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Budget Includes 175 Teachers to Reduce Class Size

(February 09, 2005)

$9.8 Million Initiative is First Systemwide Reduction in Maximum Class Size Guidelines in 20 years ROCKVILLE, MD – Many classes in Montgomery County Public Schools will be smaller this fall unde ...(more)

Board Adopts $1.7 Billion FY 2006 Operating Budget

(February 08, 2005)

The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously adopted a $1.7 billion Fiscal Year 2006 Operating Budget Tuesday that includes new investments to reduce class size, expand full-day kindergarten, ...(more)

Special Education Job Fair Scheduled for March 5

(February 07, 2005)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) welcomes qualified candidates to a Special Education Job Fair on Saturday, March 5, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Quince Orchard High School. Applicants mu ...(more)

Press Event to Focus on Class Size Reduction

(February 07, 2005)

First Systemwide Reduction in Maximum Class Size Guidelines in 20 Years A press conference on February 9 at 10:30 a.m. in a classroom at Wyngate Elementary School will focus on the commitment of th ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Tues., February 8

(February 04, 2005)

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 Items of Legislation (A) 10:30 Public Comments 11:00 ...(more)

MCPS Named Gold Medal System for Tenth Year

(February 04, 2005)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) was named a Gold Medal school system for the tenth consecutive year by Expansion Management magazine as a measure of the attractiveness of the school system to ...(more)

New Edition of Aim High! Parent Guide is Now Available

(February 03, 2005)

Aim High!, a newly revised publication of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Department of Communications, is designed to inform parents of African American students about opportunities for r ...(more)

Teacher is Finalist for Nat'l Physical Education Award

(February 03, 2005)

Cindy Lins, physical education teacher at Spark Matsunaga Elementary School, recently was named one of six national finalists for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Elementary S ...(more)

MSMC to Hold Meeting for Private School Families

(February 02, 2005)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will hold an information and enrollment meeting about the new MCPS Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC) for families of Grade 5 students who currently attend ...(more)

Changes Made in Awarding Credit for Some Courses

(January 31, 2005)

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has changed the procedures for awarding credit for high school courses taken in middle school. Students who took high school courses in middle school before ...(more)

3 Schools Test Some Students & Staff for TB

(January 31, 2005)

Two Montgomery County Public Schools students have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). The students attend Kemp Mill Elementary School and Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle School. One of the stud ...(more)

Schools Will Open 2 Hours Late Monday, January 31

(January 30, 2005)

All Montgomery County Public Schools will open two hours late on Monday, January 31 due to weather conditions. Bus service will be provided on a two-hour delayed schedule. Morning Kindergarten, He ...(more)

Four Blair Students are Among 40 Nat'l Intel Finalists

(January 26, 2005)

Four Montgomery Blair High School students have been named finalists in the 64th annual Intel Science Talent Search--the most finalists from any high school or school district in the nation. They a ...(more)

MCPS Seniors Outperform Nation on AP Tests

(January 26, 2005)

African American and Hispanic seniors’ performance tops the national average Thirty-nine percent of Montgomery County Public Schools graduating seniors from the class of 2004 scored a 3 or higher ...(more)

Review Shows Successful Foreign Language Program

(January 25, 2005)

A review of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Foreign Language Program in Grades K-12 indicates that a comprehensive and highly successful foreign language program is being provided to MCPS ...(more)