership stronger. One of our first steps is to work with the Principal’s Advisory Council (Council) to bring their voices to the PTSA. The Board will also reach out to other groups at the school and other students who have individually joined the PTSA.

Mr. Loznak, Principal Intern, said that the Council students have been working on how to make STRIVE time better. Mr. Joznak welcomed the students who joined the meeting tonight. He asked a few students why they wanted to be members of the Council. Bralin said that he wanted to join the Council because he has ideas that will make school better including adding sports teams to make school more fun. Anushka wanted to join the Council to have a close knit group to work with Ms. Martin and Mr. Loznak to share ideas to help improve the school. She’s excited to work directly with them on issues that can only be fixed by students. She also said that as a current student, she’s excited to help students for many more years at TPMS. 

Mr. Loznak then asked about the mission of the Council. What is it that student members want to get out of this and what do they want the Council to do? Saron said that her mission was for students to get their voices heard, especially related to STRIVE. She said it’s important to make sure everyone is included. Khaia said her main idea of what the Council is for is to understand the unique backgrounds of students and to bring everyone together to make decisions – that many people should be involved in decisions being made at the school. She said that as an 8th grader who has been at the school for 2 years, she has a view on how to make the school better. 

Mr. Loznak presented the last question to the Council Students: what ideas do you have for putting “S: in PTSA: Chloe said that the biggest idea discussed at the last Council meeting was to add bigger activities at the school. Things like expanding the selling of merch and lanyards. She said that a lot of students don’t have time to buy things before school starts. She added that things like pep rallies, poms/dance, food trucks, and general student excitement for school sports events would be great. STRIVE themes could also be incorporated, including wearing House colors or sitting with your House. She also mentioned fundraisers and prizes for winning including a day of doing House activities on a day that isn’t normally a STRIVE day or spending the day one-on-one with a teacher. Elliot said there are multiple ways to incorporate student’s voices into the PTSA and these activities would benefit students. For example, if students have an interest they join an after school activity. They join because they are interested in something. For the PTSA, there needs to be a reason why they should join. He said that the voices of students need to be more present in the PTSA. He also mentioned that for many students, SSL hours are an important reason why they show up and get involved. He suggested making sure that students know about what the PTSA does and that they can. Willa said that there is a lot of important information that is shared with students, but it’s sometimes hard to process it. For example, there is a lot of important information brought to students in STRIVE, but there isn’t a place to process it. She would like to see more interaction. Mr. Loznak said they will continue to work with the Council and will report back in the future. He thanked the student who came to talk today.

Ms. Martin also thanked the students who joined the meeting and offered the Board and community feedback. For some context, she said that the staff does a lot of planning for students – instruction, afterschool activities, and other activities. The default is to engage with adults and we hope that things hit well with students. Things are happening for them, but also to them and their voice hasn’t been part of the process. The dive and passion for the Council is to get their views and hear their voices. The big areas include: “S” in PTSA; STRIVE advisory – making it more engaging; collecting ideas and feedback on what’s happening in the building (one takeaway from the Council students’ applications was “adults are old and don’t know how to work the channels that kids can relate to”); and looking for their voices to elevate the planning process for activities. Emily thanked everyone for their ideas and being here tonight. 

 

Membership Drive Update

Heather Brown-Palsgrove, VP of Membership, shared that we met our fundraising goal by 100%. Our membership goal was four times our previous fundraising goals and we met it! Heather thanked Rahel Allison, TPMS mom, who gave her advice on how to better run the campaign. Heather also thanked others who helped us reach our goal. The PTSA now makes up 20% of the TPMS population. She presented slides on who our members are (teachers and staff; parents and caregivers; students). We also did a friendly competition with the Houses to see who could sign up the most members. Triumph House won!

Please use this form to give us feedback on how the fundraising campaign went from your perspective. Feedback form. brownpalsgrovefamily@gmail.com can yo add the form?

