The Vision Zero Youth Ambassador Program
Parent/Guardian Permission Form Info

 

Dear parent or legal guardian,

Your child is invited to participate in an in-person Vision Zero Youth Ambassador program led by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) for which they will receive SSL hours for their participation. The activity will take place under the supervision and guidance of MCDOT staff members.

The goal of the Vision Zero youth ambassador program is to equip young adults to be the next generation of traffic safety leaders in their community. The program will educate Montgomery County high school students about traffic safety and the importance of roadway design, law enforcement, and education to achieve the goal of Vision Zero.

As noted above, this program will be conducted in-person meetings that will occur at the MCDOT office building in Montgomery County, Maryland.  There may be virtual communication among teams that occurs in between the in-person sessions

  • Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
  • Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of MCDOT staff. The MCDOT program leads will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times. The MCDOT staff will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the MCDOT staff is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
  • Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless MCDOT staff has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
  • Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.

Parent Permission

Required Session Dates

Ambassadors are required to attend ALL sessions of the program.

  • Applications Open
    Monday, November 17
  • Applications Close
    Friday, December 5
  • Applicants Notified
    Friday, December 19
  • Orientation
    January 10 (in person)
  • Session 1
    February 7 (in person)
  • Session 2
    March 7 (in person)
  • Session 3
    April 11 (in person)
  • Session 4
    April 25 (in person)
  • Session 5
    May 9 (in person) SAFETY DAY
  • Graduation
    May 16 (in person) - EDISON PARK

All events, EXCEPT for GRADUATION, will be held at:
Executive Office Building (EOB) Lobby Auditorium,
101 Monroe Street
Rockville, MD 20850

Graduation on May 16 will be held at
100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878 - first floor conference room

All in-person sessions will be
10 am to 1 pm.

 

Last Year's Program

 

 
 
 
 
 

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What is Vision Zero?

Vision Zero is an international movement to eliminate all serious and fatal injury crashes from our roadways. At the core of Vision Zero is the belief that people should not have to lose their lives as a price to travel on our roadways. Montgomery County adopted its first Vision Zero Action Plan in 2017 and continues to embark on a mission to make its roads safer through building new sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic signals; performing data-informed enforcement of traffic laws; and curbing dangerous behaviors through community outreach and messaging.

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