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High School Programs

The timelines for the 2023-2024 school year are currently being finalized. Please check back in early September 2023 for updated information.

The information provided below is from last school year and is provided as a reference.

Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline 2022-2023

September 21, 2022 - High School Preview Presentation - Broadcast on the MCPS website
- - English Presentation
  - Presentación en español
October 7, 2022- Application opens on ParentVUE
November 11, 2022- Application deadline
(deadline extended from November 4, 2022)
First Week of February 2023- Notification of results
February 17, 2023- Deadline to Accept a Program Invitation
February 17, 2023- Deadline to appeal results (criteria-based programs only)

Resources: Grade 8 High School Regional and Countywide Programs

Additional resources will be added throughout the application season, please check back frequently.

Virtual Middle College for Grade 8 students

Grade 9-11 Part-Time High School Regional and Countywide Programs Timeline

October 7, 2022- Round 1 Application opens
November 11, 2022- Round 1 Application deadline (deadline extended, from 11/4/22)
January 3, 2023- Round 2 Application opens
First Week of February 2023- Round 1 Notification of results
February 17, 2023- Deadline to Accept Round 1 Invitation
Mid- March 2023- Round 2 Notification of results
March 15, 2023- Round 3 Application opens

Grade 9-11 Resources

Additional resources will be added throughout the application season, please check back frequently.

Updated 7/25/2023

Program	Schools with this program
Application Programs - Countywide
Global Ecology House	Poolesville HS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme	Richard Montgomery HS (Countywide)
Visual Art Center	Albert Einstein HS

Application Programs - Regional
Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science Magnet	Montgomery Blair HS Poolesville HS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme	John F. Kennedy HS Springbrook HS Watkins Mill HS
Humanities House	Poolesville HS
Application Programs - Consortia
Biomedical Program	Wheaton HS
Communication Arts Program (CAP)	Montgomery Blair HS
Engineering Program	Wheaton HS
Leadership Training Institute (LTI)	John F. Kennedy

Program	Schools with this program
Downcounty Consortium (DCC)	Montgomery Blair Albert Einstein John F. Kennedy Northwood Wheaton
Northeast Consortium (NEC)	James Hubert Blake High School Paint Branch High School Springbrook High School

Program	Schools with this program
Signature programs	James Hubert Blake Winston Churchill Clarksburg Damascus Gaithersburg Walter Johnson Magruder Northwest Paint Branch Quince Orchard Rockville Seneca Valley Sherwood Springbrook Wootton
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Note: The IB programme at Richard Montgomery HS is a countywide, criteria- based (magnet) program. The IB programmes at Kennedy, Springbrook and Watkins Mill are regional, criteria-based (magnet) programs.	Bethesda-Chevy Chase Albert Einstein John F. Kennedy Richard Montgomery Rockville Seneca Valley Springbrook Watkins Mill
Middle Years Programme	Bethesda Chevy Chase Richard Montgomery John F. Kennedy (IB Candidate School) Springbrook Watkins Mill Seneca Valley (IB Candidate School)

Thomas Edison High School of Technology