 

Budget Update

Mic Murphy, Treasurer, presented the 2025-2026 budget update. He presented what will be supported by PTSA this year:

  • Mini-grants to Teachers and Staff to Enrich Curriculum 
  • Welcome Picnic Potluck
  • 6th Grade Outdoor Ed Reptile Man
  • 7th Grade Family Winter Social
  • 8th Grade Family Winter Social 
  • 8th Grade Promotion Dance
  • 8th Grade Promotion
  • Student Dances
  • 3x Heritage Month Enrichment Performances
  • International Multicultural Night Event
  • Books & Basketball Community Building Event
  • We Shine Night 
  • Speakers and Presenters
  • Music Program
  • Teacher & Staff Appreciation Events and Meals
  • Teacher & Staff Professional Development Augmentation Materials
  • …And A Whole Lot More!

He also presented our expense categories and a high level on the major PTSA incomes and expenses. 

Income (money the PTSA brings in)

Member Donations

  • Our largest source of income. Successful 2025 membership drive reduces pressure on fundraising. Thank you members!

Fundraising

  • e.g., Silent Auction, Bake Sales.
  • Still need to raise ~$6k to meet budget target

Program Revenue

  • e.g., Books and Basketball, 8th Grade dance

Grants and Reimbursements

Expenses (money the PTSA spends)

PTA Objectives

  • This is where the bulk of spending goes to ~$13k budgeted for 25-26
  • e.g., Mini-grants, staff appreciation, Music Department, staff development

Event Sponsorship

  • About ~$9k budgeted for event sponsorship 
  • e.g., Heritage Month performances, Outdoor Ed (Reptiles), Student dance, welcome picnic and lots more.

PTA Expenses

  • Operating expenses. E.g., Insurance, Website, software etc.,
  • Organizational expenses. E.g., bank fees
  • Fundraising expenses.

Mic then gave an overview of the 2025-2026 budget:

Summer Smith, PTSA Secretary, asked for someone to propose we pass the 2025-2026 PTSA Budget. Becca Jones-Albertus (Co-Executive VP) proposed the budget be passed. Chris Campbell (VP of Communications) seconded the motion. Summer then asked members to give a “green check – yes” reaction if they agreed we should pass the budget. She then asked if anyone objected using the “X – no” react button or to come off mute to verbally object. At the time of the vote, there were 70 members of the PTSA, including members, the Board, and students. There were no objections, and the 2025-2026 budget passed. 

 

PTSA Board Needs

Becca Jones-Albertus, Co-Executive VP, presented current open roles:

  • Financial Review: Need 3 volunteers for review of PTSA finances due in October
  • VP of Fundraising 
  • Grant Writer

Please contact Becca if you are interested in any of these roles (beccaj@gmail.com) 

 

Boundary and Programming Study Information

Emily opened the discussion of the Boundary Study. The TPMS Board strongly encourages everyone to do their own research on this complex topic. Please see the slides (listed at the top of this document for details on what was presented. In addition, please visit the TPMS PTSA website for documents, discussions, and more.

Emily said there is currently an ongoing Boundary Study. This is because there are two new schools opening in MCPS and there needs to be a decision on where students will go. The final decision will happen in Spring 2026. 

There is also another analysis being conducted in MCPS, the Academic Programming Analysis (Analysis). The Analysis will create six regions each with 4 to 5 high school clusters in each. Right now we have three regions, and TPMS is part of the Down County Consortium (DCC). The new Analysis will end the DCC. According to MCCPS, the Analysis is intended to increase access to services to all students across the county. There is currently an issue that some students are able to attend popular schools with highly sought after programs. According to MCCPS, the Analysis will redistribute these programs across the county and offer more students access to these programs. There is also a plan to update the admission process so students can change tracks during high school, if needed. Originally the Boundary Study stood alone. On October 3, the Analysis was attached to the boundary study. 

