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ATTACHMENT 10: PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

The Big Conversation Partnership for Dismantling Racism & Privilege in Southern
Maryland invites you to attend a panel and small group discussion on the subject of,
“Progress and Challenges in Our Schools”.

WHAT: A panel and communitywide civil conversation on progress and
challenges in the public schools of Southern Maryland.

WHEN: Sunday, January 13, 2019, 2:00 -5:00 PM

WHERE: Patuxent High School
12485 Southern Connector Boulevard
Lusby, MD 20657

WHO: Dr. Daniel Curry, Superintendent CCPS
Dr. Janice Walthour, President St Mary’s Branch NAACP & retired
teacher
Guffrie M. Smith, Jr, teacher, & administrator in CCPS for 33 years, 7
years with Maryland State Department of Education
Other invited representatives of the Southern Maryland Community
You, concerned citizens of Southern Maryland

WHY: Information and discussion regarding perceived and actual needs and
challenges in the public schools of Southern Maryland in regards to:
achievement, diversity, equity, teacher recruitment, discipline, student
outcomes, workforce & community engagement

This event is sponsored by the Big Conversation Partnership for Dismantling Racism
& Privilege in Southern Maryland, including:
Middleham and St. Peter’s Episcopal Parish, All Saints Episcopal Church,
Emmanuel SDA Church, Patuxent Quaker Friends, Calvert County Public Schools,
Calvert Library, Calvert County Branch NAACP, St. Mary’s County Branch
NAACP, Mediation Centers of Calvert and St. Mary’s Counties. Concerned Black
Women of Calvert County, Harriet Elizabeth Brown Scholars

For additional information contact The Big Conversation at by email at
bigcon@gmail.com or 410-326-4948.

Website: http://www.middlehamandstpeters.org/christian-formation/big-
conversation/

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