Todd Lewis is named as the principal at Eastern Montgomery High School, starting in July. Tim Baynum is named as the principal at Blacksburg High School, also starting in July.

Annie Whitaker was approved as the deputy superintendent for MCPS. Whitaker currently serves as the director of human resources for MCPS and has more than 17 years of experience in public education.

On November 7, 2018, the School Board has had their first reading of the proposed policy revisions relative to how MCPS will calculate GPA. Information is being provided for all stakeholders to review prior to the Board's final vote on December 4, 2018.

A committee is being formed that will evaluate redistricting for elementary students in Christiansburg. Specifically, the committee will look at the best options to relieve overcrowding at Christiansburg Primary School and Christiansburg Elementary School.

MCPS received the Workforce Readiness Award from the Virginia School Boards Association for the success of the division’s work-based learning program, a program that prepares students to be the future workforce for our region by exposing them to careers early and providing opportunities to experience careers first-hand.