Montgomery County Public Schools finished the 2026 fiscal year on June 30 with $27,939,337 of its operating budget unspent and a fund balance of $31,720,955, according to a year-end report on the Board of Education’s Sept. 24 consent agenda. MCPS calls the figures preliminary until the books close. The $27.9Continue Reading
The Montgomery County Board of Education amended its lease for a Gaithersburg warehouse on Aug. 12, 2026, cutting the initial term from 10 years to two, through June 30, 2028, according to a superintendent’s memo posted for the Board’s Oct. 22 business meeting. On Thursday, the Board approved a secondContinue Reading
The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a plan that cuts the extra grade-point weight for honors courses in half, from 1.0 to 0.5, beginning in fall 2027. Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and dual enrollment courses keep their full 1.0 weight. Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor’sContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s investigation into MCPS enrollment Part 1: Every MCPS Enrollment Forecast Since 2020 Has Come In Too High Part 2: About 15% of Montgomery Students Are in Private School or Homeschool, About the Same Since 2010 Part 3: MCPS Projects Three Middle Schools About Half Full After the MarchContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s investigation into MCPS enrollment Part 1: Every MCPS Enrollment Forecast Since 2020 Has Come In Too High Part 2: About 15% of Montgomery Students Are in Private School or Homeschool, About the Same Since 2010 Part 3: MCPS Projects Three Middle Schools About Half Full After the MarchContinue Reading
No decision has been made to close any school. MCPS has not published a list of schools it is considering for closure, and the Board of Education is not scheduled to vote on closures until April 15, 2027. This story analyzes MCPS’s own projections from the high school boundary changesContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s investigation into MCPS enrollment Part 1: Every MCPS Enrollment Forecast Since 2020 Has Come In Too High Part 2: About 15% of Montgomery Students Are in Private School or Homeschool, About the Same Since 2010 (you are reading this part) Part 3: MCPS Projects Three Middle Schools AboutContinue Reading
Moderately MOCO’s investigation into MCPS enrollment Part 1: Every MCPS Enrollment Forecast Since 2020 Has Come In Too High (you are reading this part) Part 2: About 15% of Montgomery Students Are in Private School or Homeschool, About the Same Since 2010 Part 3: MCPS Projects Three Middle Schools AboutContinue Reading
Principal Scott Smith is on leave and assistant principal Danielle Abdelsalam is acting in his place, according to an October 14 letter from MCPS to Northwest families.Continue Reading
GCAAR, the local REALTOR association, released ten endorsements for the November 3 general election. Two are for the Board of Education, which it says is a first.Continue Reading