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Superintendent Taylor introduced the candidates and said the appointments would expand leadership capacity in equity, special education and transportation. The board voted to confirm Malaika A. Brown as executive director in the Division of Equity and Organizational Development; Jada Langston as director in the Department of Special Education Services; and Anthony F. Tucci as director in the Division of Transportation Services. The board recorded a motion and second for each appointment and the actions were approved \"unanimous with those present,\" according to the meeting record.

Why it matters: The confirmations place central-office leaders in posts that the superintendent said will shape district policy and operations for the coming school year. Brown was described as a 20-year MCPS employee whose background includes classroom teaching and roles in curriculum development; Langston was introduced as a five-year MCPS administrator who most recently served as principal at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents; Tucci was described as a 16-year MCPS employee with experience in transportation management and budgeting.

Details provided at the meeting show the board followed its routine appointment process: Superintendent Taylor presented each candidate, the board moved and seconded approval, and members raised hands to indicate unanimous support among those present. The meeting transcript records the superintendent introducing each candidate and the board chair calling for and recording votes.

Board response and next steps: The board offered brief congratulations following each vote. No amendments, conditions or dissent were recorded in the meeting transcript. The appointees were joined in the meeting by family members and supporters invited forward when the superintendent introduced them.

Votes at a glance
- Malaika A. Brown — Motion to approve recommended appointment as executive director, Division of Equity and Organizational Development; outcome: approved (\"unanimous with those present\").
- Jada Langston — Motion to approve recommended appointment as director, Department of Special Education Services; outcome: approved (\"unanimous with those present\").
- Anthony F. Tucci — Motion to approve recommended appointment as director, Division of Transportation Services; outcome: approved (\"unanimous with those present\").

No roll-call vote listing individual yes/no votes was recorded in the public transcript; the clerk announced unanimous approval among members present.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education - Board Work Session - 9/4/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Montgomery County Board of Education on Sept. 4 unanimously approved three administrative appointments recommended by Superintendent Taylor.","taxTitle","Montgomery County Public Schools, School Boards, Maryland","taxId",38270,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476584,"Board handbook revised draft to clarify meeting structure and public-comment process; final vote set for Sept. 25",544,15929000,16473000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6&start=15929&end=16473","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6/thumbnail_15929000.jpg","/articles/6476584/Maryland/Board-handbook-revised-draft-to-clarify-meeting-structure-and-public-comment-process-final-vote-set-for-Sept-25","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476584-5b0aef2149d48a9f314a378cacf709f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770392074&Signature=h0IhHvHgmYGMa6F9Divue5UMckfFUI3zNphbSwBmOmayPNcOfymmUAwnEO2GAuQnX1n-BDu2ID-nbVd1Esw2Ghc8F3d1Qkgrx3GqM4OpUnGtDuA-mqvZleWy~4LzjGrBA0NXJH8inO4awcqLhghdqxJZ6GsjLbfiWHEO~cAyeYa35zVeOm6g9cAV5w7SbLTY0BI9waXAzr2oO50-njDnm9iyfpE-VczXeifVrRzk~ntTMJpfmfHwmtzAAUXSqISS7aTQURjSyFoLxi00sQHiwaIOG6xaKp1luhVVJOf~cZsxhvXZlE5ZVC2Eh-WEvIp0YL6Ngmiqrd2s38j4vzImOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deputy Chief of Staff Tom Lottman briefed the board Sept. 4 on a draft update to the Board of Education handbook, with the goal of aligning governance practices and clarifying procedures for the board, staff and public.

Lottman said the handbook—last comprehensively updated in February 2021—was reorganized and expanded to reflect current practices and to make the document more useful for onboarding new members and for the public. Proposed changes highlighted at the work session include clearer descriptions of the board's business-meeting and work-session roles, refinements to the public-comment process intended to make participation more accessible, updated committee descriptions and annual timelines for recurring board responsibilities.

Next steps: Staff will finalize content and design elements with the communications team, prepare public messaging focused on substantive changes (with emphasis on the public-comment process), and bring the updated handbook to the board for action on Sept. 25. The district said it will post the finalized handbook on the board website and make printed pocket copies available to members.

