The Montgomery County government had limited formal communication with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) about conditions preventing the district from reopening after winter storm Fern struck the region on Jan. 24 and 25, contributing to a week of disruption for local students and families, county officials said Tuesday.
Comments about the lack of coordination between the public school system and the county government came during a briefing hosted by the County Council at its Rockville office building Tuesday afternoon.
Participating in the briefing were county Chief Administrative Officer Rich Madaleno; Matt Miziorko, a county emergency management specialist; David Dise, the director of the county’s Department of General Services; Montgomery County Department of Transportation Director Chris Conklin; MCPS Chief Operations Officer Adnan Mamoon and Montgomery Parks Director Miti Figueredo…