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High School Programs

Information for the 2023-2024 school year

The Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs results will be communicated on or about Monday, January 29, 2024 in ParentVUE.  Refer to the FAQs for inquiries starting at #17.  Students invited to any program may accept only ONE program, and must accept or decline the invitations by Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

The Grade 9-11 Part-Time High School Regional and Countywide Programs results will be communicated via email on or about Monday, January 29, 2024.  Refer to the Upper Grade FAQs for inquiries starting at #9.  Students invited to any program may accept only ONE program, and must accept or decline the invitations by Friday, February 16, 2024.

***Northwood @ Woodward Update

Grade 8

Resources: Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs

Updated 10/18/23

Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline 2023-2024


September 20, 2023
High School Preview Presentation - Broadcasted on the MCPS website
English Presentation  (recording)
Presentación en español (grabación)

October 10, 2023
Application opens (on or about October 10) on ParentVUE

November 8, 2023
The application deadline has been extended from the 11/3/23 date

First Week of February 2024
Notification of results

February 14, 2024
Deadline to Accept a Program Invitation

February 16, 2024
Deadline to appeal results (criteria-based programs only)

Grades 9 - 11

Resources: Grade 9-11 High School Regional and Countywide Programs

Updated 1 /23/24

Grade 9-11 Part-Time High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline


October 6, 2023
Round 1 Application opens (now open)

November 3, 2023
Round 1 Application deadline

December 6, 2023
Round 2 Application opened

First Week of February 2024
Round 1 Notification of results

February 16, 2024
Deadline to Accept Round 1 Invitation

Mid- March 2024
Round 2 Notification of results

March 16, 2024
Round 3 Application opens (expected)

Program

Schools with this program

Application Programs - Countywide

Global Ecology House

  • Poolesville HS

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

  • Richard Montgomery HS (Countywide)

Visual Art Center

  • Albert Einstein HS
   

Application Programs - Regional

Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet

  • Montgomery Blair HS
  • Poolesville HS

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

  • John F. Kennedy HS
  • Springbrook HS 
  • Watkins Mill HS 

Humanities House

  • Poolesville HS

Application Programs - Consortia

Biomedical Program 

  • Wheaton HS

Communication Arts Program (CAP)

  • Montgomery Blair HS

Engineering Program 

  • Wheaton HS

Leadership Training Institute (LTI)

  • John F. Kennedy

Program

 

Schools with this program

 

Downcounty Consortium (DCC)  

  • Montgomery Blair
  • Albert Einstein
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Northwood
  • Wheaton
 

Northeast Consortium (NEC)  

  • James Hubert Blake High School
  • Paint Branch High School
  • Springbrook High School
 

Program

 

Schools with this program

 

Signature programs

  • James Hubert Blake
  • Winston Churchill
  • Clarksburg
  • Damascus
  • Gaithersburg
  • Walter Johnson
  • Magruder
  • Northwest
  • Paint Branch
  • Quince Orchard
  • Rockville
  • Seneca Valley
  • Sherwood
  • Springbrook
  • Wootton
 

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Note: The IB programme at Richard Montgomery HS is a countywide, criteria- based (magnet) program.  The IB programmes at Kennedy, Springbrook and Watkins Mill are regional, criteria-based (magnet) programs.

  • Bethesda-Chevy Chase
  • Albert Einstein
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Richard Montgomery
  • Rockville
  • Seneca Valley
  • Springbrook
  • Watkins Mill
 

Middle Years Programme

  • Bethesda Chevy Chase
  • Richard Montgomery 
  • John F. Kennedy (IB Candidate School)
  • Springbrook
  • Watkins Mill 
  • Seneca Valley (IB Candidate School)
 
Thomas Edison High School of Technology 

Career Programs:

  • Arts, Humanities, Media, & Communication
  • Biosciences, Health Sciences, & Medicine
  • Human & Consumer Services, Hospitality & Tourism
  • Information Technologies
  • Construction & Development
  • Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics