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Location Map Rockville, MD 20850 Montgomery County
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District Poverty Rate 6.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 76.1% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
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All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (207)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Arcola ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Bayard Rustin ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Bells Mill ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Beverly Farms ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Briggs Chaney MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Col. Zadok Magruder HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Cresthaven ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Damascus HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Flower Valley ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Gaithersburg ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Gaithersburg HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Gaithersburg MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Galway ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Hallie Wells Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
John T. Baker Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Lakewood ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 6
Laytonsville ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Lucy V. Barnsley ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Luxmanor ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Montgomery Village Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Potomac ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Rosemont ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Seneca Valley HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Silver Spring International MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
South Lake ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Springbrook HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Thomas S. Wootton HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Thomas W. Pyle Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
White Oak MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Woodfield ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
A. Mario Loiederman MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Albert Einstein HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Alternative ProgramsStep 0 No Progress 0
Argyle MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Ashburton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bannockburn ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Beall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bel Pre ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Belmont ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Benjamin Banneker MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Bethesda ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bethesda-Chevy Chase HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Bradley Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Brooke Grove ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Brookhaven ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Brown Station ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Burning Tree ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Burnt Mills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Burtonsville ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cabin John Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Candlewood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cannon Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Captain James E. Daly ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Carderock Springs ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Carl Sandburg CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Cashell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cedar Grove ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Chevy Chase ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clarksburg ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clarksburg HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Clearspring ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clopper Mill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cloverly ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Col. E. Brooke Lee MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Cold Spring ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
College Gardens ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Damascus ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Darnestown ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Diamond ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr. Sally K. Ride ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dufief ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Earle B. Wood MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
East Silver Spring ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Eastern Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Fairland ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Fallsmead ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Farmland ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Fields Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Flora M. Singer Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Flower Hill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Forest Oak MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Fox Chapel ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Francis Scott Key MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Garrett Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Georgian Forest ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Germantown ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Glen Haven ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Glenallan ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Goshen ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Great Seneca Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Greencastle ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Greenwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Harmony Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Herbert Hoover MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland View ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Jackson Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
James Hubert Blake HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Joann Leleck At Broad Acres ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
John F. Kennedy HighStep 0 No Progress 0
John H. Poole MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & AdolStep 0 No Progress 0
Jones Lane ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Judith A. Resnik ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Julius West MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Kemp Mill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Kensington Parkwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Kingsview MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Seneca ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lakelands Park MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Little Bennett ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Longview SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Maryvale ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
MCPS Transitions SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Meadow Hall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mill Creek Towne ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Monocacy ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Montgomery Blair HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Montgomery Knolls ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Neelsville MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
New Hampshire Estates ElemStep 0 No Progress 0
Newport Mill MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
North Bethesda MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
North Chevy Chase ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Northwest HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Northwood High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Oak View ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Oakland Terrace ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Olney ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Paint Branch HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Parkland MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
PEP - ItinerantStep 0 No Progress 0
Pine Crest ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Piney Branch ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Poolesville ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Poolesville HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Quince Orchard HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Rachel Carson ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Redland MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Richard Montgomery HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridgeview MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Ritchie Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Robert Frost Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Roberto W. Clemente MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Rock Creek Valley ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rock Terrace SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Rock View ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rockville HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Rocky Hill MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Rolling Terrace ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ronald Mcnair ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rosa M. Parks MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Roscoe R Nix ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rosemary Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
S. Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sargent Shriver ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sequoyah ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Seven Locks ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Shady Grove MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Sherwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sherwood HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Silver Creek MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Sligo Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sligo MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Snowden Farm ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Somerset ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Stedwick ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stephen Knolls SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Stone Mill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stonegate ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Strathmore ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Strawberry Knoll ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Summit Hall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Takoma Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Takoma Park Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Thomas Edison High School of TechnologyStep 0 No Progress 0
Thurgood Marshall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Tilden Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Travilah ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Twinbrook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Viers Mill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Walt Whitman HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Walter Johnson HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Washington Grove ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Waters Landing ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Watkins Mill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Watkins Mill HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Wayside ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Weller Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Westbrook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Westland MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Westover ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Wheaton HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Wheaton Woods ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Whetstone ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
William B. Gibbs Jr. ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
William H. Farquhar MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
William Tyler Page ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Winston Churchill HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Wood Acres ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodlin ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Wyngate ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
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Launch Steps History
Step
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Step 6
Obtain School Approval
82
March 29, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
68
January 18, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
64
December 31, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
64
November 19, 2024
Step 5
Draft a Plan
62
October 29, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
61
October 7, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
60
August 30, 2024
Step 2
Join a Kickoff Meeting
60
August 23, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
43
July 31, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
40
July 17, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
37
June 16, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
June 16, 2024
 
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