Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County Public School students and parents filled neighborhood sidewalks as they took part in International Walk to School Day on Oct. 9. MCPS TV was on hand with participants in one local community. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.  

Residents are reminded that Montgomery County government and Montgomery County Public Schools do not observe Columbus Day on Oct. 14 as an official holiday. Most Montgomery County services will operate and facilities will be open on that day. Ride On and most other county services will operate on the normal weekly schedule. Because the State […]

For teens in Montgomery County and the nation, studies show that early morning schedules can negatively impact a high schooler’s sleep cycle. Montgomery County Public Schools is looking into possibly changing school start times. MCPS-TV has the story. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of its local programming.

The NAACP Parents’ Council held its annual kick-off meeting on Sept. 30, bringing together parents and Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff to discuss and share best practices to foster parent engagement. Speakers during the event emphasized the importance of partnership in ensuring student success. Visit our PEG partner MCPS TV to view more of […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Class of 2013 earned strong results on the SAT college entrance exam, significantly outscoring their peers across the state and the nation. MCPS also showed significant growth in SAT participation and performance among students who are economically disadvantaged. MCPS graduates earned a combined average score of 1648, outscoring graduates […]

162 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students are National Merit semifinalists in the 2014 competition. This represents more than one-half of the 318 semifinalists in the state of Maryland. The semifinalists will go on to compete nationally for scholarships that will be awarded in the spring. The competition is sponsored by the National Merit Scholarship […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) met on Sept. 23 at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. Among other items, the Board received an update on the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) mathematics program and made an administrative appointment. The agenda for the meeting, with links to related materials, can […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) principals, counselors and PTA leaders in Gaithersburg were treated to a special breakfast on Sept. 20. The city of Gaithersburg holds this annual event to thank the leaders for their hard work and dedication.

UPDATED Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal joined the Equality 4 Eid Coalition and other community leaders on Sept. 23 to urge Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) staff and students—Muslim and non-Muslim—to stay home from school on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to help celebrate the holiday Eid al-Adha in solidarity with their Muslim friends. You can watch […]

Cristina Ulrich, the 2013-2014 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year, has been named one of three finalists for 2014 Maryland Teacher of the Year. Ulrich, a kindergarten teacher at Brookhaven Elementary School, got the news on Tuesday when MCPS Superintendent Joshua P. Starr dropped by her classroom unannounced. “Congratulations to Cristina Ulrich […]