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Head Start Expands to Full Day in 10 Title I Schools

(August 17, 2007)

Press Conference to Highlight Expansion of Head Start to a Full-Day Program in 10 Title I Schools Full-day Program Responds to Research Citing the Value of Increasing Access to Early Education Oppo ...(more)

State AYP Results Show Middle School Improvement

(August 15, 2007)

State AYP Results Show Improved Middle School Performance and Continued Strong Performance at the Elementary Level Ninety-six percent of elementary schools and 71 percent of middle schools in Mont ...(more)

MCPS Lunch Program Earns B+ for Healthy Menus

(August 14, 2007)

MCPS School Lunches Earn a B+ from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine A report released today (August 14) by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) gave the school lunc ...(more)

Paint Branch HS Finance Academy Wins Award

(August 08, 2007)

Academy of Finance at Paint Branch High School Receives Award from the National Academy Foundation The Rebecca F. Baber Academy of Finance program at Paint Branch High School has been honored as on ...(more)

Internat'l Student Admissions Office Holds Open House

(August 03, 2007)

The Montgomery County Public Schools International Student Admissions Office (ISAO) will hold an open house on Wednesday, August 15, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. The ISAO is located at the Rocking H ...(more)

MCPS Retirees Donate Learning Toolkits & Books

(July 31, 2007)

Press Opportunity on August 2: Parents Will Receive Training on Using the Toolkits with their Kindergartners Approximately 1,000 parents – and their kindergarten students who attend the ELO SAIL su ...(more)

International Institute Cites MCPS for AP Use

(July 30, 2007)

MCPS Cited by International Policy Institute for Effective Use of Advanced Placement Courses Process of Setting High Standards for High School Students and "Backward Mapping" to Align and Strengthe ...(more)

Board Tentatively Approves Master Plan Update

(July 27, 2007)

ROCKVILLE, MD—The Board of Education met on Thursday (July 26) and, among other items, tentatively approved an update to the Comprehensive Master Plan. The Board also made two administrative appointme ...(more)

Board of Education To Meet on Thursday, July 26

(July 24, 2007)

Agenda 6:30 p.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Resolution for Closed Sessions (A) 7:30 p.m. 2.0 Pledge of Allegiance (A) 2.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 7:35 Public Comments 8:05 Boa ...(more)

Two Forums to Gather Community Feedback Are Set

(July 24, 2007)

Save the Dates: September 20 and October 11, 2007 The Montgomery County Board of Education invites parents, staff, students, and other community members to give their input on important issues affe ...(more)

Nominees Sought for Service to Public Education

(July 20, 2007)

Nominees Sought for Eleventh Annual Distinguished Service to Public Education Awards The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking nominations from the public for its Eleventh Annual Awards f ...(more)

Board Makes Revisions to MCPS Strategic Plan

(July 18, 2007)

Board Approves School Boundary Change for Hampshire Greens Community, Discusses Special Education Issues, Makes Revisions to the Strategic Plan The Board of Education met on Tuesday (July 17) a ...(more)

68 Graduates Earn National Merit Scholarships

(July 17, 2007)

Seventeen Additional Members of the Class of 2007 Receive National Merit Scholarships, Bringing Total for the Year to 68 Seventeen additional graduates of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) ha ...(more)

Board of Education To Meet on Tuesday, July 17

(July 16, 2007)

Agenda 9:00 a.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Resolution for Closed Sessions (A) 10:00 a.m. 2.0 Pledge of Allegiance (A) 2.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 10:05 Public Comments 10:35 ...(more)

Forbes Magazine Ranks MCPS 5th Best School District

(July 11, 2007)

Forbes Magazine Ranks MCPS as the 5th Best School District in America in Delivering High Student Performance at a Low Cost ROCKVILLE, MD – Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is the 5th best ...(more)