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Regional High School Programs

MCPS will be implementing a regional high school program model starting with the 2027-28 school year to expand access to academic programs for high school students across Montgomery County. In this approach, MCPS high schools will be grouped into six regions to provide every student access to parallel, high quality programs in each region. A regional model will allow MCPS to offer a greater number of students more opportunities to enroll in higher-level programs as a result of having these programs in every region instead of just a few schools across the county.

Goals

The regional program model is focused on three key goals:

  • Broaden access for more students by building on the successes of our current programs and consortia.
  • Create programs for students closer to their homes and within their home school regions.
  • Expand program options across the district, ensuring that robust course offerings and programs in key academic theme areas are available in ALL regions.

Timeline

Students who will be in eighth grade during the 2026-2027 school year will be the first students to apply to the regional programs. The programs will be fully implemented when the initial class graduates in 2031. The implementation timeline is designed to avoid disrupting students already in existing specialty or consortia programs. Students who will have started a centrally managed magnet or choice program in 2026-2027 or earlier will be able to complete their initial high school sequence.

Regions

In addition to the programming available at their local schools, students will be able to apply to programs at any school within the region where the student resides.  Program locations are subject to change based on factors such as school enrollment, facilities, etc.