March 1, 2024 On 2/27/24 MCPS went over some upcoming boundary study updates at the board of education Facilities and Boundaries work session meeting. See the full video here or read below for a summary and to see the images. Note that as this was a discussion and work session,Continue Reading
February 25, 2024 Background and Source Data Public school enrollment numbers by Maryland county and by school level was determined for the school years: 2019-2020 was the last pre-pandemic school year, 2023-2024 is the current school year. School levels are: Data sources are official enrollment from the State of Maryland.Continue Reading
February 23, 2024 “We need you to succeed, the taxpayers need you to succeed, and more importantly, our kids need you to succeed” That was said by Councilman Evan Glass to MCPS Board President Karla Silvestre on February 8th. The key phrase there is “our kids”. As an employee ofContinue Reading
February 22, 2024 – MCPS Enrollment by Grade for the Past 5 Years Background and Source Data MCPS enrollment numbers by grade was determined for the school years: Data sources are: Results and Conclusions Enrollment numbers are shown. Enrollment varied from 10,348 (grade K, 2020-2021) to 15,262 (grade 9 2022-2023).Continue Reading
Local Outreach Program Turns At-Risk High Schoolers Into Artists October 30, 2023 – By Savannah Jarrett, Moderately MoCo Intern It’s 2023, and rap music is more prevalent than ever in today’s society. A cornerstone of Black culture, the genre of music that started in New York block parties during theContinue Reading
October 12, 2023 – 10:30AM We got a tip yesterday that Dr. Patrick Murphy, deputy superintendent is no longer employed by MCPS. Murphy was one of the high-ranking school officials who participated in the County Council Meeting about two weeks ago. He is still listed as the Deputy Superintendent onContinue Reading
Written by Unisha Poudel (intern at Moderately MOCO) **Interviewee’s names will not be shown for privacy reasons Q&A Interview with multiple graduated seniors As a Junior myself I sat myself down (or more accurately virtually zoomed) with a wide variety of graduated seniors I could contact. Many were going toContinue Reading
This week was State championship week for Maryland public schools. MCPS celebrated many individual state champions and 4 team state championships. This piece will cover the team state championships with individuals to come at a later date. Damascus HS – 3A Softball State Champions Damascus HS softball achieved their firstContinue Reading
Introduction Board meeting begins with Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Agenda is revised and appointments are announced for associate superintendent position. Detailed AI Generated Summary for [Board of Education – Board Business Meeting – 5/25/23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk ) Appointments [00:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-FeH4Y9gk&t=8 ) New appointments in Montgomery County Public Schools – Several newContinue Reading
ROCKVILLE, MD, May 16, 2023 Students from high schools county-wide were honored tonight at the Montgomery County Public Schools and Montgomery College 2023 Dual Enrollment Recognition Ceremony, held at the Universities at Shady Grove. The ceremony paid tribute to more than 270 high school seniors who will graduate with AssociateContinue Reading