A few things that the Board has noted: the Boundary Study went through three rounds of review, included many comment periods, and occurred over a year. The Academic Programming Analysis came out of the boundary study (from what we can tell). The Analysis has had no public review or comment. This means that families, students, principals, staff, and others, have not been part of the process.

From our review and others, there are some key pieces of information missing from the Analysis:transportation analysis (how will students move throughout the county); staffing analysis (how will some schools scale up staff, while others scale down staff); financial analysis (what will this cost and how will it be paid for); and feasibility (how will the changes ensure that the quality of programming is maintained in every school). In addition: these decisions impact all our families with students who are part of MCCPS (we all have a vested interest in these decisions); there is no requirement that changes to academic programming be done concurrently with boundary changes (why now, why so fast?); while there is general acknowledgement that exploring changes to programming for better access and admissions movement is good – it needs more time to be designed, shaped, and feasibility of implementation understood (again, why so fast?).

Liz Ryan, TPMS MCCPTA Delegate offered some context on who she is, the role she plays, and what we are looking for from families. Every elementary, middle, and high school in MOCO has a PTA/PTSA. Each of these PTA/PTSA is a hyper local group of people who are focused on their school. They roll up to the MCCPTA which operates much like local PTA/PTSAs with monthly meetings that focus on issues that impact all schools in MOCO. MCCPTA, like our PTSA, is made up of community people who are volunteering their time (they are NOT MCPS). In addition, MCCPTA advocates at the county level for all students and on behalf of local PTA/PTSAs. Liz emphasized that MCCPTA and local PTA/PTSAs have a strong voice. We are the largest parent/guardian/teacher organization and one of the largest public education stakeholders in the county. This is why we are asking for your involvement and attention to this important change being proposed for our schools. 

What are we asking of you? MCCPTA is proposing a resolution to MCPS to basically ask for more time. A resolution is “a position statement on a particular issue either for or against. It must be approved by the Delegates Assembly and be consistent with MCCPTA’s guiding principles. Anyone within MCCPTA or within any local PTA/PTSA unit can put forth a call for a resolution.”

So what does the current MCCPTA resolution say? Well, it’s long and complicated (please read it yourself here: MCCPTA Draft Resolution: More Time for Programs Analysis). It basically asks MCPS to slow down the process and give students, families, staff, more time to provide input and understand what is going to change. 

Why are we asking for more time? According to MCCPTA, MCPS does not have a strong record of success with regional programs. In addition, there is a lack of a comprehensive proposal being put to the community. For example, the information MCPS has shared to date lacks: full cost analyses, stated educational outcomes and metrics for “success,” regional programs transportation study, curriculum development, robust staffing and training plan, safeguards to ensure each region will have comparable programs with equivalent quality, evidential data to support the regional interest level in the chosen programs, and plan to ensure proportionate seat availability between regions. Further, MCCPTA says that MCPS has not appropriately engaged students, staff, and community stakeholders for input and feedback and that there are questions around procedures related to BOE policies and MCPS regulations (more info: Resolution FAQs). 

What’s next? From October 3 – October 28: Delegates engage their communities (this meeting and more information to come from our PTSA Board), solicit feedback, and submit proposed revisions to resolution language. October 29: Delegates Assembly meeting @ 7PM where all local PTA Presidents, Delegates, and MCCPTA Board of Directors are invited to review the resolution language and vote on the resolution.

What happens if the motion is passed? If it passes, it will have the weight of the full MCCPTA. The MCCPTA will then have a large backing to formally ask MCPS Superintendent, Board of Education, and the County Council to pause the study. Note bringing it to the County Council is not something that usually happens (they are being included because they are the ones who will have to fund the BOE). There’s a good chance this will make the news and generate press. 

What else? Even with so much uncertainty, it is thought that current 8th graders will be able to complete whatever program they attend as 9th graders. However, the resources that are allocated to those schools will change. The schools will lose critical funding as resources are reallocated. One thing that most of us want is to ensure students across the county can access classes that not all students currently have access to. We want all the great things that MCCPS has to offer to be available to everyone. That’s why the MCCPTA is asking for more time to make sure critical questions are answered. 

