Look for more information to come about the PTA, education, Title I Programs, reparations, grant writing, financial literacy and creating a legacy for your family with insurance, please support with your voice and dollars.
Support the Read, Read, Read, Mentoring and Reading Program (RRRM&R) and Pre-Ordered copy of my book, "My Journey to the House of FAME," (Forming the Art of living through Mentorship and Educated lifestyles.
"My Journey to the House of FAME," will be released August 31, 2019, with the proceeds supporting the RRRM&R program and Youth Outdoor Unity @ https://paypal.me/pools/c/8flqTpmzOV
Thank you,
JoAnn Burl
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Friday, July 5, 2019
Information You Should Know in Montgomery County Public Schools
I am informing you of programs and activities available for your children. Please read over the messages below regarding Pre-K and Summer Programs that are available for your students. Look over the information and share with your friends and neighbors who may be interested or have needs for the programs available for youth.
Please read information regarding MCPS Safety concerns: http://www.mymcpnews.com/2018 /03/04/mcpd-statement-regardin g-school-threats/
On behalf of the Montgomery County Police Department's School Safety Unit, I'm sharing information about their annual Safety Patrol Summer Leadership Camp - a week long sleep-away camp specifically geared towards rising 5th graders who will be part of their elementary school Safety Patrol team for the coming year.
A brief summary is attached. Officer Jim Whalen is the point of contact. The camp is held at Summit Lake Camp in Emmitsburg. Here are the answers to a few questions I asked:
- MCPD has been hosting the camp for years -- in the past, they've had wait-lists -- the past couple of years they have had unfilled spots
- MCPS supports the camp by providing the buses and drivers to take campers to/from the camp, and the staging location - which is Redland Middle School
- AAA Mid-Atlantic is also a sponsor
- All youth counselors for this summer's camp sessions have already been chosen
If you, like me, were unaware of the camp --- even though you have a student who is/was a safety patrol - generally MCPD School Safety Unit relies on the schools and school safety patrol coordinators to share the information about the camp. Often -- as patrols at many schools aren't chosen til late May/early June -- information about the camp gets lost in the end-of-year quasi-chaos, and/or arrives after families have made their summer/summer camp plans.... so Officer Whalen is asking our help in putting this information on the collective radar screens of our elementary schools sooner rather than later!
Here's a link to the Safety Patrol Summer Camp website: http://patrolleadershipcamp.cf sites.org/
Here is a link to the website for Summit Lake Camp -- MCPD rents the entire camp for the two sessions of Safety Patrol camp: http://summitlake.org/about.ht ml
And - if you've actually had a student attend the camp, please share your experience!
Thanks everyone,
Montgomery County Public Schools Prekindergarten and Head Start Programs
Students must be income eligible and 4 years of age by September 1, 2018 to apply for the 2018-2019 school year.
Los aplicantes deben ser de bajos recursos económicos y cumplir cuatro años hasta el 1º de septiembre, 2018 para aplicar para el año escolar 2018-19
Register at Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, 20852, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Walk-ins are welcome; for appointments, call 301-230-0676.
Matrículas de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a.m. a 4:00 p.m. en Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville, MD, 20852. Aceptamos aplicaciones sin cita, pero si quiere una cita, llame al 301-230-0676.
Community Locations and Extended Hours/Matriculas en la Comunidad y Horas Extendidas
Upper County Community Center Friday/Viernes, April/Abril 20, 2018 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Rocking Horse Road Center Saturday/Sábado, April/Abril 21, 2018 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Long Branch Community Center Thursday/Jueves, April/Abril 26, 2018 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Plum Gar Community Center Tuesday/Martes, May/Mayo 1, 2018 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Rocking Horse Road Center Tuesday/Martes, May/Mayo 8, 2018 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. White Oak Community Center Wednesday/Miércoles, May/Mayo 9, 2018 9:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Fox Chapel Elementary School Wednesday/Miércoles, May/Mayo 16, 2018 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Rocking Horse Road Center Saturday/Sábado, May/Mayo 19, 2018 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Long Branch Community Center Thursday/Jueves, May/Mayo 24, 2018 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Germantown Community Center Thursday/Jueves, May/Mayo 31, 2018 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Mid-County Community Center Monday/Lunes, June/Junio 4, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Rocking Horse Road Center Tuesday/Martes, June/Junio 5, 2018 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Rocking Horse Road Center Thursday/Jueves, July/Julio 12, 2018 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Call 301-230-0676 or check www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org for more information. Llame al 301-230-0676 o consulte a www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org para máyor información.
Students must be income eligible and 4 years of age by September 1, 2018 to apply for the 2018-2019 school year. Los aplicantes deben ser de bajos recursos económicos y cumplir cuatro años hasta el 1º de septiembre, 2018 para aplicar para el año escolar 2018-19.
Rocking Horse Road Center 4910 Macon Road, Room 143 Rockville, MD 20852, 301-230-0676
Germantown Community Center, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown, MD 20874
White Oak Community Center, 1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Fox Chapel Elementary School 13915 Archdale Road, Germantown, MD 20876
Long Branch Community Center, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Upper County Community Center, 8201 Emory Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Plum Gar Community Center, 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown, MD 20876
Mid-County Community Center, 2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Families of children with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Se urge aplicar a las familias de niños con necesidades especiales.
Check www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org for information regarding documents required to apply. If you have questions about documents or a special circumstance, call 301-230-0676.
Consulte a www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org para información acerca de los documentos requeridos para aplicar. Si tiene preguntas acerca de los documentoso una circumstancia particular, llame al 301-230-0676.
