The Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) has announced that Westland Middle School in Bethesda was selected as the first-place winner of the its annual “Paint the Plow” snowplow naming contest. (more…)
Education
Operating Budget Reflects $30 Million in Reductions to Meet Operating Costs
Per MCPS: “Today, the Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a $3.32 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, an increase of $147 million or 4.6 percent over the prior year. Although the adopted budget allows Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to maintain a high-quality teaching and learning environment with highly qualified employees, it reflects a $30 million reduction for a same-services budget as FY 2024.
Montgomery County Police have announced that a 15-year-old Montgomery County Public Schools student has been charged with threats of mass violence and disrupting school operations following a June 7 bomb threat.
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MoCo native (Brookeville) and 2023 Sherwood graduate, Bryan Kim, will be one of 16 amateurs teeing off on Thursday, June 13th, for the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort No. 2, hoping to win low amateur honors and contend against the world’s top players.
The following message was sent to all Montgomery County Public Schools employees.
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MCPS recently shared the news of John Chase, math resource teacher at Walter Johnson High School, winning the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award for expository mathematical writing from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), for an article he co-wrote, “Bacterial Growth: Not So Simple,” in Mathematics Magazine.
There are 182 public high schools in Maryland with an approximate average of 1,030 students per school. All of the 20 largest schools when it comes to enrollment have at least double the average. Full list below using the latest enrollment data available (Montgomery County high schools in bold, student/teacher ratio listed after number of students):
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MCPD is on scene at Walt Whitman High School. Officers have secured the area and are verifying the validity of a reported threat. We will provide updates as they come in.
Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA, teacher’s union) president Jennifer Martin has provided an update stating that MCEA has learned it is unlikely that there will be any layoffs.