What now? We, as a Board, know this is a lot. We hope we have given you a high level of the basis of what is going on. We encourage families to review the proposals, watch presentations from MCPS, and get involved. We provide all links to all the information we have on our website, and encourage you to do what is right for your families.There are additional webinars scheduled, information and dates can be found in links on our website. https://www.tpmspta.org/mcps-boundary-programming-study/

Please provide us feedback so we can make sure TPMS PTSA thoughts are being brought to the MCCPTA.  We created a new WhatsApp group for discussion around this important topic. 

Liz added that there is no current plan for how the new schools will be allocated. In addition, there would be no more magnet program at TPMS, and there is no replacement for the DCC. A lot of the confusion is because there is no full plan. During the MCCPS Meetings, the MCCPS Board controls the questions they are answering. It is thought they are doing this so they can control the narrative. This means that it’s hard to understand what the true questions are coming from the community. Someone asked in the chat about the impact of ARS. Ms. Martin said that she doesn’t have any additional besides what is being given to the community. 

 

Open Q&A with Ms. Martin and the PTSA

Emily asked if there were any other topics that people wanted to discuss. One member said that their family has been impacted at Wood Middle School, with the tragic death of a student last week. She asked if there was any discussion of this at the principal level. Ms. Martin said that principals are working to support the school. No additional guidance has been provided around student transition from home to school and back. She said that the TPMS administration team and Emily have been working with The City of Takoma Park Police to assess the situation at the school. Last week, instead of walk and roll to school day, the school took a more thoughtful approach on how students get to school. One difficulty is having one parking lot with two access points where everyone comes together. Ms. Martin said they continue to find solutions for our community as students come and go to school. Another member asked about the preference survey for HS for 8th grade. The message says before you open, make sure you read this. Emily said that she thinks you can complete the form many times, and Ms. Martin said to check with the counselor. 

At 8:32 Emily closed the meeting. She thanked everyone for attending and said all information will be shared tomorrow. 

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The Boundary and Academic Programming Analysis Proposals

Please check this page regularly as we will continue to add relevant information here.

Learn more from the district

Note that you can find webinars and presentations, as well as upcoming meeting information on these pages:

Information about the district:

Learn more from the community

The MCCPTA Resolution

On October 30th, TPMS’s PTSA parent organization, MCCPTA, voted in favor of a resolution demanding that MCPS slow down the programming analysis to give more time for input, feedback, and assurance that the project can be successfuly executed.

Timeline

September
  • Community engagement
  • Continued collaboration with the Design Team
October
  • Presentation to the Board (Moved from September): Local HS Pathways, Additional Program Specifics, Middle School Assets
  • Community engagement
November
  • Identify professional learning and resource needs
  • Build the budget and resources for high quality programming
December
  • Program Analysis Plan Finalized : Communication and Implementation
January
  • Boundary and Program Access Plan recommendation from Superintendent
March
  • BOE finalizes boundary recommendations
Fall 2026
  • Outreach season begins for 1st class to go through new boundaries and academic programming 

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of October 13, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Tomorrow: October PTSA Meeting, 7-8:30pm

This is a reminder that our October Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) meeting is tomorrow, October 14 at 7 pm.Below is the Zoom link. Among the agenda items is a discussion about the boundary and programming survey and the MCCPTA proposal. We hope to see you there.

Zoom link: https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

PTSA membership drive + STRIVE Houses

Thanks to all of the STRIVE Houses, we met 100% of our PTSA membership goal. Congratulations to the Triumph House for enrolling the most PTSA members during this year’s membership drive. 


Although the membership drive is over, we still welcome new PTSA members all year. If you haven’t already, join PTSA today!

