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Dr. Monifa McKnight currently serves as the acting superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] now that Dr. Jack Smith retired. Prior to this role, Dr. Mcknight was MCPS’ deputy superintendent. She also served as the Chief School Management and Instructional Leadership Officer for Howard County Public Schools. MyMCM spoke with McKnight about the transition […]

As of Thursday, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has received about 500 applications for its 2021-2022 virtual academy, MCPS Director of Technology Integration and Support Dr. Kara Trenkamp shared during a school board meeting. The virtual learning academy for the 2021-2022 school year, called “Montgomery Virtual,” is a five-days-a-week program that will mirror the brick-and-mortar […]

Cinco de las ceremonias de graduación de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery que originalmente estaban programadas para el viernes ahora se llevarán a cabo a las 10 a.m. el sábado 12 de junio debido al pronóstico del tiempo. Los estudiantes del último año de las escuelas secundarias James Hubert Blake, Richard Montgomery, Sherwood, […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2021 is graduating this month after more than a year of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Northwest High School in Germantown, seniors are excited and proud to graduate after two school years unlike any other.

Starting this month, the Maryland State Department of Education (MDSE) will offer free meals this summer to youth 18 and younger through its Summer Food Service Program. According to Maryland Hunger Solutions, a nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and food insecurity in Maryland, the program distributes “nutritious meals and snacks” to low-income children between June […]

24 teachers from counties across the state were recognized June 3 as Teachers of the Year during a virtual summit with Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Karen B. Salmon, Ph. D. According to a press release from the Maryland State Department of Education, the educators from grade levels pre-k through 12 that were chosen by […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Virtual Academy is another option for some students who decide not to return to in-person instruction come fall. “This is completely separate from what happens in a traditional school building; it is a stand-alone virtual school where students will be engaged with their teachers for synchronous and asynchronous learning,” said […]

Applications are open for Montgomery Virtual, Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) virtual learning academy for the 2021-2022 school year. In order to be eligible for the K-12 online academy, the MCPS student or student’s family must be experiencing extenuating health circumstances that could be helped through virtual learning, according to the application form. Families must […]

Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) están llevando a cabo un evento virtual gratuito para los jóvenes adolescentes hispanos El evento se llevará a cabo del 28 de junio al 2 de julio desde las 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. Cada día, discutirán un tema diferente relacionado con la comunidad latina en los […]

26 Montgomery County students have earned college and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships in the latest round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Awardees are selected by each sponsoring college or university from a group of finalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. The awards provide recipients between $500 to $2,000 annually for […]