Montgomery Community Media

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery llevó a cabo una audiencia pública la semana pasada sobre la legislación relacionada con el Programa de Oficiales de Recursos Escolares (SRO). El proyecto de ley 7-21 autorizaría al jefe de policía a asignar un oficial de la ley para que trabaje como oficial de recursos escolares, si lo […]

The Montgomery County Council held a public hearing last week on legislation regarding the School Resource Officer (SRO) Program. Bill 7-21 would authorize the police chief to assign a law enforcement officer to work as a school resource officer if requested by the superintendent. It would also require SRO’s to have enhanced training. The meeting exposed […]

The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) will hold a series of virtual events for prospective students to learn more about the USG campus and the wide variety of undergraduate degree programs offered by its nine university partners on March 8-10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each night on Zoom. The event is beneficial for prospective […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) held a public hearing Tuesday in which community members shared pre-recorded statements debating the continued presence of police in schools, otherwise known as the School Resource Officer (SRO) program. The vast majority of speakers, 24 out of 31, emphatically called for the district to terminate the SRO program […]

On March 4, the Maryland State Board of Education announced that all standardized testing will be postponed until the fall. The United States Department of Education has maintained that states must administer annual standardized tests this year, but has extended the deadline for when tests must be taken. The board agrees that the value of […]

Now that Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] students have started returning to in-person learning, the school district says they have put into place a robust series of safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations says they appreciate how well MCPS is handling the return to in-person instruction, they […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) welcomed back about 700 students for the first phase of the return to in-person learning this week. Students in specific special education and career and technical education programs returned to buildings on March 1. Students in kindergarten through third grade will begin to return to buildings in phases starting March […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) anunciaron algunos cambios en el soporte técnico y la distribución de Chromebooks para estudiantes y el personal. El soporte técnico, la reparación y la distribución en persona de los Chromebook en la ubicación de 45 West Gude Drive ahora se llevarán a cabo de lunes a jueves […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced some changes to the technical support and distribution of Chromebooks for students and staff.  In-person support, repair, and distribution of  Chromebooks at the 45 West Gude Drive location will now take place from Mondays through Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. There will be no distribution on Fridays.  […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will officially begin the phased return of students to in-person instruction on March 15 and, in preparation, will be making schedule adjustments for the week prior. According to MCPS, the following instructional calendar has been set for the week of March 8: Monday, March 8: No virtual or in-person classes […]