Registration is ongoing, not first come, first served. All four-year-old, income eligible children will be placed. Las registraciones son en forma continua, no son para los primeros que vengan. Se aceptarán a todos los niños elegibles de acuerdo a su edad (4años) y el ingreso económico.
Apply by July 31 to allow time for processing and ensure that your child will start at the beginning of the school year. Aplique antes del 31 de julio para dar tiempo para el proceso de su aplicación y asegurese que su hijo empiece al principio del año escolar.
Friday, December 29, 2017
"I Wonder" A Girl Developing Into Womanhood - Book - By LaTasha Burl
Dear Community Leader,
As indicated in by MCPS Superintendent Smith's budget many of our students do not have the learning opportunities to reach the learning levels needed to complete their MCPS education ready to be successful in college, career, and community. These learning disparities fall most heavily on Black/African American students, Hispanic/Latino students, and students impacted by poverty.
Superintendent Smith talks about the work MCPS need to do within their budget, and there is more to be done than the budget can offer. In support of wanting to provide help from the community, as the Springbrook Cluster Coordinator, and the co-chair of the NAACP ACT-SO program where 7 of the 11 students who won gold medals locally, then went on to win medals at the national level.
I am reaching out to you for your support of my work in the Northeast Consortium. Soon I will locate to Texas, traveling to Maryland, for upcoming events, I would like to assist those who I work within the mentioned programs by creating a newspaper listing the opportunities and information available to our hard to reach students. Many of our students do not have access to a computer in their home, contributing to the digital divide.
Graduates
87.7% - Black students
80.4% - Hispanic/Latino students
82.9% - Free and Reduced Meal students
Dropouts
6.1% - Black students
12.3% - Hispanic/Latino students
8.1% - Free and Reduced Meal students
Graduates Post High School Status
4year College
40.1% - Black students
20.3% - Hispanic/Latino
65.2% -White students
2 year College
27.7% -Black Students
33.0% -Hispanic/Latino students
14.8% -White students
Unknown
32.1% -Black students
46.7% -Hispanic/Latino students
20.0% -White students
Your support of this newspaper ads and/or purchasing the book "A Girl Developing Into Womanhood (AGDIW)," written by my daughter would make a difference in students knowing about opportunities in their communities rather or not they have a computer. Students would also have a chance to purchase a computer for their homes for less than $30.00 and internet service for $10.00 per month. Some may not be able to afford this cost, but this service will be available for these families when the opportunity presents itself.
The best part of this project is students would be able to join a book club, receive books through the mail and be encouraged to submit book reports on the book they've read and receive assistance with their writing practice. A skill many colleges states students need more training with.
Won't you assist me in this endeavor? This idea came to life after it was clear that I would be relocating to Texas, traveling back to Maryland for some of the ACT-SO events. The ability to manage this newspaper and book club would allow me to provide information on a regular basis to all interested parties. This newspaper will be distributed to interested schools for their students as well as the foot soldiers who regularly interact with students who this information in the community, will benefit.
Please visit: jeanettes-joy.org for more information, to place your ad, and/or to pre-order your book AGDIW, for delivery by Valentines Day, February 14, 2018. Once you place your order, please ask ten of your friends to order a book and/or place an ad in Jeanette's Joy Newspaper for release in January 2018.
See attachments. In the newspaper sample you will find one of the poems that's included in the book, A Girl Developing Into Womanhood, called "I Wonder."
Your help will help.
Sincerely,
JoAnn Burl
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
-Winston Churchill
Saturday, January 7, 2017
CHILD HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION BLOG
My name is JoAnn Burl, I have dedicated my past 30 years towards working with youth
and families in the
out-of-school-time field and is the recipient of the State of Maryland
Comptroller,
“Golden Apple Award” for outstanding volunteer work donating her time and
resources to volunteer at public
schools throughout the state. I have encouraged people to do
better all my adult life, to students of virtually
every age, from kindergarteners to retired
adults. In addition to teaching
others to help others, I have extensive experience with
non-
profit organizations, and civil, and human rights issues. I am the Founder/CEO/Director of
Jeanette’s
Joy Community Services and the Co-Chair of National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Montgomery County Maryland Afro-Academic
Cultural
Technological Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). I serve as a Cluster Coordinator
with
Montgomery County Council of PTA’s (MCCPTA) in the Northeast Consortium in
Montgomery County, MD and an Ambassador of the Black Star Project –Million
Father
March.
Being a member of many organizations and groups is what inspired me to return to
school to earn my degree in Child Development and to continue to work collaboratively
on eliminating the African American academic opportunity gap. Presently I am seeking
seeking volunteers to mentor high school students from January 2017 through July
and judges for the competition of the ACT-SO program to be held in April. Every
year we have over 100 students participating, with many going on to the national
competition. I serve on the African American Student Achievement Action Group
(AASAAG) – established by MCPS Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships to
provide a continual, transparent forum, between African American community stakeholders
and MCPS stakeholders to work collaboratively on eliminating the African American
academic achievement gap. I serve as vice-president of East County Village Seniors. Their
primary objective is to establish a village and continue to seek vendors to enable their
members to
have access to a variety of professional services in their village network.
·
Much of my service is with Montgomery County Council of PT(S) an association of
local PT(S)As in
Montgomery County, chartered by Maryland PTA.
MCCPTA advocates for
the students, parents, and teachers of Montgomery
County Public School on educational
priorities, determined by the
membership. Our mission is to make every
child’s potential a
reality by engaging and empowering families and communities
to advocate for children.
I enjoy the work I do in the community.
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