MCPS Closed for Spring Break
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will be closed Monday, March 25 through Monday, April 1 for Spring Break. Schools will reopen Tuesday, April 2. FYI, parents and staff! Schools will… Read More
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10 Middle, High School Principals Appointed
10 middle and high school principals were appointed during a school board meeting Tuesday. The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education voted to appoint the following principals: Ahmed… Read More
Dozens of Viers Mill Elementary Students Walk Out to Protest Loss of Title 1 Status
86 third, fourth and fifth graders at Viers Mill Elementary School missed watching the movie, Wonder, so they could march in the field behind their school and voice their displeasure… Read More
MCPS Revamping How it Addresses Hate-Bias Incidents
Board of Education members spent two hours Tuesday discussing how better to handle, and prevent, hate-bias incidents. So far this school year, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) received almost three… Read More
School District Changing Where Students with Autism Diagnosis are Enrolled
Five parents who urged members of the Board of Education (BOE) not to reduce its Darnestown Autism Learning Center learned Tuesday that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is changing the… Read More
Schools That Lost Title 1 Funds Told District is ‘Actively Looking Into It’
Families whose students attend one of the four schools that lost their Title 1 funding next year received a letter from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Monday to “to assure… Read More
McKnight Gets $1.3 Million in Separation Payment
Former Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight will get $1.3 million in a separation agreement. The Montgomery County Board of Education and McKnight mutually agreed to separate effective Feb. 2, which came… Read More
Former Officials to Elrich: Target MCPS Budget Funds to Improve Reading Skills
On Wednesday, officials who formerly served the county in various positions from Board of Education to County Council, sent an email to County Executive Marc Elrich. In the email they… Read More
MCPS Searches for Businesses to Host Students for Summer
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is asking businesses to host students for a month-long summer career experience. The school system’s Summer RISE program provides rising juniors and seniors with career-development… Read More
Policía Arresta a Estudiante de Secundaria con un Arma Cargada en la Escuela
Oficiales de participación comunitaria del Departamento de Policía de Gaithersburg arrestaron a Josue Rivas, de 18 años, de Gaithersburg, por posesión de una pistola cargada de fabricación privada, en el… Read More
MCPS Initiates ‘Different Approach’ to Kindergarten Registration
Montgomery County Public Schools is changing kindergarten orientation beginning with the next school year. According to a letter to elementary school principals from Chief Academic Officer Peggy Push and Associate… Read More
3 of 4 Teachers on Leave for Social Media Posts Return to Classroom
Three of the four teachers placed on administrative leave in connection with their social media posts concerning the Mideast War and antisemitism are back teaching at Montgomery County Public Schools… Read More