 

Mañana: Reunión de la PTSA de octubre, de 19:00 a 20:30 h

Les recordamos que nuestra reunión de la Asociación de Padres, Maestros y Estudiantes (PTSA) de octubre es mañana, 14 de octubre, a las 19:00 h. A continuación, encontrarán el enlace de Zoom. Entre los puntos de la agenda se incluye una discusión sobre la encuesta de límites y programación, así como la propuesta de la MCCPTA. Esperamos contar con su presencia.

Enlace de Zoom: https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

 

Campaña de afiliación de la PTSA + Casas STRIVE

Gracias a todas las Casas STRIVE, alcanzamos el 100 % de nuestra meta de afiliación para la PTSA. Felicitaciones a la Casa Triumph por inscribir a la mayor cantidad de miembros de la PTSA durante la campaña de afiliación de este año.

Aunque la campaña de membresía ya terminó, seguimos dando la bienvenida a nuevos miembros de la PTSA durante todo el año. Si aún no lo has hecho, ¡únete a la PTSA hoy mismo!

 

ለነገ፡ የጥቅምት PTSA ስብሰባ፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም

ይህ የእኛ የኦክቶበር የወላጅ መምህር ተማሪዎች ማህበር (PTSA) ስብሰባ ነገ፣ ጥቅምት 14 ከቀኑ 7 ሰአት መሆኑን ለማስታወስ ነው። ከዚህ በታች የማጉላት ማገናኛ አለ። ከአጀንዳዎቹ መካከል ስለ ድንበር እና የፕሮግራም ዳሰሳ ጥናት እና የMCCPTA ፕሮፖዛል ውይይት ይገኝበታል። እዚያ እንደምናገኝ ተስፋ እናደርጋለን።

የማጉላት አገናኝ፡ https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/86766580428?pwd=h9zmjZGbYaoDa1FkWsXQrnB0vZL8qH.1

 

የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ + STRIVE ቤቶች

ለሁሉም የSTRIVE ቤቶች ምስጋና ይግባውና የPTSA አባልነት ግባችንን 100% አሳክተናል። በዚህ አመት የአባልነት ዘመቻ ብዙ የPTSA አባላትን ስላስመዘገቡ ለትሪምፍ ሃውስ እንኳን ደስ አላችሁ።

ምንም እንኳን የአባልነት ጉዞው ቢያልቅም፣ ዓመቱን ሙሉ አዲስ የPTSA አባላትን እንቀበላለን። እስካሁን ካላደረጉት ዛሬ PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of October 6, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

THANK YOU for a strong end to the PTSA membership drive!

Many thanks to the PTSA community for showing up for this season’s membership drive. Because of you, we met 100% of our membership goal. 

More communications and results for the STRIVE HOUSE competition will follow. For now, the PTSA Board extends our sincere appreciation; we look forward to working with and for you this year!

Note that, although the membership drive is over, we still welcome new PTSA members all year and the membership link remains active. Please share with friends or others who might want to join us.

 

Next PTSA Meeting Tues, October 14, 7-8:30pm

This meeting will be virtual over Zoom. Agenda and link to be published soon. 

 

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

On October 7 the PTSA is proud to present a Salsa dance instructor who will be leading the students through some salsa dance steps and playing some great music at the lunch hour. Be sure to ask your kiddo about it!

 

¡GRACIAS por el excelente final de la campaña de membresía de la PTSA!

Muchas gracias a la comunidad de la PTSA por asistir a la campaña de membresía de esta temporada. Gracias a ustedes, alcanzamos el 100% de nuestra meta de membresía.

Próximamente les enviaremos más comunicaciones y resultados del concurso STRIVE HOUSE. Por ahora, la Junta de la PTSA les extiende nuestro más sincero agradecimiento; ¡esperamos trabajar con ustedes y para ustedes este año!

Tengan en cuenta que, aunque la campaña de membresía ya terminó, seguimos dando la bienvenida a nuevos miembros de la PTSA durante todo el año y el enlace de membresía permanece activo. Por favor, compártanlo con sus amigos u otras personas que quieran unirse a nosotros.

