EC Committee Worksession

Education and Culture Committee (Montgomery County) · January 12, 2026

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Opening, introductions and welcome

Announcement

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Chair Giwondo opened the Education and Culture Committee, welcomed new committee member Councilmember Shebra Evans (her first committee meeting) and introduced Dr. Naya Hamlet joining MCPS as chief equity and development officer; noted two agenda items (international enrollment and the anti-racist audit update) and framed them in the current national political context.

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The Education and Culture Committee held a work session in early 2026 to receive updates from Montgomery County Public Schools on international admissions and enrollment operations and on the implementation status of the district's anti-racist audit action plan. Officials described improved enrollment turnaround times but said mental-health counselor staffing has been cut, increasing crisis demands; equity leaders described steps to embed audit recommendations into the strategic plan while noting uneven implementation and a vacant director-level equity post.

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