Montgomery Community Media

Over 10,000 Montgomery County Public Schools students are graduating as part of the Class of 2016. MCPS-TV reports. Visit our PEG partner MCPS-TV to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Board of Education recently approved the following principal appointments at a May 10 School Board meeting: Kimberly Boldon, as principal of Thomas S. Wootton High School. James D’Andrea, as principal of Northwest High School. Arthur Williams, as principal of Springbrook High School. Stephanie Brant, as principal of Woodfield Elementary School. Stacey Brown, […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education honored Glenallan Elementary School Principal Peter Moran for receiving the Superintendent’s Annual Mark Mann Excellence and Harmony award at a School Board meeting on Tuesday. According to a memo from Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers, the award is given annually to a Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) administrator, “who has shown […]

The Montgomery County School Board unanimously approved the appointment of Kimberly Boldon as Wootton High School’s principal at a Board of Education meeting Tuesday. Michael Doran served as Wootton’s principal for 12 years until he passed away last year. Boldon was appointed the acting principal following Doran’s death on August 24, 2015.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is scheduled to relaunch its search for a new superintendent in the fall. MCPS Spokesperson Dana Tofig said school officials “anticipate” having a new person to lead Montgomery County’s school system by July 2016. In May, Andrew Houlihan, the chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District, was the “preferred candidate” to […]

Eric Guerci, a rising junior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, is scheduled to be sworn in as the 38th Student Member of the Montgomery County Board of Education July 1, at 7 p.m., at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. Eric will be sworn in by Clerk of Court Barbara Meiklejohn. Eric was elected to serve a […]

Here are your five things to know today, June 29th, in Montgomery County: 1. School Board Meets: The Montgomery County School Board meets today. Take a look at their agenda. 2. Grief Support: Wootton High School is offering support today after two recent graduates died in a car crash. 3. News Briefing: Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal […]

The Montgomery County Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a final $2.32 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 that required cuts to close a $53 million shortfall. The Board approved the elimination of more than 380 positions and reductions to the budgets for the district’s technology initiative, professional development, textbooks, and many […]

The Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education recently approved the following administrative appointments: Denise M. DeFiore, currently director, Staff Development Teacher Project Team, as director, Teacher Leadership Unit, Department of Instructional Leadership Support Courtney D. Temple, previously director, Human Resources Operations and Talent Acquisition, University of Maryland Medical System, as supervisor, Human Capital Strategy, […]

UPDATED May 20, 3:15 p.m.The Montgomery County Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Larry Bowers as interim superintendent of schools for Montgomery County Public Schools through June 30, 2016. ORIGINAL POST The Montgomery County Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to take action on the conditional appointment of the interim superintendent of schools […]