Award nominations are open to recognize exceptional teachers, supporting staff and administrators. Deadlines are Dec. 16 and Jan. 9. What are you waiting for?
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The MCPS community is invited to attend the final Fiscal Year 2024 Recommended Operating Budget information session to learn more about the process and factors that build the budget and how the budget supports MCPS priorities and goals. The final […]
MCPS is hosting Your Story Matters, a mental health forum for parents and caregivers that will include panel discussions and workshops. The event will be held in person from 6–8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at Richard Montgomery High School. […]
MCPS held a retirement celebration for Dr. Judith Docca, longtime Montgomery County Board of Education member, at the Universities at Shady Grove on Nov. 29. Dr. Docca spent 38 years with MCPS—as a teacher, human relations specialist, assistant principal at […]
MCPS annually recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) with a week of service projects and acts of kindness in schools from Jan. 14-22, 2023. All schools are encouraged to host one of the following experiences: Leading students through the […]
The deadline is fast approaching to submit an application for the MCPS Healthy Schools Award. The application deadline has been extended and is now Wednesday, Dec. 7. More information on the process and application is available here. The MCPS Healthy Schools Award […]
For the 22nd year, dozens of energetic high school dancers took the stage at the Music Center at Strathmore to represent their schools at the Latin Dance Competition on Nov. 21. MCPS students, families and community members packed the theater […]
Clarksburg Students Donate Meals to Local Families For the seventh year, Clarksburg High School Ambassadors students donated meals to local families for Thanksgiving. The 50 Ambassadors raised more than $5,000, enabling them to purchase 60 dinners from Safeway. The dinners […]
Want to become a certified teacher in MCPS? Learn how to get started in a Zoom webinar from 4:30–5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. Attendees will learn about the commitment MCPS has for support professionals who want to become teachers; […]
The Office of Human Resources and Development is providing an informational session for aspiring principals. The meeting will be held virtually from 4–6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. This workshop for future principals will cover information on the Pre-Qualified Principal […]
Mark your calendars for the upcoming car and computer sale! Students in the Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation (ATF) and Information Technology Foundation (ITF) will sell used cars and computers they have refurbished on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Gaithersburg […]
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching are the highest honors given by the U.S. government specifically for K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching. The awards were established by Congress in 1983. The awards recognize teachers […]
The MCPS Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is sponsoring a virtual program on understanding Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The program will discuss: The impact of Alzheimer’s on the brain The difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia Alzheimer’s disease stages and risk factors […]
The December webinar will help participants identify the sources of holiday stress and tension, and offer strategies to minimize them and discover the joy in the holiday season. This webinar will be held from 4:30–5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13. […]
All schools and offices will now be closed on Dec. 29–30 during winter break and April 5–6 during spring break.
The MCPS community is invited to attend upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Recommended Operating Budget information sessions to learn more about the process and factors that build the budget and how the budget supports MCPS priorities and goals. Sessions will be […]
The following message concerning next steps in the Antiracist System Audit was emailed to staff on Friday, Nov. 11. Dear Colleagues, The audit findings were presented to the Board of Education on Oct. 11 and on Oct. 26, a similar […]
Three MCPS teachers have won Teacher of the Year honors from the Society of Health and Physical Educators Maryland (SHAPE MD). The trio—Cecilia Chivers, resource teacher at Paint Branch High School; Amanda Quay, teacher at Damascus High School and Jeffrey […]
MCPS is seeking the community’s feedback as it works to finalize the 2023–2024 school calendar. Don’t forget to share your input with us! This quick survey will gauge the community’s opinions on the calendar scenarios developed for the 2023–2024 school […]
About 50 students in the restaurant management and culinary arts program at Thomas Edison High School of Technology are preparing for their annual holiday bake sale. The students bake, and package assorted goodies for their sale, including 109 pies, 120 […]
Are you caring for an older parent and providing care to a child or financially supporting an adult child? If so, you are part of the sandwich generation, the 47% of adults nationwide, ages 40-59, who face multiple responsibilities and […]
MCPS will host a series of virtual conversations with the Literacy Council of Montgomery County (LCMC) to discuss English as a Second Language classes available for adults. The conversations will be hosted in English, Chinese and Spanish. The LCMC is […]
Charles E. Harris, building service manager III at Galway Elementary School, died on Sept. 16. He was 71 years old and had more than 31 years of service with MCPS. Diego V. Leblond, special education paraeducator at Col. Zadok Magruder […]
Two writing contests are now open for submissions—the Gaithersburg Book Festival’s poetry contest and Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE). The 2023 Gaithersburg Book Festival’s annual high school poetry contest is now open for submissions. This year’s theme is “Diversity […]
MoComCon, Montgomery County Public Libraries’ comic convention, will return as an all-day event at the Germantown Library from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The event will celebrate all things comic, graphic novel and fandom. This […]
Who doesn’t love a parade? The annual Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade will be held from 10 a.m.–noon on Saturday, Nov. 19. The only Thanksgiving parade in the area, it features marching bands, dancing groups, floats and inflatable turkeys and penguins. The route […]
MCPS is hosting three Fiscal Year 2024 Recommended Operating Budget information sessions for the community to learn more about the process and factors that build the budget. Join us in person on Nov. 12, virtually on Nov. 28 or on Nov. 30 for an in-person, Spanish-only event.
Employee Benefits Open Enrollment ended Friday, Nov. 4. If you enrolled in or made changes to your benefits during Open Enrollment, your new elections will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. You should have received confirmation of your changes […]
MCPS is seeking the community’s feedback as it works to finalize the 2023–2024 school calendar. Be sure to share your input with us! This quick survey will gauge the community’s opinions on the calendar scenarios developed for the 2023–2024 school […]
As a result of the restoration of COVID-19 leave for the 2022-2023 school year, employees who have used leave since July 1, 2022, due to COVID-19 may have that leave replenished and COVID-19 leave applied to the absences retroactively. To […]
