Montgomery Community Media

Applications are open for Montgomery Virtual, Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) virtual learning academy for the 2021-2022 school year. In order to be eligible for the K-12 online academy, the MCPS student or student’s family must be experiencing extenuating health circumstances that could be helped through virtual learning, according to the application form. Families must […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están llevando a cabo un evento virtual gratuito para los jóvenes adolescentes hispanos El evento se llevará a cabo del 28 de junio al 2 de julio desde las 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Cada día, discutirán un tema diferente relacionado con la comunidad latina en los […]

26 Montgomery County students have earned college and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships in the latest round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Awardees are selected by each sponsoring college or university from a group of finalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. The awards provide recipients between $500 to $2,000 annually for […]

Monifa McKnight began leading the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Tuesday. She was appointed to replace the retiring Jack Smith, who announced he will leave his post to help care for his grandson. McKnight, who has been deputy superintendent, now is acting superintendent through this month and will then become interim superintendent until June 30, […]

The Maryland Board of Education unanimously approved Mohammed Choudhury as the state’s next Superintendent of Schools on Thursday. Currently, Choudhury is Associate Superintendent and Chief Strategy, Talent and Innovation Officer for the San Antonio Independent School District in Texas. His new role is effective July 1. Current State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon will retire June […]

Montgomery County Public Schools released on Thursday a community message with information about fall reopening plans, mask-wearing requirements, vaccinations, summer school, and the Virtual Academy. Here’s a list of what’s ahead for the district: MCPS will require masks for students and staff while on school grounds. Students will be required to wear masks inside the […]

As Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith nears his retirement, he reflected on his time in public education and with MCPS. In a video message to the MCPS community, he thanked students, staff, families and community members. “Please know that you will always have a special place in my heart and that […]

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) announced May 10 they would begin reopening branches to the public. On June 1, six of the 22 county libraries will reopen after being closed for more than a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Tuesday, MCPL announced that seven additional branches are scheduled to reopen June 14. When the […]

Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) Nick Asante held an end-of-year townhall for students on Saturday. The discussion centered on “Recapping the Year of Resilience.” Keynote speaker Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8) acknowledged that the past year has been traumatic considering the devastation of almost 600,000 American lives […]

El tercer evento anual Foro Orgullo o “Pride Town Hall” se llevará a cabo virtualmente de 6:00 p.m. a 9:00 p.m. el miércoles 26 de mayo. El evento incluirá un discurso de apertura de Dr. Amena Johnson y talleres para estudiantes, familias, personal y proveedores de servicios para jóvenes. Dr. Johnson es subdirectora del Centro […]