 

Próxima reunión de la PTSA: martes 14 de octubre, de 7:00 p. m. a 8:30 p. m.

Esta reunión será virtual a través de Zoom. La agenda y el enlace se publicarán próximamente.

 

Celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

El 7 de octubre, la PTSA se enorgullece de presentar a un instructor de salsa que guiará a los estudiantes en algunos pasos de salsa y tocará música excelente durante la hora del almuerzo. ¡No olvides preguntarle a tu hijo sobre esto!

 

ለPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ ጠንካራ ፍጻሜ ስላደረጉ እናመሰግናለን!

ለዚህ ወቅት የአባልነት አንፃፊ ስላሳዩት የPTSA ማህበረሰብ በጣም እናመሰግናለን። በአንተ ምክንያት፣ የአባልነት ግባችንን 100% አግኝተናል።

ለSTRIVE HOUSE ውድድር ተጨማሪ ግንኙነቶች እና ውጤቶች ይከተላሉ። ለአሁን፣ የPTSA ቦርድ ልባዊ አድናቆትን ያሰፋል። በዚህ አመት ከእርስዎ ጋር ለመስራት በጉጉት እንጠብቃለን!

ልብ ይበሉ፣ የአባልነት መንዳት ቢያልቅም፣ አሁንም አዲስ የPTSA አባላትን ዓመቱን በሙሉ እንቀበላለን እና የአባልነት ግንኙነቱ ንቁ እንደሆነ ይቆያል። እባክዎን ከእኛ ጋር መቀላቀል ለሚፈልጉ ጓደኞች ወይም ሌሎች ያካፍሉ።

 

የሚቀጥለው የPTSA ስብሰባ ማክሰኞ፣ ኦክቶበር 14፣ 7-8፡30 ፒኤም

ይህ ስብሰባ በማጉላት ላይ ምናባዊ ይሆናል። አጀንዳ እና ሊንክ በቅርቡ ይታተማል።

 

የሂስፓኒክ ቅርስ ወርን በማክበር ላይ

ኦክቶበር 7 PTSA ተማሪዎችን በአንዳንድ የሳልሳ ዳንስ ደረጃዎች የሚመራ እና በምሳ ሰአት ጥሩ ሙዚቃ የሚጫወት የሳልሳ ዳንስ አስተማሪ በማቅረብ ኩራት ይሰማዋል። ስለዚህ ጉዳይ ልጅዎን መጠየቅዎን ያረጋግጡ!

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Blue Devil Digest for Week of September 29, 2025 (PTSA Weekly Newsletter)

boletín informativo en español / ጋዜጣ በአማርኛ

Help us finish strong: The PTSA membership drive ends on Wednesday!

The last day of the PTSA membership drive is almost here – Wednesday, 10/1. We appreciate Ms. Martin’s recent endorsement and her Saturday email to the TPMS community. She shared inspiration in the form of what PTSA means to her – “a collaborative body of parents and caregivers, teachers/staff and students who, when we work together, can create an engaging, enriching and rigorous educational experience.”

Join online and help us reach our membership goal! When you join, your membership earns a point for your student’s STRIVE house. At the end of the membership drive, the winning house wins a special treat and bragging rights! The house counts are very close and ***any house can still pull ahead*** in the next two days – currently: 

  • Triumph house is in first place
  • Value house is in second place 
  • Inquire and Share houses are tied for third place
  • Engage and Respect houses are tied for fourth place

With two days left, we are at 93% of our membership goal – will you submit the membership that gets us to 100%? Join online today for a chance at that honor and to be counted in the friendly house competition before the end of membership drive. All memberships before midnight on Wednesday, 10/1 count. 

Join the PTSA today! 

 

TOMORROW (Tuesday, Sept 30): MCPS Academic Programming Analysis Webinar

MCPS is engaging in two different studies happening at the same time:  1.) a Boundary analysis to redraw school boundaries to accommodate new and expanded high schools, and 2.) an Academic Programming analysis to examine the programs being offered across the county.      

