How Will the Kirwan Commission Affect Special Education in MCPS?

How Will the Kirwan Commission Affect Special Education in MCPS?

Location:  Home of Katie Smeltz in Rockville, MD 20852

Cost:  Free

Registration:  Required

Speaker:  Marc Korman, Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 

Discussion Moderators:  Kirwan Fellows Katie Smeltz and Bonita Williams, and Rebecca Yenawine, Executive Director of Teachers' Democracy Project

Join us to learn about the Maryland state legislature’s bill implementing some of the Kirwan Commission’s recommendations for improving public school education in Maryland. We will find out how the bill's $850 million in extra state spending over the next two years will affect programs in MCPS special education, and we'll find out what we can do to advocate for the programs furthering the education of our children. Participants will have plenty of time for questions and discussion.  Stay after and enjoy refreshments!

Speaker Bio: Marc Korman has served in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2015 representing District 16, which covers Bethesda, Cabin John, Glen Echo, and parts of Potomac, Rockville and Chevy Chase. 

He has held numerous leadership roles including serving as chair of the Personnel Subcommittee--which has oversight of the state's workforce--on which he still serves; chair of the WMATA-Metro Work Group; chair of the 24-member Montgomery County House Delegation, the largest delegation in the state legislature: and chair of the Transportation & Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. Marc has also passed major legislation related to the environment, education, and government and budget transparency.

Marc has received a Legislator of the Year Award from the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, the Green Legislator of the Year Award from the League of Conservation Voters, and the Special Regional Impact Award from the Council of Governments.  

Marc also works as a lawyer at Sidley Austin in Washington, D.C., where his areas of focus include communications and transportation.

This event is interactive; there will be active participation from attendees.