Montgomery Community Media

Dr. Joshua P. Starr, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent, and the Board of Education (BOE) announced Starr’s resignation today to be effective on Feb. 16. The announcement followed  a closed school board session meeting where the board voted unanimously to approve the superintendent’s resignation. The Board recommended Larry A. Bowers, MCPS CEO, to serve as acting […]

Montgomery County Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill and Superintendent Joshua Starr will hold a media availability at noon today, to discuss the superintendent’s future with Montgomery County Public Schools. The availability will be held at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The Board will meet in a closed session at 10:30 a.m. today to […]

Opponents of a Montgomery County Public Schools’ plan to move the county’s Alternative Education Program from the Blair G. Ewing Center to the English Manor School property off Bestor Drive won a small victory Thursday afternoon. The Montgomery County Council’s Education Committee approved a plan Thursday that has the county’s school system looking at both […]

The status of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) superintendent Joshua Starr is of interest to many in Montgomery County, including local leaders. In this MyMCMedia extra video, Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal is asked at his weekly briefing on Feb. 2 how he keeps up with the latest developments. Take a look: For more […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill released the following statement on Feb. 1 regarding discussions about Superintendent Joshua Starr’s contract: “The Montgomery County Board of Education and Dr. Joshua P. Starr continue to discuss his future as superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. Those conversations will continue tomorrow and we […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr has just days to let the county’s school board know if he wants his contract as head of the school system renewed. Although not a letter of intent, Starr submitted to the school board last week a letter touting the school system’s accomplishments under his tenure. You […]

The Montgomery County School Board released a statement Friday afternoon about the ongoing discussion surrounding the renewal of Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr’s contract. The statement from MCPS Board President Patricia O’Neill reads: “A superintendent’s appointment and contract are among the most important responsibilities that the Board of Education has and every member takes these responsibilities […]

For the ninth year, Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus hosted an art show featuring the work of young artists and photographers.

More than 40 Montgomery County students on Jan. 29 participated in a mentoring day at the Montgomery County Council office building in Rockville, sponsored by the Task Force on Mentoring. The mentors are students from Springbrook High School and Julius West Middle School. The students who are mentored throughout the year attend Broad Acres Elementary […]

The school day started with games, sharing fun memories from the holidays, and favorite foods just before a more serious talk about one of the leading causes of death among teenagers: suicide. To help in the efforts of preventing suicide among teens, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Montgomery County in partnership with Umttr– […]