On *Tues, Sept 30* the district will present a webinar at two different times to provide information on the *Academic Programming* analysis. You can learn more about this study and get a the link to attend the webinar here: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/academic-programs-analysis/

Like you, the PTSA is learning about what’s in these studies, and encourage you to learn more too! 

 

Safe Routes to School Survey

Please take this short survey that may be completed by Students, Caregivers and School Staff to help move us understand how safe it is to walk and roll to school.

How Safe is your Route to School

 

Ayúdanos a terminar con fuerza: ¡La campaña de membresía de la PTSA termina el miércoles!

El último día de la campaña de membresía de la PTSA ya casi llega: miércoles, 1 de octubre. Agradecemos el reciente apoyo de la Sra. Martin y su correo electrónico del sábado a la comunidad de TPMS. Compartió su inspiración con lo que la PTSA significa para ella: “un grupo colaborativo de padres y cuidadores, maestros/personal y estudiantes que, cuando trabajamos juntos, podemos crear una experiencia educativa atractiva, enriquecedora y rigurosa”.

¡Únete en línea y ayúdanos a alcanzar nuestra meta de membresía! Al unirte, tu membresía gana un punto para la casa STRIVE de tu estudiante. Al final de la campaña de membresía, ¡la casa ganadora recibirá un obsequio especial y el derecho de presumir! El conteo de casas está muy reñido y ***cualquier casa aún puede avanzar*** en los próximos dos días. Actualmente:

Casa Triumph ocupa el primer lugar.
Casa Value ocupa el segundo lugar.
Casas Inquire y Share empatan en el tercer lugar.
Casas Engage y Respect empatan en el cuarto lugar.
A dos días del final, hemos alcanzado el 93% de nuestra meta de membresía. ¿Nos enviarás la membresía que nos lleve al 100%? Únete en línea hoy mismo para tener la oportunidad de obtener ese honor y participar en la competencia amistosa de casas antes de que finalice la campaña de membresía. Todas las membresías antes de la medianoche del miércoles (1/10) cuentan.

¡Únete a la PTSA hoy mismo!

 

MAÑANA (martes, 30 de septiembre): Seminario web sobre el análisis de la programación académica de MCPS

MCPS participa en dos estudios simultáneos: 1) un análisis de límites escolares para adaptar los límites escolares a las escuelas preparatorias nuevas y ampliadas, y 2) un análisis de la programación académica para examinar los programas que se ofrecen en todo el condado.

El martes, 30 de septiembre, el distrito presentará un seminario web en dos horarios diferentes para brindar información sobre el análisis de la programación académica. Puede obtener más información sobre este estudio y el enlace para asistir al seminario web aquí: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/academic-programs-analysis/

Al igual que usted, la PTSA está aprendiendo sobre los contenidos de estos estudios y le anima a que también se informe más.

 

Encuesta sobre Rutas Seguras a la Escuela

Por favor, responda a esta breve encuesta. Estudiantes, tutores y personal escolar pueden completarla para ayudarnos a comprender la seguridad de ir a la escuela caminando o en bicicleta.

¿Qué tan seguro es tu camino a la escuela? Encuesta en español.

 

ጠንክረን እንድንጨርስ እርዳን፡ የPTSA አባልነት ጉዞ እሮብ ላይ ያበቃል!

