Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED, May 15, 11:30 a.m. – Andrew Houlihan, the chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District, who is the “preferred candidate” to replace Dr. Joshua Starr as Montgomery County Schools superintendent met with Council President George Leventhal Friday. Just had a very positive discussion with Drew Houlihan, the leading candidate for MCPS superintendent. — George […]

Montgomery County Public Schools Board President Patricia O’Neill encouraged Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to restore full funding for the Geographic Cost of Education Index in her blog posted on the school system website Friday. Hogan has said he wanted to fund the index at 50 percent, meaning Montgomery County would lose out on $17 million. […]

The Montgomery County Council is set to decide today whether to launch a major renovation project for the the Council Office Building in Rockville. The project would involve an interior renovation of the council office building at 100 Maryland Ave., renovation of the first floor auditorium, new HVAC system and windows and improvements to make the […]

A veteran social studies teacher from Damascus High School has been named the 2015-2016 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher of the Year. Joseph Gannon, Jr., who has worked for MCPS for 27 years, will now compete for Maryland Teacher of the Year. Gannon was named Teacher of the Year on Tuesday night during the […]

Montgomery County Public Schools’ President Patricia O’Neill says the school system is getting applicants for the job of superintendent and she said a community panel will help interview final candidates. “We are in the process of receiving applications from people who are interested in leading this great school district. With HYA’s help, we will cull […]

Middle and high school students who take a state exam like the highly-debated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test may be exempt from taking their final exam in that same subject next year. In her blog posted on the MCPS website, Board President Patricia O’Neill said she and Board Member […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill says parents and staff need to know that local leaders are doing the best they can for students in Montgomery County.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Patricia O’Neill is asked how many people have applied for the open superintendent position to date. Take a look: You can find out more about the superintendent search on the MCPS website here. The job posting is on the consultant’s recruitment website here.

In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Board of Education President Pat O’Neill reacts to the County Executive’s proposed budget and talks about some of the measures Montgomery County Public Schools officials are proactively taking to try and close the gap.

County Executive Isiah Leggett today released his recommended FY16 operating budget of $5.1 billion for the year that begins on July 1, 2015 – a budget that increases county government tax-supported spending by 1.1 percent while cutting the county property tax rate by about one cent. The budget closes an estimated $238 million gap in […]