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Dr. Eric Louérs-Phillips has accepted the position of acting Executive Director ...

Read Article FCPS Names Acting Executive Director of Public Affairs

The Battelle National Biodefense Institute and Frederick County Public Schools today an...

Read Article FCPS and Battelle Announce $50,000 in STEM Challenge Grants

Applications for free and reduced-price school meal benefits for the 2021-2022 school y...

Read Article National School Breakfast and Lunch Program

Frederick County Public Schools will be requiring all students and staff to wear face c...

Read Article FCPS Requires Universal Masking for the Start of the 2021-22 School Year

Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) seeks public input for its planned uses for the ...

Read Article FCPS Seeks Input For American Rescue Plan

The purpose of this message is for the Board of Education of Frederick County (Board) t...

Read Article Update regarding Board negotiations with FCASA, FASSE, and the FCTA

Nearly two-dozen students from the Frederick County Public Schools’ Career and Te...

Read Article FCPS Career and Technology Center Wins Big!

The 2020-2021 school year in Frederick County may be over, but Tuscarora High athletics...

Read Article Tuscarora High earns national award from Aspen Institute

Rebecca Clark, who joined Windsor Knolls Middle School in the midst of the COVID-19 pan...

Read Article BOE Honors 2021 Substitute Teacher of the Year

Starting Wednesday, June 30, FCPS Food and Nutrition Services will be distributing &ldq...

Read Article FCPS Summer Food Service Program Starts June 30

Frederick County Public Schools announces several principal and assistant principal app...

Read Article FCPS Principals and Assistant Principal Appointments

Frederick County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban announced the names of t...

Read Article BOE Honors Support Employees of the Year

Frederick County Public Schools today began the annual appointment process for principa...

Read Article FCPS Names Administrators for Blended Virtual Program

This is an exciting time for Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) as we celebrate the...

Read Article FCPS High School Graduations Continue Next Week

The results are in from the 2021 virtual Maryland Envirothon competition. Urbana High c...

Read Article Urbana High Scores High Marks at Envirothon

Expressions is the new name of a long-time FCPS special education program, which provid...

Read Article FCPS Challenges Program Changes Name

The Frederick County Public Schools Career and Technical Education curriculum departmen...

Read Article FCPS Holds Annual Start Up Frederick Competition

Frederick County Public Schools is accepting nominations for the 2021 Substitute of the...

Read Article Nominations Are Open For FCPS Substitute of the Year

Eight Frederick County Public Schools support employees have been recognized in the 202...

Read Article FCPS Honors Support Employees of the Year

Oakdale High School joins six other Frederick County public schools and nearly 700 stat...

Read Article Oakdale High School Named a Maryland Green School

Glade Elementary’s Nikki Ramsay, Thurmont Middle’s Rebecca Krauss, and SUCC...

Read Article FCPS recognizes School Counselors of the Year

West Frederick Middle’s Jennifer Perez Ryan was named the 2021-22 Frederick Count...

Read Article FCPS Names Jennifer Perez Ryan 2021-2022 Teacher of the Year

This morning, Frederick County Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Terry Alban sur...

Read Article Philip Arnold Earns Prestigious FCPS Educator Award

Urbana Elementary School Principal Tracy Hilliard is the Frederick County Public School...

Read Article Tracy Hilliard Earns Prestigious FCPS Educator Award

An art teacher with 25 years of experience in Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) is...

Read Article Donna Lehman Earns Distinguished Teacher Award