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Twenty-Three MCPS Students Win National Merit $2,500 Scholarships

(May 14, 2021)

Twenty-three Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students from 10 high schools have been awarded National Merit $2,500 Scholarships financed by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.&nbs ...(more)

Richard Montgomery Senior Honored as U.S. Presidential Scholar

(May 14, 2021)

One MCPS graduating senior has been recognized this week as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. Saanika Mahashetty of Richard Montgomery High School is among five scholars from the state of Maryland. Maha ...(more)

MCPS Releases Districtwide Boundary Analysis Final Report

(May 13, 2021)

External consultant WXY Architecture + Urban Design has provided the Montgomery County Board of Education with its final report of the comprehensive Districtwide Boundary Analysis assessing Montgomery ...(more)

BOE Recognizes 15 Individuals, Organizations for Distinguished Service

(May 12, 2021)

The Montgomery County Board of Education has announced its recipients for the 24th Annual Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education. The awards were established by the Board of Education to ...(more)

Board of Education to Hold Business Meeting May 11, 2021

(May 10, 2021)

The Board of Education will hold its business meeting (virtual and in-person) on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Closed session will begin at 9 a.m. Public agenda items will begin at 1 p.m. Members of the comm ...(more)

Board of Education Seeks Applicants to Fill Positions on Ethics Panel

(May 05, 2021)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking to fill three vacancies on its five-member Ethics Panel (Panel).  The vacancies are for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2021.  Memb ...(more)

Board of Education Discusses Recovery of Education; Takes Tentative Action on Board Policies ACF and ACI; Receives Update on Antiracist System Audit; and Approves Wage Adjustments

(May 04, 2021)

The Montgomery County Board of Education (Board) conducted a hybrid (in-person and virtual) business meeting on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.  During the meeting, the Board received an update on Montg ...(more)

Board of Education Launches Search for New Superintendent

(May 03, 2021)

On May 3, the Montgomery County Board of Education took the first step in its search for a new superintendent of schools by issuing a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire a search firm to assist ...(more)

Statement from BOE President Brenda Wolff and Superintendent Jack R. Smith on the Departure of Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard

(April 30, 2021)

Dr. DeRionne Pollard’s departure from Montgomery College is a significant loss for Montgomery County. She has been a tremendous leader and transformed the college into a premier institution in o ...(more)

Joseph Bostic Named MCPS Teacher of the Year

(April 28, 2021)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School teacher Joseph Bostic, Jr., was named the 2021-2022 MCPS Teacher of the Year during a virtual celebration on April 28. Bostic will now go on to compete for Ma ...(more)

MCPS Places Five Schools in Top 500 on U.S. News ‘Best High Schools’ List

(April 27, 2021)

All 25 Montgomery County public schools earned spots on the 2021 Best High Schools list, published by U.S. News & World Report. Five ranked in the top 500 nationally, and eight were ranked in ...(more)

TONIGHT: MCPS To Name Teacher of The Year

(April 27, 2021)

Three teachers have been named finalists for the 2021–2022 MCPS Teacher of the Year Award by the Marian Greenblatt Education Fund. They are: Sara Kopf, first grade teacher at New Hampshire Estat ...(more)

Hana O’Looney Elected as Next Student Member of the Board

(April 23, 2021)

Hana O’Looney, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School, has been elected the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2021-2022 school year. Ms. O’Looney’s term beg ...(more)

MCPS and Montgomery County Team Up to Upgrade District’s Network Capacity

(April 23, 2021)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County recently expedited a planned upgrade of the district’s infrastructure to meet increased network bandwidth needs as students engage i ...(more)

Statement From the Board of Education and MCPS on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction

(April 20, 2021)

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of George Floyd. This has been a difficult and painful year. The pain from fighting a deadly virus has been exacerbated and heightened by the all too frequ ...(more)