MCPS recently shared that more than 150,000 students returned to Montgomery County Public Schools on August 25 for the 2026-2027 school year. This school year, MCPS introduced 26 principals who are newly hired or new to their schools:
- Dr. Clifford J. Cooper Jr., Garrett Park Elementary School
- Michelle Esema, Westbrook Elementary School
- Kimberly Haden, Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
- Jeffrey Mehr, Cresthaven Elementary School
- Teryl M. Nawezi, Flower Hill Elementary School
- Kristen M. Reza, Burnt Mills Elementary School
- Ilana N. Simhon, Fox Chapel Elementary School
- Kristinae Spurling, Cloverly Elementary School
- Joan M. Stump, Pine Crest Elementary School
- Nakia L. Sutton, Arcola Elementary School
- Tracy Tibbs, Clarksburg Elementary School
- Veneth Waters, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Elementary School
- Peter Young II, Potomac Elementary School
- Jeanni Chin, Roberto Clemente Middle School
- Dr. Joshua Fine, White Oak Middle School
- Diana Hayden, Takoma Park Elementary School
- Nadia Kline-Taylor, Argyle Middle School
- Kristi McAleese, Thomas W. Pyle Middle School
- Elizabeth Merino, Eastern Middle School
- Lisa Shorts, Benjamin Banneker Middle School
- Dr. La Faye E. Howard, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
- Robert Sinclair Jr., Charles W. Woodward High School
- Micah Wiggins, Sherwood High School
- Jada Langston, Carl Sandburg Learning Center
- Dr. Belinda Penn, John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents
- Casey Siddons, Rock Terrace School
