Do More In ’24: Sign Up for a Partnership Interest Meeting

The Office of Human Resources and Development provides higher education partnership opportunities to MCPS employees who are seeking teacher certification or licensure, continuing professional development, or who are pursuing career advancement. Register on Professional Development Online. Below, get more information on upcoming interest meetings:

Towson University, Master of Science in Instructional Technology with a Concentration in School Library Media
Thursday, March 14, 4-5 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #88158

This four-year, 36-credit partnership program will result in Maryland certification as a school librarian. To be eligible, employees must hold bachelor’s degrees. Individuals who do not hold current certification will need to take prerequisite courses for the degree program. For more information, contact Dr. David Robinson at or Holly Van Puymbroeck. A flyer is available here.

Johns Hopkins University, Special Education Teacher Immersion Training (SET-IT) Program
Thursday, March 14, 5–6 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87107

The SET-IT master’s degree program has two focus areas: elementary/middle school (grades 1–8) and secondary/adult levels (grades 6–12) in special education. For this two-year program, participants will work for MCPS as special education paraeducators during the day and take JHU courses in the evening. A flyer is available here.

For more information, contact Alexandra Shelton or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.

Hood College, Educational Leadership Program
Thursday, March 21; 5-6 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87670

Hood College offers graduate certificate and master’s degree pathways for Educational Leadership leading to Administrator I certification. To be eligible, employees should have three or more consecutive years of successful classroom teaching experience and tenure. More information

For questions, contact Dan Shea or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.

Notre Dame of Maryland University
Thursday, March 21, 6-7 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #87163

Notre Dame of Maryland University will review its course offerings in the Department of Education during this interest meeting. The two MCPS partnership programs are: the bachelor’s degree pathway for certification in ESOL or special education and the graduate-level pathway (a non-degree, graduate-level, state-approved teacher education program leading to initial certification in ESOL, special education, math, computer science or Spanish).

For more information, contact Sarah Gruen or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.

Montgomery College, Culturally Responsive Educators Aspiring for Teaching Excellence (CREATE)
Thursday, April 4; 4:30-5:30 p.m.
RSVP on PDO, course #89298

The CREATE Cohort Program will host an information session from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, on Zoom. To be eligible, employees should be current MCPS support professionals who hold permanent positions. Members of the cohort earn an associate of arts in teaching degree (AAT), the first two years of the required four-year degree. MC will assist employees who are new to college, or who have some college credits, in developing an academic plan that allows students to graduate in two to three years and seamlessly transfer to partner universities to complete the bachelor’s degree required to become a certified teacher.

For more information, email CREATEteachercohort@montgomerycollege.edu or visit the Higher Education Partnerships website.