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PGCPS committee advances revision of community‑schools policy after detailed staff briefing
Summary
The Policy & Governance Committee voted to recommend revisions to Policy 1.100 (Community Schools) after a long discussion with Dr. Ingrid Horton, director of community schools, about governance, needs assessments, staffing and family engagement.
The Policy and Governance Committee of the Prince George's County Board of Education on March 11 recommended Policy 1.100 (Community Schools) to the policy sponsor for revision after hearing a detailed briefing from Dr. Ingrid Horton, director of community schools for Prince George's County Public Schools.
The vote followed a substantive discussion about steering‑committee structure, the cadence of needs assessments and implementation details for wraparound services. “We do community schools better than anyone in the state of Maryland,” Dr. Horton told the committee, describing the district program and how school‑level needs assessments shape services.
The committee’s review was prompted in part by written comments submitted by the Prince George's County Educators' Association (PGCEA). Ms. Welsh, who presented the PGCEA recommendations to the committee, said the union…
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