MCPS Fall 2020 vs. Fall 2021 (Opening Schools)
At yesterday’s Montgomery County Board of Education meeting, plans were discussed for fall 2021, which include schools being open at 100 percent capacity for 5-day-a-week learning for all students.
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MoCo Board of Education Adopts Final $2.78 Billion Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022
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Board of Education Approves Administrative Appointments
The Board of Education approved the following administrative appointments at its June 10, 2021, Business Meeting:
Maryland Bill Supporting Library Access to Digital Content Becomes Law
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Former Prince George’s Community College President Named Interim President of Montgomery College
Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes, former president of Prince George’s Community College, has been named interim president of Montgomery College by the college’s board of trustees.
There will be a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Wednesday, June 9, from 12-7pm at Montgomery Blair High School at 51 University Blvd E in Silver Spring.
The clinic will be using the Pfizer vaccine and is intended for Montgomery County Public School students 12 years and older.
Montgomery College Awarded: Maryland’s Best Community College
For the second year in a row, Montgomery College (MC) was recognized as Marylands best online community college by Premium Schools (2021). The global pandemic forced many jobs and educational systems to transition into virtual or hybrid models; MC is proud of being able to create an equitable online platform for all 21,720+ of its students.
MCPS Virtual Academy Application Window Now Open
For the 2021- 2022 school year, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is offering a full time virtual learning program for students in Kindergarten to grade 12. The Virtual Academy program is now being referred to as Montgomery Virtual.
Richard Montgomery Senior Arushi Singh Takes Top Prize in Gaithersburg Book Festival High School Poetry Contest Arushi Singh, a senior at Richard Montgomery High School and Rockville, Md., resident, was […]
Back in January, Eighteen MCPS students were named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation.
The Posse program identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential that may have been overlooked by traditional college selection processes.
MCPS Graduation Dates, Times, and Commencement Speakers for Every School
Sarah Galvez (former social media director for Biden Campaign), Sarah Cooper (author and comedienne), Bibi Birelly (singer/songwriter), Kate Stewart (Mayor of Takoma Park), Alex Tsironis (founder of The MoCoShow), and Scott Van Pelt (ESPN host), are just some of the commencement speakers that will participate in MCPS graduations this year.