Presenters from MCPS, HHS, Recreation and the Collaboration Council described the county’s OST program portfolio — Excel Beyond the Bell, community schools, rec camps and nonprofit providers — and flagged workforce shortages, inconsistent data and acute summer and middle‑school gaps.

County leaders were told a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Montgomery County Public Schools and Recreation is at signature routing but stalled on background‑check language; councilmembers demanded a concrete plan, a staffed data coordinator, and shared metrics to link program enrollment and outcomes across the county’s out‑of‑school‑time system.