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Gaithersburg High School Educator Wins MCPS Teacher of the Year

(May 01, 2024)

Summary: Melissa Porter Parks, English Language Development teacher, will now compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year. Also during the annual Champions for Children event, Bruno Smith, building servi ...(more)

MCPS Announces Key Personnel Joining the District’s Department of Compliance and Investigations

(April 29, 2024)

Launches Corrective Actions Webpage to Publicly Show Progress on Inspector General’s Recommendations Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) today announced that Jessica Boone, J.D., and Jame ...(more)

Board of Education to Hold Business Meeting, Thursday, April 25, 2024

(April 24, 2024)

The Board of Education will hold its business meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2024. A closed session will begin at 1:00 p.m. with public agenda items beginning at 3:30 p.m.  The meeting will be ca ...(more)

Nine MCPS Students Win National Merit Corporate-Sponsored Scholarships

(April 24, 2024)

Nine Montogomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students from five high schools have been awarded National Merit corporate-sponsored scholarships financed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. ...(more)

Media Advisory: MCPS to Name Teacher of the Year and Supporting Services Employee of the Year at Champions for Children Event

(April 24, 2024)

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year and Supporting Services Employee of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, May 1 during the annual Champions for Children celebration ...(more)

Eight MCPS High Schools Rank Among Top 20 in Maryland for 2024, According to U.S. News & World Report

(April 23, 2024)

Five MCPS High Schools Make the Top 500 in the National Rankings Eight Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) have been recognized as some of the top public high schools in Maryland, according to ...(more)

MCPS to Pilot Girls' Flag Football Program in Partnership with the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour

(April 22, 2024)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will pilot girls’ flag football during the Fall 2024 season through a partnership with the Baltimore Ravens and Under Armour. The partnership will provide ...(more)

Statement Concerning the Arrest of a Student from Thomas S. Wootton High School

(April 18, 2024)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is aware of the arrest of a student from Thomas S. Wootton High School by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). The charges are extremely serious, inv ...(more)

Praneel Suvarna Elected as Next Student Member of the Board (SMOB)

(April 17, 2024)

Praneel Suvarna, a junior at Clarksburg High School, has been elected the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2024-2025 school year. Mr. Suvarna’s term begins on July 1, 2024 ...(more)

Board of Education to Recognize 12 Individuals, Organizations for Distinguished Service

(April 17, 2024)

The Montgomery County Board of Education (Board) has announced its recipients for the 27th Annual Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education. The awards were established by the Board to reco ...(more)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Earth Day Volunteer and Groundbreaking Event for the First REACH Hub Urban Farm

(April 17, 2024)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will host nearly 1,000 volunteers, lawmakers and county leaders from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, for the Resilience, Education, Action, Climate, Ha ...(more)

BOE Seeking Comment on Education of English Language Learners

(April 16, 2024)

The Board of Education is seeking comments on proposed amendments to Policy IOD, Emergent Multilingual Learners. Language translations for the public comment page are in development and will be p ...(more)

Board of Education to Hold Business Meeting, Thursday, April 11, 2024

(April 11, 2024)

The Board of Education will hold its business meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A closed session will begin at 9:00 a.m. with public agenda items beginning at 12:00 p.m.  The meeting will be c ...(more)

MCPS to Host Earth Day Volunteer and Groundbreaking Event for the First REACH Hub Urban Farm

(April 04, 2024)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will host nearly 1,000 volunteers, lawmakers and county leaders from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, for the Resilience, Education, Action, Climate, Ha ...(more)

Board Seeking Public Comment on Two Policies Regarding Homework and Board Appointments of MCPS Leaders

(March 26, 2024)

The Board of Education is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to Policy IKB, Homework and Policy GEA, Board Appointment of MCPS Leaders. Draft amendments to Policy IKB and proposed Policy ...(more)