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Board Seeks Applicants for District 4 Vacancy

(November 10, 2006)

Individuals who live in Board of Education District 4 in Montgomery County are invited to apply for the vacancy created by the pending resignation of Valerie Ervin. Ervin will be leaving the Board bec ...(more)

Board of Education To Meet on November 14

(November 09, 2006)

Agenda 9:00 a.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Resolution for Closed Sessions (A) 10:00 a.m. 2.0 Approval of the Agenda (A) 2.1 Pledge of Allegiance (A) 2.2 In Honor of Veterans (A) 2.3 ...(more)

Grade 2 Students Attend Strathmore Concert

(November 08, 2006)

10,000 Second Graders To Attend National Philharmonic Concert at The Music Center at Strathmore Ruth Rales Comcast Kids Student Concerts Mark Third Year “My favorite part was when everybody san ...(more)

New Board of Education Members Are Elected

(November 08, 2006)

New and Veteran Members Are Elected to the Board. The following individuals were elected to the Board of Education on November 7, 2006. -Patricia B. O’Neill was reelected to the Board for a thir ...(more)

Record 224 Students Named Nat'l AP Scholars

(November 06, 2006)

A total of 224 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students—surpassing last year’s all-time high—have been named National Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars by The College Board for the highest leve ...(more)

Schools To Benefit from Points Scored by Wizards Star

(November 06, 2006)

Ten Elementary and Eight Middle Schools, Mark Twain School To Benefit from Gilbert Arenas’ Scores for Schools Program Nineteen schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will receive $100 ...(more)

Lee Middle School Wins Family Partnership Award

(November 02, 2006)

Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School has been honored with a 2006 Partnership School Award from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. The school was honored fo ...(more)

Forums To Focus on Goals for Middle School Reform

(October 30, 2006)

Proposed Goals and Strategies for Middle School Reform Are the Subject of Two Public Forums Staff, parents, students, and community members are invited to give their input on the proposed goals and ...(more)

Weast Plan Would Reduce Portable Classroom Use

(October 30, 2006)

Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, is recommending a new plan to the Board of Education that will dramatically reduce the number of portable classrooms used in Montgomery County Public Sch ...(more)

Superintendent Recommends 68% Fewer Portables

(October 26, 2006)

Superintendent Recommends Plan to Reduce Portable Classroom Use by 68 Percent Over the Next Six Years Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, is recommending a new plan to dramatically redu ...(more)

Honors and AP Enrollment Continues to Grow

(October 26, 2006)

Nearly 70 Percent of High School Students Enrolled in Honors and AP; Half of African American and Hispanic High School Students Are Participating In the 2005-2006 school year, 69.7 percent of high ...(more)

Student Wins Second in National Science Challenge

(October 26, 2006)

Jacob Hurwitz, a student at Robert Frost Middle School last year and Montgomery Blair High School this year, won the second place national award and a $10,000 scholarship in the 2006 Discovery Channel ...(more)

Comment Sought on Middle School Education Policy

(October 26, 2006)

The Board of Education has requested community comment regarding its revised Policy IEB, Middle School Education. The policy is designed to support the formulation of a comprehensive plan for middle ...(more)

Meetings on Capital Improvements Are Scheduled

(October 25, 2006)

Dates for FY 2008 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Process Are Set The Board of Education has set the following schedule for the FY 2008 Capital Improvements Program (CIP) amendment process. N ...(more)

State Releases Performance Data for High Schools

(October 25, 2006)

Two MCPS High Schools Exit State's "School Improvement" List Leaving Only One School on the List Two Montgomery County high schools, Gaithersburg and John F. Kennedy, moved off the state's list of ...(more)