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Professional Musicians Team with MCPS Students in Holiday Concerts

(December 15, 2009)

Violinist with Baltimore Symphony Directs Wheaton High School Orchestra Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Assistant Principal Violist Christian Colberg will direct the Wheaton High School Philharmon ...(more)

Northwood HS is NSCAA Soccer Team Academic Award Winner

(December 15, 2009)

Northwood High School in Silver Spring is one of only 68 schools nationwide (and three in the state of Maryland) that has earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academi ...(more)

Montgomery Blair High School Team Wins Knowledge Master Open

(December 14, 2009)

A team of approximately 160 students from Montgomery Blair High School finished in first place among 678 high schools in the 53rd Knowledge Master Open (KMO), the largest high school academic tourname ...(more)

Board of Education Recommends New Elementary School Site

(December 09, 2009)

Board Discusses Update on Science Curriculum and Elects Officers The Montgomery County Board of Education met on Tuesday, December 8, and, among other items, recommended an alternative site for a n ...(more)

Superintendent Recommends $2.2 Billion FY 2011 Budget

(December 09, 2009)

Budget Calls for No New Initiatives, Seeks to Fund Growth and Changes in Student Enrollment Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast submitted to the Board o ...(more)

Montgomery County Public Schools Launches ALERT MCPS

(December 08, 2009)

Montgomery County Public Schools Launches ALERT MCPS New Service Provides Information Via Email and Text Message About Changes in School System Operations Due to Weather and Other Emergencies ...(more)

Patricia B. O’Neill Elected President of the Board of Education

(December 08, 2009)

Christopher Barclay Elected Vice President of the Board Patricia B. O’Neill was elected unanimously by her colleagues today (Dec. 8) as president of the Board for the next year. Christopher Barclay ...(more)

More MCPS Students Taking, Passing Advanced Placement Exams

(December 01, 2009)

ROCKVILLE, MD—Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) showed its largest increase in seven years in the number of AP exams taken and passed by students, Superintendent of Schools Jerry D. Weast announ ...(more)

Record Number of MCPS Students Recognized by The College Board

(December 01, 2009)

ROCKVILLE, MD—A total of 4,582 students—the largest number ever in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)—were among the nation’s top performers on the Advanced Placement (AP) exams last spring, acco ...(more)

Board of Education Approves Capital Improvements Program

(November 19, 2009)

Rockville, Maryland—The Montgomery County Board of Education approved a $1.49 billion, six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) that includes the construction of two new schools and the expansion o ...(more)

Registrations Still Open for Nov. 16 MCPS Parent Academy Workshops

(November 16, 2009)

Nov. 16 Workshops Focus on Helping Your Child Make Good Decisions, Math Strategies in Elementary School, and College Admissions The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Parent Academy continues ...(more)

Time Change Announced for the Nov. 19 BOE Meeting on Capital Budget

(November 12, 2009)

On November 19, at 7:00 p.m., the Board of Education will make decisions regarding the FY2011–FY2016 Capital Improvements Program (CIP), boundary changes, and procedures to be used for considering the ...(more)

Board of Education Approves Legislative Platform on Priority Issues

(November 11, 2009)

The Montgomery County Board of Education met on Tuesday, November 10, and, among other items, adopted the 2010-2011 school calendar and adopted its 2010 legislative platform. The Board also discussed ...(more)

Board of Education Issues Statement on Maintenance of Effort

(November 11, 2009)

The Montgomery County Board of Education released the following statement regarding the Maryland Attorney General’s recent opinion on Maintenance of Effort: “On November 4, 2009, Maryland State's ...(more)

Three Montgomery Blair HS Students Named Siemens Regional Finalists

(November 10, 2009)

Three MCPS students have been named regional finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology, and 14 others were named semifinalists. The three regional finalists all attend Mo ...(more)