In a surprise announcement, the school board unanimously approved county Police Chief Marcus Jones to a new position as Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Chief of Security and Compliance Tuesday afternoon.
Jones is retiring from the police department effective July 1 following nearly four decades with county police. He will start his new job in July.
The announcement came on the same day that the board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Thomas Taylor as superintendent of MCPS.
Taylor, a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School graduate and the current superintendent of Stafford County Public Schools in Virginia, will assume his new position effective July 1. The school board announced Taylor, a county native, as their choice for the position last week.
