Registration for the George B. Thomas, Sr. Learning Academy, Inc. is open for the 2020–2021 school year. Saturday School offers virtual K-12 academic support programs in math and English/Language Arts. Classes begin on Saturday, Sept. 26. This year, elementary students […]
The Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations is hosting a community conversation on virtual learning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.This event is free and will provide parents and members of the community with an opportunity to share […]
MCPS families are responsible for damage or loss of MCPS-issued Chromebooks. For information regarding repair, replacement and costs, please see the document here.
Starting tomorrow, Sept. 18, MCPS is increasing to a triple meal service on Fridays to help address food insecurity for MCPS students over the weekend. The district will also continue to partner with local nonprofits, faith-based organizations, county government agencies, […]
The purpose of this survey is to provide MCPS parents/guardians with an opportunity to share information about their experience with virtual learning.
MCPS has returned to a more standardized and traditional grading system for the fall semester. This means that students will be receiving letter grades based on the assignments they complete and turn in to their teachers. At the secondary level, […]
The Board of Education has proclaimed September 15 to October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. Throughout the month, MCPS schools will be celebrating the unique culture and traditions of students, teachers, staff and community members who trace their roots to […]
MCPS Athletics has kicked off its virtual interscholastic sports seasons for the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year. The fall high school season began on Monday, Sept. 14, and will run through Friday, Oct. 16. The high school fall […]
Families and students can stay engaged throughout the school year with Parent Academy TO GO. Parent Academy TO GO is a series of virtual webinars for families to watch at home. September and October webinars are listed below and are […]
Do you know a high school student needing help with science, English, social studies or a foreign language this school year? After a successful summer run, Youth Creating Change (YCC) will restart its tutoring program on Monday, Sept. 14. The […]
Starting the week of Sept. 21, students and staff will have an easier way to sign in to Naviance, a web-based program that supports middle and high school students in exploring and developing post-secondary plans. Naviance is moving to a […]
Due to the emergency closure of school buildings last spring, the Maryland State Department of Education is requiring all local school districts to administer a fall diagnostic assessment in math and literacy to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The […]
MCPS will resume providing free breakfast and lunch to all county children and enrolled MCPS students. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the waivers that allowed school systems to provide free meals to students during the summer. A student […]
Nick Asante, senior at Richard Montgomery High School, is the 43rd Montgomery County Student Member of the Board of Education. In this Meet the Board of Education video, he shares his path to becoming an education advocate, discusses his top […]
All school websites and many MCPS central office sites now have the Google translate feature included at the top of the page. Families in need of information from these webpages in different languages can use this feature, which helps ensure […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the waivers that allow school systems to provide free meals to students during the summer months. MCPS will resume providing free breakfast and lunch to all county children and enrolled MCPS students. A […]
As MCPS prepares to implement a fully virtual instructional model this week, we wish all of our students, teachers, staff, and families well as they embark on a new school year. We understand that this is a challenging time in […]
Read this guide for more information on virtual classroom recordings and to learn more about our efforts to provide a safe, virtual learning environment for all students.
In order to provide Class of 2021 seniors with college entrance exam opportunities prior to the fall college application season, MCPS continues to work closely with health department officials and the College Board regarding the possibility of administering the September […]
County health officials are offering free immunizations to eligible children so that immunization requirements are met for the 2020-2021 school year. Children returning to virtual school on Monday, Aug. 31 are required to have immunizations up to date, and parents […]
Members of the MCPS community have asked if the Zoom Chat feature can remain on to facilitate engagement in the classroom. In response to those requests, MCPS has worked with Zoom to ensure that a chat solution is safe and […]
Beginning the first week of school, schools will have a link to the Live Virtual Lesson Absence Form posted on their websites. This tool is a Google form that will allow parents to report an excused absence from a live […]
The Getting Started with ParentVUE webinar is now available with Spanish interpretation on the MCPSTV en Español YouTube channel. The ParentVUE portal gives parents web and mobile access to grades, assignments and school communications. Activation emails and letters for the […]
MCPS will transition to a more traditional food service program starting on Monday, Aug. 31, the first day of the 2020-2021 school year. Breakfast and lunch meals will be provided to MCPS students at 74 meal sites. A student must […]
MCPS has prepared a checklist to help you get your child(ren) ready for virtual learning success. It includes tips from the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations (MCCPTA) on setting up your child’s technology for school. Please be sure […]
A series of technology webinars for parents have been scheduled to help parents learn about the new parent portal (ParentVUE) and other digital tools their children will be using this fall (myMCPS Classroom, Kami, Zoom). Webinars will be recorded and […]
The Summer Meal Service Program will end on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Three days’ worth of meals will be provided that day. There will be no meal service on Thursday, Aug. 27 and Friday, Aug. 28. MCPS will transition to […]
The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, August 25, to review and take final action on the MCPS recovery plan. The meeting will begin at noon and will be streamed live on the MCPS website and on […]
Beginning Friday evening, August 21, activation emails and letters for the new parent portal will be sent to MCPS parents. If a parent has an email on file, an email with activation instructions will be sent. If a parent does […]
Beginning August 23, emails will be sent to all families with student login and password information. This information will be used to log into StudentVUE, myMCPS Classroom and other core MCPS platforms that students will need to access virtual learning. Passwords […]
