PGCPS Feb. 18 Virtual Meetings Offer High School Project Updates, Q&A

Prince George’s County Public Schools announced virtual community meetings will be held on Feb. 18 to provide updates on the Northern Adelphi Area High School project and the High Point High School project, with presentations covering status, designs, timelines and Q&A sessions. The district announcement identifies both schools by name and frames the events as community project updates.

An Instagram post promoting the High Point session lists a specific start time: “There will be a #HighPoint HS Project Update Meeting on Wed, Feb 18 at 5:30pm, which will provide the latest updates on status and timelines,” providing the only explicit clock time published so far. The Instagram post uses the hashtag #HighPoint and names High Point High School; no comparable time appears in the district announcement for Northern Adelphi Area High School.

District materials on virtual instruction place the Feb. 18 meetings in a broader operational context. PGCPS guidance states, “While there is no substitute for in-person learning, PGCPS expects educators and families to make every effort to engage in meaningful, live teaching and learning experiences on a virtual platform.” The high school virtual learning model explains that “In a full virtual learning model, students will receive live synchronous lessons based on the schedule communicated by the school,” and further notes that “In virtual learning, students will receive live synchronous lessons daily in all scheduled courses.” The district’s policy also confirms that “This plan gives Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) the option to transition to virtual learning–synchronous instruction (4 hour minimum) supplemented with asynchronous learning opportunities–when or if school buildings are closed due to an inclement weather event or other emergencies,” and that “Virtual instruction days count towards the minimum 180 required days of instruction under Maryland law and are initiated for the entire school district by the Superintendent of Schools.”

Local library services are positioned as a resource for students who may rely on virtual instruction during project-related disruptions. The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System says, “All Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) students have access to the Library’s online resources with their LINK card number.” Library guidance provides an explicit example of LINK card formatting for PGCPS students—PGCPS100100100—and states that student PINs are the last four digits of the LINK card number. PGCMLS staff curate age-graded resources including Brainfuse HelpNow, PebbleGo and EBSCO’s LearningExpress Library. The library’s administrative office is at 9601 Capital Lane in Largo, with a main telephone line at (301) 699-3500, TTY users advised to dial 7-1-1 through Maryland Relay, and administrative hours listed as Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm; PGCMLS states, “We build relationships that support discovery by providing equal access to opportunities and experiences.”

What remains to be confirmed: the start time and access link or platform for the Northern Adelphi Area High School virtual community meeting on Feb. 18; whether the Northern Adelphi and High Point updates are separate sessions or a combined event; whether the Instagram-listed 5:30 p.m. time for High Point is the official district start time; the names of presenters, project managers or architects who will present designs; procedures for submitting questions in advance and whether recordings or presentation materials will be made available after the meetings; and construction timelines, estimated completion dates, enrollment impacts, temporary classroom plans and budget figures related to each high school project.