PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS >  BROWSE ALL SCHOOL YEARS

Browse Public Announcements for All School Years

Board of Education Seeks Applicants to Fill Positions on Ethics Panel

(May 01, 2012)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking to fill three vacancies on its five-member Ethics Panel.  Each vacancy is for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2012.  Applicants mus ...(more)

Board Takes Tentative Action on Flyer Distribution Policy, Discusses 21st Century College and Career Readiness

(May 01, 2012)

The Montgomery County Board of Education met on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. Among other items, the Board discussed 21st centur ...(more)

Dr. Starr Responds to Irresponsible Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article

(April 30, 2012)

MCPS Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr offered the following response to Sunday's article in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution:  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) has published an ...(more)

John Mannes, of Northwest High School, Elected Student Member of the Board

(April 26, 2012)

John Mannes, a junior at Northwest High School, was elected the 35th Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) on Wednesday (April 25). His term begins in July. All secondary school students ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Monday, April 30

(April 26, 2012)

The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Monday, April 30, 2012, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Dr. in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m., with publ ...(more)

Northwest High School Teacher is MCPS Teacher of the Year

(April 25, 2012)

An English teacher at Northwest High School was selected as the 2012-2013 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year Wednesday (April 25, 2012). Christine E. Ground,  a teach ...(more)

Francis Scott Key Middle School Named a National Green Ribbon School

(April 23, 2012)

Francis Scott Key Middle School has been selected as a recipient of the inaugural Green Ribbon School Award. The Silver Spring school is among a total of 78 winning schools from 29 states. The Gree ...(more)

Champions for Children Honoring Outstanding Contributions to Education

(April 23, 2012)

The Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE) has announced the winners of eight awards that will be presented at its 10th annual Champions for Children Awards Celebration. Th ...(more)

Superintendent's Book Club on April 24 to Discuss "The Global Achievement Gap"

(April 20, 2012)

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr will hold his third Book Club event on Tuesday, April 24. The book Dr. Starr has selected for discussion is Tony Wagner’s The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best S ...(more)

MCPS Launches Spanish News Program Noticias de MCPS

(April 20, 2012)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has launched a new weekly Spanish news program, Noticias de MCPS, to share news, information, and highlights with the district’s growing Spanish-speaking commun ...(more)

Nine MCPS Students Win Corporate-Sponsored National Merit Scholarships

(April 19, 2012)

Nine Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) seniors from six high schools have been awarded corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships financed by corporations, company foundations and other bus ...(more)

MCPS College Preparation and Scholarship Fair to Take Place on Saturday, April 21

(April 19, 2012)

A free College Preparation and Scholarship Fair for middle and high school students and their families will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockvill ...(more)

Board Discusses Community Engagement, Approves Site for New B-CC Middle School

(April 18, 2012)

The Montgomery County Board of Education met on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. Among other items, the Board discussed the strate ...(more)

Naming Committee for New Downcounty Elementary School Meets April 19

(April 17, 2012)

The naming committee for a new elementary school in the Downcounty Consortium will meet on Thursday, April 19. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the media center of Oakland Terrace Elementary S ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Tuesday, April 17

(April 13, 2012)

The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Dr. in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with public ...(more)