Participants

• Will Jawando, Civil Rights Attorney, candidate for Montgomery County Council At-Large, former senior advisor to US Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, former director of Montgomery County Summer RISE
• The Hon. John King, President and CEO of The Education Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education for President Obama
• Maritza Solano, Director of Education, Casa de Maryland
• Sally Murek, MCPS Coordinator, Paraeducator Program and SEIU VP, Paraeducators
• *Wendy Smith, MCPS Paraeducator and SEIU VP
• Kerrin Torres-Meriwether, Staff Development Teacher, Watkins Mill HS and MCEA member
• Betsy Perry, Special Education Teacher, Harmony Hills ES and MCEA member
• *Marcus Jones, Assistant Chief, Montgomery County Police
• Student Leader(s) from MBHS