Monroe County Schools

Superintendent Tierney is pleased to announce the following new principals for the 2026-2027 school year: Tara Whitehead is moving to Horace O’Bryant School; Heidi Roberts – Po...

The Monroe County School District’s Threat Management Team recently met to continue strengthening collaboration with our community partners—working together to enhance school and ...

Today, Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez joined Monroe County School District Superintendent Ed Tierney and local officials for a formal check presentation ceremony celebrating the se...

Superintendent Ed Tierney and Deputy Superintendent Amber Acevedo were proud to honor Mrs. Paula Mercer, AP Government and Economics teacher at Key West High School, as the 2025 M...

On Tuesday, April 28, the Educational Coalition for Monroe County (ECMC), in partnership with its youth organization Champions for Change, collaborated with several community agen...

Dana Portillo, School Health Coordinator for the Monroe County School District, was recently honored as the Florida School Health Coordinator of the Year at the Florida School Hea...

Congratulations to Assistant Principal of the Year, Jacob Poelma (CSHS)! Superintendent Ed Tierney, Deputy Superintendent Amber Acevedo, and fellow APs Tiffany Zepeda, Scott Meier...

What a night at the MCSD Employee Recognition Banquet as we proudly honored Key Largo School’s Mr. Darren Pais as MCSD Principal of the Year! Superintendent Ed Tierney and Deputy ...

Kim Gordon, through Music With Heart Inc., donated $50K to help feed nearly 400 local schoolchildren this summer. After learning about growing food insecurity among K–12 students,...

The Monroe County School Board held its regular board meeting last week. A major topic of discussion was the District Kindergarten Kickoff Event, during which schools welcomed inco...

Plantation Key School’s Ocean Guardian Club proudly planted the district’s 5th garden in the District's ongoing participation in NOAA's Ocean Guardian Program. A heartfelt thank ...

​ The City of Marathon and Monroe County proudly celebrated Earth Day 2026 with a vibrant and inspiring Art Expo held at Marathon City Hall on Wednesday, April 22. The event showc...

Deputy Superintendent Amber Acevedo and Marathon High School Principal Christine Paul recently visited schools in Palm Beach County to see the AICE Cambridge academic program in a...

Civic engagement in action at Key West High School! Earlier this week, Key West High School welcomed Sherri Hodies from the Monroe County Supervisor of Elections office for an e...

Superintendent Ed Tierney and Board Chair John Dick presented Marathon High School's Champions for Change group with a GEMS award at Tuesday's board meeting. Marathon High Schoo...

Superintendent Ed Tierney and Board Chair John presented Braelyn Dixon with a GEMS award at Tuesday's board meeting. Braelyn, an 8th grader at Key Largo School, conducted an imp...

This rigorous team competition spans every academic area and showcases the deep knowledge, teamwork, and healthy competition our students build through year‑round practice with th...

MCSD is proud to announce that Daliana Goins has been selected as our District Management Leader of the Year — a truly well‑deserved recognition! Daliana serves as the Coordinato...

Superintendent Ed Tierney and School Board Members Darren Horan and Yvette Talbott were honored to attend today’s Key West Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, where exceptional teachers...

Students across Florida will take the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) in May. FAST is a statewide progress‑monitoring assessment that helps teachers and families un...