Registration is now open for parents and guardians who wish to register their child for kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. Children must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2023. For more information about eligibility guidelines, registration […]
Be sure to join us for the announcement of the Montgomery County Teacher of the Year at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 24 at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. The year’s signature celebration honoring the district’s Champions for […]
All middle and high school students have the opportunity to vote for the next Student Member of the Board of Education on April 19. The two finalists are Mr. Sami Saeed (junior, Richard Montgomery High School) and Mr. Yoseph Zerihun […]
Attention middle and high school students! MCPS is hosting the 2nd annual Youth Climate Summit on April 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Tilden Middle School. This event is designed to teach MCPS secondary students about climate change […]
MCPS parents, staff and community members are invited to the first Special Education Parent Community Resource Fair on Saturday, April 29 at Gaithersburg High School. The resource fair will be held from 9 a.m.–noon, and will include a guest speaker, […]
MCPS is looking for highly qualified and highly skilled people to join its workforce as support professionals. The next in-person job fair will be for maintenance and operations from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday, April 21, at the Division of […]
Mark your calendars for the last car and computer sale of the school year! Students in the Montgomery County Students Automotive Trades Foundation (ATF) and Information Technology Foundation (ITF) will sell used cars and computers they have refurbished from 9–11 […]
Did you know that KID Museum Bethesda Metro Center is open for free to MCPS students and their families on Sundays? MCPS, in partnership with KID Museum, is offering free visits to the museum until Sunday, June 30. Tickets are […]
Will your child be 5 years old by September 1, 2023? Kindergarten registration will take place online through the ParentVUE portal starting March 27 for the 2023-2024 school year.
MCPS students must earn a total of 75 Student Service Learning (SSL) hours to graduate from high school. The deadline for submitting SSL forms documenting hours for the SSL Awards is Thursday, March 30. Spring break is also a great […]
At its March 28 business meeting, the Board of Education heard a presentation on the mid-year Evidence of Learning (EOL) data focused on grade-level proficiency using multiple measures to determine the success of students, schools and the district overall. The […]
The 5th annual Got the Power! Girls Conference will be held on Saturday, May 6 at The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockville. This free conference is open to middle and high school girls and their parents in Montgomery […]
As part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, the Asian Pacific American Student Achievement Action Group (APASAAG) is sponsoring a poster contest for K–12 students. This is the fourth year for the contest. The contest calls […]
Nominations for the 2022–2023 English Language Development (ELD) Awards open on Tuesday, April 11. This year, the ELD Awards will recognize Emergent Multilingual Learners (EMLs) who have shown achievement, leadership and perseverance in multilingual learning, participation and leadership criteria. Nominations […]
The Walter Hardy Memorial Fund will award two $5,000 scholarships to MCPS student-athletes. The scholarship honors the accomplishments of deserving student-athletes who have overcome challenges to achieve success in the classroom and in competition. To be eligible, applicants must be […]
MCPS high school students are invited to attend an open house on Thursday, April 6 to learn more about Montgomery College’s (MC) business program from faculty, alumni and current students. Information that will be covered in the open house includes: […]
Forum will offer learning opportunities for youth and adults, in both English and Spanish.
The Annual Report to the Community for the 2021–2022 school year and the updated MCPS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2025 are now available. The report provides the community with information about the district—student performance data, operational performance data, and […]
The Game Changer Conference will be held from 8 a.m.–noon on Saturday, March 25, at The Universities of Shady Grove. This free mentoring conference is geared toward Black or African American and Latino or Hispanic male students in 4th through […]
Montgomery County Public Schools is hosting the 2nd Annual Youth Climate Summit on Saturday, April 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will take place at Tilden Middle School, a sustainable, state-of-the-art school that achieved a LEED Silver […]
FEV Tutor is offering free virtual tutoring sessions to students to prepare for the June 3 SAT exam. The sessions are personalized to students’ needs, and are available for English language arts, math or both. High school students can sign […]
Special education parents: the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and MCPS want to hear from you. All parents or guardians of children ages 3 to 21 who are receiving special education and related services through their local school are […]
Registration is open for Prekindergarten and Head Start for the 2023-2024 school year. Children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2023, and families must be income-eligible to apply. Families can register their children online or in […]
Do you know a student looking for a summer job? Encourage them to stop by one of the Montgomery County Department of Recreation’s upcoming job fairs. Job fairs will be held: Wednesday, March 22, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Gwendolyn E. Coffield […]
Montgomery College (MC) is providing a $500 tuition scholarship to Montgomery County residents who are spring 2023 graduates from a Montgomery County high school and are taking at least six MC credit hours this fall. The $500 “Raptor Ready” Scholarship […]
Montgomery County public and private high school students are invited to submit videos for the county Department of Transportation’s “Heads Up, Phones Down” video contest. The deadline for the 30-second public service announcements are due Friday, March 31. Entries can […]
Choose Respect Montgomery’s annual event, RespectFest, will host a week of virtual activities, culminating in an in-person event from 1–4 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, at the Wheaton Community Recreation Center. Students aged 12–18 and their parents are invited to […]
The Board’s $3.2 billion budget recommendation includes a 10% increase over the current budget. It now heads to the Montgomery County Executive and the County Council. The county executive is expected to release his budget recommendation by March 15.
Registration is open for Prekindergarten and Head Start for the 2023-2024 school year. Children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2023, and families must be income-eligible to apply. Families can register their children online or in […]
The Game Changer Conference will be held from 8 a.m.–noon on Saturday, March 25, at The Universities of Shady Grove. This free mentoring conference is geared toward Black or African American and Latino or Hispanic male students in 4th through […]
