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Solar Panels to be Dedicated at Takoma Park MS

(May 31, 2005)

A ceremony to dedicate the newly installed solar panels at Takoma Park Middle School will be held at the school on June 1 at 3:00 p.m. This event is a culmination of a two-day program for Takoma Park ...(more)

Speakers Highlight 2005 Graduation Ceremonies

(May 27, 2005)

More than 9,700 high school students and students in alternative programs are graduating and receiving diplomas from the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) this spring. Twenty-eight schools have ...(more)

African American Excellence Festival Set for May 29

(May 27, 2005)

The sixteenth annual African American Festival of Academic Excellence will be held on Sunday, May 29, at the Cole Field House on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. Ceremonies for ...(more)

County Council Approves FY 2006 Operating Budget

(May 27, 2005)

The Montgomery County Council has approved 99.5 percent of the Board of Education's requested $1.7 billion Fiscal Year 2006 operating budget. The budget includes new investments to reduce class size, ...(more)

Board Appoints Administrators, Approves Policy

(May 25, 2005)

The Board of Education met on Monday (May 23) and, among other items, appointed four administrators, voted to begin anew with health education revisions, approved a policy on long-range educational an ...(more)

2nd Graders Post 5th Year of Higher CTBS Scores

(May 24, 2005)

MCPS Second Graders Post Gains on National CTBS Test for Fifth Year in a Row African American and Hispanic Students’ Scores Increase 18 to 21 Points from 2000–2005 ROCKVILLE, MD – For the fift ...(more)

Board Begins Anew with Health Educ. Program Revisions

(May 23, 2005)

ROCKVILLE, MD—The Board of Education of Montgomery County tonight voted 7-1 to set aside earlier curricular revisions concerning sexual variations in the health education program for Grade 8 and Grade ...(more)

2nd Graders Post 5th Year in a Row of Higher CTBS Scores

(May 23, 2005)

Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast will hold a news conference on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 to highlight the fifth consecutive year ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Monday, May 23

(May 23, 2005)

Agenda for Monday, May 23 The following items are scheduled for the Monday, May 23, evening Board of Education meeting. (A)—Action, (D)—Discussion, (I)—Information, (R)—Recognition 6:00 1. ...(more)

Parties Agree to Extend TRO in Health Ed Lawsuit

(May 12, 2005)

Today, attorneys for the Board of Education of Montgomery County in the suit over revisions to the health education curriculum agreed to extend the current temporary restraining order through the end ...(more)

Northwood High School Early Dismissal

(May 12, 2005)

Northwood High School was closed today, May 12, at 10:00 a.m. because of an ongoing law enforcement investigation into an alleged incendiary device discovered this morning in the school parking lot. ...(more)

Hispanic Employees Assoc. to Honor Students

(May 11, 2005)

Members of the Hispanic Employees Association of Montgomery County Public Schools will honor outstanding Hispanic high school students graduating this year at a reception on Friday, May 20, from 5:00 ...(more)

Northwest HS Wins National Chess Competition

(May 11, 2005)

The Northwest High School chess team is the first team from Maryland to win a national high school title in chess. The team scored its victory in April at the National Scholastic Chess Championships i ...(more)

Seven Title I Schools to Hold Parent Meetings

(May 11, 2005)

Parent meetings on the enrollment options and supplemental educational services (SES) planned for next year in response to requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 will be held at seven fe ...(more)

Board of Education Appoints Eleven Administrators

(May 11, 2005)

The Board of Education met yesterday [May 10] and, among other items, appointed eleven administrators, approved a policy on a positive work environment, approved the name for Quince Orchard Middle Sch ...(more)