Temperatures begin to drop – Expect cooler temperatures with sunny, clear skies this week. Monday and Tuesday are predicted to be the warmest days with temperatures reaching into the mid-70s, according to the National Weather Service. Showers are likely Tuesday morning. Cooler temperatures are expected the rest of the week with highs in the mid-60s Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Nighttime lows are predicted to drop into the upper-50s.
School board to discuss plans for Bethesda high school and Kensington elementary school additions – The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled Tuesday to discuss two local school projects during its business meeting. The board will view presentations for preliminary plans of an addition at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School that’s designed to add 24 classrooms, four science labs, a dance studio, new art class spaces and staff rooms. The board is also scheduled to view preliminary plans for an addition at Kensington-Parkwood Elementary School.
County Council to take up economic development change – The Montgomery County Council is scheduled to discuss and is likely to vote on an expedited bill Tuesday that would allow the council to designate a nonprofit as the lead economic development organization. The shift comes as part of County Executive Ike Leggett’s work to reform the county’s in-house economic development department into what he says will be a nimble nonprofit economic development organization more akin to a private sector business than a government department. Once approved, the goal of the new nonprofit will be to grow the workforce in the county.
Juvenile Justice screening and panel discussion – Gandhi Brigade Youth Media, a Silver Spring afterschool program that teaches students how to make videos and other media skills, will screen its new documentary Juvenile Justice: The Road to Reform Thursday at the Silver Spring Civic Center. The new documentary focuses on children navigating the criminal justice system. The 7 p.m. event will include a panel discussion with Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, state Del. Will Smith (D-Dist. 20) and others after the screening.
