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MCPS Students Gain on Maryland School Assessment

(June 14, 2007)

MCPS Students Post Fifth Consecutive Year of Higher Scores on Maryland School Assessment African American and Hispanic Students Make Significant Increases over Five Years, but Gap Remains Engl ...(more)

Board Appoints Thirteen Administrators

(June 13, 2007)

Board Adopts FY 2008 Operating Budget and Revised Health Education Curriculum The Board of Education met on Tuesday (June 12) and, among other items, adopted the FY 2008 Operating Budget and approv ...(more)

Board Approves Health Education Curriculum

(June 12, 2007)

On a vote of 6 to 1, the Board approved revised Health Education lessons on human sexuality for students in Grades 8 and 10. The approval of the curriculum for full implementation in the 2007-2008 sch ...(more)

MCPS Graduation Rate Among Top in the Nation

(June 12, 2007)

MCPS Graduation Rate Among Top Six in the Nation, Education Week Study Finds 80 out of 100 Seniors Graduate in MCPS with Regular Diploma A new study published by Education Week on June 12 find ...(more)

Board Adopts Final FY 2008 Operating Budget

(June 12, 2007)

The Board of Education unanimously adopted the final Montgomery County Public Schools Fiscal Year 2008 operating budget at its June 12 meeting. The $1.985 billion budget reflects changes as approv ...(more)

Secondary School Success Is Focus of Conference

(June 11, 2007)

Montgomery County Public Schools, in partnership with Montgomery College and the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education, will sponsor the Third Annual Partners for Rigor through Relevancy ...(more)

Walter Johnson HS Wins It’s Academic Superbowl

(June 08, 2007)

Walter Johnson High School defeated Holton Arms and Landon to win the It’s Academic Championship for the Washington area. Walter Johnson then went on to beat Centennial (Baltimore) and Robert E. Lee ( ...(more)

Facilitators Needed For Study Circles Dialogue Program

(June 08, 2007)

Facilitators are needed for the Study Circles Program in Montgomery County Public Schools. Study Circles is a dialogue and action program that works with schools to address racial and ethnic barriers ...(more)

Board of Education To Meet on Tuesday, June 12

(June 07, 2007)

Agenda 9:00 a.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Closed Session Resolution (A) 10:00 a.m. 2.0 Pledge of Allegiance 2.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 2.2 Leadership Montgomery Youth Community Se ...(more)

Students Honored for Roles in Stage Productions

(June 06, 2007)

Three Awards Go to Students at Winston Churchill High School Four students and an orchestral group in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) were among the local winners of awards from the Critics ...(more)

Newport Mill MS Named Nat'l School of Character

(June 01, 2007)

The Character Education Partnership (CEP) has named Newport Mill Middle School a 2007 National School of Character in its prestigious annual awards program. Ten schools around the nation were honored ...(more)

New Play and Learn Kits Promote Language Skills

(May 25, 2007)

Preschool Students at Gaithersburg Judy Center Will Demonstrate PAL Activities A press conference to showcase the new Play and Learn (PAL) kits for parents and young children has been scheduled at ...(more)

Council Approves $1.985 Billion MCPS Operating Budget

(May 24, 2007)

Final Budget Includes Funding for Middle School Reform, Special Education Improvements, Salary Increases for Employees, and Several Other Initiatives The Montgomery County Council unanimously appro ...(more)

Board Approves Early Childhood, Elementary Policy

(May 23, 2007)

The Board of Education met on Monday (May 21) and, among other items, amended the school calendar for 2007-2008 to reflect a change in the primary election date, discussed middle school assignment for ...(more)

Speakers Highlight 2007 Graduation Ceremonies

(May 22, 2007)

Nearly 10,400 high school students and students in alternative programs are graduating and receiving diplomas from the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) this spring. Twenty-nine schools have sch ...(more)