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Las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) lanzaron la Encuesta de Intereses de la Academia de Aprendizaje Virtual, el viernes. La encuesta le dará al distrito escolar una mejor comprensión de cuántos estudiantes prefieren estar en la plataforma de aprendizaje virtual el próximo año escolar. Las respuestas ayudarán a MCPS a planificar la educación […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) launched the Virtual Academy Interest Survey on Friday. The survey will give the school district a better understanding of how many students prefer to be on the virtual learning platform next school year. Responses will help MCPS plan for the virtual academy. “Input is needed and critical to our planning,” […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County have upgraded the county’s infrastructure in order to meet the network bandwidth needs of students engaged in both in-person and virtual learning. According to a recent press release, much of the county relied on its fiber lines, which enable communication service delivery for all county agencies. The […]

Se espera que el próximo año escolar para las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS) se vea más “normal” para los estudiantes y el personal. Los funcionarios de MCPS dicen que las mejoras continuas en las condiciones de salud pública, el aumento de las vacunas y la reducción de las restricciones permitirán que más […]

The upcoming school year for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is expected to look more “normal” for students and staff. MCPS officials say continued improvements in public health conditions, increased vaccinations, and eased restrictions will allow more students to return to in-person instruction. The school system is planning for a full, in-person five-day week schedule […]

Montgomery County Public Schools will offer a virtual academy for the 2021-2022 school year, officials announced April 15. The academy will be yearlong and open to pre-kindergarten to 12th grade students. MCPS said that the virtual academy option is only intended for those students with life circumstances and COVID-19 health concerns. The academy is not designed […]

Monday marked the first day for another group of Montgomery County Public School students who opted to return to the classroom. Some, however, remain on the waiting list. As of this morning, seventh through eleventh graders returned to their buildings, 13 months after schools closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to a rotating schedule […]

Since Monday, Montgomery County residents older than 16 have been able to preregister to receive the coronavirus vaccine at all state and county operated vaccine clinics. This news comes as coronavirus cases for children have been on the rise across the country—particularly in the state of Michigan, which currently is experiencing the worst outbreak in […]

Los concejales del condado de Montgomery Will Jawando y Craig Rice anunciaron que convocarán un grupo de trabajo para desarrollar profesionales de salud mental y otros servicios de apoyo en las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Montgomery (MCPS), con la intención de que los oficiales de policía no estén en las escuelas todos los días. […]

Montgomery County Councilmembers Will Jawando and Craig Rice announced they will convene a task force to grow mental health professionals and other support services in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), with the intention that police officers will not be in schools everyday. “We know that our current systems are not working, particularly for our Black […]