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Middle School Magnet Consortium Meetings are Set

(December 27, 2004)

ROCKVILLE, MD - Beginning in fall 2005, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will open three new magnet middle schools to give parents and students more educational choices and opportunities. MCPS ...(more)

Lead Tests for 25 More School Buildings Released

(December 21, 2004)

The analysis of water sample tests for elevated levels of lead at another 25 school buildings has been completed (see link below). All 25 buildings had elevated levels of lead in at least some locati ...(more)

56 Teachers Receive National Board Certification

(December 20, 2004)

Fifty-six Montgomery County Public Schools teachers are among the 153 Maryland teachers who have achieved certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) this year. Thi ...(more)

Safety Program for Parents of Teens is Launched

(December 20, 2004)

Thomas S. Wootton High School students, staff, and parents will help launch Montgomery County's “Parents Who Host Lose the Most” program on Tuesday, December 21, at 11:00 a.m. in the Wootton High Scho ...(more)

Schools Will Open On Time, Dec. 20

(December 20, 2004)

All Montgomery County Public Schools will open on time, Monday, Dec. 20. ...(more)

Special Ed Staffing Plan Available for Comment

(December 16, 2004)

The special education staffing plan for the 2005-2006 school year is available for public review and comment as part of the process for considering the superintendent's recommended operating budget fo ...(more)

John Poole MS Closed Today, December 16

(December 16, 2004)

John Poole Middle School will close at 9:45 a.m. today, Thursday, December 16, due to a lack of power. Bus transportation will be provided. All after-school and evening school and community acti ...(more)

Superintendent Proposes $1.7 Billion Budget

(December 15, 2004)

Building on five years of significant academic achievement, Superintendent Jerry D. Weast recommended a $1.7 billion FY 2006 operating budget to the Board of Education Wednesday designed to ensure the ...(more)

Board Approves 2005-2006 School Year Calendar

(December 15, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [December 14] and, among other items, approved the school calendar for the 2005-2006 school year. The Board also reviewed the first annual report of Our Call to A ...(more)

Board of Education Elects President and Vice President

(December 14, 2004)

Patricia B. O'Neill was elected president of the Board of Education on the fourth ballot by a five-vote majority and Dr. Charles Haughey was elected vice president of the Board on the third ballot by ...(more)

Lead Tests for 28 More Schools & Facilities Released

(December 14, 2004)

ROCKVILLE, MD-The analysis of water sample tests for elevated levels of lead at another 28 schools and facilities has been completed (see link below). All 28 buildings had elevated levels of lead in ...(more)

Superintendent to Propose FY 2006 Operating Budget

(December 13, 2004)

Media Budget Briefing to be held December 15 at 10:30 a.m. at MCPS Headquarters ROCKVILLE, MD – Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast will present his proposed FY 2006 Ope ...(more)

Board of Education to Meet on Tues., December 14

(December 10, 2004)

Agenda for Meeting of Tuesday, December 14, 2004 10:00 a.m. Election of Officers 10:15 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 National Blue Ribbon Winner - Carderoc ...(more)

10,000 Students to Attend Concerts at Strathmore Center

(December 06, 2004)

Dr. Jerry D. Weast, superintendent of schools, and Eliot Pfanstiehl, president and CEO of Strathmore, have led a partnership effort to provide nearly 10,000 Grade 2 students from throughout Montgomery ...(more)

Viers Mill ES Named 2004 State Blue Ribbon School

(December 02, 2004)

Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring has been named one of six Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence for 2004 by the Maryland State Department of Education. The schools will be among tho ...(more)