Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) launched two major initiatives today, Sept. 22, designed to improve its online presence and make it easier for parents, staff, students, and community members to find the school information they need. MCPS has redesigned the district’s central website, which not only has a more contemporary look, but also is better […]

School board candidate Shebra Evans tells MyMCMedia she is working behind the scenes to build relationships that would help her if she wins election as the newest at-large member of the Montgomery County Board of Education. She talks about the race in this MyMCMedia Extra.   Evans, who is a financial expert, weighs in on the […]

Montgomery County government, police and public schools are teaming up to educate drivers about the importance of complying with Maryland laws pertaining to stopped school buses with activated flashing lights and stop arms. This week, a new easy-viewing informational outreach campaign, #PassItOn, is being launched through social media. Each day a new video message will […]

As of Friday afternoon just 45 seventh-graders at Montgomery County’s Public schools have yet to comply with new immunizations requirements. Those students who do not have the proper immunizations will be excluded from attending classes Monday, according to MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig. So far MCPS has not stopped any seventh-grader who hasn’t complied with the […]

Montgomery County taxpayers will likely spend about $140,000 in legal fees for the the review of what the county’s school board members put on their county-issued credit cards. The school board recently was presented a June legal fees reported that shows $112,000 was spent in that month on the credit card issue. MCPS Spokesman Dana Tofig […]

Dr. Judy Docca, in her second term as a Montgomery County School board member, talks with MyMCMedia about the upcoming General Election and her bid to retain her seat on the board. Here she talks about the school board’s role in getting funding for programs and facilities.  

There are still nearly 1,500 seventh-graders who do not have the required proof of immunizations to be allowed to continue to go to class at Montgomery County Public Schools. Mary Anderson, spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services told MyMCMedia Friday that the latest numbers show 1,491 seventh-graders still have failed to show […]

UPDATED, Sept. 11, 10 a.m.- There is just one day left to make sure your seventh-grader meets the new immunization requirements and there are a couple clinics open today to help you. Thursday, September 11 – Benjamin Banneker Middle School, 14800 Perrywood Road, Burtonsville – Rocky Hill Middle School, 22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg – Silver […]

Montgomery County Public Schools has 133 National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year coming from 13 of the county’s high schools. The semifinalists will compete nationally for scholarships that will be announced in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. The MCPS semifinalists come from 13 high schools: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery […]

Edline, the homework-checking, grade peek-in online tool used by many of the county’s parents to keep tabs on their kids’ school work is on its way out. In its place, Montgomery County Public Schools will move to a new web-based system called myMCPS. In 2009, Montgomery County Public Schools developed and launched a web-based system, myMCPS, […]