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Montgomery County Public Schools Celebrates Outstanding Contributions to Education at Annual Honors Ceremony

(May 05, 2026)

The Montgomery County Board of Education and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) presented the 2026 Distinguished Service to Education Honors, recognizing the profound and lasting impact of indivi ...(more)

Media Advisory: Contributions to Montgomery County Public Education to be Recognized at Distinguished Service Honors

(May 01, 2026)

Rockville, Md. --The Montgomery County Board of Education and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will host the annual Distinguished Service to Education Honors. This prestigious event recognizes ...(more)

MCPS Secures $6 Million Grant to Turn School Staff into Licensed Teachers

(April 24, 2026)

Rockville, Md. — Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has received a $6 million Maryland Grow Your Own Educators grant from the Maryland State Department of Education. This funding allows the ...(more)

Leul Dawit Elected as Next Student Member of the Board

(April 22, 2026)

Leul Dawit, a 10th grade student at Northwood High School, has been elected as the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) for the 2026-2027 school year. Dawit’s term begins on July 1, 2 ...(more)

Board of Education Approves School Boundaries and Regional Program Framework

(March 26, 2026)

Rockville, MD – On March 26, 2026, the Montgomery County Board of Education approved new high school and middle school boundaries and a new approach to regional secondary programs across the sch ...(more)

The last day of school for MCPS students will be Thursday, June 18, 2026.

(March 24, 2026)

Today, the Maryland State Board of Education approved a resolution to approve our request to waive three days of student attendance. This waiver, combined with April 15 as an early ...(more)

MCPS CODE BLUE - EARLY DISMISSAL - MARCH 16, 2026

(March 15, 2026)

UPDATE: CODE BLUE – The Weather Forecast Is Getting More Serious! EARLY DISMISSAL for Monday, March 16 The National Weather Service is expressing increasing concern about the probability o ...(more)

Sunday (3/15) Important Message: Watching the Weather!

(March 15, 2026)

School will open On-Time for Monday, March 16, with an announcement about any updates to the school day Monday morning We are watching the weather and we are expecting a strong storm on Monday, Mar ...(more)

CODE GREEN – NORMAL OPERATIONS for Tuesday, March 3, 2026

(March 03, 2026)

CODE GREEN – NORMAL OPERATIONS for Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Montgomery County Public Schools will operate on a Code Green – Normal Operations for Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Based on assessmen ...(more)

CODE GREEN - NORMAL OPERATIONS for Tuesday, February 24

(February 23, 2026)

CODE GREEN - NORMAL OPERATIONS for Tuesday, February 24 We’re Back!  …except one school. Snow came but melted quickly and dried quicker than expected, this was helped by warm t ...(more)

UPDATE: CODE RED — SCHOOL SYSTEM CLOSED - FEB. 23, 2026

(February 22, 2026)

UPDATE: CODE RED — SCHOOL SYSTEM CLOSED Upcounty looking icy like a slip n’ slide. After everything our community has navigated with the storm at the end of January, we were all hoping ...(more)

MCPS - CODE YELLOW - 2 HOUR DELAYED OPENING

(February 22, 2026)

CODE YELLOW - 2-HOUR DELAYED OPENING - MONDAY FEB. 23, 2026 Here we go again! As snow begins to fall in many areas of Montgomery County, temperatures are a bit warmer than last time. That said, w ...(more)

Finalists Selected for Student Member of the Board of Education

(February 12, 2026)

Leul Dawit, a sophomore at Northwood High School, and Reemey Ghermay, a junior at Walter Johnson High School, are the finalists for the 49th Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB). Elections ...(more)

Wootton High School End-of-Day Update: Why Being Together at School Mattered Today

(February 10, 2026)

  Dear Wootton High School Families, As we conclude our first day following Monday's traumatic events, we want to explain why being together at school today mattered.  I ...(more)

Joint Message from Grace Rivera- Oven, President on behalf of The Board of Education and Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor

(February 10, 2026)

Good afternoon MCPS families,  We are heartbroken over Monday’s tragic event at Thomas S. Wootton High School. The Board of Education and Montgomery County Public Schools are committ ...(more)