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Educ. Technology Showcased at MCPS Site Visits

(March 11, 2004)

Educators from across the United States will have an opportunity to view the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) and other technology efforts of Montgomery County Public Schools at a district ...(more)

Five Service Learning Fellows are Named

(March 11, 2004)

Five outstanding Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) educators were inducted into Maryland's statewide Service-Learning Fellows Program March 10 as the 12th Maryland Student Service Alliance class ...(more)

Updated Reference Book Profiles Individual Schools

(March 11, 2004)

A highly detailed and comprehensive profile of individual schools -- featuring information about enrollment, staffing, facilities, capital budget, student outcome measures, and operating costs -- has ...(more)

Board Approves $9 Million MS Magnet Grant Proposal

(March 10, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [March 9] and, among other items, approved tentative contract agreements with two employee associations. The Board also approved the submission of a grant proposa ...(more)

Board Amends Budget to Include 2% Raise for Staff

(March 09, 2004)

The Board of Education today [Tuesday, March 9] approved a $20.7 million amendment to the Fiscal Year 2005 operating budget request that would fund tentative contract agreements featuring a 2-percent ...(more)

Board of Education Meets on Tuesday, March 9, 2004

(March 05, 2004)

Agenda for March 9, 2004* 9:00 a.m. Closed Session 10:00 a.m. 1.0 Acknowledgment of a Quorum 1.1 Approval of the Agenda (A) 1.2 Items of Legislation (A) 1.3 Board/Superintendent Comments (D) ...(more)

Blair High School Team Wins State Science Bowl

(March 05, 2004)

Students from Montgomery Blair High School showed their scientific and mathematical skills as they won the Maryland Regional Science Bowl championship February 28, putting them in the running for the ...(more)

MCPS Scores on HSAs Exceed Results for State

(March 04, 2004)

The percentage of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students who earned a passing score on four High School Assessments (HSAs) in 2003 exceeds statewide results by 14-17 percentage points. M ...(more)

MCPS Recognized for Exemplary Use of Technology

(March 03, 2004)

The Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) has recognized the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) for exemplary use of technology in education by designating the school system as the first recipie ...(more)

Flower Valley ES Closes Early Today Due to Fumes

(March 03, 2004)

Flower Valley Elementary School, located at 4615 Sunflower Drive in Rockville, will close at 11:45 a.m. today [Wednesday, March 3] due to a leak in the school's ventilation system that has created non ...(more)

School System Launches New Web Site Address

(March 01, 2004)

The Office of Global Access Technology (OGAT) has implemented a new web site address to help families, staff, community, and the media access the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) web site more ...(more)

Board of Education Urges Support for School Budget

(March 01, 2004)

The Board of Education today [Monday, March 1] submitted its $1.6 billion operating budget request for next year to Montgomery County government leaders, urging County Executive Douglas M. Duncan and ...(more)

27 Students Named Presidential Schol. Candidates

(February 27, 2004)

Twenty-seven Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) seniors have been selected as candidates for the 2003-04 Presidential Scholars awards, one of the highest honors given to high school seniors in th ...(more)

Watkins Mill ES Wins Award for Reading Program

(February 27, 2004)

Watkins Mill Elementary School has been selected as the winner of the International Reading Association's (IRA) Exemplary Reading Program Award for the state of Maryland for 2003-2004. Schools in ...(more)

Board of Education Approves Two Revised Policies

(February 24, 2004)

The Board of Education met on Tuesday [February 23] and, among other items, approved a policy on naming school facilities and a policy on retainage of funds for contractors. The Board discussed an up ...(more)