Director Dorothy Morrison reported that an administrative procedure for waste reduction has been approved and distributed; composting education sessions and expansion to six more schools are underway. The department is scheduling Climate Ambassadors training Dec. 5 and planning a Climate Leadership Summit for 2026; staff also listed partners and

Program manager Sheila Stevens reported photo and schedule updates for five of six Phase 1 P3 middle-school solar installations, with multiple schools expecting energization between December and February. The district also extended a public RFI to Oct. 20 to capture market changes and will use responses to draft a formal RFP and an on-call vendor"

The Maryland Energy Administration will award $4.9 million in grants for electric school buses, charging infrastructure and other costs.

The head coach of the Charles H. Flowers High School varsity football team in Prince George’s County, Maryland, has been suspended for the rest of the season.

In just 66 days on the job, interim Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Superintendent Shawn Joseph has identified top priorities, including special education and multilingual learners; mathematics and literacy; and chronic absenteeism. He is also interested in expanding internships and providing more resources for dual enrollment students. “What I'm working to do is making sure parents have the tools that you need to be able to help hold us accountable across the system,” Joseph told about 200 students, parents and educators at a listening session held on Sept.

Board adopts items 15.1 through 15.11 and postpones item 15.13 for further review.