Public Forums on MCPS Proposal to Change Starting, Ending Times at Schools

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is offering the community multiple opportunities over the coming months to provide feedback on proposed changes to school starting and ending times, also known as bell times.

Upcoming public forums will give residents an opportunity to ask questions and share feedback on Superintendent Joshua P. Starr’s recommendation that MCPS consider moving high school start times 50 minutes later (from 7:25 to 8:15 a.m.); moving middle school start times 10 minutes earlier (from 7:55 to 7:45 a.m.); and keeping elementary school start times at the current 8:50 and 9:15 a.m.), but extending the school day by 30 minutes.

The following community forums will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

• Monday, December 16: Richard Montgomery High School, 250 Richard Montgomery Dr., Rockville;
• Monday, January 6: Seneca Valley High School, 19401 Crystal Rock Dr., Germantown; and
• Monday, February 10: Montgomery Blair High School, 51 University Blvd., East, Silver Spring.

Free child care (ages four and older) and interpretation services will be provided.

For more information, visit the Bell Times website.