No substantive policy changes were adopted at the Sept. 4 work session; the item was an informational briefing and will be finalized for a future business meeting vote.","MCPS staff presented a draft update to the Board of Education handbook Sept. 4 that clarifies meeting structure (work session vs. business meeting), expands public-comment provisions, and updates committee roles; the item will return to the board for action later in the month.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476589,"MCPS releases 2025 climate-survey results; district to administer survey twice yearly going forward",1344,12342000,13686000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6&start=12342&end=13686","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6/thumbnail_12342000.jpg","/articles/6476589/Maryland/MCPS-releases-2025-climate-survey-results-district-to-administer-survey-twice-yearly-going-forward","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476589-4e70113bb60ddca2e1b7fb365791154a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770392074&Signature=BaqZSw2lLb30YzTgd7IWr1eH9JYBTawYN1D9Q1HgICfOntyj5YFEwxwdbF5mfJ6RlZp~MgJrzbfD~se5lC822LCghKJwTJuhEVZcFnNkDc1-jQlG0DGSRquEMgW2zVRNKy2BmY9WID21eTzZIic1WtyixlOpoETvQjXvj7oL~td-n5CuFmviFd53UjI952exKozr8em8cz5duEp-pBFBUo9YTLSbhMsjJ9j3xF-SR5YA59Dqp8MRyEKaILFa2AC~8So0G7rrcnjsZLzF8c2OFPrF-xV50WU7ykcmcIvydHw92kKhfMQ4Cc162J7B~nB39EwtlyD8iSn6cljx25~4PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Montgomery County Public Schools presented results from a shortened, 2025 climate survey at the Sept. 4 board work session and announced the district will administer the survey twice a year going forward.

Dr. Keisha Addison explained that the revised survey asks 10–15 focused items per respondent group (students, staff and families). The spring 2025 window produced roughly 38,000 student responses (about 44.2 percent of the student population in the district's response pool), roughly 10,700 school-based staff responses (about 52 percent of school staff), 1,087 non–school-based staff (about 22 percent) and 8,216 family responses (about 5.1 percent). The district said the family response rate was lower than desired and outlined plans to increase outreach in future administrations.

Key findings and concerns: Students generally reported positive relationships with at least one adult at school, and staff said collaboration within teams is strong. However, several items rose to the level of \"emerging concerns\" or \"significant concerns,\" especially in middle schools. Those concerns included: frequency of feedback for staff (roughly one in five staff said they do not receive frequent feedback), middle school students reporting that their school does not always feel safe, and a substantial share of middle-school respondents indicating disagreement with statements about respectful treatment across racial and cultural lines and about the energy in their school.

Dr. Moran said the district will use the twice-yearly administration to intervene faster: \"The intervention being able to intervene early, and be able to have a comparison and a quick turnaround, I think is extremely advantageous,\" he told the board. He also emphasized that improving culture and climate is a leadership task for principals and that central services will support schools through cross-functional teams and targeted interventions.

Board members asked for more granular data, including school-level response rates, breakdowns by language and geography, and examples of \"outlier\" schools with especially high or low scores to identify replicable practices. The district said those school-level reports and response-rate detail would be posted to the public site and that staff would follow up with targeted support for low-response or low-scoring schools.

The district characterized the 2025 survey as a baseline for a two-wave annual cycle and said future results will be used to set school-improvement priorities and to inform principal evaluation and district strategic work.","MCPS presented results from a streamlined 2025 climate survey showing strong signals of belonging in some areas but notable emerging and significant concerns—particularly in middle school responses about student respect, safety and the school 'energy.' The district said it will institute twice-yearly surveys to speed response to issues.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476593,"MCPS proposes FY26 program evaluation agenda, emphasizing equity and measurable outcomes",931,8986000,9917000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6&start=8986&end=9917","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6/thumbnail_8986000.jpg","/articles/6476593/Maryland/MCPS-proposes-FY26-program-evaluation-agenda-emphasizing-equity-and-measurable-outcomes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476593-58fc4ebe7cd5fae9f5e7d393f24e5093/orig.mp4?Expires=1770392074&Signature=okbUZNFj6IAby-yqum9Yz-xc2tq8MM8qP0nhBL0SvBDK1I4iFALZXiCr4csy5qkYnFfVfywg-i9GHcN9qn1m4EX~sAo3Ae2YsEzTW0Rg~0faVhWtGXH~Xvj-6oIb2t6RcZfdLG1ycrbwfHtAlsJU53oq2UOuWdhBiB8BTJXFvbbKyw-bDit9clguaAkHTDgvYOU2wXiTrJH~-d~cx2MDBXTxQVqvMbzbNcWhb1WBhrR5kcILSghfV7pLWEvoJYGG~2OSg5csMi6RFROkdjsjSGa8ocK89RaIqfmkxkRJqn1S6ZAW~KpgpKw4DHwYHQcQjzrgXFy3TvjSeiOyVpO1yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff presented a proposed fiscal-year 2026 program-evaluation agenda to the board on Sept. 4, explaining how evaluation studies will inform funding and program decisions.

Dr. Keisha Addison, who leads program evaluation and applied research for MCPS, described a framework the department uses to rate programs (continue, probation/yellow, discontinue) and said evaluations are intended to answer \"what is working, for whom, and under what conditions.\" The proposed FY26 agenda includes studies of achievement-focused extracurricular programs, year-two implementation of the CKLA (Core Knowledge Language Arts) curriculum, early childhood programming (including full-day proposals), Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway support for students with IEPs, Saturday school, and primary talent development.

