Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) invites the media to a visit and discussion at Gaithersburg High School on Career and Technical Education programs as we wrap up CTE month. Our changing economy depends on a talented workforce with extensive background knowledge, technical skills and career-related experiences. The Board tentatively adopted a $3.2 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Operating Budget that addresses this area. Students in MCPS’s CTE programs gain hands-on, real world experiences during their high school journeys. 

What: School visit and opportunity for interviews with MCPS Superintendent, Dr. Monifa B. McKnight and MCPS board members. 

Where: Gaithersburg High School 101 Education Blvd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877

When: Tuesday, February 28, 9:30 a.m.

Who:

• Dr. Monifa B. McKnight, MCPS Superintendent

• Mrs. Shebra Evans, Vice President, Montgomery County Board of Education

• Ms. Grace Rivera-Oven, Montgomery County Board of Education

• Ms. Rebecca Smondrowski, Montgomery County Board of Education

• Ms. Julie Yang, Montgomery County Board of Education 

• CTE Program Advisory Committee (PAC) President/Members

• CTE program students and staff

Visual: 

• Child Development Associate (CDA) class

• Auto Tech/Collision class

• Accounting/Business class

• Biomedical Sciences PLTW class

Members of the media may attend and are asked to contact Jessica_M_Baxter@mcpsmd.org to RSVP.