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David Williams, workforce development manager, described the SYEP and the Youth at Work programs and introduced program staff. Williams said placements span government, nonprofit and for‑profit worksites and include public safety, culinary and hospitality, IT, business/finance and legal services. He said the county has more than 70 employer partners and about 35 nonprofit organizations participating this year.

Program instructor Simone Harrison, a Prince George's County native who participated in the county program as a teenager and later returned as staff, described the program's impact on participants’ skills and career paths. \"At just 15, I got my first job through the summer youth enrichment program,\" Harrison said. She described moving from a youth participant to a thousand‑hour employee and later being hired full time after advocacy and extension of her placement.

County staff described the program's two compensation models: stipend paid opportunities (for example, $300 for eligible 14–15 year olds; $400 for 16–17; $500 for 18–24 in stipend tracks) and hourly paid placements (16–17 at $13/hour; 18–24 at $15/hour). Staff noted the Maryland Department of Labor requires that some youth wages be set at 85% of local minimum wage for younger participants and said the county's stipend and hourly rates are at or above that baseline.

Committee members raised several substantive questions. Members asked why the program’s capacity has fallen sharply from 4,495 participants in 2024 to about 1,070 in 2025; staff attributed the change to lower funding this year and said agency and partner capacity also constrained placements. Members also asked whether weekly job‑readiness training includes customer service, resume writing, career assessments and exposure to emerging technologies; staff said the program has a revitalized job‑readiness curriculum that includes career and personality assessments, resume help and workplace skills training and that the county is exploring partnerships to expand training on AI and other emerging technologies.

Committee members asked for additional data and follow‑up materials. Staff said the SYEP publishes an annual report with historical partner lists and that the county can provide applicant and selection statistics, geographic location of placement sites and, on request, data about the gender balance of participants (staff said a follow‑up indicated roughly 60% of participants are female in recent years). Members asked whether the program tracks long‑term outcomes, such as permanent hiring from summer placements; staff said the county does not currently track permanent hires systematically for SYEP, though the Youth at Work internship program has documented hires and the team said they would explore capturing that data for SYEP.

Council members urged staff to pursue additional employer partners and suggested coordinating with the Economic Development Corporation, Park and Planning and county education liaisons to expand placements, particularly in southern parts of the county and to mitigate the loss of traditional large partners that previously absorbed many participants. Staff agreed to follow up with supplemental data and to explore strategies for expanding employer contributions and post‑SYEP placements.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Prince George - Education and Workforce Development Committee - Jun 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","County workforce staff told the Education, Workforce and Development Committee that the 2025 Summer Youth Enrichment Program will run six weeks beginning July 1, is funded at $1,000,000 and will place about 1,070 youth in stipend and hourly positions.","taxTitle","Prince George's County, Maryland","taxId",3378,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6512583,"PGCPS graduation report: multilingual newcomers and pandemic-era disruptions shaped recent gains and variability",1418,288000,1706000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5108013-a2829afa49119897b3d64fd905d2eea1&start=288&end=1706","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5108013-a2829afa49119897b3d64fd905d2eea1/thumbnail_288000.jpg","/articles/6512583/Prince-Georges-County/Maryland/PGCPS-graduation-report-multilingual-newcomers-and-pandemic-era-disruptions-shaped-recent-gains-and-variability","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512583-cec8a22d3bebd7a57fdf7250667eee03/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068946&Signature=VzFtr9aMXZ95a3t~tQTz-22GTE1lebXw5Kda0MFnA1v-lwvcFpfwWZYpv1uP8ZWrdnIKbCgxWqp3rI04RzTMR6m7lzzLbBdPxOT4r1UiGDRYbQfysm4W9ejWcDsKpUd0wlTQN5IlPeRywHCqYGNLOBQZWeop3eDXBB9EFraJfdPrSTsEfdLE9H13-gt4zYzXYioSi0qzlWPvCQ1DEkZl1aaviRU7~xRobK7f4BaDjtkqWEaptwxz9M~0vvn0bt5ReTbBF6sU0IMpNQ-JuBZYdeFhR-rmu9P96sNkm2VluX~FW~QKSHTeLbOxLfR3jwXGt5nnhMaDwZUujk5EEW8Fwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Prince George's County Public Schools officials and county staff briefed the Education, Workforce and Development Committee on June 30 on a six‑year analysis of high‑school graduation rates (2019–2024) that documents overall gains in 2024, large variation across individual schools and student subgroups, and a strong effect from recent immigration of multilingual newcomers.

Caleb Callender, an education and policy fellow who assembled the report for the committee, told members the report draws on Maryland Report Card data and breaks results down by school, gender, race/ethnicity and student service groups. Callender highlighted that four schools—Bowie High School; Charles Herbert Flowers High School; Frederick Douglass High School; and Gwen Park High School—had average graduation rates above 90% across the six‑year window.

Callender summarized countywide demographic patterns: female students have had higher graduation rates than males (roughly an 83% average for females versus about 72% for males over the six‑year period), Black students' rates were roughly in line with the statewide average, and Asian students averaged about 92%. He also reported notable year‑to‑year increases for Hispanic students and multilingual learners from 2023 to 2024.

