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President Bush Visits Parkland Magnet School

(April 18, 2006)

Parkland Magnet Middle School is a Model for Academic Acceleration and Enrichment in Mathematics, Science, and Technology President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellin ...(more)

Weast on Panel Addressing Teacher Quality

(April 11, 2006)

Superintendent Jerry D. Weast was invited to participate in a forum on April 5 called “Putting Race on the Table: Quality Instruction as a Tool for Equity,” held by the Community Foundation for the Na ...(more)

Student Service Learning Program Allows Advocacy

(April 08, 2006)

Student Service Learning Program Allows Students to Earn Service Credit for Advocacy Activities ROCKVILLE, MD – All high school students in Maryland must complete 60 hours of student service lear ...(more)

Testimony Supports FY 2007 Budget Request

(April 05, 2006)

Text of April 5 Presentation by Dr. Charles Haughey to the Montgomery County Council Good evening, Mr. Leventhal and members of the County Council. I am Charles Haughey, president of the Montgom ...(more)

Students, Teacher, High School Win AP Siemens Awards

(April 04, 2006)

Two Montgomery Blair High School students, a Blair High School teacher, and Thomas S. Wootton High School have won state awards from the Siemens Foundation for their success with Advanced Placement (A ...(more)

Four Teachers Win Greenblatt Excellence Awards

(March 31, 2006)

One of Three Veteran Teacher Winners Will Be Selected Montgomery County Teacher of the Year Four teachers have won Marian Greenblatt Excellence in Teaching Awards, which recognize teachers for ex ...(more)

Kennedy Center Sponsors Forum at Drew Elementary

(March 29, 2006)

More than 70 Educators to View Model Arts Integration Program A forum on arts education, sponsored by The Kennedy Center, will be held at Charles R. Drew Elementary School on Thursday, March 30, fr ...(more)

Stedwick Presents Books and Bears to Children's Hospital

(March 29, 2006)

Fifth grade students at Stedwick Elementary School have collected books and stuffed animals to give to children being treated at Children’s Hospital. The idea behind the annual Books and Bears project ...(more)

Comment Sought on Students with Disabilities Policy

(March 29, 2006)

The Board of Education has requested community comment regarding its revised Policy IOB, Education of Students with Disabilities, which aligns local policies and procedures with changes in the federal ...(more)

Security Team Leader Is SEIU Employee of Year

(March 28, 2006)

Admired and respected by both students and staff at Springbrook High School, Oliver Riggs, Jr., is the school’s security team leader—but he’s also much more. To some students, he’s junior varsity bask ...(more)

Winner of Shirley Administration Award Is Named

(March 28, 2006)

An open and honest style of communicating, commitment to student achievement and equity, high expectations for staff, and the ability to instill a strong sense of purpose in others are some of the qua ...(more)

Board of Education Appoints Eleven Principals

(March 28, 2006)

The Board of Education met on Monday, March 27, and, among other items, tentatively approved a revised policy on the education of students with disabilities. The Board approved secondary non-core curr ...(more)

MCPS Sponsors Teen Mentoring Program

(March 27, 2006)

Program Seeks New Mentors ROCKVILLE, MD—Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is partnering with other local agencies to match children who are involved in the court system with mentors who can p ...(more)

Board Seeks Student for Family Life Committee

(March 24, 2006)

The Montgomery County Board of Education is seeking public high school students interested in serving on the Citizens Advisory Committee on Family Life and Human Development. The committee serves in ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Monday, March 27

(March 24, 2006)

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Agenda 6:00 p.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Resolution for Closed Session (A) 6:30 2.0 Approval of the Agenda (A) 2.1 Month of the Young Child ( ...(more)