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Not a day off! Faculty, staff flex learning muscles

Carroll County Schools

November 3, 2026

Students may have gotten a day off on Monday, but that wasn't true for our educators. Faculty, staff, administrators and district leaders had a full day of professional development opportunities, from collaborative planning to leadership development and even field trips to visit industry partners. As a district, our Future Focus doesn't stop with students. We know that success requires lifelong learning, and our people are putting in the work to continue getting better at what they do.

Thank you to parents, families and our community as a whole for understanding the importance of a day for our educators to dig into the data, collaborate with colleagues, learn new strategies to help students succeed. Building better connections between teachers and staff across the county multiplies our power to positively change lives.

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