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USDE Schedules Visit to Viers Mill Elementary School

(September 19, 2005)

Dr. J. Stephen O’Brien, director of Recognition Programs for the U.S. Department of Education, has scheduled a visit to Viers Mill Elementary School on Tuesday, September 20, from 10:20 a.m. until 11: ...(more)

Second Community Forum on September 22

(September 16, 2005)

Community members are invited to share their thoughts and ideas about Montgomery County Public Schools' major strategies to improve education for all students at the second of three community forums, ...(more)

Students to Participate in Black Caucus Conference

(September 16, 2005)

Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education Joins with Congressman Albert Wynn to Sponsor Program Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education (MCBRE) is joining with Congressman Alb ...(more)

Rosa Parks MS Principal Receives Mark Mann Award

(September 14, 2005)

Recognized for making Rosa Parks Middle School “a unique and innovative place where students can and do succeed,” Principal Sarah Pinkney-Murkey is the recipient of the 15th annual Mark Mann Excellenc ...(more)

Board Amends Assignment Criteria for NEC

(September 14, 2005)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday (September 13) and, among other items, approved an update to the comprehensive master plan and amended criteria for preferred choice assignment in the Northeast C ...(more)

Class of 2005 Earns 48 National Merit Scholarships

(September 09, 2005)

Eight additional Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) graduates have won National Merit Scholarships, raising the number for the 2004-2005 school year to 48. The additional awards were given by ...(more)

Schools Join Forces to Assist Hurricane Katrina Victims

(September 08, 2005)

More than 70 Students Evacuated from the Storm Area are Enrolled to Date Throughout Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), students, staff, and parents are joining forces to provide aid to childr ...(more)

Elementary School Receives Award for Arts Integration

(September 02, 2005)

Kensington Parkwood Elementary School, an arts integration model school, has been selected to receive the 2005 New and Emerging School Award from the International NETWORK of Schools for the Advanceme ...(more)

Grant Supports Smaller Learning Communities

(September 02, 2005)

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant of almost $1.5 million to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to support the development of smaller learning communities at James Hubert Blake ...(more)

MCPS Seniors Top 1100 Average SAT Score Once Again

(September 01, 2005)

7,355 Seniors Taking Exam Sets New Record African American and Hispanic Students’ Participation Increases the Most ROCKVILLE, MD – With more students taking the exam than ever before, Montgomery C ...(more)

Safety Reminder for Drivers as School Opens

(August 26, 2005)

Public schools in Montgomery County begin classes on Monday, August 29, 2005, and that means more than 1,200 school buses will be traveling the roadways carrying about 96,000 students. Motorists w ...(more)

News Conference at Loiederman MS Begins School Year

(August 26, 2005)

Expansion of Full-day K among Other Highlights of New School Year Board of Education President Patricia B. O'Neill and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jerry D. Weast will join other officials and com ...(more)

Board of Education Appoints Seven Administrators

(August 25, 2005)

The Board of Education met in an abbreviated session on Thursday (August 25) and, among other items, reviewed preparations for the opening of school and approved the appointment of seven administrator ...(more)

Broad Acres Teacher is Teacher of Year Finalist

(August 25, 2005)

Kimberly Oliver, kindergarten teacher at Broad Acres Elementary School, has been named one of seven finalists in the Maryland Teacher of the Year competition for 2005-2006 by the Maryland State Depart ...(more)

State Releases 2005 High School Achievement Data

(August 23, 2005)

ROCKVILLE, MD – The Maryland State Department of Education released its preliminary data on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for high schools and the last results of the state’s high school assessments ...(more)