Maryland State Department of Education

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Mohammed Choudhury, Maryland State Superintendent of Schools

Building Bridges Together

Today, we begin a new journey together. Passionate about education equity and innovation, I am thrilled to serve as your Maryland State Superintendent of Schools. With Maryland a national leader in education excellence, our collective mission will focus upon extending and expanding every achievement opportunity to each Maryland student, especially those who have been historically underserved. As I look to the future, I know that our work ahead will be nothing less than transformational as we do whatever it takes to ensure our world-class reputation extends to every Maryland student.

The son of immigrants from Bangladesh, I attended school in Los Angeles alongside racially diverse peers at a largely low-income school. That experience shaped who I am and set me on the path with the gifts and skills necessary to navigate today’s diverse world. I know what is possible in great public schools because I have seen it and lived it — and that experience left me with a singular drive to ensure the same opportunities for many more children. I developed a new system to combat inequity in the San Antonio Independent School district -- boosting the district from one of the lowest performing to the fastest-improving large district in Texas -- and I bring that same energy for growth to MSDE.

Engagement, collaboration and innovation are values that will steer our future work. Over the next days, I will be listening, learning and engaging our stakeholders. Building upon the strong foundation already in place, I am very much looking forward to continuing our collective work as we pave the future of Maryland education. Together, we’ll do whatever it takes to do the work, and do it well - giving every Maryland student the very best.

Best regards,

Mohammed Choudhury

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The Maryland State Department of Education and multiple State agencies are collaborating on and are committed to the health and safety of students and staff in the school setting. Maryland Together: Maryland's Recovery Plan for Education sets the framework to safely return schools to in-person instruction, along with guidance from the Maryland Department of Health and other partners. Schools across the State have been opening safely and effectively; all local school systems have been directed to open for in-person instruction by March 1, 2021.

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Vaccine Opportunities for Educators and

Child Care Providers

The State of Maryland is grateful for the work of educators and child care providers throughout the pandemic. Recently, President Biden challenged all states, tribes, and territories to ensure every education and childcare worker can receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by the end of March.

While supply of vaccines remains very limited, we are taking a number of actions to meet this national goal in the coming weeks:

First, in Maryland, all vaccine providers—including hospitals, local health departments, and community health centers—are required to make vaccines available to both public and non-public education staff, as well as those who work as or for licensed child care providers, including center-based and family care providers.

Second, the state is working closely with retail pharmacy partners to prioritize vaccinations for school staff and child care workers:

On Monday morning, Safeway will open up appointments at www.safeway.com/covid-19, for stores across the state.

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, at approximately 7 am, Walgreens will open up appointments at www.walgreens.com/schedulevaccine, for stores across the state.

Third, as part of Phase 1, educators and child care providers are now eligible to pre-register for an appointment at one of the state’s mass vaccination sites. Once pre-registered, you will be contacted as soon as an appointment is available.

To pre-register, apply online at covidvax.maryland.gov/pre-registration or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829.)

For all health information on COVID-19 vaccines, visit covidlink.maryland.gov.