Board of Education Update

At its May 21 business meeting, the Montgomery County Board of Education tackled a heavy agenda shaping the upcoming school year, centered on solutions for a $36 million budget gap and the introduction of a temporary voluntary staff retirement incentive. The Board also approved an adjustment to student meal prices and finalized critical new guardrails for educational technology and AI in the classroom.

The Board was also proud to celebrate its community during this meeting, honoring Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jewish American Heritage Month, Teacher Appreciation Week, and Pupil Personnel Worker Week, alongside recognizing the 2026 School Counselors of the Year.

Read the Board of Education Update: May 21, 2026

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En su reunión de trabajo del 21 de mayo, el Consejo de Educación del Condado de Montgomery abordó una agenda extensa que definirá el próximo ciclo escolar, centrada en soluciones para un déficit presupuestario de $36 millones y la introducción de un incentivo temporal de jubilación voluntaria para el personal. El Consejo también aprobó un ajuste en los precios de las comidas escolares y finalizó nuevas directrices importantes para la tecnología educativa y la inteligencia artificial en el salón de clases.

El Consejo también se enorgulleció de celebrar a su comunidad durante esta reunión, con el reconocimiento del Mes de la Herencia Asiática Estadounidense y de las Islas del Pacífico, el Mes de la Herencia Judío-Estadounidense, la Semana de Apreciación a los Maestros y la Semana de los Trabajadores de Asuntos Estudiantiles, además de reconocer a los Consejeros Escolares del Año 2026.

Lea la actualización del Consejo de Educación: 21 de mayo de 2026

Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Montgomery County Board of Education Seeks Applicants to Fill Vacancy on Ethics Panel

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on its five-member Ethics Panel. The appointment is for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2026. Panel members serve without compensation.

Under Board Policy BBB, Ethics, the Panel’s responsibilities include:

1. Reviewing financial disclosure forms;
2. Interpreting the Board of Education’s Ethics Policy and issuing advisory opinions regarding its application; and
3. Conducting hearings related to complaints alleging ethics policy violations.

Panel members may not be current members of the Board of Education, school officials, MCPS employees, individuals employed by business entities subject to the authority of the Board, or spouses of such individuals.

The Panel meets annually to review financial disclosure forms and additionally on an as-needed basis to consider complaints, requests for advisory opinions, and other matters that may come before the Panel.

Applicants must submit a letter of interest and résumé or other supporting documentation by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2026. The appointment is scheduled to be made during the June 25, 2026, Board of Education meeting. Applicants are not required to attend the meeting; all applicants will be notified of the Board’s decision.

Application materials should be sent to:

Mr. Tom Lockman
Montgomery County Board of Education
15 West Gude Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, Maryland 20850

Applications also may be submitted by email to Thomas_C_Lockman@mcpsmd.org.

For additional information, please call 240-740-3030.

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