የPTSA አባልነት ድራይቭ የመጨረሻ ቀን እዚህ ሊደርስ ነው – እሮብ፣ 10/1። የወ/ሮ ማርቲን የቅርብ ጊዜ ድጋፍ እና የቅዳሜ ኢሜይሏን ለTPMS ማህበረሰብ እናደንቃለን። PTSA ለእሷ ምን ማለት እንደሆነ ተመስጦ አጋርታለች – “የወላጆች እና ተንከባካቢዎች፣ አስተማሪዎች/ሰራተኞች እና ተማሪዎች በጋራ ስንሰራ አሳታፊ፣ የሚያበለጽግ እና ጠንካራ የትምህርት ልምድ የሚፈጥሩ የትብብር አካል።

በመስመር ላይ ይቀላቀሉ እና የአባልነት ግባችን ላይ እንድንደርስ ያግዙን! ሲቀላቀሉ፣ አባልነትዎ ለተማሪዎ STRIVE ቤት ነጥብ ያገኛል። በአባልነት ምርጫው መጨረሻ ላይ አሸናፊው ቤት ልዩ እንክብካቤ እና ጉራዎችን ያሸንፋል! የቤቱ ቆጠራዎች በጣም ቅርብ ናቸው እና ***ማንኛውም ቤት አሁንም ወደፊት መግፋት ይችላል *** በሚቀጥሉት ሁለት ቀናት – በአሁኑ ጊዜ፡-

የድል ሀውስ በመጀመሪያ ደረጃ ነው።
ዋጋ ያለው ቤት በሁለተኛ ደረጃ ላይ ይገኛል
ጠያቂ እና አጋራ ቤቶች ለሦስተኛ ደረጃ የተያዙ ናቸው።
የተሳትፎ እና የተከበሩ ቤቶች ለአራተኛ ደረጃ የተያዙ ናቸው።
ሁለት ቀን ሲቀረው፣ የአባልነት ግባችን 93% ላይ እንገኛለን – ወደ 100% የሚያደርገንን አባልነት ታስገባለህ? ለዚያ ክብር እድል ለማግኘት እና የአባልነት ጉዞ ከማብቃቱ በፊት በወዳጅነት ቤት ውድድር ለመቆጠር ዛሬ በመስመር ላይ ይቀላቀሉ። ሁሉም አባልነቶች እሮብ ከእኩለ ሌሊት በፊት፣ 10/1 ቆጠራ።

ዛሬ PTSAን ይቀላቀሉ!

 

ነገ (ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 30)፡ የMCPS የአካዳሚክ ፕሮግራሚንግ ትንተና ዌቢናር

MCPS በአንድ ጊዜ በተደረጉ ሁለት የተለያዩ ጥናቶች ላይ እየተሳተፈ ነው፡  1.) አዳዲስ እና የተስፋፋ ሁለተኛ ደረጃ ት/ቤቶችን ለማስተናገድ የድንበር ትንተና፣ እና 2.) በካውንቲ ውስጥ የሚቀርቡ ፕሮግራሞችን ለመመርመር የአካዳሚክ ፕሮግራሚንግ ትንታኔ።

በ *ማክሰኞ፣ ሴፕቴምበር 30* ወረዳው *የአካዳሚክ ፕሮግራሚንግ* ትንተና መረጃ ለመስጠት በሁለት የተለያዩ ጊዜያት ዌቢናር ያቀርባል። ስለዚህ ጥናት የበለጠ ማወቅ እና በዌቢናር ላይ ለመሳተፍ አገናኙን ማግኘት ትችላለህ፡ https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/academic-programs-analysis/

እንደ እርስዎ፣ PTSA በእነዚህ ጥናቶች ውስጥ ስላለው ነገር እየተማረ ነው፣ እና እርስዎም የበለጠ እንዲማሩ ያበረታታዎታል!

 

ወደ ትምህርት ቤት ዳሰሳ አስተማማኝ መንገዶች

እባኮትን ወደ ትምህርት ቤት መራመድ እና መንከባለል ምን ያህል አስተማማኝ እንደሆነ እንድንረዳ እንዲረዳን በተማሪዎች፣ ተንከባካቢዎች እና የትምህርት ቤት ሰራተኞች ሊጠናቀቅ የሚችለውን ይህን አጭር የዳሰሳ ጥናት ይውሰዱ።

ወደ ትምህርት ቤት የሚወስደው መንገድ ምን ያህል ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ነው? ቅኝት በአማርኛ.