Addison told the board the evaluation office balances ongoing and new studies, and noted capacity constraints: its core team is relatively small and specialists commonly juggle two projects. Staff said completed FY24 studies include literacy and math curriculum reviews and a restorative-justice specialist evaluation; some FY25 studies remain in progress. Board members asked for clearer timelines and a documented due date for each proposed study and for fiscal cost estimates tied to programs under review.

District staff said some proposed studies from earlier years were canceled because requested programs were not implemented or priorities shifted; they also emphasized a need to balance requests with evaluation capacity and recommended that the board prioritize topics if it wanted to reorder or add studies. The item will be an action item at a forthcoming business meeting; the superintendent and staff said they will provide more detail—including target completion dates and budget implications—before the board takes a formal vote.","At the Sept. 4 work session MCPS staff presented the proposed fiscal 2026 program-evaluation agenda, tying studies to the district strategic plan and prioritizing equity-focused evaluations including extracurricular achievement programs, early childhood, and CTE pathways for students with disabilities.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476598,"MCPS reports strong transition-day turnout, adopts standard-response protocol and new grading rules for 2025-26",6122,2844000,8966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6&start=2844&end=8966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6/thumbnail_2844000.jpg","/articles/6476598/Maryland/MCPS-reports-strong-transition-day-turnout-adopts-standard-response-protocol-and-new-grading-rules-for-2025-26","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476598-b37a9f6ce31f245feb26616980cf5465/orig.mp4?Expires=1770392074&Signature=nkFvfuzz~gip69WRf9jJBhLoP3lVglMIS--IdLhn3WUTSlYjnOJjulQZvob8t~bipmCBMzILegw8mAQ8NnWofJtUghYWFN9r85Z4g8I06OsfyQicVRfquIa13t30839-4FaJ77Es7SIjHWa8JlMcmEDekbvE1s2bku3tMFKhfBKnxKD4adkaMqwYl0oxH91PCE2xsn9GwhovbqQmeR~GPF~~AkZFvCiOPPZT23mSSNUDbVIEf9sf6PsUolATRUKKGzS4MUghnVnu~qSI2-9-55w4T8UeF69522V~FStP5mAEXBx3-T2k20GF1BUxKolVtldYR6EyWIQe04DrwsRs7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Montgomery County Public Schools opened the 2025-26 year with a set of systemwide operational and instructional changes that district leaders presented to the Board of Education on Sept. 4.

Superintendent Monifa Taylor said transition day—a new practice this year that brings certain grade cohorts to school before others to acclimate to expectations and routines—produced strong turnout and positive feedback. District figures in the presentation showed many elementary, middle and high schools reporting attendance rates above 90 percent for the transition-day activities; the superintendent said principals reported improved confidence and student engagement on subsequent school days.

Safety and emergency response: The district announced adoption of a standard response protocol (SRP) from the I Love U Guys Foundation. Marcus Jones, who leads safety and emergency management, explained that SRP uses five one-word commands—evacuate, shelter, lockdown, hold and secure—to replace more varied local terminology and reduce confusion. Jones said staff, students and families will see new signage and receive guidance; administrators and staff were trained in August and pre-service week materials included guidance for students.

Grading, reporting and instructional supports: The district is implementing changes to final-grade calculation, due-date policy, reassessment opportunities and semester summative assessments. Chief instructional staff said the goal is clarity and consistency across schools to reduce variance in grading practices. Dr. Kesha Logan was credited with assembling a \"grading and reporting toolkit\" that includes memos, videos and templates for schools and families; the superintendent said the district will share details with local colleges to clarify transcript changes.

Student conduct and equity: The board heard a briefing on updates to the student code of conduct emphasizing prevention and restorative practices. The district said it will prioritize restorative conferences, peer mediation and relationship-centered interventions before excluding students, and that principals received training in June and August on fact-finding and intake procedures.

Personal mobile devices: A new regulation will require elementary and middle school students to keep personal devices powered off and stored for the full school day; high-school students may use devices during lunch and passing times but not during instruction. The district said the change aims to increase engagement and consistent implementation will include scaled responses from teacher redirection to device pouches.

Other operational investments: Central staff described cross-functional teams assigned to clusters (bringing literacy, math, special education and other specialists together to support schools), and noted an expansion in central-office \"ambassadors\" from 182 to 369 staff deployed to support schools during opening week. Transportation and food services reported that the district ran 1,204 bus routes in the first week and served more than 100,000 breakfasts and 235,000 lunches during the first week; fiscal-year totals presented for 2025 included roughly 18.8 million student meals served.

