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TPES PTA launches Enrollment Assistant for 24/7 support

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To help Takoma Park Elementary School’s meet our enrollment goals ASAP, we’ve built an AI Chatbot to help guide anybody who needs it through the enrollment process. The chatbot is trained on all TPES/MCPS enrollment information available…
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TPES risks large class sizes if we don’t get enrollment up

This is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill! Are you an incoming kindergarten family? Or maybe your child is new to TPES in the 1st or 2nd grade? If any of this applies to you, I have some summer homework for you that needs to be completed…
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TPES Screen Time

MCPS Board of Education unanimously passes screen time audit resolution 

On July 16, the board unanimously passed a screen time audit resolution introduced by Board Member Julie Yang. The resolution was drafted with the help of the MCCPTA Tech Committee and supported by almost 600 MCPS parents and educators who…
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14 to-dos for incoming 26/27 kindergarten families

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Welcome to TPES, newbies! Here’s a quick list of things you can do to get ready for next school year today. Some steps listed here you can do right now and some might not be available until late summer. Please click the floating button…
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Winter 2026 After-School Programs

The Winter After-School Program schedule is set! Scholarships are available - please see the bottom of this post for more information. Please remember: the PTA helps organize these offerings, but if you have specific questions about a program,…
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October 2025 Monthly PTA Meeting Minutes

October 2025 Monthly PTA Meeting Minutes Takoma Park Elementary School (TPES) Piney Branch Elementary School (PBES) Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2025: 6:30-8p  In person (at TPES) and virtual   Spanish…
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