The annual Drive for Supplies distribution event will take place at Parkland Middle School on Friday, July 19 from 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., while supplies last.
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The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA, teacher’s union) is calling on upcoming MCPS Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor to join them in asking for a $10 million special appropriation from the Montgomery County Council.
On Monday, June 17th, the Montgomery County Board of Education has announced that it selected Dr. Thomas W. Taylor as the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). The Board will vote on Dr. Taylor’s appointment at its regularly scheduled June 25 business meeting. 25 years ago this month, in June 1999, the Board of Education named Dr. Jerry Weast as the new MCPS superintendent, taking over for Dr. Paul Vance.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) released the following community message on Tuesday, July 18, 2024: (more…)
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) named Dr. Thomas W. Taylor the school system’s next Superintendent on Monday afternoon. In its report on the new MCPS Superintendent, the Washington Post noted that Chief Operating Officer Brian Hull is no longer with the school system as of this past weekend.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) issued the following notice on Friday, June 14:
Jackson Road Elementary School in White Oak became the first school in Maryland to pilot The Greater Washington Community Foundation’s Brilliant Futures program. Brilliant Futures is a children’s savings pilot program that will provide kindergarten students with up to $1,000 each year from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Councilmember Kristin Mink has issued the following statement regarding the Board of Education’s adoption of the MCPS FY25 operating budget:
Dr. Judith Docca, former principal and longtime Board of Education member, is one of six African Americans Montgomery County will honor with a “Living Legend Award” during a Juneteenth celebration at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 14, at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.