Dr. Christopher Browder, a PGCPS specialist on high‑school data, told the committee that a major factor behind recent changes in graduation rates is the addition of international newcomers. \"The newcomers, the international newcomers often come with an ML [multilingual] status,\" Browder said, and their numbers fell during the 2021 border restrictions and rose again afterward. He said those population shifts affect cohort counts and can materially change graduation‑rate calculations for schools with high concentrations of newcomers.

Council members pressed for more granular, apples‑to‑apples comparisons. Chair Chris Oriotta and members asked PGCPS to provide comparisons that match student service groups across the state (for example, multilingual students who also receive free‑and‑reduced‑price meals, or Black students receiving the same services in other districts).

Several council members raised specific local concerns. Council Member Watson asked whether schools have programs targeted to improve outcomes for male students after the briefing highlighted lower male graduation rates; PGCPS officials said males show higher chronic absenteeism and suspension rates and higher identification in special‑education categories, but that the district's interventions are generally targeted to individual student needs rather than to gender cohorts. Watson and others suggested formalizing partnerships with community mentoring groups; PGCPS staff said mentoring programs exist at several schools and the district is open to formal memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with outside partners but noted some nonprofits need assistance completing required documentation for school volunteer agreements.

Committee members also discussed how program changes—such as consolidation of alternative/nontraditional programs and increased capacity in nontraditional settings—have affected graduation rates. PGCPS staff said consolidating alternative programs and returning some students to home schools with supports has contributed to graduation gains for some student groups.

Committee members asked for follow‑up materials, including more granular comparisons to statewide peer groups, details on school‑level interventions (for males, multilingual learners and students with disabilities), and status updates on implementation of recommendations from the district's English Learner (ELL) work group.","County and school officials presented a six‑year analysis showing overall graduation‑rate gains in 2024 but substantial variation by school and student group and a strong influence from recent increases in multilingual newcomers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6512588,"County committee backs audit of schools' overdose-reversing medication compliance",1948,2035000,87000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5108013-a2829afa49119897b3d64fd905d2eea1&start=2035&end=87","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5108013-a2829afa49119897b3d64fd905d2eea1/thumbnail_2035000.jpg","/articles/6512588/Prince-Georges-County/Maryland/County-committee-backs-audit-of-schools-overdose-reversing-medication-compliance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512588-776906cfd0659a3822ccea496145538d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771068946&Signature=hVuzpjwbYSOwLqsAl4Q9GLf6S5MRZdPwHmSWELhc~Nuh1dJNsrxTtYWgx05NJ2dHGVZTLpeTFpAHYAy~B4sE~28WyF2OHUlo7GqEz9~QGB1~Dw2DyCBfNwhPgUGdFZBv8F3JztzFWwuJAlQaoq0CUUFBlT98buJkSpgw7hAUqZBmUujY7NcL9tyrioOmeXNP19ZXEdnu6gU6wgXoXF6cCFMoKk9yrDGT8YNWXEdM~1szA7nkgVcpWziv~oPhMi7B31I7J5XOxqEIIKU-5BllIciIsgKt9YCAJ8eoSfuo0AzRH1m~WYf5nmg4Xcz8MaT3ntHWoSkcCqtnc-SoMQke4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Education, Workforce and Development Committee of the Prince George's County Council on June 30 gave a favorable recommendation to CR-76-2025, a resolution asking the Prince George's County Board of Education and Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) to begin an audit of school system compliance with state and local requirements for overdose‑reversing medication in schools.

The resolution, introduced June 17 and summarized at the committee by Adrian Alber, committee director, calls for the audit to begin at the start of the 2025 school year and conclude in January 2026. Alber reported that the Office of Law found the resolution to be in proper legislative form and that David Noto, the policy analyst who prepared the fiscal impact statement, found no anticipated direct fiscal impact to county finances because “the state has set aside some money for medication and training,” with indirect fiscal impact likely favorable.

Council Member Aaron Hawkins, the lead sponsor, told the committee the measure grew out of meetings with parents who raised concerns about how overdose‑reversing medication would be administered when school nurses were not on site. “A lot of the schools, the nurses float from one school to another,” Hawkins said, and parents did not always know what protocols were in place when a nurse was absent.

Several council members asked the committee to ensure the audit examines training for external clinical partners that will be stationed in schools, including expanded school‑based health clinics. A council member asked that the audit look at whether peer support or other non‑nurse staff are authorized or trained to administer medication; committee staff agreed to include those questions when requesting information from the school system.

After a motion to give the resolution a favorable recommendation and a second, the clerk recorded a roll‑call vote of 5 ayes, 0 nays. The committee’s recommendation forwards the resolution for further action by the full council.

The committee did not adopt any changes to the resolution text during the hearing. The Office of Law and the policy analyst’s fiscal note are referenced in the committee record; no additional funding was requested at the meeting.","The Education, Workforce and Development Committee of the Prince George's County Council on June 30 gave a favorable recommendation to CR-76-2025, a resolution asking the Prince George's County Board of Education and Prince George's County Public Schools to audit compliance with state and local requirements for overdose‑reversing medication in schools.","actionData","errors"]

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