Montgomery Community Media

There were two hours of testimony in the bell times public hearing Thursday afternoon, the first of two hearings on the issue of whether to change the start and end time at the county’s schools. The meeting time allowed for 31 speakers to express their views on the proposals offered on bell times.The hearings were […]

Kids have great ideas and recently some Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students articulated their thoughts on issues important to them. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

Interested in the exact statistics at a certain Montgomery County Public school? Want to see what the ethnic diversity is for your school? A new searchable report on each of the county’s 202 schools can help you get a peak at school specific data. The School Support and Improvement Framework (SSIF) report reflects the data […]

Montgomery County Public Schools should start and end 20 minutes later, according to a new proposal from Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr. Starr is expected to release his proposal to the school board on Jan. 13. According to a memo from Starr to the Board of Education, the “most practicable of the no-cost options is for […]

The final bell has not yet tolled on the idea to change start and end times in Montgomery County public schools. On Tuesday, Superintendent Joshua P. Starr will release several options for changing school starting and ending times, or bell times. The Montgomery County Board of Education will consider the options and receive public feedback […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr responds to a question about what happens if his recent budget request is not approved. Take a look:

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Dr. Joshua Starr tells us how much he loves his job.

Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr will hold his first Student Town Hall meeting of the school year this morning at Ridgeview Middle School in Gaithersburg. Dr. Starr is expected to answer questions from students in the studio audience and those submitted in advance by other students at the school. The event, hosted by Student […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is planning a multiyear effort to provide all students with access to mobile computers and a cloud-based learning platform that will enhance creativity and collaboration in the classroom. Students in Grades 3, 5, and 6, as well as those in high school social studies classes, will begin using the technology […]

Thousands of students, families, and community members attended the annual Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Back-to-School Fair on Saturday, August 23 at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The rainy weather didn’t deter MCPS families from coming to the fair to learn about school system programs, get information about community resources, and have fun […]