Montgomery Community Media

County Report This Week includes reports on the new Science Building at Montgomery College, the archaeological study launched by the Planning Department in Bethesda, expansion of Ride On routes, Black History Month celebrations and more. Watch the show in its entirety, below:

County Report This Week includes reports on the Montgomery County Public Schools’ operating budget, upcoming education forums, a town hall meeting in Rockville about diversity and more. Watch the show in its entirety, below:

Upgrades are coming to some Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) which is why Maryland’s Comptroller Peter Franchot joined MCPS Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith, Board of Education At-large Member Jill Ortman-Fouse, and other school leaders for a tour of Silver Spring International Middle School early Monday. Franchot is one of three members that sits on Maryland’s […]

Here are five things to know today, Jan. 10, in Montgomery County: 1. The National Weather Service predicts a warming trend the next few days, but expect cold weather today. 2. The Montgomery County Board of Education will be holding an all-day business meeting. An update on three Choice Study programs is on the agenda. […]

The Board of Education adopted the calendar for the 2017-18 school year at its Dec. 13 meeting, according to a press release. School will begin on Tuesday Sept. 5 and the last day is scheduled for Thursday June 14. “We understand how important it is for out families to have a calendar as soon as […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jack Smith presented his FY 2018 Operating Budget goals for the school system on Monday, including a 2.5 percent budget increase over current funding. Smith recommends a total of $2,519,848,012 for 2018. This is an increase of $62,374,251 compared to the FY 2017 Operating Budget. The spending increase will be used to […]

More than 50 student leaders recently met with school board members to shares ideas and discuss issues impacting life in Montgomery County schools. Find out more in this report by MCPS-TV:

The Montgomery County Board of Education appointed Traci Townsend as principal of Bethesda-Chevy Chase Middle School No. 2. According to the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) website, the project is still under construction. The new middle school is scheduled to open Aug. 2017. Congrats to Traci Townsend on her appointment by @mocoboe as principal of […]

There are some new faces on the Montgomery County school board. Newly elected school board members Jeanette Dixon and Shebra Evans were sworn into office, alongside incumbent member Rebecca Smondrowski, on Dec. 1st at a Board of Education (BOE) meeting in Rockville. They join Michael Durso, Judith Docca, Patricia O’Neill, Jill Ortman-Fouse and student member […]

Newly elected school board member Shebra Evans was sworn into office on Dec. 1st for a four-year term. Evans replaces Christopher Barclay, who did not seek reelection, on the Board of Education (BOE). In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, Evans says she has been attending a lot of training classes and community meetings in preparation […]