Update

Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) will dismiss all schools two hours early due to high temperatures.

Riverdale Elementary and Margaret Brent Regional Schools are closed for air conditioning repairs. We will reassess for Thursday, September 6.

  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Food Services will provide lunch.
  • All after school and evening activities, including Evening High School, are cancelled.
  • All PGCPS Before and After School Extended Learning Programs and vendor managed program sites are closing at 4pm.
  • School Based Staff can leave with students. Central office and emergency personnel are to follow their regular schedule.

Upper Marlboro, MD – Editor’s note. The following letter was sent the public Tueday evening, Sept. 4 by Dr. Monica Goldson of Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

There is nothing like being with students, teachers and staff members on the first day of school! The smiles and laughter are contagious; the curiosity and excitement, inspiring.

It was great to start the day with our school bus drivers and to spend time in our schools. I want to thank all of the parents, community members and elected officials who spent time welcoming our students back to school. We are the village that will keep our students on the path towards success. I hope you will look for more opportunities to support our schools all year long.

In light of the expected high temperatures Wednesday, we are dismissing all schools two hours early. We will reassess for Thursday. To date, there have been isolated incidents in various classrooms, but we have kept overall conditions under control. For updates, please make sure that your contact information is on file at your child’s school, sign up for PGCPS e-alerts and monitor the school system’s web site

For questions and concerns about transportation, please contact Transportation Phone Bank at 301-952-6570 or transpor@pgcps.org. We appreciate your patience to address issues related to assignments and pickup times. We will monitor the amount of time callers have been placed on hold waiting to speak with staff at our phone bank.  In addition, we are working with the vendor to resolve glitches with the “Here Comes the Bus” app.

Our wellness centers at Northwestern and Oxon Hill high schools are open through Thursday to assist students in need of immunizations. Clinic hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

I hope your child had a wonderful welcome to school, whether it was their first day back or first day ever. While I cannot promise that every day will be perfect, I assure you that we will not stop trying to get it right. Your child deserves nothing less than our best, from the time they arrive at school to the moment they return home.

Today begins our journey together. Let me know how we can improve at ceo@pgcps.org.