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Media Advisory: Superintendent Starr to Hold Community Day Event on Jan. 28

(January 25, 2013)

Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr will hold his fourth Community Day event of the school year on Monday, January 28, 2013, in the Churchill, Richard Montgomery, Poolesville, Rockville and Woot ...(more)

MCPS Schools Closing Early Due to Weather Conditions

(January 25, 2013)

UPDATED (1/25/13, 10:56 a.m.) with cancelation of community activities in school buildings Montgomery County Public Schools will close early today (Jan. 25) due to emergency weather conditions. ...(more)

MCPS Schools Will Open Two Hours Late Today (Jan. 24)

(January 24, 2013)

Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late today due to emergency weather conditions. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour-delayed schedule. Morning prekindergarten, morning h ...(more)

Montgomery Blair High School Student Named Intel Science Talent Search Finalist

(January 23, 2013)

Samuel Zbarsky, a Montgomery Blair High School senior, has been named one of 40 finalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, one of the most rigorous and prestigious science competitions for hig ...(more)

Board of Education Member Judy Docca to Receive Minority Recognition Award from the Maryland State Education Association

(January 16, 2013)

The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) has selected Dr. Judy Docca, member of the Montgomery County Board of Education, to receive the 2013 Minority Recognition Leadership Award. The Mino ...(more)

Media Advisory: Superintendent Starr to Hold Community Day Event on Jan. 14

(January 11, 2013)

Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr will hold his third Community Day event of the school year on Monday, January 14, 2013, in the Clarksburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard and Seneca Valley cluster ...(more)

Forty-Eight MCPS Teachers Achieve National Board Certification

(January 11, 2013)

Forty-eight Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) educators achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) in 2012. This brings the number of Board certifie ...(more)

Board of Education Receives Update on Implementation of Mathematics Common Core State Standards; Discusses School Security Systems

(January 09, 2013)

The Montgomery County Board of Education met on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. Among other items, the Board received an update ...(more)

Record Number of MCPS Students Receive Full-Tuition Posse Scholarships

(January 09, 2013)

Twenty-three Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students—the largest number ever in MCPS—have been named recipients of full-tuition, four-year college scholarships from the Posse Foundation. T ...(more)

Winter MCPS Parent Academy Sessions Announced

(January 07, 2013)

Classes on curriculum, college and career readiness and cybersafety are being offered to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) parents and community members during the 2013 winter session of the MCP ...(more)

REMINDER: Superintendent Starr to Hold Book Club Event Tomorrow, Jan. 8

(January 07, 2013)

Superintendent of Schools Joshua P. Starr will host his first Book Club discussion of the school year tomorrow, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m., in the auditorium of the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hung ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Tuesday, January 8

(January 04, 2013)

The Montgomery County Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive in Rockville. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with pub ...(more)

Board of Education Seeks Nominees for Distinguished Service Awards

(January 03, 2013)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking nominations from the public for its 16th Annual Awards for Distinguished Service to Public Education. The awards are sponsored by the Board to recog ...(more)

Robert Frost MS Selected as Maryland Blue Ribbon School

(December 20, 2012)

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) has selected Robert Frost Middle School as one of six 2013 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools. The Rockville school will now compete to become the 36th Nati ...(more)

MCPS Performs Well on State's New 'School Progress Index'

(December 17, 2012)

Superintendent expresses concern over new measure The Maryland State Department of Education released its School Progress Index (SPI) for all Maryland public schools today and Montgomery Count ...(more)