• Weekday
use requires a one-hour minimum.
• Weekend
and Holiday use requires a three-hour minimum.
• Artificial
Turf Athletic Field use requires a two-hour minimum at all times.
• Reservations
(indoor and outdoor) must begin and end on either the hour or half-hour.
• Schools
may deny use for the first hour after school dismissal, based upon the
teacher’s union contract, availability of rooms, and/ or for safety and
security purposes.
• No
permits are issued for use on Thanksgiving Day.
• Limited
reservations are allowed on MCPS Systemwide Closure dates.
• Limited
reservations are allowed during week/weekend of Thanksgiving, Spring break,
Winter break, and must be scheduled at least 30 days prior to ensure staff
coverage is available.
• Except
for official MCPS partners and Licensed Childcare providers selected by
schools, user groups may only reserve the same facility at the same school
location up to three weekdays during a
week, and one weekend day during a
weekend, unless an exception is granted by the Interagency Coordinating
Board for Community Use of Public Facilities or the CUPF Director. This is to
allow opportunities for all to reserve facilities and ensure that no user group
has sole or primary access over others.
• Sports teams using Gymnasiums and
Athletic Fields are currently limited to a maximum of 2
hours per team per week, Monday through Friday. This is due to high
demand of sports facilities countywide.
• Summer
break: Due to MCPS summer educational programs, maintenance projects,
construction projects, and the need for deep cleaning by building services
prior to the return of staff and students for the next school year, summer use
of schools is limited. Availability for summer use will show online at www.ActiveMONTGOMERY.org no later than May 1, annually.
• At
the discretion of the principal, community use on a school campus (indoor and
outdoor) may not be allowed when there are MCPS/school student activities
scheduled. This is due to safety concerns as well as parking limitations.
• See Facility Use License Agreement (FULA) for details on additional limitations.