You will need to complete the online W-4 form so that the correct federal and state income tax will be withheld from your pay. You may complete the form on or after your first work day.*
To access the W-4 form:
* If you are a new employee at the start of the school year, you will find your first work day-listed by position-in the Work Schedule . If you were hired after the first work day of the school year for your position, your first work day is your date of hire.
Employees hired after February 1, 2001, are required to participate in direct deposit.
To enroll in direct deposit:
If you are newly moving to this area, you have to update your address using the online address change form on or after your first work day.*
Any employee who does not provide a local address (An address in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina or West Virginia) is defaulted to the MCPS address in Maryland to ensure state income taxes are withheld.
To access the Address Change Form:
* If you are a new employee at the start of the school year, you will find your first work day—listed by position—in the Work Schedule. If you were hired after the first work day of the school year for your position, your first work day is your date of hire.
In your current position with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), you are ineligible for employee benefits at this time.
Temporary employees and Substitute Teachers may be eligible for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) if you work 30 hours a week during your work year. If you meet the criteria, you will receive a notification from Employee and Retiree Service Center in September of the following year with a health insurance benefit offer with details.
You may wish to learn about MCPS benefits options, however, in the event you become eligible for benefits in the future. Detailed benefits information is available in the Employee Benefit Summary and on the Employee Benefits Web Page .
The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act extends paid sick leave to MCPS temporary part-time employees and daily substitute teachers who regularly work at least 12 hours per week Learn more .
Long term substitute teachers are eligible for certain leave benefits as negotiated in the substitute teacher contract. They do not receive additional leave under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act for the long term substitute assignment.
Defined Contribution Plans: Important Tools for Retirement Savings
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) offers employees two optional defined contribution plans through Fidelity Investments: a 403(b) Tax Sheltered Savings Plan and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan. You may enroll in or one or both plans to help you save money to supplement your retirement goals while also reducing your current taxable income. Please view the MCPS 403(b) & 457(b) Retirement Savings Plans video for more information.
Please visit the MCPS/Fidelity website at www.netbenefits.com/mcps to learn more and to set up your account after your start date. Need assistance? Contact Fidelity at 1-800-343-0860.
As part of the onboarding process, it is required that you be fingerprinted and cleared prior to your first day of work. Should you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact the fingerprinting office at: BackgroundScreening@mcpsmd.org.
Please know that this employment is contingent upon satisfactorily completing the following requirements:
Should you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (240) 740-4670.
All new employees and current employees requesting a replacement card must come in person to the OSSEM office. We are now located at 45 W. Gude Drive, Room 1100, in the main lobby. Starting Tuesday, September 17th walk-in badging will occur Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. Individuals must be signed in no later than 3:45 pm.
Please note that effective September 17, 2024, any lost, stolen, or damaged card replacement will now incur a $10 replacement fee. The fee must be paid online by credit card prior to coming to the OSSEM to obtain the replacement access card. The link to make the replacement card payment is listed below:
https://mcpsmd.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/69762/354/False/True
NO REFUNDS of this fee will be processed due to the cost of materials and time per the Division of Controller’s director. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.
To expedite the in-person badging process, individuals will need to have a government-issued identification (i.e. Driver’s License), their employee identification number (EIN), and job location information ready when called to process and receive their new badge.
Please note that all employees using our walk-in services will need to be signed in no later than 45 minutes before badging ends. This means no sign-ins will be accepted after 3:45 pm for the 22nd and 23rd and after 5:45 pm for the 26th -30th.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this process. Additional updates regarding future hours of operations will be disseminated next week.
Annual Districtwide Compliance Training
Montgomery County Public Schools is committed to providing a safe and welcoming learning and working environment for students and staff across our district. To fulfill this commitment, all staff are required to complete the annual Districtwide Compliance Training for the 2024–2025 school year. This training is designed to ensure that every employee has the necessary information to establish and maintain a positive, safe, healthy, and lawful climate and culture in which all adults and students are able to thrive and do their best work.
This year, new modules have been developed and organized around three important areas of focus; a) Student Safety, b) Respecting Student Differences, and c) Workplace Expectations. The mandatory training consists of these three online modules, which are designed to be completed in one sitting. In addition to the new content, employees now also have the option to take the training in Spanish. Topics from these modules include preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect, employee code of conduct, bullying, harassment (including sexual harassment) and intimidation prevention, recognizing and reporting incidents of hate-bias, religious diversity, and many other important issues.
To sign-up for the training:
When registering on PDO, if a course section is full, scroll down to “view more sections”.
There are more than 30 sections with 999 seats in each section.
To verify your completion:
Training Module Support Guide – Click Here
Online Resources for the module training - Click Here
Experiencing login or technical issues, contact the Help Desk:
Compliance training information and requirements can be accessed on the Student Welfare and Compliance homepage linked Here. Questions regarding the compliance training can be addressed at SWC@mcpsmd.org