Montgomery Community Media

More than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at a memorial service to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. Former and current students sang songs to honor the principal’s Irish roots and shared memories of a man who they say cared deeply […]

A crowd of more than 2,000 people among them students, parents, educators, and county officials gathered at today’s celebration of life to pay tribute to Wootton High School Principal Michael Doran. Doran died unexpectedly on Aug. 19. In this video recap, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers, Board of Education Vice President Michael Durso, and Sebrena Pitts, […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved on Aug. 20 construction of a middle school in Kensington. According to school officials, the project cost $48 million is could begin as soon as mid-September with an expected opening day of August 2017. In this MyMCMedia Extra, BOE Vice President Michael Durso said, “We are moving […]

Bouquets of flowers, school memorabilia and messages of love are being left at principal Michael Doran’s designated parking space in front of Wootton High School. On Wednesday, the Wootton community was shocked to learn that their beloved principal had passed away just two weeks before the start of the new school year. The Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will make changes to its assessment program beginning this school year in order to increase instructional time and relieve the testing burden on the district’s students. The Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday endorsed a district plan to eliminate all MCPS-developed final exams in middle school courses this coming […]

The President of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Patricia O’Neill, has released a statement about a new development in the search for the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools. You can read her statement, below: “On Sunday, May 17, 2015, Dr. Andrew Houlihan informed the Montgomery County Board of Education that he is […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill is asked how many people have applied for the open superintendent position to date. Take a look: You can find out more about the superintendent search on the MCPS website here. The job posting is on the consultant’s recruitment website here.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Pat O’Neill reacts to the County Executive’s proposed budget and talks about some of the measures Montgomery County Public Schools officials are proactively taking to try and close the gap.

Montgomery County Public Schools students will be able to sleep in a little more next year. After lots of discussion and lobbying by parents and students, the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve on Feb. 10 the superintendent’s recommendation to move school start times back 20 minutes for middle school and […]

Happy Friday! You may want to stock up at the grocery store when you hear this weekend’s weather forecast. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. tonight until noon tomorrow. Here are five more things to know today, Jan. 23, in Montgomery County: 1. The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Board of […]