Taking Action

Take Action: Write to MCPS administrators and the Board of Education encouraging them to meet with Blair Magnet teachers, parents, and students before making major changes to special programs.

MCPS is implementing a new regional model that will bring significant changes to the Blair Magnet beginning with the 2027-28 school year.

The regional plan was discussed in several articles in Bethesda Magazine and the Washington Post:

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/07/25/mcps-end-countywide-program-consortia/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/13/mcps-program-changes-concerns/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/22/mcps-proposed-regional-program-themes/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/10/mcps-program-analysis-concerns/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/22/mcps-programming-changes/ 

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/11/24/montgomery-schools-specialty-programs/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/06/mcps-programming-model/ 

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/20/mcps-regional-model-letter/

• https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/03/26/mcps-school-board-wootton-programming-vote/ 

Contact Information:  E-mail and phone numbers for MCPS administrators and representatives in local government.

Examples of past advocacy: parents, students, and alumni have spoken out when the Blair Magnet was under threat in previous years.

Please contact board@mbhsmagnet.org if you want help or guidance in your advocacy.  If you would get more directly involved in advocacy for the Magnet, please sign up below: