A Thanksgiving Message from Montgomery County Public Schools

We are grateful for our students, their families and our staff. Watch this message from Superintendent Jack Smith, Deputy Superintendent Monifa McKnight and Montgomery County Board of Education President Shebra Evans.

Update on December SAT/ACT

MCPS is moving forward with the December 5 SAT and December 12 ACT administration at selected high school test centers. However, based on changing health and safety guidelines and prioritizing the health and safety of students and staff, capacity will be reduced at each test center. Unfortunately, this may result in some students being unregistered for the December 5 SAT by College Board or for the December 12 test by ACT. When unregistering students, these organizations use their own processes for determining which students are cancelled, which is typically based on prioritizing seniors. College Board or ACT will contact students directly via email if there is a change to their registration status, as this is not managed by MCPS. MCPS will keep you updated on future testing opportunities in early 2021.

Complete the Parent Survey by Dec. 3

Starting Nov. 11, parents will be asked to complete this short survey to indicate whether their child(ren) will remain exclusively in a virtual learning environment or engage in a combination of in-person and virtual instruction during the second semester. Both options would allow students to participate in in-person athletics and extracurricular activities. Parents will also be asked to indicate if their child needs MCPS-provided transportation.

• More information
• Read the community update
• Survey Clarification

A Community of Support for Families in Need

The COVID-19 Pandemic has deeply impacted many families in Montgomery County. The MCPS Educational Foundation, the Montgomery County Council of PTAs volunteer network, and MCPS is asking our very giving community to support the Families Helping Families campaign. Funds donated to the MCPS Educational Foundation Crisis Relief Fund—COVID-19 will be exchanged for grocery gifts cards and distributed.

• To learn more about the campaign and to donate
• Families Helping Families Flyer