Parent News
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) information - 1/27/12 |
Some of you may already be aware of a few reported cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the Montgomery County area. North Montco Technical Career Center is taking every precaution to provide a healthy and safe school environment. All staff members are being instructed to remain vigilant with hand washing and cleaning of the classrooms and lab areas. Our custodial staff will be extending their normal disinfectant procedures used during the cold and flu season.
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| The Montgomery County Health Department issued the following statement this morning: At this point, from December 27 (date of first reported case) until now, 10 cases have been identified - we have been able to link these cases and we do consider this an outbreak. However, with that said, it looks as though our latest onset was January 19. That is somewhat encouraging at this point. We have no additional recommendations at this time. We will continue to enhance surveillance and keep you updated as we go. I expect that we may see a few cases trickle in (due to the lapse in time from testing to report date). |
| If you would like additional information, you may find it on the Centers for Disease Control website using the following links:
http://www.cdc.gov/features/Pertussis/ http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/clinical/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/pertussis/downloads/f_pertussis_print-508.pdf |
New Resource from U.S. Department of Education |
The U.S. Department of Education has launched an exciting, innovative resource - www.college.gov.
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| This website was designed by students for students and features first-person accounts of students who overcame challenges to going to college such as peer pressure, lack of family support, and financial barriers. |
| It provides relevant, comprehensive information about why to go, how to go, and how to pay for college or other postsecondary education programs. |
ISO 9001:2008 Certification |
In May 2010, NMTCC participated in an annual audit required to maintain International Standards Organization (ISO) certification. The ISO system expects that we carefully document our policies and procedures. It is our responsibility and mission to do what we’ve said and documented.
By achieving this certification, we show that our school utilizes a system of continuous quality improvement to serve its customers.
As part of this process, we ask for feedback from the community, parents, students and employees. We distributed surveys to these people for feedback on how we are operating. Thank you to all of those who completed this survey and shared with us your valuable comments and suggestions. The management team will use the survey results to set our yearly goals based on the feedback received.
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| Any stakeholder can recommend improvement to our system. Parents and the community may make a suggestion by emailing northmontco@nmtcc.org or by sending the information to us. Students are able to complete a continuous improvement form located in the administrative offices. |