Board members asked for follow-up data on music and arts budgets, instrument repair capacity, and how the standard-response protocol will be communicated to substitutes, volunteers and contractors. Superintendent Taylor said health and safety is the top priority and that the district would provide follow-up materials to schools and families.

Quotes from the meeting included Marcus Jones saying MCPS \"has adopted this standard response protocol from the I Love You Guys Foundation\" and Superintendent Taylor stressing that \"safety comes first.\"","Superintendent Taylor and central staff told the board Sept. 4 that 'transition day' drew high attendance across the district, that MCPS has adopted the I Love U Guys Foundation standard response protocol, and that the district is rolling out a simpler grading-and-reporting regulation and a tighter cell-phone policy.",{"_33":125,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":126,"_41":127,"_43":128,"_45":116,"_47":129,"_49":130,"_51":131,"_53":132,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":133,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":134,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6476603,"Public commenters press MCPS on paraeducator training, Carver building health, payroll and program relocations",1806,1038000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6&start=1038&end=2844","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5718908-b99054a8c427fbacf8e9fae79d1286e6/thumbnail_1038000.jpg","/articles/6476603/Maryland/Public-commenters-press-MCPS-on-paraeducator-training-Carver-building-health-payroll-and-program-relocations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6476603-b7d0f2e831e843f79346e56b375ae406/orig.mp4?Expires=1770392074&Signature=DJT5Wh4BM21-nXB2p~6B0Lcj2WHpXwCNT3XkbP5EU708Rv6LlTivYqogPXZ4i-2nTHeh3kqtfiXnyNnrbJc2BbQP8CbaC3eexsNT~WeXjAvh7gqe3wxSYUa8ydbMjvEoOVx7uYhTy5eCnxaI3~0xBNTGija~~DZqhmw4EH~WY2OUt2prAB0bJo9gvwXKVNuB0zFn~EfkpHhwxea6q8jdJi19002N56ICMYsNrwUC7AdGrbvTwTAIg0YEpWszagDb-ST6rcS1n2uKX7vDlTDPrw9ErJ-R7TqadHpmHPsYMgPqmPzV6rDVUL-B~VquaOiLC5zry5GElBs7~dLqR4cKfA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Seven people spoke during the board’s public-comment period on Sept. 4, raising a cluster of personnel, facilities and program concerns for Montgomery County Public Schools.

Student Asha Telbergata, a senior at Walt Whitman High School, urged the district to invest in paid, structured training for paraeducators who work in self-contained special education classrooms. \"Paraeducators who work in self contained special education programs are some of the most selfless and caring individuals you could ever meet,\" she said, and told the board that new hires \"often don't know how to react when a student goes into crisis mode\" without targeted training.

Central services leaders described what they called unsafe working conditions at the Carver Education Services Center. Christine Handy said staff report recurring black mold, inadequate ventilation, and skin rashes and respiratory problems linked to the building. \"People should not have to choose between doing their jobs and protecting their health,\" Handy told the board and asked that Carver be included in the superintendent's capital improvements program budget.

Pia Morrison, president of SEIU Local 500, told the board that recent payroll delays and errors hit support staff hard. She said payroll inaccuracies have left some workers facing fees or eviction and urged MCPS to restore staffing specialists in human resources who, she said, previously helped prevent hiring and payroll problems.

Speakers also raised school program concerns: community members objected to relocating the Blair Ewing program to Northlake Elementary and asked the district to develop a permanent capital plan and budget for the program by fiscal 2027. Charlotte Cook and other neighbors questioned whether Northlake is suitable for older students and said they had not received sufficient information about the move. Catherine Savilico, a parent with children in Poolesville’s humanities magnet, urged the board to preserve existing countywide magnet criteria and to pause a proposed six-region reorganization to allow more study.

Music teacher Ted McAllister urged continued support for music programs, citing staffing and instrument-repair shortfalls and asking the district to protect and expand the visual and performing arts resources.

Board and superintendent responses: Superintendent Taylor acknowledged the payroll problems and said the district was \"hoping to have our payment issues resolved\" and to provide financial support to those affected \"within the next couple of weeks.\" Several board members thanked speakers, acknowledged facility and payroll concerns, and asked staff to provide additional information on facilities condition index (FCI) scores and remediation plans, instrument-repair capacity, and special-education training for paraeducators.

What happened next: Board members said many of the issues would be carried into ongoing planning and budget discussions. Several asked staff to prepare follow-up information for the board, including FCI scores for Northlake and Carver and options for paraeducator onboarding and training.

No formal board action was taken during public comment; the matters were discussed by the superintendent and board members and slated for follow-up.","During the Sept. 4 public-comment period speakers urged the Montgomery County Board of Education to fund paid paraeducator training, remediate mold and air-quality problems at the Carver Education Services Center, fix payroll errors affecting support staff, and provide a permanent plan for relocating the Blair Ewing program to Northlake.","actionData","errors"]

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