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MCPS Schools Will Remain On A Two-Hour Delay/ Administrative Offices Open On Time (01/08/20)

(January 08, 2020)

Update: Montgomery County Public Schools will remain on a two-hour delay today (January 8, 2020) due to emergency weather conditions affecting roads. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed ...(more)

MCPS Schools Will Open On A Two-Hour Delay/ Administrative Offices Open On Time (01/08/20)

(January 08, 2020)

Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today (January 8, 2020) due to emergency weather conditions affecting roads. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morn ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Thursday, January 9, 2020

(January 07, 2020)

The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with pu ...(more)

MCPS to Close 2.5 Hours Early; Administrative Offices to Remain Open

(January 07, 2020)

Montgomery County Public Schools will close early today (January 7, 2020) in anticipation of emergency weather conditions that are forecasted to impact roads during regular dismissal and into the even ...(more)

MEDIA ADVISORY: Monthly MCPS Briefing with Superintendent Jack Smith Set for Jan. 7

(January 06, 2020)

Superintendent Jack Smith will hold his monthly media briefing Tuesday, January 7 at 10:30 a.m. Topics will include the announcement of donations from DARCARS Automotive Group and Chuck Levin’s ...(more)

Superintendent Smith Recommends $2.8 Billion Operating Budget

(December 19, 2019)

Superintendent Jack Smith is recommending a $2.8 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 that will allow the district to manage significant growth and ensure that students have the access a ...(more)

MCPS Student Enrollment in AP/IB Courses Continues to Increase

(December 19, 2019)

More than 56 percent of Montgomery County Public Schools’ high school students enrolled in at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) course in 2019. Over the past ...(more)

Superintendent Jack Smith to Release Recommended Fiscal Year 2021 Operating Budget Tonight, Dec. 18.

(December 18, 2019)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Jack R. Smith will present his Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Operating Budget recommendation to the Board of Education and the MCPS community tonight, De ...(more)

Update: MCPS Schools Now Closed; Offices Open On Time (December 16, 2019)

(December 16, 2019)

URGENT UPDATE (6:45 a.m.): Based on worsening weather conditions and a forecast for freezing rain, MCPS schools are now closed today (December 16, 2019). All school and community activities in school ...(more)

MCPS Schools Opening Two Hours Late: Administrative Offices On Time (December 16, 2019)

(December 16, 2019)

Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday, December 16, 2019 due to emergency weather conditions in various parts of the county. Administrative offices will open on time. Bus se ...(more)

Comments on Student Transfer Board Policy Due by December 15

(December 13, 2019)

The Board of Education is proposing amendments to Board Policy JEE, Student Transfers, and is seeking public comment on the amendments. The purpose of this policy is to explain the limited circum ...(more)

Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School Selected as Maryland Blue Ribbon School

(December 11, 2019)

Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary School has been selected as a 2019-2020 Maryland Blue Ribbon School by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).  “Congratulations to the Lucy V. Bar ...(more)

Board of Education Approves the 2020–2021 School Year Calendars; Receives a Presentation and Discusses Secondary Grading and Reporting; and Elects Board of Education Officers and Appoints Committee Members

(December 06, 2019)

The Montgomery County Board of Education (Board) met on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville.  During the meeting, the Board approve ...(more)

Board of Education Sets Calendar for 2020-2021 School Year

(December 04, 2019)

The Board of Education adopted the school year calendar for the 2020-2021 school year during its December 3, 2019, meeting. The traditional school year will begin on Monday, August 31, 2020, and th ...(more)

Majority of Montgomery County Public Schools Receive a 4 or 5 Star Rating on the 2019 Maryland State Report Card

(December 03, 2019)

Montgomery County Public Schools released the following statement from Superintendent Jack R. Smith regarding the release of the Maryland State Report Card: “The Maryland School Report Card c ...(more)