Montgomery Community Media

Here are your five things to know today, March 23, in Montgomery County: 1. It’s the last day of school for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students before they start their Spring Break. 2. Montgomery County Councilmember Craig Rice, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers and Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard are hosting the last of […]

County Executive Ike Leggett has released his $5.3 billion recommended Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget to the County Council. Lorna Virgili was at the budget presentation and has more. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers will retire from the school system on June 30th after 37 years. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Michael Durso shares his admiration and respect for Bowers. MCPS’ new superintendent, Dr. Jack Smith, is scheduled to begin work on July 1.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers notes that county funding for the public schools has not been above the minimum state required amount since 2009.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett unveiled his recommended operating $5.3 billion budget on March 15th. The proposed budget increases spending on Montgomery County Public Schools by almost $136 million. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers shares his reaction: Montgomery County Board of Education President Michael Durso and Interim Superintendent of […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education is planning to meet behind closed doors on March 1st to discuss the proposed contract for the Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent and to receive legal advice. The BOE will conduct the closed session from 4 – 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. You can find out more about this meeting, […]

County and school officials kicked off a new initiative to ensure all students have library cards. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming. Related:

The president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Michael Durso, and Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers have released a joint statement following the release of Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s capital budget recommendation. In the statement, Durso and Bowers say that, “it is disappointing that County Executive Isiah Leggett’s recommended capital budget leaves us more […]

Montgomery County Public School’s Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers released his recommendations for the school systems operating budget for Fiscal Year 2017. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

All Montgomery County public schools and buildings will soon be tested for radon, according to a statement by Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers that was released on Sunday. You may remember that MCPS officials are in the process of retesting 28 MCPS locations that previously showed elevated levels of radon, according to the most recent testing […]